Ongoing Research Projects 2021

Ongoing Research Projects 2021

(Updated till Aug 2021)

Sl. No. Project Title Funding Agency Project Team
Crustacean Culture Division
Institute Funded Projects
1. Captive maturation, breeding biology and larviculture of candidate crustacean species for brackishwater aquaculture ICAR PI: Dr. C.P. Balasubramanian Co-PIs: Dr S. Kannappan, Dr (Mrs) M. Jayanthi, Dr(Mrs) N. Rekha, Dr P. Kumaraguru Vasagam, Dr (Mrs) Shyne Anand, Miss. L.Christina, Dr Vinay T. Nagaraju, Dr N.S. Sudheer, Mr Jose
2. Technology upgradation and optimization of protocols for diversified systems and species of crustaceans through sustainable approaches ICAR   PI: Dr. A. Panigrahi Co-PIs:  Dr (Mrs) M. Jayanthi, Dr.C.P.Balasubramanian, Dr(Mrs) N. Rekha, Dr S. Kannappan,  Dr (Mrs) Shyne Anand, Miss. Leesa Priyadarshini,  Mr R. Arvind, Dr N.S. Sudheer, Mr Biju, I.
3. Development of sustainable and cost-effective brackish-water farming technologies for shellfish and finfish in the north-west coast ICAR PI: Shri Jose Antony   Co-PIs: Shri Pankaj Kumar patil, Shri Tanveer Hussain
Externally Funded Projects
4. Coastal watershed based surface and subsurface salinity mapping and modelling of Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts, Tamilnadu for sustainable aquaculture NABARD PI: Dr. P. Nila Rekha Co-PIs: Dr. C.P. Balasubramanian
5. Resource Mapping of Brackishwater Aquaculture in Tamilnadu Dept. of Fisheries, Tamil Nadu PI: Dr. M. Jayanthi Co-PIs: Dr.M.Muralidhar,  Shri J. Ashok Kumar, Dr. M.Kailasam, Shri K.P.Sandeep
6. Development of grow-out technology for mass culture of sand and muddy polychaete worms and assessment of their seasonal nutritional profiling for use in shell and finfish DBT PI: Dr.S.Kannappan Co-PIs: Dr.C.P,Balasubramanian, Shri R.Aravind, Dr.Ezhil Praveena, Dr.B.Sivamani, Dr.N.S.Sudheer
Finfish Culture Division
Institute Funded Projects
7. Development of hatchery technologies for breeding and seed production of candidate brackishwater finfish species under improved captive rearing systems ICAR PI: Dr. M. Kailasam Co-PIs: Dr.M.Makesh, Dr.Krishna Sukumaran, Dr.Prem Kumar, Ms. Babita Mondal, Dr.Aritera Bera, Shri Tanveer Hussain, Shri Dani Thomas, Shri Pankaj Amrut Patil
8. Development and demonstration of novel brackishwater finfish farming technologies ICAR PI: Dr. M. Makesh Co-PIs: Dr. M. Kailasam, Dr.Krishna Sukumaran, Dr.Prem Kumar, Ms. Babita Mondal, Dr.Aritera Bera, Shri Tanveer Hussain, Shri Dani Thomas, Shri Pankaj Amrut Patil
Externally Funded Projects
9. Development of brackishwater aquaculture through optimisation of  captive breeding protocols of potential and emerging ornamental fish species, technology transfer and ICAR PI: Dr. M. Kailasam Co-PIs: Dr.M.Makesh, Dr.K.P.Kumaraguru Vasagam, Dr.T.Senthil Murugan, Dr G.Biswas, Dr. Prem kumar, Dr.Aritera Bera, Ms. Babita Mondal, Shri Dani Thomas, Shri Tanveer Hussain
10. Brackishwater integrated multi-trophic cage aquaculture of different species, Pearl spt breeding & Crab box culture in diverse rearing systems for alternate livelihood and Mangrove Cell, Maharashtra PI: Shri Pankaj Amrut Patil Co-PIs: Shri Tanveer Hussain, Shri Jose Antony, Dr. M. Kailasam, Dr. Krishna Sukumaran, Dr. C. P. Balasubramaniyan, Dr. P. Mahalaxmi, Dr. K. Ambasankar
Aquatic Animal Health and Environmental Division
Institute Funded Projects
11. Investigation of existing/ emerging diseases in candidate  brackishwater species and development of preventive/ treatment strategies for  effective management ICAR PI: Dr.K.P.Jithendran Co-PIs: Dr.M.Poornima, Dr.P.K.Patil, Dr.S.K.Otta, Dr. Sanjoy Das, Dr.R.Ananda Raja, Dr.Ezhil Praveena, Dr.Sujeet Kumar, Dr.T.Bhuvaneswari, Dr.Viday Rajendran, Dr.T.Sathish Kumar,
12. Development of technologies for amelioration of pond soil and water quality in brackishwater aquaculture ICAR PI: Dr. M. Muralidhar Co–PIs: Dr.R.Saraswathy, Dr.P.Kumararaja, Dr.Satheesha Avunje, Dr.Suvana Sukumaran, Dr.A.Nagavel
Externally Funded Projects
13. National surveillance programme for Aquatic Animal Health (NFDB) - Surveillance of brackishwater finfish and shellfish diseases in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh NFDB PI: Dr.S.K.Otta Co-PIs: Dr.K.P.Jithendra, Dr.M.Poornima, Dr.S.K.Otta,  Dr.Sanjoy Das, Dr.P.Ezhil Praveena, Dr T. Bhuvaneswari, Shri Sathish Kumar, Dr.R. Ananda Raja, Dr. Vidya Rajendran, Dr. Joseph
14. National surveillance programme for Aquatic Animal Health (NFDB)-National Referral Laboratory for brackishwater  finfish and shellfish diseases NFDB PI: Dr.S.K.Otta Co-PIs: Dr.K.P.Jithendra, Dr.M.Poornima, Dr.S.K.Otta,  Dr.Sanjoy Das, Dr.P.Ezhil Praveena, Dr T. Bhuvaneswari, Shri Sathish Kumar, Dr.R. Ananda Raja, Dr. Vidya Rajendran, Dr. Joseph
15. All India Network project on fish health ICAR PI: Dr. P.K. Patil Co-PIs: Dr. S.V. Alavandi, Dr.S.K.Otta,  Dr.R. Ananda Raja,  Dr T. Bhuvaneswari, Dr Satheesha Avunje, Dr. R. Saraswathy, Dr.P.Kumararaja, Shri Ashok Kumar, Dr.P.Ezhil Praveena, Dr. T.
16. Development of improved diagnostics, probiotics and vaccines for aquatic animal health management ICAR-CRP PI: Dr. M. Makesh Co-PIs: Dr. S.V. Alavandi, Dr.K.P. Jithebdran, Dr.P.K.Patil,  Dr T. Bhuvaneswari, Dr Satheesha Avunje, Dr.R. Ananda Raja, Dr.Sujeet Kumar, Shri Sathish Kumar, Dr. T.N.Vinay, Dr. Joseph  
16.a. Vaccines & Diagnostics- Development of recombinant microalgae expressing nervous necrosis virus capsid protein for vaccinating finfish against viral nervous system ICAR-CRP PI: Dr. M. Makesh Co-PIs: Dr.M.Kailasam, Dr.S.K.Otta, Dr. Sujeet Kumar, Shri T.sivaramkrishnan
16.b. CRP- Vaccines & Diagnostics- Development of multiplex LAMP assay for the detection of shrimp major pathogens WSSV and EHP ICAR-CRP PI: Shri T Sathish Kumar Co-PIs: Dr. S K Otta, Dr. P Ezhil Praveena, Dr.M Makesh, Dr.K P Jithendran  
16.c. Development of microalgae based improved delivery method for control of shrimp White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in culture ponds ICAR-CRP PI: Dr. S.K. Otta Co-PIs: Dr. M. Makesh, Mr.K.P.Sandeep
16.d. Vaccines & Diagnostics- Development of diagnostics for differentiation and quantification of pathogenic Vibrio harveyi clade species ICAR-CRP PI: Dr.Sujeet Kumar Co-PIs: Mr.T.Sathish Kumar, Dr.Joseph Sahayarajan
16.e. CRP - Vaccines & Diagnostics- Development of Probiotics ICAR-CRP PI: Dr.P.K.Patil Co-PIs: Dr Satheesha Avunje, Dr.Vidya Rajendran, Dr. T.N.Vinay
17. Network Project on Anti-microbial resistance AMR PI: Dr. S.K. Otta Co-PIs: Dr T. Bhuvaneswari, Dr. Vidya Rajendran
18. National initiative on climate resilient agriculture (NICRA)-Impact of climate change on aquaculture and mitigation option for minimizing greenhouse gases from aquaculture ICAR PI: Dr. M. Muralidhar Co-PIs: Dr (Mrs) M. Jayanthi, Dr.J.Syama Dayal, Dr A. Panigrahi, Dr M. Kumaran, Dr.R.Saraswathy, Dr.S.K.Otta, Shri J.Ashok Kumar, Dr.P.Kumararaja, Dr.Aritera Bera, Dr Satheesha
19. Environmental and Social Impact assessment study for assessing the suitability of derelict paddy fields for shrimp Farming in Kerela Seafood Exporters Association of Kerela PI: Dr. M. Muralidhar Co-PIs: Dr. M.Kumaran, Shri K.P.Sandeep, Dr. Suvana Sukumaran
Nutrition, Genetics & Biotechnology Division
  Institute Funded Projects
20. Integrating biotechnological and bioinformatics approaches for molecular and genetic characterization of brackishwater fish and shellfish candidate species ICAR PI: Dr. M. Shashi Shekhar Co-PIs: Dr.Sherly Tomy, Dr.K.Vinayakumar, Dr.B.Sivamani, Shri K.P.Sandeep, Dr.J. Raymond Jani Angel, Ms. Misha Soman
21. Sustainable aqua feed formulations and feeding approaches for improved growth and health. ICAR PI: Dr. K. Ambasankar Co-PIs: Dr.J.Syama Dayal, Dr.T.K.Ghoshal, Dr.Debasis De, Dr.K.P.Kumaraguru Vasagam, Shri K.P.Sandeep Shri T.Sivaramakrishnan
  Externally Funded Projects
22. Outreach activity on fish feed and Nutrient profiling of Brackishwater fish and shrimp ICAR PI: Dr. K. Ambasankar Co-PIs: Dr.J.Syama Dayal, Dr.T.K.Ghoshal, Shri K.P.Sandeep, Shri T Sivaramakrishnan
23. Solid state fermentation technology for development of cost effective customized plant protein products as fishmeal alternate for shrimp feed DBT PI: Dr.J.Syama Dayal Co-PIs: Shri.K.P.Sandeep , Dr.Sujeet Kumar  
24. Genomic resources for augmentation of economic traits in Indian white shrimp Penaeus indicus and whole genome sequencing of brackishwater aquaculture candidate ICAR PI: Dr. M. Shashi Shekhar Co-PIs: Dr.K.Vinaya Kumar, Shri J. Ashok Kumar, Dr.J.Raymond, J. Angel, Dr. M.Kailasam, Dr. Krishna Sukumaran
25. Network Project on Investigations on dietary alterations in shrimp for abiotic stresses using nutrigenomics approach ICAR PI: Shri J. Ashok Kumar Co-PIs: Dr.J.Syama Dayal, Dr Shashi Skekhar, Dr. K. Vinaya Kumar, Shri K.P.Sandeep
26. Unravelling signatures of growth and salinity adaptation in Etroplus surentensis through omics approaches DBT PI: Dr.Vinay Kumar Katneni Co-PIs: Dr.Raymond Jani Angel, Dr.M.Shashi Shekhar, Dr.Ashok Kumar Jangam, Dr.K.P.Kumaragury Vasagam  
Social Sciences Division
  Institute Funded Projects
27. Communication and socio-economic validation of brackishwater aquaculture technologies for sustainable development ICAR PI: Dr. C.V. Sairam Co-PIs: Dr.T.Ravisankar, Dr.B.Shanthi, Dr.D.Deboral Vimala, Dr.M.Kumaran, Dr.P.Mahalakshmi, Dr.R.Geetha
  Externally Funded Projects
28. Development and Validation of Smart Aquaculture Model (SAM): Application of ICT and Data analytics for sustainable shrimp aquaculture NASF PI : Dr. M. Kumaran Co-PI : Dr.M.Muralidhar, Dr. K. Ambasankar, Dr.D. Deboral Vimala, Dr.P.Mahalakshmi, Shri J. Ashok Kumar, Shri T. Sathish Kumar, Shri Jose Antony, Shri S. Nagarajan
  Kakdwip Research Centre
  Institute Funded Projects
29. Evolving brackishwater aquaculture technologies and its dissemination for livelihood security of Sundarban farmers ICAR PI:  Dr. Debasis De Co-PIs: Dr.T.K.Ghoshal, Dr.Sanjoy Das, Ms. Babita Mondal
Externally Funded Projects
30. Elucidation of molecular mechanism of dopamine action on final oocyte maturation of Goldspot mullet (Lisa parzia, Hamilton, 1822) DBT PI:  Dr. Prem Kumar Co-PIs: Dr.T.K.Ghoshal
31. Captive Breeding of Hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha: Phase II NASF PI:  Dr. Debasis De Co-PIs: Ms. Babita Mandal, Mr. Tanveer Hussain, Dr. Tapas Kr. Ghoshal