Focus of Research :
- Marine and estuarine environment hydrography
- Coastal erosion and impact on marine ecosystem
- River discharge and influence on marine litter
Background :
After taking M.E.(Ag) from Tamilnadu Agricultural University in 1998 joined Agricultural engineering division, UAS, Bangalore as Assistant professor till 2000. Later worked for a brief period in CWRDM, Calicut, as S.R.F. Consequent on selection in ARS in 2001 joined the FEM division in CMFRI. Worked in the marine environment of Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar with special reference to the sediment chemistry, current pattern, erosion, sediment dynamics of seagrass beds, trace metal contamination and algal blooms. Presently working on the Arabian sea environment related to marine litter, pollution, mangroves, marine mammals and seabirds.
Education :
- Ph. D (Marine Environment)2009 Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai Tamilnadu
- M.E.(Ag)1998(Soil & Water Conservation Engineering) TNAU-Coimbatore
- B.E.(Ag) 1996 College of Agriculture Engineering TNAU-Coimbatore
- B.Sc(Mathematics)1991 St.Teresa’s College Ernakulam Kerala
Current Research Projects :
| No | Title | Funded By |
| 1 | Ecosystem process of critical marine habitats and development of protocols for restoration. | CMFRI |
| 2 | Pollution and litter in the coastal and marine ecosystem and their impact. | CMFRI |
| 3 | Development of fishery management plans for sustaining marine fisheries of Karnataka and Goa. | CMFRI |
| 4 | Towards developing models for prediction of recruitment success in major Indian marine fish stocks | MoES |
Awards & Recognitions :
- National Eligibility Test Certificate holder in Soil and Water conservation Engineering held during 1999.
- Agricultural Research Service 1999 National Academy of Agricultural Research Management Training (Jan-May 2002) qualified with A grade
- Rated as one of the five outstanding participants in the ICAR Winter School Training 2002 held at CIFT Kochi.
- Best paper award (Hindi) in the National Seminar on Coastal Zone Management. Bindu Sulochanan and K.L. Shankar 2008. Coastal Sediment stability and benthic organisms in Rameswaram Island organized by CMFRI Rajbhasha Section Kochi.
- Third place in the Varnanukram Lekhan completion organized by Town Official Language Implementation Committee, Mangalore in 2010.
- Best paper award (Hindi) in the National Seminar on Biodiversity. Bindu Sulochanan, Bhat G.S. and Lavanya S. 2011. Need for conservation of Mangrove ecosystem in Karnataka organized by CMFRI Rajbhasha Section, Kochi
- Second best paper award on National Scientific Hindi seminar on Approaches to aquatic ecosystem sustainability . Bindu Sulochanan, Lavanya S. and G.S. Bhat 2014. Study on the influence of components of marine litter along Karnataka Coast organised by CMFRI Rajbhasha Section held on 29thApril 2014 at Kochi.
- Certificate of Appreciation from the president Marine Biological Association of India for the conduct of International symposium Marine ecosystem Challenges and opportunities-2 held during 2 to 5 Dec 2014 at Kochi
- The paper presented in "Green Science for Blue Growth" Bindu Sulochanan, Lavanya Ratish, Veena Shettigar and Reeta Jayashankar 2022.Importance of birds in the coastal ecosystem was awarded 3rd prize by ICAR-CMFRI under Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity organised by Regional Centre of CMFRI, Visakhapatnam on 28.03.2022
- Best poster presentation award Bindu Sulochanan, Thirumalaiselvan S., Remya Abhijith, Shelton Padua, Mohammed Koya, Anasukoya A., Abdul Hakeem M.M., Sobhana, K.S., Sujitha Thomas,Grinson George 2024.Mapping of Seagrass habitat along the coastline in the theme Climate research in fisheries and aquaculture in the 13th IFAF Fostering Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture for Attaining Sustainable Development Goals during 23-25 Feb 2024 held at Kolkata, India
- Certificate of Appreciation as committee member of the organising committee of XVI Agricultural Science Congress 2023&ASC Expo Organised by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) New Delhi and hosted by ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute during 10-13 Oct 2023 at Kochi.
- Certificate of Appreciation for organizing the Public awareness programme on Ocean Health Our Actions and Our Future organised by Mangalore Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI, NITTE University Centre for Science Education and Research(DU), Mangalore and National Service Scheme College of Fisheries, Mangalore on 26 th Jan 2024.
Publications:
Best 5 Publications :
1.Bindu Sulochanan, Lavanya, Ratheesh, Veena Shettigar, Shelton Padua, Prema, D, Prathibha Rohit, Kaladharan, P and Kripa, V. 2022. Water and sediment quality parameters of the restored mangrove ecosystem of Gurupura River and natural mangrove ecosystem of Shambhavi River in Dakshina Kannada, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 176 pp 1-12.
2.Bindu Sulochanan, Veena Shettigar and Lavanya, Ratheesh and Shelton Padua and Prathibha Rohit, Kaladharan, P and Kripa, V .2019. Temporal and spatial variability of beach litter in Mangaluru, India Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149. pp. 1-13.
3.Bindu Sulochanan, Veena Shettigar, Reeta Jayasankar and Pranav, P .2022. Phytoremediation potential of selected plants in Netravati and Gurupura estuary of Karnataka. Indian journal of Soil Conservation, 50 (3). pp. 226-231.
4.Bindu Sulochanan, Dineshbabu A.P., Raju Saravanan, Bhat G.S., Lavanya Ratheesh 2014. Occurrence of Noctiluca scintillans bloom off Mangalore in the Arabian Sea. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 61 (1). pp. 42-48.
5.Bindu Sulochanan, P.K. Krishnakumar,D. Prema, P.Kaladharan, K.K. Valsala, G.S. Bhat and K. Muniyandi 2007.Trace metal contamination of the marine environment in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 49(1) : 12-18 .
6.Bindu Sulochanan, A. K. Kumaraguru and L.S. Korabu 2011. Hydrological condition in seagrass beds in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar South east coast of India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 53 (1). pp. 108-115.
