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Dr. U. Ganga

Role : Principal Scientist
   0484-2228805
   ganga66@rediffmail.com

Focus of Research :

  • Pelagic fisheries
  • Deep –sea  fisheries resource assessment
  • Marine fish stock assessment and fisheries management
 

Background :

Qualified as ICAR Junior Research Fellow and acquired master’s degree in Mariculture (1992). Selected for Agricultural Research Service (Fishery Science) in 1996 and working in the Pelagic  Fisheries Division, CMFRI since then. Focus of research is on the fishery and biology of major pelagic species of commercial importance such as oil sardine, mackerel, anchovies, cobia, tunas and billfishes and the deep-sea fishes. Participated in on-board fisheries exploratory surveys. Interests include marine fish population dynamics and stock assessment ; exploratory surveys and studies on fish biodiversity.

 

Education :

  • PhD  2011,  Cochin University of Science & Technology
  • MSc  1992 (Mariculture), Cochin University of Science & Technology
  • BSc   1990  Zoology, University of Calicut

Current Research Projects :

NoTitleFunded By
1Development of Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for sustaining marine fisheries of Kerala and Lakshadweep.CMFRI
2Development of strategies to sustain the stock and fishery of large pelagics in Indian water.CMFRI
3National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (Marine Fisheries component)ICAR
4Assessment of deep-sea fishery resources of the continental slope of Indian EEZCMLRE/Ministry of Earth Sciences

Publications:

eprints@cmfri

 
 
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