Focus of Research :
- Marine finfish breeding and seed production
- Marine finfish culture
- Marine microalgae culture
Background :
I completed my Bachelor of Fisheries Science from College of Fisheries, Panangad in 2003 and my M.F.Sc . and PhD in (Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry) from Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR), Mumbai in 2005 and 2013 resp. I joined the Agricultural Research Service in February, 2009 and posted to the Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI as scientist in the Mariculture Division. Since then I have been involved in the research activities related to marine microalgae culture, breeding and seed production of marine finfishes and Marine finfish culture
Education :
- PhD 2013 Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- MFSc 2003 Fish Nutrition and Biochemistry, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- BFSc 1998 College of Fisheries Panangad, University of Kerala
Current Research Projects :
| No | Title | Funded By |
| 1 | Captive breeding and seed production of important finfishes, shellfishes and other invertebrates for sustainable mariculture, fisheries enhancement, and conservation (MD/CBR/18) | CMFRI |
| 2 | Development of seed quality indices for farmed marine finishes | CMFRI |
| 3 | Development of sustainable mariculture practices through technological innovations in cage and coastal farming | CMFRI |
| 4 | All India Network project on Mariculture (AINP M) | ICAR |
| 5 | Standardisation and demonstration farming methods for Marine finfish , John’s snapper, Lutjanus johnii in marine cages and earthrn ponds | NFDB |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Pillay Aquaculture Award 2022 for excellence in Aquaculture Research and Development by Pillay Aquaculture foundation Indian chapter
- Shri J V H Dixitulu National award 2022 for outstanding in Mariculture extension and communication 2022
- ICAR-CMFRI Excellence Award 2018 for successful breeding, larval rearing and seed production of Epinephelus coioides and Trachinotus mookalee
- Best paper presentation in 14 th AFAF
Publications:
- Xavier, B., Megarajan, S., Vamsi, B., Sadhu, N., Ranjan, R., Suresh Babu, P. P., Ghosh, S., Gopalakrishnan, A 2023. Impact of starvation and re-feeding on growth and metabolic responses of Indian pompano (Trachinotus mookalee) juveniles. Aquaculture, 572, 739514.
- Xavier,Biji and Megarajan,Sekhar and Ranjan,Ritesh and Dash,Biswajit and Sadhu,N and Ponnaganti, Shiva and Ghosh, Shubhadeep (.2021) Growth and metabolic responses of orange spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) fingerlings at different salinity regimes Indian Journal of Fisheries, 68 (1). pp. 40-48. ISSN DOI: 10.21077/ijf.2021.68.1.104490-05.
- Xavier, Biji and Megarajan, Sekhar and Ranjan, Ritesh and Shiva, Ponnaganti and Dash, Biswajit and Ghosh, Shubhadeep (2018). Effect of packing density on selected tissue biochemical parameters of hatchery produced fingerlings of orange spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) during transportation. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 65 (2). pp. 138-143
- Ranjan, R., Megarajan, S., Xavier, B., Santhosh, B., Bathina,C.,Avadhanula, R.K., Ghosh, S., Ignatius,B., Imelda, J., Gopalakrishnan, A. 2022. Enhanced larval survival in orange spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) using optimized feeding regime. Aquaculture Research, 53 (9): 3430-3440.
- Ranjan, R., Megarajan, S., Xavier, B., Dash, B., Shosh, S., Muktha, M., Edward, L.L.2017. Conditioning, maturation and year-round natural spawning of orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822), in re-circulating aquaculture system. Aquaculture Research 48, 5864-5873.
- Ranjan, R., Xavier, B., Dash, B., Edward, L. L., Suresh, R. D., Kumar, P. S. 2015. Aquaculture Research46 (9), 2065-2072
