Focus of Research :
- shrimp fisheries biology & management
- Crustacean taxonomy
- Geographic Information System (GIS) based fisheries management
Background :
Since joining the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in June 1996, I have contributed to research at its facilities - Tuticorin Research Station, Calicut Research Station, Madras Research Station and the headquarters in Kochi, Kerala. My work primarily focuses on research projects related to crustacean fisheries and their management. My current research projects are
- Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to inform management decisions for marine fisheries of Kerala (ICAR-CMFRI -DFD/IAF/09)
Investigations on the recruitment of juvenile/sub-adult penaeid shrimps from nursery habitats to derive management insights for the coastal penaeid shrimp fishery (ICAR-CMFRI - SFD/PSF/16).
Exploring Non-Conventional Fisheries Resources: Assessing their fishery, stock status and potential for commercial exploitation (ICAR-CMFRI - FFD/ENCFR/33)- Technical backstopping for strengthening sustainable harvest of shrimp and cephalopod trawl fishery of Kerala. (Consultancy Project)
Education :
- PhD 2008 Calicut University
- MSc 1994 Marine Biology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
- BSc 1991 Zoology, University of Kerala
Current Research Projects :
| No | Title | Funded By |
| 1 | GIS based resource mapping of distribution and abundance of finfishes and shellfishes off Indian coast for suggesting operational based strategies for fisheries management. | CMFRI |
| 2 | Development of Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for sustaining the marine fisheries of Kerala and Lakshadweep | CMFRI |
| 3 | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Sub-editor of the Indian Journal of Fisheries.
- Editor of the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.
- Editorial member of the Institute Annual Report.
Publications:
- Pillai, S Lakshmi, Maheswarudu, G., Baby, P K., Radhakrishnan, M., Ragesh, N. and Sreesanth, L. 2021. Using length data to derive biological reference points for kiddi shrimp Parapenaeopsis stylifera (Milne Edwards, 1837) from the south-eastern Arabian Sea, India. Aquatic Living Resources, 34 (8). pp. 1-8.
- Pillai, S Lakshmi, Maheswarudu, G., Jinesh, P T., Ragesh, N., Sreesanth, L., Josileen, Jose and Chakraborty, Rekha D. 2019. New record of Lysmatella prima Borradaile, 1915 (Crustacea, Caridea, Lysmatidae) from the Arabian Sea, Southwestern India. Zootaxa, 4571 (2). pp. 281-284.
- Mohamed, K S., Sathianandan, T V., Vivekanandan, E., Kuriakose, Somy, Ganga, U., Pillai, S Lakshmi and Nair, Rekha J. 2021. Application of biological and fisheries attributes to assess the vulnerability and resilience of tropical marine fish species. PLoS ONE. pp. 1-31.
- Pillai, S Lakshmi, Jeena, N S., Maheswarudu, G., Sreesanth, L. and Ragesh, N. 2021. Trachysalambria aspera (Alcock, 1905) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) from the southeastern Arabian Sea, India. Zootaxa, 4974 (2). pp. 396-400.
- Rajkumar, M., Pillai, S Lakshmi, Ramesh Kumar, P., Saravanan, Raju, Thirumalaiselvan, S., Josileen, Jose, Sobhana, K S. and Rosalind, M George. 2023. Reproductive biology of green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 in Palk Bay, southeast coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 66. pp. 1-16. ISSN 2352 4855
