3rd International Symposium Dr. Harsha Haridas
Scientist
FRHPHM (Aquaculture)
FRHPHM (Aquaculture)
MFSc. / PhD
Research Interests
- Finfish breeding and seed production
- Freshwater prawn seed production and rearing
- Mariculture
- Live feed culture
- Zero water exchange aquaculture technology
Research Papers
- Saravanan, K., Praveenraj, J., Kiruba-Sankar, R., Biswas, U., Sarkar, R., Haridas, H. and Qureshi, N.W., 2023. Aquatic animal diseases with awareness and perception of freshwater fish farmers on aquatic animal health management practices in tropical archipelago of India. Biologia, pp.1-18.
- Meena, L.L., Verma, A.K., Krishnani, K.K., Hittinahalli, C.M., Haridas, H. and John, V.C., 2023. Combined foliar application effect of iron and potassium on growth of okra and striped catfish using media bed based aquaponics. Aquaculture, 569, p.739398.
- Kiruba-Sankar, R., Haridas, H., Pandey, S.K., George, Z., Saravanan, K., Gladston, Y., Praveenraj, J. and Sm, A., 2023. The Nicobarese tribes and their coastal fishing activities during the COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions-preliminary findings. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 27(2), p.11.
- Meena, L.L., Verma, A.K., Bharti, V.S., Nayak, S.K., Chandrakant, M.H., Haridas, H., Reang, D., Javed, H. and John, V.C., 2022. Effect of foliar application of potassium with aquaculture wastewater on the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in recirculating aquaponic system. Scientia Horticulturae, 302, p.111161.
- Soman, C., Lal, D.M., Haridas, H., Deshmukhe, G., Jaiswar, A.K., Shenoy, L., Roshan, R. and Nayak, B.B., 2022. Spatial and temporal dynamics of water quality along coastal waters of Mumbai, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(2), pp.1-10.
- Kiruba-Sankar, R., Saravanan, K., Haridas, H., Praveenraj, J., Biswas, U. and Sarkar, R., 2022. Policy framework and development strategy for freshwater aquaculture sector in the light of COVID-19 impact in Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, India. Aquaculture, 548, p.737596.
- Saravanan, K., Sivaramakrishnan, T., Praveenraj, J., Kiruba-Sankar, R., Haridas, H., Kumar, S. and Varghese, B., 2021. Effects of single and multi-strain probiotics on the growth, hemato-immunological, enzymatic activity, gut morphology and disease resistance in Rohu, Labeo rohita. Aquaculture, 540, p.736749.
- Saravanan, K., Kiruba-Sankar, R., Khan, M.J., Hashmi, A.S., Velmurugan, A., Haridas, H., Prakasan, S., Deepitha, R.P. and Laxmi, M.N.V., 2021. Baseline assessment of marine debris with soil, sediment, and water quality characteristics from the fish landing centres of South Andaman, Andaman archipelago, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172, p.112879.
- Haridas, H., Chadha, N.K., Sawant, P.B., Deo, A.D., Ande, M.P., Syamala, K., Sontakke, R. and Lingam, S.S., 2021. Growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, non‐specific immune response and stress enzyme status in early stages of grey mullet reared in a biofloc system. Aquaculture Research, 52(10), pp.4923-4933
- Kiruba-Sankar, R., Praveenraj, J., Saravanan, K., Kumar, K.L., Haridas, H. and Biswas, U., 2021. Stakeholder perceptions and strategies for management of non-native freshwater fishes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 24(2), pp.96-104.
- Haridas, H., Sontakke, R. And Soman, C., 2021. Advances in Climate Resilient Aquafarming Practices. J. Indian Soc. Coastal Agric. Res, 39(1), pp.17-24.
- Haridas, H., Chadha, N.K., Sawant, P.B., Deo, A.D., Ande, M.P., Syamala, K., Sontakke, R. and Lingam, S.S., 2021. Different carbon sources influences the growth and digestive enzyme activity of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) in biofloc based nursery rearing system. Journal of Environmental Biology, 42(5), pp.1249-1256.
- Sontakke, R., Tiwari, V.K., Kurcheti, P., Asanaru Majeedkutty, B.R., Ande, M.P. and Haridas, H., 2021. Yam‐based biofloc system improves the growth, digestive enzyme activity, bacterial community structure and nutritional content in milkfish (Chanos chanos). Aquaculture Research, 52(7), pp.3460-3474.
- Sontakke, R., Chaturvedi, C.S., Saharan, N., Tiwari, V.K., Haridas, H. and Rani, A.B., 2019. Growth response, digestive enzyme activity and stress enzyme status in early stages of an endangered fish, Notopterus chitala (Hamilton, 1822) fed with live feed and formulated diet. Aquaculture, 510, pp.182-190.
- Prakasan, S., Deepitha R. P., Haridas, H., Gladston, Y., Saravanan, K. and Kiruba- Sankar. R., 2019. Exploring the status, constraints and prospects of processing, value addition and waste utilization of marine fishes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of Andaman Science Association, vol.24 (1):61-69.
- Sontakke, R. and Haridas, H., 2018. Economic viability of biofloc based system for the nursery rearing of milkfish (Chanos chanos). Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. Appl. Sci, 7(8), pp.2960-2970.
- Haridas, H., Verma, A. K., Rathore, G., Prakash, C., Sawant, P. B., Rani, B., & Majeedkutty, A. 2017. Enhanced growth and immuno‐physiological response of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia in indoor biofloc units at different stocking densities. Aquaculture Research, 48(8),4346-4355.
- Arun, V. V., Neelam Saharan, V. Ramasubramanian, AM Babitha Rani, K. R. Salin, Ravindra Sontakke, Harsha Haridas, and Deepak George Pazhayamadom, 2017. Multi-response optimization of Artemia hatching process using split-split-plot design based response surface methodology. Scientific reports.7:40394.
Other Publications
- Sontakke, R., Haridas, H., Soman, C. and Lingam, S. S. 2020. Jellyfish opportunities and challenges for the aquaculture industry. Aqua Star, 38-40.
- Haridas, H., Sontakke, R. and Lingam, S. S. 2020. Cuttlefish breeding and culture. World Aquaculture society, 68-69.
- Sreepriya Prakasan, Deepitha R.P, K.Saravanan, Harsha Haridas, Gladston Y, R. Kiruba Sankar and Velmurugan, A. Sanitation and quality of fish products-Island Outlook-Newspaper article published on January 8,2020 in The Echo of INDIA-Port Blair
- Sontakke, R. and Haridas, H., 2020. Marine aquaponics-A potential approach for growing veggies and fish together in saltwater. Aquaculture Europe, 45(1), 11-13.
- Sontakke, R. and Haridas, H., 2020. Marine ornamental species culture from wild to microcosm /mesocosm. Aqua International, 64-72.
Ongoing Projects
- Designing optimum cohort breeding programme for mass selection of IMCs
Completed projects
- Studies on biological nutrient recovery from culturing of Pangasius, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) by seasonal vegetable and herbs in aquaponic system
- All India Network Project on Mariculture.
- Development and demonstration of mud crab fattening to improve the livelihood of fishers at Andaman Islands.
- Evaluation of suitable aquaponics system incorporating fisheries and agri-components under the Island conditions.
- Seaweed diversity and its culture prospects in in-situ conditions of Andaman waters.
- Seafood quality and safety assessment studies in commercial fish landings of Andaman Islands.
- Exploring the post-harvest utilization trends and market potential for value added products from commercial fish landings of Andaman.
- Dissemination and popularization of feed based aquaculture model to augment fish production in Andaman Islands.
- Sustainable utilization of fish wastes for byproduct development – an initiative for entrepreneurship development in the Islands.
- Promoting livelihood and entrepreneurship through value added fishery products- An initiative aimed for women empowerment.
- Characterization of Bacillus spp. from Andaman Mangroves and Evaluation of its Antagonistic Effect on Fish Pathogens.
Other achievements
- Significant achievements in research & development
- Documentation and GIS mapping of the seaweed resources across the south Andaman
- Formulated carp grower probiotic feed with mixture of Bacillus spp. from Andaman Mangroves
- Designed and evaluated the performance of flood and drain aquaponics system
Awards/ Honors
- Best Hindi publication award of ICAR-CIARI for the year 2018-19