Research Paper

• Shirke, S.S., Musaliyarakam, N., Varghese, S.P., Hatha, M., Sukham, M.D. and Lakshmanaperumal, R., 2020. Novel records of three remoras from Andaman and Nicobar waters, India. FishTaxa-Journal of Fish Taxonomy, 18.
• Bineesh, K.K., Kumar, R.R., Venu, S., Nashad, M., Basheer, V.S., Akhilesh, K.V. and Sivaperuman, C., 2020. Fifteen new records of Batoids (Elasmobranchii) from waters off Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 62(1), pp.21-28.
• M. D. Sukham, Jaiswar A. K., Chakraborty S. K., Ranjan, K. Swapnil, S. S. (2018). Biometric studies on spotted sardinella Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) (Pisces:Clupeidae) occurring along Andaman coast, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(01): 135-140.
• M. D. Sukham, Jaiswar A. K., Ranjan, K, A. M. Irfan, Sajin, V., Swapnil, S. S., Jahageerdar, S., Chakraborty S. K (2018). Species discrimination of clupeoid fishes (Pisces: Clupeiformes) from Andaman Waters based on morpho-meristic characters. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(01): 141-147.
• Pradeep H. D., Swapnil S. S., Nashad M., Venu S., Ravi Ranjan K., Sumitha G., Monalisha Devi S. & Farejiya M. K.(2018). First record and DNA Barcoding of Oman cownose ray, Rhinoptera jayakari Boulenger, 1895 from Andaman Sea, India. Zoosystema 40 (4): 67-74. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a4. http://zoosystema.com/40/4
• Nashad, M., Shirke, S.S., Pradeep H.D. and M.D.Sukham. (2018) First record of escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, (Smith, 1843) from the Indian EEZ of Andaman Sea. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences. 47 (07): 1409-1412
• Pradeep HD, Shirke, S.S., Nashad M. and M. D. Sukham (2017). New host and geographical record of the pandarid copepod, Pandarus cranchii (Leach, 1819) on the pelagic thresher shark, Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 from Andaman Sea. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 5(1): 834-838
• Pradeep, H.D. S.S. Shirke, M. Nashad & M. D. Sukham (2017). A First record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaloformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar Waters, Indian EEZ. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(11): 10899–10903
• Shirke, S.S., M. Nashad, M.D. Sukham and H. D. Pradeep (2017). A first record of the Bent fin Devil Ray Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) (Myliobatiformes: Mobulidae) from the Indian EEZ of the Andaman Sea. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(12): 11074–11080.
• Swapnil, S. S., M. D. Sukham, Nashad M., Pradeep H.D. and M.R. Rahman (2018). An Overview of adoption of hygienic practices by fish marketing personal in selected fish markets of Port Blair city, Andaman and Nicobar Island. Indian Journal of Economics and Development. 6(4): 2320-9836
• Swapnil S. S., M. D. Sukham, Nashad M., Pradeep, H.D., Ramees R. M. and M. K. Farejiya. (2017). Assessing the Adoption of Hygienic Fish Handling Practices by Fishermen of South Andaman District of A&N Islands. Indian Res. J. Ext. Edu. 17 (2):52-56
• Lohith, K. K., Sankar, R. K., A.K.O. Ratheesh, Saravanan, K., Monalisha, D. S and S. D. Roy (2019). Fishery, Growth and Stock Status of Little Tuna, Euthynnus Affinis (Cantor, 1849) from Andaman Waters. Journal of the Andaman Science Association. 24(1):70-76 (2019)
• Pradeep H.D, Swapnil S. Shirke and S. Monalisha Devi. (2016). Report of Epizootic Cirripeds, Concoderma Virgatum (Spengler, 1970) on Penella instructa (Wilson, 1917) parasitic on Indo- Pacific Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus caught from Andaman Sea. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 4 (4): 1208-1210.
• J. Praveenraj, K. Saravanan, P. Puneeth Kumar, S. Ravichndran, Arunjyoti Baruah, S. Monalisha Devi, R. KirubaSnakar and S. Dam Roy. (2016). First record on the occurrence of Ryukyua circularis (Pillai, 1954), a parasitic cymothoid (Crustacean: Isopoda) infesting the clupeid fish Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum) from Andaman Islands, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases.
• Swapnil S. Shirke, Pradeep H.D. and Monalisha Devi Sukham (2016). Fish consumption behaviour and socio-economics status of different income group strata of Port Blair city, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of Fisheries Economics and Development. Vol. XVII & XVIII: 11-20.
• Pradeep H.D, Swapnil S. Shirke and S. Monalisha Devi. (2017). New host and geographical record of the pandrid copepod, Pandarus cranchii (Leach, 1819) on the pelagic thresher shark, Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 from Andaman Sea. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies.
• Swapnil S. S., Ramachandran, S. Pradeep, H.D., Nashad M, M.D. Sukham, M. K. Sinha (2017). First record of the Taper-tail ribbonfish Zu elongatus Heemstra & Kannemeyer, 1984 from Indian EEZ. FishTaxa 2(1): 43-47
• Swapnil, S. S., Nashad M., S. P. Varghese, M. Hatha, M. D. Sukham and Ramalingam L., (2020). Novel records of three remoras from Andaman and Nicobar waters, India. FishTaxa 18: 30-38

Other Publications

Completed Projects

• Assessment of species diversity in selected families of marine fishes and indigenous freshwater ornamental fishes of Maharashtra(Co-PI)
• Study on Stock Assessment and Biology of Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenniennes, 1830) from Andaman Waters
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Marine Faunal Biodiversity of the Nicobar Group of Island
• Study on Biology and Stock Assessment of Selected Tuna Species from Andaman Waters
• Assessment of Stock of Neretic Sharks from Andaman Waters
• Biology of Blue Fin Trevally (Caranx Melampygus) from Andaman Water
• Investigations on fish behaviours and responsible fishing system
• Development of region and species specific pots/traps
• Development and validation of a scale to measure fisher’s attitude towards responsible fishing
• A study on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in fisheries and the cybernetics of Women Initiated Enterprises in Fisheries (WIEF) in selected coastal states of India
• Specific technological problems and mitigation measures in fish and fishery products of Maharashtra region
• Assessment of fish harvest and post-harvest technological aspects and mitigation measures for problems with special reference to Maharashtra
• Technological interventions for improvement of fishing systems in selected Inland water bodies of India

Completed Projects

• Assessment of microplastic contamination in fish and fishery products ( PI)