Research Papers

• Venkatesh, S., Naidu, B.C., Palanisami, S., Ngasotter, S., Shaju, S.S., Porayil, L., Balange, A., Nayak, B.B. and Xavier, K.M., 2024. Microplastic accumulation dynamics and risk assessment in dried fish processed with sea salt at different salting ratios. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, p.100415.
• Meenatchi, S., Iburahim, S.A., Nayak, B.B., Rathinam, R.B., Paul, T.N., Seenivasan, P., Ramteke, K., Ramanan, S.S. and Anantharaja, K., 2024. A Meta-Analysis of Artemia Global Research over Seven Decades (1949–2021). Journal of Coastal Research, 40(2), pp.395-407.
• Dayakar, B., Xavier, M., Ngasotter, S., Dhanabalan, V., Porayil, L., Balange, A.K. and Nayak, B.B., 2023. Extraction, optimization, and functional quality evaluation of carotenoproteins from shrimp processing side streams through enzymatic process. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp.1-14.
• Nama, S., Shanmughan, A., Nayak, B.B., Bhushan, S. and Ramteke, K., 2023. Impacts of marine debris on coral reef ecosystem: A review for conservation and ecological monitoring of the coral reef ecosystem. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 189, p.114755.
• Mallik, A., Xavier, K.M., Naidu, B.C. and Nayak, B.B., 2021. Ecotoxicological and physiological risks of microplastics on fish and their possible mitigation measures. Science of the Total Environment, 779, p.146433.
• Nama, S., Akter, S., Mallik, A., Behera, A., Nayak, B.B., Deshmukhe, G., Jaiswar, A.K., Bhushan, S., Kumar, A.P. and Ramteke, K., 2023. Identification of potential breeding ground of flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758), along the Mumbai coast, India, for ecological monitoring and conservation strategies. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(9), p.1064.
• Ghosh, S.K., Lekshmi, M., Reddy, R., Balange, A.K., Xavier, M. and Nayak, B.B., 2023. Comparative efficiency of native and non-native starter culture in the production of bio-silage using composite waste from fish and vegetables. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp.1-15.
• Salam, F., Lekshmi, M., Prabhakar, P., Kumar, S.H. and Nayak, B.B., 2023. Physiological characteristics and virulence gene composition of selected serovars of seafood-borne Salmonella enterica. Veterinary world, 16(3), p.431.
• Praveen Kumar, G., Xavier, K.A.M., Nayak, B.B., Kumar, H.S., Venkateshwarlu, G., Benerjee, K., Priyadarshini, M.B. and Balange, A.K., 2022. Quality evaluation of vacuum‐pack ready‐to‐eat hot smoked pangasius fillets during refrigerated storage. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 46(7), p.e16636.
• Katira, N. N., Nayak, B. B., Jaiswar, A. K., Joshi, N. H., Kardani, H., & Deshmukhe, G. (2021). Occurrence of Scleractinian corals from the outer Gulf of Kachchh, West coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 50(9), 723-728.
• Kohli, V., Vaidhyanathan, R., Balange, A. K., Nayak, B. B., & Kumar, S. H. (2021). Distribution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Farmed Shrimp Penaeus vannamei, Farm Water and Sediment. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 15(3), 1608-1616.
• Gore, S. B., Xavier, M., Nayak, B. B., Shitole, S. S., Tandale, A. T., & Balange, A. K. (2021). Effects of cod liver oil fortification on the quality aspects of mince sausages from Indian Major Carp (Labeo rohita). Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 45(7), e15596.
• Lekshmi, M., Kumar, S. H., Rajendran, K. V., & Nayak, B. B. (2021). Development of a reverse transcription (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the detection of human norovirus in bivalve molluscs. Water Science and Technology, 83(5), 1103-1107.
• Prabhakar, P., Lekshmi, M., Joseph, T. C., Balange, A. K., Nayak, B. B., & Kumar, S. H. (2021). Performance evaluation of a selective-enrichment-isolation protocol for Salmonella enterica from seafood. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 180, 106120.
• Ayyappan, M. V., Kishore, P., Nadella, R. K., Panda, S. K., Nayak, B. B., Prasad, M. M., & Kumar, S. H. (2019). Comparative analysis of RAPD, RFLP and PFGE for the Characterization of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Seafood and Coastal Environment. Fishery Technology, 56(4), 277-284.

Recently Completed

• Identification and characterization of recruitment ground of commercially important small pelagic fishes along the Maharashtra coast (PI)
• Microbial remediation of fish scale bio-waste and its potential application in the production of biologically active compounds (CO-PI)

Ongoing Projects ( Externally Funded)

• Distribution of pathogenic micoraerophilic Arcobacter spp. in seafood and development of a rapid method for its detection. Funding agency: DBT
• Technology demonstration of premium quality Masmin production in Lakshadweep for domestic and export markets Funding agency :NFDB

Institutional Projects

• Assessment of microplastic contamination in fish and fishery products ((CO-PI)
• Development of molecular methods for detection and quantification of Cronobacter spp. of human health significance in seafood (CO-PI)

Others

Awards

Appreciation certificate under “knowledge commercialization - 2023” for

• Prawn Pickle
• Laminated Bombay duck
• Mechanical-cum- Biological Drum Filter