Seminar on Wetland Conservation

Lab members Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Arya Sidharthan and Sreesha Gadadharan participated in the Seminar on Wetland Conservation jointly organized by the College of Forestry and Academy for Climate Change Education and Research, Kerala Agricultural University at Thrissur read more →

Field surveys in Chalakudy

PhD student Arya Sidharthan carried out field surveys in the Chalakudy River as part of her work to understand the molecular ecology of the genus Bhavania in Western Ghats read more →

Community education and awareness campaigns

Co-supervised PhD student Ramvilas Ghosh is carrying out a series of community engagement workshops and awareness programs in the Lakshadweep islands as part of his projects on the conservation of seafans of the Indian Ocean. read more →

World Brackishwater Aquaculture Conference

Dr. Rajeev Raghavan delivered a lead talk on ‘Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Sustainable Development Goals and Estuarine Biodiversity Conservation in India’ at BRAQCON 2019, World Brackishwater Aquaculture organized by the ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai, India. read more →

New paper on religion and alien species

A new paper co-authored by Dr. Rajeev Raghavan discussing the link between religious practices and exotic species has been published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. read more →

Field surveys in the Laccadive archipelago

Co-supervised PhD student Ramvilas Ghosh is carrying out gorgonan field surveys in the islands of the Laccadive archipelago and learning his first lessons in deep sea diving! read more →

Puffer fish exploitation and potential trophic changes in the Arabian Sea

An MSc student paper on the exploitation of pufferfishes and their potential implications on trophic changes in the Arabian sea was published in the Journal of Fish Biology read more →

Collaborative research with CNR, Lobesa, Bhutan

PhD student VK Anoop is in Bhutan working with scientists and researchers at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Kingdom of Bhutan for a period of two weeks. read more →

Keynote speaker at the International Mahseer Conference

Dr. Rajeev Raghavan delivered the opening Keynote talk on day 2 of the International Mahseer Conference held at Paro discussing the issues associated with hatchery-associated translocations of mahseers in India. read more →