National Institute Of Oceanography( NIO ) -

Sreepada, R.A.

Designation:  Scientist
Location: Headquarters, Goa
e-mail:  sreepada@nio.org
Telephone:  91-832-2450426
Fax:  91-0832-2450602

Publications

Academic Record:

M.Sc. Aquaculture (University of Stirling,UK)

B.F.Sc. Fisheries Science (College of Fisheries, Mangalore)

Career Record:

Scientist C (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2007 - till date

Technical Officer (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2001 - 2007

Senior Technical Assistant (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1993 - 1996

Junior Technical Assistant (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1988 - 1993

Inspector (Fisheries) (Gujarat Fisheries Central Co-operative Association, Ltd, Ahemedabad, Gujarat), 1986 - 1988

Professional Interests:

sustainable aquatic resources management(systems and species)

Water quality managemnet in Shrimp aquaculture

Sustainable fisheries management

Re-circulation systems

Biomedical aquaculture

Professional Memberships:

Member, Professional Fisheries Graduate Forum, Mumbai

Member, Antarctic Club of India

Member, Marine Conservation Society

Member, Alumni British Scholars Association, Mumbai

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Meetings

Attended the UNESCO sponsored Workshop on Potential of artificial substrate based microbial biofilm in aquaculture at College of Fisheries, Mangalore 15-16 October, 2001.
Presented a paper entitled ?Influence of environmental variables on trawl catches in a bay-estuarine system at CSIRO/NIO Scoping Workshop on Sustainable Fisheries Management at NIO, Goa
Participated in International Conference & Exposition on Marine Living Resources of India for Food and Medicine 27-29 February, 2004. Chennai.
Participated and presented paper Water Quality Management in shrimp culture- Experiences from Indo-Norwegian Project. Shrimp Farmers Meet, March, 2004, Marine Products Development Authority, Karwar, Karntaka.
Participated in workshop on Problems in marine fisheries for stake-holders of Goa held at ICAR Complex, Old Goa, Goa on 07/12/2004.
Participated in Conference on Microbiology of the Tropical Seas (COMITS), National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004 India, 13-15 December 2004.
Participated and presented paper ?Environmental Management of Shrimp Farms in India: Experiences with HOBAS Aeration Technology organized by the Royal Norwegian Embassy at Bangalore during 4-6 February, 2005
Participated and Presented a paper ?Potential application of remote water quality logging system for water quality management in shrimp ponds at SUSTAINFISH 2005- International Symposium on Improved Sustainability of Fish production systems and appropriate technologies for utilization; 16-18 March, 2005, Cochin, India
Participated and presented a paper on Ecosystem-based Fishery Management for Sustainable Coastal Fisheries along central west coast of India. Workshop on Fishery Resources of Karnataka coast: Sustainable utilization organised by the Fishery Survey of India, March 2005 Karwar, Karntaka.
Participated and presented a paper entitled ?Need for a Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Coastal Aquaculture in India? at National Seminar on Sustainability of Seafood Production: Reflections, Alternatives and Environmental Control, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Goa-403004, India 23-24 February 2006.
Organised and presented a paper ?Environmental Management Strategy for Coastal Aquaculture Practices at Indo-Norwegian Workshop on Environmental Management of Coastal Aquaculture during 10-11 November, 2005 at NIO, Goa.
Participated and presented paper ?Effect of aeration on water quality and benthic biota in modified extensive shrimp culture ponds at 8th Asian Fisheries Forum, held at Kochi India during 20-23 November, 2007.

Patents/ Monographs:

US Patent: Preparation of an aqueous plant extract having prophylactic and therapeutic properties for viral disease management in aquaculture practice. U.M. Desai, C.T. Achuthankutty & R A Sreepada US Patent No. 6,440,466; Grant Date: 27 August 2002 Publications in SCI and Peer Reviewed Journals

Any other information:

Permanent Reviewer for International Journal Aquaculture
Reviewer for Aquaculture Nutrition
External Examiner for M.F.Sc students at College of Fisheries, Mangalore
Practical classes for M.Sc Marine Science Students, Goa University

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