Having graduated in Zoology from Kerala University in 1987, I did my post graduation in Industrial Fisheries from Cochin University of Science and Technology. I took the Doctoral Degree from the same University in 1998 for the thesis entitled “Population characteristics, fishery and post larval distribution of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) and M.idella (Hilgendorf) of Vembanad lake”. The Vembanad lake is a tropical estuarine habitat, largest in west coast of India and has been identified as one Ramsar site in 2002. The lake system has undergone very serious alterations mainly by many anthropogenic interventions. M.rosenbergii is an important species which succumbed to the adverse impact of these human interventions. The thesis encompasses studies on the status of its fishery and exploitation in the lake and adjoining rivers and population dynamics of its stock. It also details the morphological and morphometrical characterization of male and female populations of M.rosenbergii

Ecology of fin fish and shell fish larval forms in estuarine habitat, Fishery biology of deep sea fishes from continental slope, Fishery biology of estuarine and riverine fishes , Fishery of decapod crustaceans, Molecular taxonomy and phylogenetic studies of larval forms of decapods

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Ecological implications of unintentional aquaculture escapees: an overview of risks, remediation strategies and knowledge gaps in the aquaculture sector of India and riparian East African countries., Marine and Fisheries Science , INIDEP, Vol. 37, 2024

Linking genetic lineages of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii to their global populations. , Fisheries Science, Springer Vol. 90, 2024

Aquaculture: A hidden goldmine for the rural poor- a cost benefit analysis of fish farming for sustainable development and food security in Vihiga County, Kenya. , Business strategy and development, Wiley 2024

Spatial dynamicis of macrofauna with special reference to bivalve molluscs in the Arctic Kongsfjord, Svalbard, Norway , Polar Science, Elseiver Vol. 35, 2023

Changes in shoreline and its impact on mangrove structure in selected islands of Sunderbans, Northeast coast of India, Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, Springer 2023

Ecological risk assessment and Phyto management of trace metals in the sediments of mangroves associated with the Ramsar sites of Kerala, southern India, , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , Springerlink 2022

Ecosystem Carbon Stock and Stable Isotopic Signatures of Soil Organic Carbon Sources Across the Mangrove Ecosystems of Kerala, Southern India , Wetlands, Springer 2022

Global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and hypervirulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae from LMICs: An in-silico approach. , Science of the Total Environment , Vol. 802, 2022

Trophic interactions between native and exotic cichlids in a shallow tropical estuary (Lake Vembanad, India), Marine and Freshwater Research , CSIRO PUBLISHING Vol. 73, 2021

Real Time PCR detection of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879) larvae with emphasis to their ecology, Aquatic Living Resources, EDP Sciences 2021 Vol. 34, 2021

Benthic Decapod crustaceans constituting exploited fishery , International Seminar on Benthos , 2019

Efficiency of bioactive compound extracted from various plant leaf to improving the quality of fish and shell fishes during chilled storage condition, Seafood safety trade and management, 2017

On the exploited fishery resources of three major estuaries of Kerala, Sustainable Fisheries in an Ecosystem Perspective. Proceedings of National seminar on Sustainable fisheries in an ecosystem perspective., 2017

On the exploited fishery resources of three major estuaries of Kerala, Proceedings of National seminar on Sustainable fisheries in an ecosystem perspective, 2017

Studies on the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as Alternate Fuel in Motorised Fishing Unit, Conservefish, 2009

Potential of snapping shrimps as ornamentals. , Ornamental fish breeding, farming and Trade,, 2008

Population characteristics and stock assessment of Puntius denisonii (Day) in Kanjirapuzha River, Kerala (South India), Ornamental fish breeding, farming and Trade, 2008

Life history traits and population dynamics of Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) of Periyar Lake, India., Mahseer The Biology, Culture and Conservation Proceedings of the Interanational Symposium on the Mahseer 29-30 March 2006; Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 2007

On the sustainability issues of fishery of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) in Vembanad lake, South India. , Sustain Fish, 2006

On the sustainability issues of fishery of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) in Vembanad lake, South India, Sustain Fish, 2006

Prof. Dr. .M.HARIKRISHNAN, A.Ramachandran, Shibu A.V., Mini Sekharan, N and S.Sabu, Seafood Safety Trade and Management , School of Industrial Fisheries, 2017

Prof. Dr. .M.HARIKRISHNAN, B.Madhusoodana Kurup, Prajith K K, Wamafish, School of Industrial Fisheries, 2010

Prof. Dr. .M.HARIKRISHNAN, Kurup, B.M., Boopendranath, M.R. and A.V.Shibu , Impact of climate change on hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security , Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, India , 2021 , ISBN : 978-93-90309-11-5

RESEARCH PROJECTS

"“ Resource assessment and biology of deep sea crustaceans inhabiting continental slope of Arabian sea and Central Indian Ocean" ( MoES, Govt.of India- 2012 -2017 , Total outlay Rs.8000000)

"“Temporal and spatial distribution of larval forms of Macrobrachium spp in Vembanad lake with special reference to changes in lacustrine ecology” " (2. Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment - 2015 -2018 , Total outlay Rs.2371000)

"“ Assessment of fishery resources along Indian Continental slope and Central Indian Ocean”." ( MoES, Govt.of India- 2008 -2012 , Total outlay Rs.4500000)