Academic in School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin university of Science & Technology (CUSAT), India since 2006. Expert, Action plan development for Tuna Fish Value Chain in Lakshadweep, NITI AYOG, INDIA. International Marketing Consultant, OFI (Ornamental Fish International), Marketing Consultant, KAVIL (Kerala Aqua Ventures International Ltd -A Govt of Kerala Undertaking), Advisory Board Member, SSNI (Sustainability Network of India). Masters (Industrial Fisheries) and PhD from CUSAT, Faculty Secondment in Universita di Salento (Italy). Teaching, research and industry consultansies focus on interdisciplinary research in fisheries for sector development, capacity building, outreach and marketing. SOFI-Way Forward (www.sofiwf.com), focused on sustainable ornamental fisheries paved her way to international platforms a decade ago. International Invited speaker (AQUARAMA, AQUAREALM & INFOFISH) from 2011. Visiting Professor, Tamilnadu Jeyalelitha Fisheries University

Fish Business Management, Seafood Marketing, Sustainable Ornamental fisheries

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Sexual dimorphism in structures, size and shape of the cyprinid Nilgiri melon barb, Haludaria fasciata, Fisheries & Aquatic Life, Vol. 30, 2022

Optimization of disinfectants for controlling fungus growth on the eggs of Nilgiri Melon barb (Haludaria fasciata) during incubation, Fishery Technology , CIFT Vol. 59, 2022

Mapping women’s role in small scale fisheries value chain in India for fisheries sustainability, Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, 2022

Effect of Temperature on the Embryonic Development of Nilgiri Melon Barb Haludaria fasciata, Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, 2022

The occurrence of microplastics in gut contents of endemic barb Sahyadria chalakkudiensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Thobias, 1999) inhabiting river systems of Western Ghats, South India, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, Vol. 9, 2021

Global trade in marine ornamental fish, INFOFISH INTERNATIONAL, INFOFISH Vol. 1, 2021

Length Weight Relationship and Relative Condition Factor Study in Sahyadria chalakkudiensis Inhabiting Western Ghat River Systems of South India, JOURNAL OF TROPICAL LIFE SCIENCE, 2020

Post Covid prospects for Indian ornamental fish sector, Journal of Ornamental fish International, OFI 2020

Consumer Preferences of Seafood Types in Belgium, Spain and Italy, International Journal of Applied Marketing and Management,, 2018

Consumer behaviour towards seafood and seafood safety, International Journal of Current Advanced Research, Vol. 7, 2018

Consumer Preference Towards Seafood Among Women Consumers from Different Work Status: A Semantic Differential Analysis. , Asian Pacific Aquaculture (2019). , 2019

Third Party Logistics Services In Seafood Export from Kerala, India, Asian Pacific Aquaculture , 2019

Feeds and Feeding Practices In Ornamental Fish Farms In Kerala, Asian Pacific Aquaulture 2019, 2019

Alternatives for Multiple Food Safety Management Systems In The Seafood Industry In India., Asian Pacific Aquaculture , 2019

Quality Management of Intrinsic Production Processes in Ornamental Fish System Using Fish Bone (Ishikawa) Diagram, Asian Pacific Aquaulture , 2019

Barriers In Implementing Food Safety Management System, ISO 22000:2005 In Seafood Export Firms: An Exploratory Factor Analysis, Asian Pacific Aquaulture, 2019

Ornamental Fish Breeding In Asian Countries, Asian Pacific Aquaculture , 2019

Status of Ornamental Fisheries Management in Kerala, Asian Pacific Aquaculture , 2019

Extension Activities in the ornamental fish sector in India, International conference on Innovative Approaches for Agricultural Knowledge Management: Global Extension Experiences, 2011

An Analysis of the Factors that Hamper Ornamental fish production sector in Tamilnadu, National Seminar on Technology and Trade Prospects in Ornamental Aquaculture- TTPOA, 2010

Dr. MINI SEKHARAN. N , A.RAMACHANDRAN, Sustainable Ornamental Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2013 , ISBN : 978-93-80095-36-3

Dr. MINI SEKHARAN. N , Prof. A Ramachandran, Dr M Harikrishnan, Dr Shibu A V, Dr S Sabu, Seafood Safety Trade and Management, 2016 , ISBN : 978-93-80095-98-1

Dr. MINI SEKHARAN. N , Alex Ploeg , Roberto R. Hensen, Shane Willis , William A. Tomey , Brandon McLane , Frank Riechelman, Esther Mous, Aquatic plant trade in India, OFI, 2014 , ISBN : ISBN-10 : 9491354337, ISBN-13 : 978-9491354335

Dr. MINI SEKHARAN. N , A.Ramachandran, Breeding, Farming and Management of ornamental fishes, 2002

VISITING PROFESSORSHIP from Tamilnadu Dr.Jayalalitha Fisheries University, in the year 2020

INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER from INFOFISH, MALAYSIA, in the year 2017

INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER from AQUAREALM, SINGAPORE, in the year 2017

INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER from AQUARAMA SINGAPORE, in the year 2015

INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER from INFOFISH, MALAYSIA, in the year 2014

INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER from AQUARAMA, SINGAPORE, in the year 2013

INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER from AQUARAMA, SINGAPORE, in the year 2011

RESEARCH PROJECTS

"Developing Strategies to Network Ornamental fish breeders in India for Enhancing Exports" (MPEDA/UNCTAD- -0001 --0001 )

"Developing Future – Oriented Academic Curricula in Teacher Education with Innovative Methodologies for Nex-Gen Asian HEIs” – 2019- In association with Wroc?aw University of Science and Technology (Poland)" (EU FUNDED -FRACTION PROJECT- -0001 --0001 )