Achievements

The University has a strong research base with an exclusive Directorate of Research involved in strategic planning of research programmes, establishment of linkage with research organisations at National and International level, monitoring of research projects/schemes and research documentation with the following mission, and objectives.

I.MoUs Signed during 2021 & 2021-2022

Number of MoUs Signed : 17 Nos.

a) 2021 (January –March 2021)

1. M/s. Siva Neela Fish Farm, Mayiladuthurai (08.01.2021)
2. M/s. Bharath Aqua Farm, Saayankottagam, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (08.01.2021)
3. M/s. Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli (29.01.2021)
4. M/s. Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi (29.01.2021)
5. M/s. Holy Cross Home Science College, Thoothukudi (29.01.2021)
6. M/s. Annammal College of Education for Women, Thoothukudi (29.01.2021)
7. M/s. Salem Microbes, Salem (31.03.2021)
8. Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SNN CE), Chennai (31.03.2021)

b) 2021-2022 (April 2021 to January 2022)

1. M/s. Royal Marine Impex Pvt. Ltd., Kavuruvaripalem, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh (05.07.2021)
2. M/s. Hi Shrimp Hatchery Proprietorship, Sulerikadu, Chennai (05.07.2021)
3. M/s. Shrimpex Biotech Services Pvt, Ltd., Uthandi, Chennai (05.07.2021)
4. M/s. Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women Society, Siruseri, Chennai (05.07.2021)
5. M/s. J.M.Bioscience Pvt.Ltd., Nandanam, Chennai (28.07.2021)
6. ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal (Renewed on 03.09.2021)
7. ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin (Renewed on 03.09.2021)
8. National Cooperative Development Corporation, New Delhi (28.12.2021)
9. Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO), Chennai (07.02.2022)

II. Technology Developed/Released during 2021-2022 (In the month of January 2022)

Number of technology developed & Released : 14 Nos.

Technology Released

III. Research Publications (2020-2021) -58 Nos.

1. Subhashree,S., Padmavathy, P. Manimekalai, D. R. JeyaShakila. 2020. Assessment of fish scale biosorbent in the treatment of seafood processing plant wastewater. Journal of chemical toxicology and biotechnology (96) 723- 731 (NAAS : 8.66)

2. Durairaja R, Jayakumar N, Jawahar.P and Ahilan B.2020. Length-weight relationship and condition factor of grey mullet, Mugilcephalus Linnaeus, 1758 from pulicat lake, Tiruvallur (dt), Tamil Nadu. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 8(6), 228-234.

3. Kapparapu Sai Susmitha Bhargavi, Nambali Valsalan Sujathkumar, Rajagopal Santhakumar and Paulraj Jawaha.R. 2020. Marine Fishermen perception about consequences of climate change on fisheries in Tamil Nadu State, India International Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, USA Vol. 10 (3) 132-139 (NAAS: 6.83)

4. M. Petchimuthu, M.Rosalind George, K.Riji John.2020.Detection of virulence hemolysin gene (HlyA) in Photobacterium damselae subsp.. damselae isolates. Journal of Entomology and zoology studies 8(6), 1326-1330 (NAAS: 5.53)

5. Mercy, A. A., Hemamalini, N., Arul Jothi, K., Chrisolite, B. and Karl Marx, K.2020. Insilicocharacterisation and homology modelling of toll/toll like receptors (TLR) from penaeid shrimps. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 67, 98-104 (NAAS:6.29)

6. Sivasankar P., Riji John K., Rosalind George M., Mohamed Mansoor M., Magesh Kumar P., Selvamagheshwaran M., Srinivasan A., Veerabhadran K. 2021. Analysis of immune gene expression in seabass (Lates calcarifer) immunized with inactivated vaccine against Similar Damselfish virus. Indian Journal of Animal Research.55(1): 31-39. (NAAS:6.40)

7. Akalesh Patel T,.Jeyasekaran, G., Jeya Shakila, R., Anand, T., Lidiya Wilwet, Neeraj Pathak, Asha Hema Malini, N. and Neethiselvan, N. 2020. Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Salmonella spp. strains in shrimp farm source waters of Nagapattinam region in South India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 155, 111-117 (NAAS :10.05)

8. Arisekar, U., JeyaShakila, R., Shalini, R.and Jeyasekaran, G. 2020. Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in aquatic sediments and freshwater fish caught from Thamirabarani River, the Western Ghats of South Tamil Nadu. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 159, 111496(NAAS :10.05)

9. Sundhar. SJeyaShakila. R., Jeyasekaran. G Anand, S., Shalini, R.,Arisekar, U., Surya T., Asha Hema Malini and Satyanarayana Boda. 2020. Risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides in seaweeds along the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast India. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 161, 111709(NAAS :10.05)

10. Arisekar, U.,Jeya Shakila,R., Shalini,R., Sivaraman,B., Jeyasekaran, G and AshaHemaMalini, N .2020.Heavy metal concentration in reef-associated surface sediments, Hare Islands, Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (southeast coast of India): The first report on pollution load and biological hazard assessment using geochemical normalization factors and hazard indices. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 162, 111838 (NAAS :10.05)

11. Arisekar, U., JeyaShakila, R., Shalini, R., and J eyasekaran, G.2020.Pesticides contamination in the Thamirabarani, a perennial river in peninsular India: The first report on ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment Chemosphere, 267. 129251 (NAAS :11.7)

12. Sundhar, S., Jeya Shakila, R. Jeyasekaran, G, Shalini, R., and Aanand, S.2020. Evaluation of Organochlorine pesticides in edible seaweed Ulvalactuca Linnaeus, 1753 in the Gulf of Mannar, Southern India. Indian journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 49 (11), 1721-1728 (NAAS :6.30)

13. Balaganesan, M, Karalmarx, K and Jeya Shakila. R.2020. Dimorphic Expression of selected genes in Lepidocephalus thermalis using Cross-Specific primers. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54 (11), 1350-1367 (NAAS :6.44)

14. Tanveer, M., S. Moulick and C.K. Mukherjee, 2020. Mathematical model for goldfish recirculating aquaculture system. Aquacultural Engineering, (90):1-10. NAAS rating: 8.14.

15. Roy, S.M., M. Tanveer, C.K. Mukherjee and B.C. Mal, 2020. Design characteristics of perforated tray aerator. Water Supply, 20(5):1643–1652. NAAS rating: 6.92.

16. N Daniel, J Praveenraj, E Suresh, K Karal Marx and S Felix.2020. Report on the occurrence of invasive alien fish, Cichlasoma trimaculatum (Günther, 1867) at freshwater Lake of Chennai. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 8(4):2418-2420 (NASS: 5.53)

17. Bharathi, S., Antony, C., Rajagopalsamy, C.B.T., Uma, A., Ahilan, A., Somu Sunder Lingam, R., Ferose Khan, S. and Prabhu, E.2020. Partial replacement of Fish meal with soybean meal and distillery dried grain solubles (DDGS) as alternative protein sources for milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forsskal, 1775) fingerlings. Indian Journal of Fisheries 67(4), 62-70 (NAAS: 6.29)

18. Prabu, E., Felix, N., Uma, A. and Praveenraj, J.,.2020. Effects of dietary L-lysine supplementation on growth, body composition and muscle-growth-related gene expression with an estimation of lysine requirement of GIFT tilapia. Aquaculture Nutrition, 26, 568– 578 (NAAS: 8.23)

19. Prabu, E., Felix, N., Uma, A.,Ahilan, B. and Antony, C. 2020. Metabolic responses of juvenile GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to dietary L‐tryptophan supplementation. Aquaculture Nutrition, 26(5), 1713- 1723 (NAAS: 8.23)

20. Praveenraj J., Thackeray T., Gojendro Singh S., Uma A., Moulitharan N., and Bankit K. Mukhim. 2020. A new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from east khasi hills, Meghalaya and Northern Eastern India.Copeia.108 (4): 938- 947 (NAAS:7.16)

21. Pawan Kumar Sharma, J Stephan Sampath Kumar, Siva Raman G. K., V. Senthil Kumar, Chandana B. L., Gayatri Pandey.2020. A case study on therapeutic use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture practices in selected places of Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India.Journal of entomology and zoology studies, 8(2), 844-851 (NAAS : 5.53)

22. Pawan Kumar Sharma, J. Stephan Sampath Kumar, D. Manikandavelu, V. Senthil Kumar.2020. A Comparative Study on Primary Productivity in Fish Cage Culture Unit and Fish Pond in Relation to Different Level of Water Depth International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences :14, No:3 524-525 (NASS : 5.8)

23. P. Karthick raja, S. Aanand, J. Stephen Sampathkumar and P. Padmavathy. 2020.Effect of silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) on the growth and maturation of Rainbow shark, Epalzeorhynchos frenatum (Fowler, 1934) under captive rearing, Indian Journal of Fisheries:67(4), 89-96

24. K.Hema, P.Velayutham, C.O.Mohan, D.Sukumar, B.Sundaramoorthy, S.Athithan, G.Sugumar, C.N.Ravishankar and K.Ashok Kumar.2020. Innovative Studies on “Analogue Shrimp Products” from Lizard Fish using 3D Printing”, Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54 (7), 918 – 923 (NAAS :6.64)

25. K.Hema, P.Velayutham, C.O.Mohan, D.Sukumar, B.Sundaramoorthy, S.Athithan, G.Sugumar, C.N.Ravishankar and K.Ashok Kumar.2021. Thermal Process Evaluation of Analogue Shrimp Products from Lizard fish (Saurida tumbil) in retortable pouches. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 55 (2), 230 – 235 (NAAS :6.64)

26. Uma Maheswari, T., Rajakumar, M., Sugumar, G. and Santhakumar, R.2020.Value chain analysis of farmed shrimp sector in Tamil Nadu, South India, Indian Journal of Fisheries, 67 (3), 127 – 134 (NAAS :6.26)

27. Subburaj, A., Jawahar, P., Jayakumar, N., Srinivasan, A., Ahilan, B.2020.Effects of Acute Toxicity of Chlorpyrifos (EC 50%) and Associated Histological Alterations in Gills, Liver and Kidney of Mozambique Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852), Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54 (12), 1497-1504 (NAAS :6.44)

28. Harshita S, Nimish MS,Sowmya SG, Deepika UR,Yogendra PK, Arpitha HS, Hithamani G & Ponesakki G.2020.Phenolic Extract of Seagrass, Halophila ovalis Activates Intrinsic Pathway of Apoptosisin Human Breast Cancer (MCF-7) Cells Nutrition and Cancer, 73, 307-317 (NAAS :8.36)

29. Kodeeswaran, P., Praveenraj, J., Jayakumar, N., Abarna, K.M., Moulitharan, N., Mishra, S.S., 2020. First report of a Shrimpgoby, Myersinayangii (Actinoptergyii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from Indian waters. Acta. Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 50, 219 – 222 (NAAS:6.873)

30. P. Kodeeswaran, N. Jayakumar, M. Srihari, R. Durairaja, J. Praveenraj, K. Abarna and N. Moulitharan. 2020.Length weight relationship of seven bycatch fish species caught along the Chennai coast, Bay of Bengal, Eastern Indian Ocean. Journal of Applied Ichthyology,1, 1 – 3 (NAAS:6.61)

31. P. Kodeeswaran, J. Praveenraj and N. Jayakumar. 2020. New Record of Bearded Ghoul, Inimicusdidactylus (Pallas, 1769) (Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae) from the Southeast Coast of India. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 20, 1-6 (NAAS:6.657)

32. Agarwal Deepak, P.Gireesh-Babu, A.PavanKumar, Prakash Koringa, C.G.Joshi and Aparna Chaudhari. 2020.Tanscriptome analysis of Clarias magur brain and gonads suggests neuro-endocrine inhibition of milt release from captive GnRH- induced males.Genomics, 112 (6), 4041-4052 (NAAS: 12.205)

33. Sonalismita Mahapatra, Rathipriya.A., Priyadarshini Dwivedy, Suresh E., Shanmgam.S.A. & Kathirvelpandian.2020. Character-based identification system of scombrids from Indian waters for authentication and conservation purposes. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 05, 138-146 (NAAS: 6.89)

34. Sunil Kumar S. Ail., DayalDevadas, C. Sudhan, C. K. Misra, AjitKeshav Chaudhari, Asha Landge, Kiran Dube, B. B. Nayak, Latha Shenoy.2021. Plankton Diversity and Dominance in Three Undrainable Village Pond Aquaculture Systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences (91) Online First Articles. (IF 0.396)

35. K.Masilan, N.Neethiselvan, R.JeyaShakila, B.Sivaraman, T.Ravikumar, N.Muralidharan, A.Karthy, D.Sukumar,.2021. Valorization of discarded industrial fish processing wastes for the extraction of gelatin to use as biodegradable fish bait matrix using RSM. Peer J material sciences.3:e141-21 (NAAS: 8.35)

36. Arisekar, U., Jeya Shakila, R., Shalini, R., Jeyasekaran, G.,Sivaraman,B., and Surya, T.2021. Heavy metal concentrations in the macroalgae, seagrasses, mangroves, and crabs collected from the Tuticorin coast (Hare Island), Gulf of Mannar, South India. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 163, 111971 (NAAS: 8.05)

37. Shalini, R., Jeyasekaran, G., Jeya Shakila, R., and Arisekar, U.2021. Trace element concentrations in the organs of fish along the southeast coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 162,111817 (NAAS :10.05)

38. LidiyaWilwet, Jeya Shakila, R., Sivaraman, B.,Nayak, B.B.,Sanath Kumar, H.,Jaiswar, A.K., and Jeyasekaran, G.2021.Rapid detection of fraudulence in seven commercial shrimp products by species-specific PCR assays. Food Control. 124, 107871 (NAAS :10.26)

39. N Daniel, K Sathyaraj, E Suresh, A Angela Mercy, K Karal Marx, A Uma and G Sathishkumar.2021.Tobacco leaf dust as natural anaesthetic to GIFT tilapia. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 9(2): 241-244 (NAAS :3.99)

40. Paswan, V.K., K.D. Rawat, P.P. Srivastava, C. Prakash, M.D. Aklakur, S. Saseendran and Somu Sunder Lingam, R.2021.Optimization of stocking density and feeding ration for rearing of stunted Labeo rohita fingerlings in cages.Journal of Environment Biology, 42, 229 (NAAS : 6.78)

41. Tamilarau, A., Nethaji, M., Bharathi, S., Lloyd Chrispin, C. and Somu Sunder Lingam, R. 2021.Seaweeds: A potent source of antimicrobial drugs for aquaculture industry.Medicinal Plants 13(1), 33-44 (NAAS: 5.14)

42. J. Praveenraj, A. Uma, K. Saravanan, G. Rebecca , C. K. Mandal.2021.Outbreak of hirudiniasis in aquarium-reared albino red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus. Diseases of aquatic organisms,144, 55–59 (NAAS: 7.37)

43. Subash Chandraboss M, Ravaneswaran K, Aanand S, Anand C, and Stephen Sampathkumar J .2021.Efficiency of fresh fish and clam meat as a maturation diet in Sebae clownfish, Amphiprion sebae (Bleeker 1853) sp Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences.50 (02), 107 - 114

44. Palaniappan A., Antony U., and Emmamabux M.N. 2021. Current status of xylooligosaccahrides: Production, characterization, health benefits and food application, Trends in Food Science and Technology, 111, 506-519 (NAAS: 17.08)

45. Muthukumar Kishore Kumar, Natarajan Jayakumar, Arumugam Uma, Karuthappandian Karuppasamy, Dhanuskodi Manikandavelu and Murugesan Kavipriya.2021. Length-weight relationships of eight elasmobranch species captured along the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu, Eastern Indian Ocean. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 1, 1-5 (NAAS: 6.61)

46. Ranjan, A.,Kumar, S., Sahu, N.P., Jain, K.K. and Deo, A.D. 2021.Exogenous phytase and xylanase supplementation of formulated diets for rohu (Labeo rohita): impact on haematology, histology and IGF I gene expression. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 47, 49-58 (NAAS: 8.24)

47. Rathipriya A   ,  Kathirvelpandian A   ,  Shanmugam S A   ,  Suresh E   ,  Felix N .2021.Character-based identification key for commercially important fishes of Pulicat lake: tool for conservation and management Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal32(4):120-125. (NAAS :7.07)

48. Ambika Binesh.2021. Decades‐long involvement of signalling pathways in cardiovascular research using zebrafish model and its global trends, Review in Aquaculture, 13 (1), 556-566 (NAAS:16.592)

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National

1. Ramar, M., R. Sabarmathi, S. Aarthi, 2020. Piezoelectric Property from Processed Prawn Shells, Chemical Science Review and Letters, 9(36):933-940. NAAS rating: 4.75.

2. Subramani, V., P. Murugan, N. Mathiyazhagan, A. Ponniah, S. Ramalingam, N. Devarajan, P. Balaji, D. Kesavan, S. Monikandon,2020. In-situ and ex-situ Phycoremediation Competence of Innate Scenedesmus sp. on Polluted Thirumanimuthar River, Water Chemical Science Review and Letters, 9:839-852. NAAS rating: 4.75.

3. Gnanavel, S., N. Devarajan, K. Gajendiran, K. Sabariswaran, V. Selvaraj, U. Ganapathi D. Kesavan, Monikandon, S. 2020.Development of Ecofriendly Bio- Plastics from the Leaf Extract of Manihot Esculenta. Chemical Science Review and Letters, 9:978-985. NAAS rating: 4.75.

4. Thenmozhi, M., S. Thangamani and J. Jayabharathi, 2020. Ground water quality: Estimation of spatial variation using IDW Spatial analyst in cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. Agriculture Science and Research, (10)5:49-58. NAAS rating: 4.13

5. Felix, N., Kalaimani Arasi, P. and Manikandan, K.2020. Dietary mannan oligosaccharide enhances growth and survival of juvenile tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon against experimental challenge withVibrio harveyi and white spot syndrome virus, Indian Journal of Fisheries, 67 (4), 97 – 104 (NAAS: 6.29)

6. Ezhilarasi, V., Felix, S., Samuel Moses, T.L.S. and Selvaraj, S.2020. A study on growth, feed efficiency and hematological changes in Pearlspot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) in response to varied salinities in raceway-based culture system Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 49, 1571-1579 (NAAS: 6.33)

7. Mahadevi, Felix, S., Ahilan, B., Rajagopalasamy, C.B.T. and Samuel Moses, T.L.S.2020.Induced Breeding and Developmental Biology of Endemic Western Ghats Fish Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes, 1844) under Captive Conditions, Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54, 1069-1077 (NAAS: 6.40)

8. Rumisha Benedicto Christopher, Ahilan, B., Cheryl Antony & Samuel Moses. 2020. Sunflower meal as an alternative protein source to replace soybean meal in the diet of GIFT strain of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, Indian Journal of Fisheries, 67, 82-88 (NAAS:6.29)

9. S Felix, Mangesh M Bhosale, CBT Rajagopalsamy, S Aruna. 2020. RAS based culture system for continuous production of Rotifers (Brachionus calyciflorus), Indian journal of animal sciences, 90(6), 59-63 (NAAS:6.23)

10. JyotiSaroj, P Jawahar, A Srinivasan, N Neethiselvan and N Jayakumar. 2020. Pelagic Fish Eggs Diversity in the Nearshore Waters of Gulf of Mannar, South East Coast of India.Indian Journal of Animal Research, 54, 1296-1303 (NAAS:6.44)

Project Sanctioned during 2021- 2022 -10 Nos. (From January 2021 to January 2022)

Project approved and waiting for fund release for the year 2021-2022 - 3 Nos.

Research Projects in operations – 29 Nos.




Patents Filed, Published, Granted during the 2021-2022
Patent filed –Nil
Patent Published -Nil
Patent Granted – 3 Nos.

• Multiplex PCR Assay for authentication of processed Portunus pelagicus and Portunus sanguinolentus (No.384288, dated 14.12.2021- Inventors: Dr. G. Jeyasekaran, Mr. Dineshkumar and Dr. R. Jeya Shakila)
• Designing of genus specific primer for Lutjanus from 16S rRNA mitochondrial region for authentication of snapper products by single step PCR (No. 373138, dated 29.07.2021 - Inventors: Dr. G. Jeyasekaran, Dr. B. Sivaraman and Dr. R. Jeya Shakila)
• Designing and fabrication of Inland raceways for intensive rearing of ornamental fishes (No. 362943, dated 24.03.2021 - Inventor: Dr. S. Felix)

SUMMARY OF PROJECT SUBMITTED -113 Nos.

Project Submitted – 113 Nos.