Dr. Divu Damodarn
Name: Dr. Divu Damodarn
Qualification: Ph.D
Designation : Scientist
Department: Department of Agricultural Research and Education
Institute name : ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
College address : ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O.,
Kochi-682 018, Kerala
Award for : Research Excellence Award
Publication title: Journal
Paper Title : Optimization of the stocking parameters for mud spiny lobster Panulirus polyphagus (Herbst, 1793) capture?based aquaculture in tropical open sea floating net cages
Journal Name : Aquaculture Research
Volume : 49
Issue No. : 2
Month of publication : December
Year : 2017
Page no. : 1080-1086
ISSN : 1365-2109
About Dr. Divu Damodarn
Dr. Divu Damodaran Nair is currently working as Scientist, Mariculture Division at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India. He does R&D in mariculture and allied sciences since 2009. He has completed his M.FSc form Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Science University (Bidar), College of Fisheries, Mangalore, Karnataka. During his post graduate studies he was awarded with ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship for Post Graduate studies during the academic year 2004-2006.He was a recipient of the prestigious Dr. Jalihal Endowment Award for the All India best Masters Degree Research in Fisheries and also recipient of the Prof.H.P.C.Shetty
Gold Medal for the best outgoing Masters student in college during the academic year 2006-2007 by the Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Science University, Bidar. He was an outstanding student and recipient of the University Gold medal for the best outgoing Masters Student in Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Mangalore. He was also recipient of the Prof.Tauro Gold Medal for the best outgoing Masters student in Fishery Microbiology by the CoF, KVAFSU. Dr. Divu awarded with PhD from the Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Science University, Bidar and received PFGF Best Thesis Award, for All India best Masters Degree Research Thesis in Fisheries, during the academic year 2006-2007. Also he was an outstanding student and recipient of the University Gold medal for the best doctoral research
fellow from the Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Science University, Bidar for the period 2006-2009.
He has published 36 papers in peer-reviewed SCI indexed journals of international repute, 1 policy draft, 3 books and 2 International Magazine stories/ articles. He has one design patent and 1 process patent (Indian and International) filed. The team led by Dr. Divu has received with “Technology-Innovation award” for his intervention in Lobster sea cage farming and Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in an International conference on Recent Advances in Aquaculture (RAA-2016) National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and UGC, New Delhi conducted at Andhra University, A.P during 16-17, December 2016 and a Best research paper award (oral presentation) for Applications of Remote sensing and GIS in selection of suitable
marine aquaculture sites along Gujarat coast in an International symposium of the Societal Applications in Fisheries and Aquaculture using Remote Sensing Imagery (SAFARI-2) at the ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute during 15-17, January, 2018. Dr.Divu is a visiting scientist to University of Stirling, UK. His research focuses are on development of sustainable mariculture technologies, GIS based spatial modeling for mariculture development, mariculture policy designing etc.