Fisheries Resource Management

The Department of Fisheries Resource Management, established in 2008, also has competent faculty and is well equipped with labs and facilities to take up advanced research in respect to natural aquatic resources, involving aquatic biodiversity, stock assessment, population dynamics, aquatic pollution, quality assessment, exotics and climate change, in special reference to the major river systems of Punjab. Further, the department is also playing an instrumental role in economic utilization/ management of potential water/land resources for aquaculture i.e., Village/community ponds and inland salt affected waterlogged waste lands.

Fisheries Resource Management


Dr. Meera D. Ansal

Address : Head of Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries, GADVASU, Ludhiana

Email: meeradansal@gadvasu.in, ansalmd@gmail.com

Call: +91-161-2414061

Fax: +91-161-2414054

Brief Introduction :

Dr. Meera D. Ansal, Principal Scientist(Fisheries) took additional charge of Head, Department of Fisheries Resource Management in 2015. She has made significant contribution in teaching, research,extension and institutional development. She hasguided 9 M.F.Sc. and 2 Ph.D students and have taught over 20 UG/PG courses duringthe last 22 years. Presently 2 M.F.Sc. Students are working under her guidance.

Under ICAR’s prestigious Niche Area of Excellence Project (2010-2015),she played an instrumental role in aquaculture development in inland saltaffected waste areas of south west districts of the State and was conferredwith 'Best Success Story' award by the Indian Ecological Society. She alsodeveloped low cost carp feeds with non-conventionalfeed resources like duckweeds & Azolla and region specific Azolla culturetechnology. She is now working to develop ‘Climate Smart AquacultureTechnologies’ viz., diversification involving intercropping with high valuespecies, growth promoting & immuno-stimulating herbal supplements and broodstock management for enhanced aquaculture productivity, without any additionalpressure on already depleting multiple use water/land resources. Being an active extension worker, she has conducted 12training programs in fish farming/aquaculture and served Innovative FishFarmers Association, Punjab for 5 years as technical coordinator.

Recently, she earned an R&D project entitled “Establishment of Capacity Building ResourceCentre for Intensive Aquaculture Technologies in Punjab- Recirculatory andBiofloc Aquaculture Systems” with 100% funding of 1.39 crores under PMMSY CenterSector Scheme (CSS) of Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries,Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD), GOI, to promote intensive aquaculture technologiesin the region. With 12 R&D projects and more than200 publications, including research papers, review articles, teaching/trainingmanuals, books, booklets, pamphlets and extension articles, to her credit Dr.Meera has also been conferred with ‘Honorary Fellowship' of the IndianEcological Society.

Faculty Detail

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Dr. Syed Shabih Hassan

Designation : Scientist (Fisheries)

Contact Address : Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004

Telephone : +91-0161-2414061

Mobile : +91-9780764402

Email : fish_ab@rediffmail.com, hassan03048@gmail.com, sshassan@gadvasu.in

Academic Credentials

  • B.Sc. (Medical)
  • M.Sc. Zoology (Specialization: Fish & Fisheries)
  • Ph.D. Zoology (Specialization: Fish & Fisheries)
  • ICAR-ASRB-NET (Fish & Fishery Sciences, 2001)
  • Diploma in Pisciculture (AMU)
  • PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (IGNOU)
  • Certificate Course on Animal Welfare (TANUVAS, Chennai)

Teaching appointments

Teaching of UG/PG Courses:

  • BSH-222, FRM-321, FRM-211, AEM-211, AE-311, FE-323, AEM-123,FRM-121,BSH-321, DB-112, FEES-322, ENV-101, FRM-111, FRM-113, AQ-122, AEM-221, AE-124, WE-411, WE-421, LPM-312, FISH-504, FISH-506, AQ-523, FRM-501, FRM-502, FRM-503, FRM-505, FRM-506, AE-503,AE-606, AE-605, AQC-502, AQC-511,AQC-606, AQC-591,AQ-599, FRM-591,FRM-599.

Other appointments

  • Junior Research Fellow (ODA, UK project), Senior Research Fellow (USWWF project) and Project Coordinator (WDCS, UK proj. (Aug. 1993 to June 2000), SRF & RF (ICAR-NATP proj. wef., Nov. 2000 to July 2004)
  • Principal Investigator, DST(GOI) project, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (July 2004 to Jan. 2007)
  • NSS Programme Coordinator & Member Placement Cell, GADVASU & NSS Programme Officer & Store Incharge, College of Fisheries
  • Presiding officer/Polling officer in MLA/MP/SGPC/Zila Parishad election in Punjab, Supervisor, Punjab Population Census Work
  • Representative of Dean/DSW-EO/Registrar/DEE/HOD & Nodal officer for different developmental works
  • Paper Setter/Examiner for different universities
  • Advisor B.F.Sc. students (2010-11) & PG students - 09
  • Acted as one of the Judges in National Conferences, Cultural events/NSS events/World Fisheries Day
  • Chairperson, Maintenance and Placement, Disciplinary Committee, Incharge teaching room & Member – Academic Affairs, Research, Extension, Accreditation, Anti-Ragging, Anti-Ragging Squad, & Selection committee, College of Fisheries
  • Member, Annual Rate Contract, Purchase Cell & Member/convener/co-convenor in the event of Inter College Youth Festival & Annual Athletic Meet, GADVASU
  • Invigilator & Evaluator in CET–GADVASU, UG/PG Exam
  • Chairman, Landscaping, Nursery & Building Maintenance Committee, Co-Chairman, Research Committee, Member - Budget, Extension, Academic Affairs, Vehicle Mngmt, Lab Management, Farmers Information & Advisory, Workshop Organizing Committee, KVK, Tarn Taran
  • Incharge of trainings & classrooms, extension activities, Co-Incharge of display and exhibition material & management of administrative block, KVK, Tarn Taran
  • Coordinator of Farmers Exposure visit & Rep. of DEE, GADVASU for monitoring KVK building, Tarn Taran
  • Coordinator/Co-coordinator for arrangement of exhibition/tentage in events, 25 times one week vocational training and 63 times one day technical training programme in Tarn Taran, Punjab
  • Coordinator for 10 times one week and 2 times ten days NSS summer/winter/spring camp programme & Coordinator of ST, OBC, and Minorities category students, GADVASU
  • Team Manager of 10 times of GADVASU Sports Contingent for different sports events
  • Incharge and Supervisor of All India Educational tour and academic tours of UG/PG students during different year.
  • Incharge of NSS volunteer’s contingent at Lovely Professional University, Incharge NSS Punjab State Contingent in National Youth Festival-2014, GADVASU contingent in National Adventure camp at Narkanda (HP)
  • Team Manager of GADVASU cultural contingent at GNDU, Amritsar (2012) and at JNKVV, Jabalpur (2013)
  • Incharge of NSS Punjab State Contingent in Pre-Republic Day Parade Camp at Mohali and GADVASU Contingent in 4th Annual Inter-State Declamation Contest at Jammu
  • Executive Committee member, Joint Secretary, NESA, New Delhi, Chairperson, NESA (Punjab chapter), Joint Secretary & Vice-Chairman, ISRS (LC) and Observer, Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society
  • Chief Editor of International Journal on Biological Sciences, Reviewers of many journals, and Member of Journal Editorial Board, IJAB, JAFST, IJB, MSI, FIJMR, IJES, IJAS, IJBS, JAST-A & B, NESA Newsletter
  • Member committee/Co-convenor/Organizing Secretary & Chaired/Rapporteur of scientific technical session in many National Conferences/Seminar/Sympos

Area of research

  • Fisheries Resource Management, Aquatic Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Management, Genetic diversity, Cage culture, Aquaculture production, Fish marketing and socio-economic aspects, disease diagnosis, Veterinary parasitology, immunology and molecular biology.

Ongoing projects

Sl.No.

PI/Co-PI

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Period

1.

Co-PI

Establishment of dedicated river health monitoring cell at GADVASU for conservation and restoration of the river Beas

Punjab Pollution Control Board, Govt. of Punjab

2018-22

2.

PI

Training / Skill Development project on “Freshwater Carp Culture: Innovative Approach”

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad

2016-2017

3.

PI

Training / Skill Development project on “Ornamental Fish Breeding, Culture, Trade and Aquarium Services”

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad

2016-2017

4.

PI

Ecology, biodiversity and productivity of rivers and selected reservoirs/ wetlands of Punjab in the context of fisheries development

RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna) Project

2013 to 2015

5.

PI

Development of Improvement Diagnostics based on Immunological and molecular assays for the detection of paramphistomosis in ruminants in Punjab

Deptt. of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology (GOI), New Delhi

2004 to 2007

Research honours awards

  • Merit Scholarship during UG/PG study, JRF, SRF fellowship & Project Coordinator (International Project), SRF & RF fellowship (ICAR, NATP project), DST Young Scientist Fellowship
  • NSS Programme Coordinator, Member Placement Cell, Coordinator, Matters related to Scheduled Tribes, OBC and Minorities, GADVASU, 
  • Store & Placement incharge, COF, NSS Programme Officer, COF 
  • SESR Best Researcher of the Year Award-2014
  • Indira Gandhi NSS Award-2014 
  • Environmentalist of the Year Award-2014
  • Outstanding Scientist Award-2015
  • SESR Ecologist Award-2015 
  • Best Poster Presentation Award (2015 & 2016)
  • Indo-International Emerging Star Award-2015
  • Outstanding Achievement Award for Veterinary Sciences-2016
  • Shining Star of India Award for Fishery & Vety.Science-2016
  • Scientist of the Year Award-2016 
  • Best Scientist Award-2016
  • Indo-Thai Asia Achiever`s Leadership Award-2017 
  • Bharat Gaurav Award-2017
  • Global Achiever`s Pacific Award for Talented Personalities-2017
  • International Status Award for International Integration-2017
  • Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Sadbhawana Award-2017
  • Best Citizens of India Award-2017
  • Sardar Patel Sadbhawana Award-2017
  • Award for Excellence in Research-2017
  • International Gold Star Award-2017

No of publications

Research: 46Extension: 21      
Books: 02          
Manuals: 05

Publication

  • Kumar, J., Datta; S.N., Tewari, G., Hassan, S. S., & Dubey, S. (2021). Population dynamics of Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822) of river Sutlej in Punjab (India), Journal of Environmental Biology. 42: 1505-1511(NAAS = 6.78).
  • Maan, B. S., & Hassan, S. S. (2021). Evaluation of microbial load and selected heavy metals contamination in the river Beas (Punjab) India, International Journal on Environmental Sciences, 12(1):75-88. (NAAS = 3.06).
  • Arora, M., Sahoo, S., Sharma, S., Hassan, S. S., & Pateriya, B.  (2020). Mapping and Monitoring of Wetland Ecosystems: A Case Study on Harike and Keshopur Wetland over Punjab Region, India, International Journal on Environmental Sciences, 11(1):29-43. (NAAS =3.06).
  • Kumar, J., Hassan, S. S., Tewari, G., & Datta; S.N. (2020). Assessment of Ichthyofaunal Diversity of River Sutlej in District Ludhiana, Punjab (India), Journal of Animal Research, 10(5): 783-789. (NAAS = 5.54).
  • Kaur, S., Singh, P., Bedi, J.S., & Hassan, S. S. (2019). Analysis of heavy metals in water, sediment and selected fishes of River Sutlej, Punjab, India. Journal of Environmental Biology. 40: 322-327 (NAAS - 6.73).
  • Sharma, N., Hassan, S. S., & Ansal, M. D. (2019). Incorporation of press mud: A sugar factory byproduct in semi-intensive carp polyculture system and its effect on fish growth and survival. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(4):192-199. (NAAS - 5.53)
  • Kaur, S., Singh, P., & Hassan S. S. (2018). Studies on Gonado-Somatic Index (GSI) of selected fishes of River Sutlej, Punjab, Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(2):1274-1279. (NAAS-5.53)
  • Kaur, A., Abubakar, A., & Hassan, S. S. (2018). Trophic Status Assessment of Nigeen Lake, Kashmir (India), Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(4):1004-1009. (NAAS-5.53)
  • Priyanka, C., Tewari, G., & Hassan, S. S. (2018). Study of biometric growth parameters of fishes of family Bagridae from Harike Wetland (Punjab) India, Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(4):1667-1672. (NAAS-5.53)
  • Hassan, S. S., Sehgal, H.S., & Sehgal, G.K. (2015). Seasonality of nutrient content in epilimnion zone of a small reservoir in Punjab (India), Journal of Animal Feed Science & Technology, 3(1) 39-46 
  • Hassan, S. S., & Sinha, R. K.  (2015). Diversity of finfishes and commercially important species in the River Ganga in and around Patna Region, Indian Journal of Agriculture Business, 1(1) 15-21.        
  • Hassan, S. S. (2015). Scope, prospects and constraints of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii, De Man) culture and management practices in Punjab (India), Indian Journal of Agriculture Business, 1(1)55-73.
  • Hassan, S. S.  Kaur, K., Joshi, K., & Juyal, P. D.  (2005). Epidemiology of paramphistomosis in domestic ruminants in different district of Punjab and other adjoining areas, Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 19(1):43-46. (NAAS-4.80)
  • Hassan, S. S., Sinha, R.K., Ahsan, S.N., & Hassan, N. (1998).  Impact of Fishing operations and hydrological factors on recent fish catch in Ganga near Patna, India, Journal of Inland Fisheries Society of India, Barrackpore, 3091, pp.1-12.

Fisheries Resource Management

Former Faculty

Sr. No. Name Designation Superannuation/ Transfer/ Promotion Photograph
1. Dr. Prabjeet Singh Assistant Professor Promoted to Deputy Director (Training), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Booh, Tarn Taran

 

Fisheries Resource Management

  • Strengthening of Fisheries Research in GADVASU
  • Culture of high value species in reservoir pond cage aquaculture in Punjab
  • Ecology, biodiversity and productivity of rivers and selected reservoirs/ wetlands of Punjab in the context of fisheries development under scheme

Fisheries Resource Management

  • Fish fauna and water quality of River Satluj from 15 different spots from Ropar headworks to Harike bridge in Punjab was assessed to study the impact of pollution on fish diversity of the river.
  • Discharge of untreated industrial effluents/domestic sewage of Ludhiana city into River Satluj through Buddha Nallah deteriorated the water quality of River Satluj w.r.t. conductivity, hardness, free CO2, alkalinity, biological oxygen demand (BOD) etc.
  • Designed and fabricated low cost fish cages suitable for fish ponds.
  • Conducted survey of fish markest of Punjab.

Fisheries Resource Management

                       

Fisheries Resource Management

Research papers 31
Extension articles 13
Books/Manual 01

Fisheries Resource Management

  • Fisheries Resource Management Lab for UG/PG teaching and research 
  • Fisheries Museum
  • FRM Museum (Under Development)

Fisheries Resource Management

  • Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), Ludhiana to promote scientific and academic collaboration - Geospatial technologies, for sustainable development of livestock and fisheries sectors in the region
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