Dr. Pramod Kumar Pandey has more than 33 years of experience in the field of Fisheries and Aquaculture in different capacities. He started his professional carrier at Marine Products Export Development Authority, Kochi in 1988. He joined in Agricultural Research Service as a Scientist in the year 1993 and worked at different positions in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India. He has worked as a Scientist, Sr. Scientist, and Principal Scientist at ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai. After working as Dean, College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University (Imphal) for more than 5 years, he has joined as Director, ICAR- DCFR, Bhimtal since May 2021. He had received many national and international awards from different organizations. He has around 150 publications including research papers in national and international journals, 8 books, and many institutional & externally funded research projects to his credit. He has also conducted many trainingprogrammes, workshops, seminars, and symposia for farmers, students, academicians, researchers, and fisheries officials. His most significant achievement has been the voluntary breeding of magur (Magur magur) in captivity. He has guided around 36 students for their PG and Ph D programs. He has been involved in developing and preparing several policy papers for the development of fisheries in the country and new course curricula for PG students in the field of Fisheries Science. He has visited countries such as USA, Mauritius, and Thailand in different capacities. Dr. Md. Shahbaz Akhtar, PhD, ARS, is working as a Senior Scientist at the ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research since 2010. He graduated from the Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India. He obtained his Master’s (in 2008) and Doctorate degrees (in 2012) from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai, India. He is awarded the K. C Nai^ 2200 citations (h-index: 25; i10-index: 42). Dr. Nityanand Pandey is working as Principal Scientist at the ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research since 2007. He is a medallist fisheries graduate from the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India. He obtained his Master’s degree from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai, India and Doctorate from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, India. He was conferred for Young Scientist Award and Gold Plated Medal 2002, Fellow of Natural Science & Culture (FNSC), 2011 by Nature conservators (India), Fellow of Coldwater Society of India and Distinguished Scientist award, AETDS 2020. He did field level extension work for more than eight years and taught at UG & PG level for five years. He has more than 85 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and guided more than 24 research scholars for their research work. He has expertise in the field of temperate aquaculture, ploidy manipulation in fish and climate resilient aquaculture.
