Reservoir and Wetland Fisheries,Division
The Reservoir Division is based at Barrackpore. The investigations being carried out at the Division is aimed at developing management norms for optimizing fish yield from large, medium and small reservoirs of the country.

Ongoing Projects
Project Code: RWF/20-23/10 Understanding spatio-temporal variations of reservoir ecosystem and developing improved fisheries management strategies for different eco-regions: A new perspective
PI: Dr. U. K. Sarkar
Sub Project no. Sub Project title PI Co-PI Technical Staff
1 Understanding spatio-temporal variations of large reservoir ecosystems (Hirakud, Panam& Idukki) and developing improved fisheries management strategies A.K. Das, Canciyal Johnson (upto 31.03.22) Deepa Sudheesan, T.T. Paul, Anand Meiti (upto 31.03.22), Vaishakh G.,Satish Koushlesh (w.e.f.01.04.22)
2 Development of ecosystem-based fisheries management strategies for medium reservoirs (Kodar, Upper Manair, Poondi, Seruli B) in different eco-regions Sajina M. (w.e.f.01.04.22,) M.A.Hassan (01.04.20-31.03.22) T. Tayung (upto 05.10.21), M. Karthikeyan, Ramya V.L., Dipesh Debnath, S.C.S. Das, Satish Koushlesh, Preetha Panikkar, Ajoy Saha, Jesna P.K. (w.e.f. 01.04.22
3 Temporal assessment of the Mandovi-Zuari estuarine fishery resources for sustainable Management Lianthuamluaia Ajoy Saha (upto 31.03.22), Sibina Mol, Sajina A.M., Suman Kumari, H.S. Swain, Hemanta Chowdhury, Mishal P., Preetha Parikkar, Jesna P.K. (w.e.f. 01.04.22), P.J. Majhi (w.e.f. 01.04.22)
4 Tropho-dynamic modelling of reservoirs for ecosystem-based fisheries management P. Panikkar F. Khan, Sibna Mol, Satish Koushlesh
Project Code: RWF/20-23/11 Eco-orientation approach for fisheries enhancement of floodplain wetlands in diverse eco-regions of India
PI: Dr. A. K. Das
Sub Project no. Sub Project title PI Co-PI Technical Staff
1 Eco-orientation approach for fisheries enhancement of floodplain wetlands in Northeastern India Dipesh Debnath Simanku Borah, S. Yengkokpam, S.C.S. Das, Pranob Das, A.K. Yadav, B.K. Bhattacharjya, Niti Sharma (w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
2 Eco-orientation approach for fisheries enhancement of floodplain wetlands in West Bengal A. K. Das U.K. Sarkar, D.K. Meena, Asit K Bera, Md. Aftabuddin, Lianthuamluaia
3 Eco-orientation approach for fisheries enhancement in floodplain wetlands in UP/MP Absar Alam Monika Gupta (upto 08.10.21), Venkatesh Thakur, Jeetendra Kumar, Shravan K. Sharma (w.e.f. 01.04.22) and Vikas Kumar (w.e.f. 01.04.22)
3 Eco-orientation approach for fisheries enhancement of floodplain wetlands in Bihar A. Sinha Ganesh Chandra, P.R. Behera (w.e.f. 01.04.22)
Project Code: RWF/21-23/12 Sustainable production enhancement and livelihood improvement through technological intervention (pen culture) in selected reservoirs and wetlands of India
PI: Dr. M.A. Hassan

Co-PI: S.K. Manna, D.K. Meena, Raju Baitha, H.S. Swain, Rahul Das, Suhas Kamble