https://oceanexpert.org/expert/Viji%20Vidyan

MSc

Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture

Currently pursuing Ph.D. Worked as Senior Research Fellow in the project titled as “Biology, Resource Characteristics and Stock assessment of Deep sea fin fishes and prawns in the depth zone 200-1200m along the southern and central Indian Ocean” as part of Deep Sea and Distant Water Fishery under MLRP programme of MoES. Handled and familiar in taxonomy of deep sea fishes with molecular, morphometric and meristic datas. And expertise in feeding ecology & maturation and spawning of deep sea fishes.

          Data analysis with various statistical softwares and familiar with  ‘R’software, ecosim, SPSS, primer 6 software, Ocean Data View,  R ‘marmap’ (r) and mathlab.

          Expertise in Taxonmy and Biology  of deep sea fishes and prawns off South- Eastern  Arabian Sea and Andaman Sea. Participated in the cruise of FORV Sagar Sampada undertaken to study the deep sea and Distant water Fishery and covered 3042 nautical miles in the voyage along Andaman Sea.

Indian Ocean

Taxonomy, Feeding ecology and marine biodiversity

English

Pursuing PhD