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Individual Biodata Name : Dr. S.David Kingston Designation Individual Biodata Name : Dr. S.David kingston Designation : Professor and Head Address : Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Resource Management, Fisheries College and Research Institute, TNJFU, Thoothukudi- 628 008 Contact Telephone (O) : +91 2340554 Telephone (R) : Mobile : +91 9443446923 Email : [email protected] Qualification : M.F.,Sc., Ph.D, Field of Specialization : Fisheries Biology and Resource Management Major : Fisheries Biology and Resource Management Specializing field : Fish Biodiversity, River ecology and conservation Experience (in years) : 31 years Current projects : Sl.No. Title of the Project Year PI & Co- PI Funds Funding of the Project (in Rs) Agency 1. Assessment of 2017- Co-principal 21.00 NAFCC fishing pattern and 2018 Investigator Project. fishing pressure in Gulf fo Mannar coast. Completed projects : Sl.No. Title of the Project Year PI & Co- PI Funds Funding Agency of the Project (in lakh Rs) 1. Creation of 2003 Principal 4.00 District Rural infrastructure facilities Investigator Development in the newly Agency, established Veterinary Nagercoil, University Training Kanyakumari and Research Centre District at Parakkai, Kanyakumari District. 2. Conduct of Training 2007-2010 Principal 10.60 DBT, New Delhi on value added fish Investigator. products for Tsunami affected fisherwomen of Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu 3. Empowerment of 2012 to Principal 13.23 DBT, New Delhi SC/ST population of 2015 Investigator Kanyakumari district through adoption of ornamental fish culture practices 4. Mass breeding and 2013 to Principal 118.00 NADP, New Delhi production and 2015 Investigator. production of ornamental fishes and major carp seeds. : Research Publication. 1. Prateek, David Kingston.S. Mogalekar, H.S. Francis T, Aanand,S and Malay Biswas, (2015) Fish diversity of downstream waters of Pechiparai Reservoir in the Kanyakumari region of Western Ghats, Tamil nadu, J.Aqua Trop. No. (3-4): 263-267. 2. Pratheek., S. David Kingston, T. Francis. (2016). Ecobiology and environmental features of a stream near Pechipparai, Kanyakumari District. Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 45: 513-517. 3. Karuppasamy.K., S. David Kingston., P.Jawahar., L.Ranjith., A. Kathirvelpandian and S.Aanand (2016). ‘’New record of Starry flying gurnard, Dactyloptena peterseni (Scorpaeniformes : Dactylopteridae) from Wadge Bank, Southwest coast of India‘’. National Academy Science Letters (Accepted for publication). NAAS 6.23. 4. Sudhan,C., Kingston,D.S., Jawahar,P., Anand, S., (2017). Updated checklist of fish species in Pechiparai reservoir, Kanyakumari District, Tamil nadu. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 5(4); 171-178 5. Karuppasamy, K., S. David Kingston, P. Jawahar, V. K. Venkataramani, V. Vidhya and P. Sri Dattatreya, (2017). Length-weight relationship of Lethrinus lentjan and Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830) from Wadge bank, South India. J. Exp. Zool. India. 20(1): 1, pp. 539-542. NASS: 5.51 6. Sudhan, C., Kingston, D., Jawahar, P. and Aanand, S., (2017). An Account on Ichthyofaunal diversity and Aquaculture Fish Production in Reservoirs of India. Journal of Aquaculture in the tropics, 32(3-4): 261-292. 7. Sudhan, C., Kingston, D., Jawahar, P. and Aanand, S., (2017). Sea turtle: Biology, Conservation and Management Status in India. Journal of Aquaculture in the tropics, 32(3-4): 327-342. 8. K. Karuppasamy, S. David Kingston, P. Jawahar, S.Aanand, .K.Venkataramani and V.Vidhya.(2018) Population dynamics and stock assessment of Delegoa threadfin bream, Nemipterus bipunctatus (Nemipteridae), from the Wadge Bank, South India Journal of Applied and Natural Science 10 (1): 59 – 63. 9. Karuppasamy K, S David Kingston, P Jawahar and V Vidhya,(2018) Spatio-temporal variation in the diversity of threadfin breams (Family: Nemipteridae) From Wadge Bank, South India Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies; 6(1): 450-454 Honours and Awards 1. Best oral presentation award in POTCOM 2010 2. Best oral presentation award in GLOWINO 2012 3. The “Fisheries Training Research Centre stall” displayed at “Kumari Expo” 2015 bagged best stall prize during 2015. .
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