Research Areas: Fisheries Resource Management (Contributing towards the conservation, sustainable management, and policy development of aquatic biodiversity resources)

Current Research Projects:

• Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation Strategies of the Sacred Rivers: Assessment of Physicochemical Attributes, Fish Biodiversity, and Human Impacts (Institute Corpus Fund Project) (PI)
• Assessment of exotic fishes’ prevalence and their impacts on indigenous fish diversity (Institute Project) (PI)
• Assessment of climate change impact in the waterbodies of Uttar Pradesh and developing climate resilient strategies for sustainable fisheries management (Funding Agency: UPCST) (Co-PI)
• Quantifying meta-structure matrices of biodiversity & ecosystem services for assessment of fish genetic resources. (Subproject 2: Ganga River Basin) (Institute Project) (Co-PI)
• Participatory programme on exploration and characterisation of fish germplasm resources and indigenous knowledge in the North-Eastern region of India (Institute Project) (Co-PI)
• Assessment of Ichthyofaunal diversity and habitat status with traditional knowledge in fisheries along the Subarnarekha River and its tributaries for cataloguing, conservation and management (Institute Project) (Co-PI)

1. Kumawat T, Saravanan R, Vinod K, Jaiswar AK, Deshmukhe G, Shenoy L, Divu D, Joshi KK, Gopalakrishnan A, 2023. Jellyfish fisheries along the Gujarat coast, India: Status and challenges. Marine Policy, 150: 105554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105554.
2. Kumawat T, Saravanan R, Vinod K, Joshi KK, Jaiswar AK, Deshmukhe G, Shenoy L, 2022. Scyphozoan jellyfish diversity and distribution along the north-eastern Arabian Sea, off Gujarat coast, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 69(3): 126-134. DOI: 10.21077/ijf.2022.69.3.110008-15
3. Kumawat T, Saravanan R, Vinod K, Joshi KK, Jaiswar AK, Deshmukhe G, Shenoy L, 2021. Fisher perceptions on impacts of jellyfish swarming on fishing operations along the Gujarat coast, India. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, 63(1): 5-9. doi:10.6024/jmbai. 2021.63.1.2272-01.
4. Kumawat T, Shenoy L, Chakraborty SK, Deshmukh VD, Raje SG, 2015. Compliance of bag net fishery of Maharashtra coast, India with Article 7 of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Marine Policy, 56: 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.02.001

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• Commission Member’ of the IUCN-WCPA (World Commission on Protected Areas), IUCN-CEM (Commission on Ecosystem Management), and IUCN-CEESP (Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy) 2021-2025
• Life-member of ‘Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Society’ and ‘Indian Fisheries Association’, and Member of ‘Marine Biological Association of India’
• ‘Young Scientist Award’ 2017 presented during 19th Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmers’ Congress
• ‘Dr NR Menon Award’ 2015 for Best Indian MFSc Thesis presented by Professional Fisheries Graduates Forum
• University Gold Medal Award, 2013 | Dr TJ Varghese Best Fisheries Graduate of India Award, 2012
• Award of National Talent Scholarship, Institutional Fellowships, 2008-15
• Award of NCC and NSS Certificates, 2010-11 | President Scout Award, 2004