Research Areas:Role, impact and potential of community-based organizations/local institutions and other stakeholders in conservation and co-management of fishery resources.
Exploration of fish germplasm resources and traditional ecological knowledge of fisherfolks
Exploration, assessment and integration of stakeholders’ perspectives on status of fish diversity, habitats, climatic vulnerability and ecosystem services of freshwater resources.
Current Research Projects:

• Assessment of climate change impact in the waterbodies of Uttar Pradesh and developing climate resilient strategies for sustainable fisheries management (PI).
• Fish diversity assessment of Ramsar wetlands of Uttar Pradesh by integrating ecological approaches and stakeholder perception under climate change scenario (Co-PI).
• Quantifying agrobiodiversity and ecosystem services in Godavari river basin landscape (Co-PI).
• Quantifying meta-structure matrices of biodiversity & ecosystem services for the assessment of fish genetic resources (Sub Project 3: NEH Region) (Co-PI).
• Participatory programme on exploration and characterization of fish germplasm resources and indigenous knowledge in North-Eastern Region of India (Co-PI).

1. Kumar, Vijay, Rejani Chandran*, Ganesan Kantharajan, Lalit Kumar Tyagi, Amit Singh Bisht, Rajeev K. Singh and Uttam Kumar Sarkar*, (2025). Assessing the Impact of Flash Flood on Aquatic Habitat and Fishery Ecosystem Services of the Transboundary River Teesta in India Using GIS and Remote Sensing Tools, Ecohydrology, https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.70059
2. Sarkar, Uttam Kumar*, K. Kathirvelpandian, G. Kantharajan, L.K. Tyagi and W.S. Lakra (2024). The concept of “state fishes of India”: Current status, knowledge gaps, and strategic plans for conservation and sustainable utilization (2024). Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15729.
3. Katre, Nidhi, Arpita Sharma*, S.N. Ojha, Lalit Tyagi and Vinod Yadav (2024). Reservoir fisheries governance quality index: Development and validation. Ecological Indicators,158, 2024, 111562 https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ecolind.2024.111562.
4. Rejani C., Sangeeta Mandal, T.S. Mayekar, Amit Singh Bisht, Sanjay Kumar Singh and Lalit Kumar Tyagi*, 2022. Fish diversity and habitat ecology of Tel River, a tributary of Mahanadi River, India. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India. 2022 54 (1): 03-15
5. Tyagi, L.K., R. Chandran*, S. Mandal, T.S. Mayekar, A.S. Bisht, S.K. Singh and Kuldeep K. Lal, 2021. A Checklist of Fishes of Mahanadi River, India. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, 48(1): 1-11.

For complete list of publications, link to Google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=twV-F4MAAAAJ

• Awarded an International Fellowship by the Netherlands Government to attend a three weeks International Training Programme on Participatory Fisheries Management at the the Wageningen, Netherlands in 2008.
• Shanti Prasad Goel Award 2015 of the Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development, New Delhi.
• Young Scientist Award 2014 of the Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi.
• Distinguished Service Award 2014 of the Bioved Research Society, Allahabad.
• Distinguished Service Award 2013 of the Society of Biological Sciences and Rural Development, Allahabad.
• Institute Award for Technology Transfer for the Year 2009-10 by ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow
• Technology Promotion Award of ICAR-NBFGR for the Year 2008-09.
• Best Paper Award in the National Seminar on Emerging Challenges and Paradigm for Sustainable Agri-Rural Development at Solan, H.P. during 18-20 December, 2012.
• Awarded Best Poster Presentation Award in 5th National Extension Education Congress – 2009 at CSAUAT, Kanpur during 5-7 March, 2009.
• 'Best Annual Report Award– 2009-10' to our Institute (small institutes category) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The report was co-edited by me with the Director.
• 'Best Annual Report Award– 2006- 07' to our Institute (small institutes category) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The report was co-edited by me with the Director.
• 'Best Annual Report Award– 2003- 04' to our Institute (small institutes category) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The report was co-edited by me with the Director.
• NBFGR Annual Hindi Magazine 'Matsya Lok' 2012 co-edited by me was awarded the First Prize by 'Nagar Rajbhasa Karyanvayan Samiti, Lucknow.
• Awarded Senior Research Fellowship by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi during Ph.D. studies (1994-98).