Welcome to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University

College name : College of Fisheries, Mangaluru

Department : Fisheries Economics, Statistics and Extension

Designation and address:
Professor & Head,
Fisheries Economics, Statistics and Extension,
College of Fisheries, Mangalore – 575 002

Qualifications
M.F.Sc., Ph.D.

Contact
Office : 0824-2249256
Mobile: +91-9448502735
Email : ksrsomashekar@gmail.com

Project title	Role in the project	Fund outlay	Funding agency
Developed technology for fish culture in water harvesting structures in watersheds funded by Karnataka Watershed Development Department under Sujala III –Davanagere District	CoPI	2018-19-11.15L	Karnataka Watershed Development Department under Sujala III –Davanagere District

Project title	Role in the project	Fund outlay	Funding agency

1.	To develop a scientific approach for In-situ validation and demonstration of potential fishing zones (PFZ) of Mangalore coast.
2.	Cataloguing of biodiversity of finfish and shellfish of rivers and tanks of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts for their conservation and sustainable utilization.
3.	Influence of Oceanographic Parameters on Plankton Assemblage and Pelagic Fisheries using Satellite data along the Coast of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts of Karnataka.
4.	Reproductive biology of Pearlspot, Etroplussuratensis, from Mulky estuary and estimation of chemical composition of muscle during different maturity stages.
5.	Determination of the conservation values of the mangroves of Karnataka
6.	Developed technology for fish culture in water harvesting structures in watersheds funded by Karnataka Watershed Development Department under Sujala III –Davanagere District
7.	River Front/Beach Cleaning under National Green Corps (NGC) Programme of Ministry funded by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi.
8.	Development of Marine Resources Information System
9.	Promoting web based services to provide information on coastal climate and resources
10.	Research on regional level predictions of likely impact on climate change on coastal fisheries and ecosystem

1.	Jitendra Kumar, Benakappa, S., Dineshbabu, A.P., Anjanayappa, H.N., Somashekara, S.R., Naik A.S.K., Mahesh, V. (2015). Marine ichthyofaunal biodiversity in the trawling grounds off Mangalore coast, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 46(6): June 2015
2.	Ramya V. C., S. Benakappa, Anjanayappa, H. N., Jayaraj, E. G., Somashekara S. R. and Mahesh V. (2016) Reproductive biology of Nematalosanasus (bloch, 1795) off Mangalore coast, Karnataka. J. Exp. Zool. India, 19(1): 313-319.
3.	Rajanna K B , Anjaneyappa H N, Benakappa S, Chethan N, Reddy H R V, Somashekar, Prabhudeva K N, Basavaraju Y and Muttappa K (2015) Food and feeding habits of fringe lipped carp, Labeofimbriatus (bloch) of the Vanivilassagar reservoir of Karnataka. International Journal of Recent Scientific ResearchResearch, 6(4):3431-3434.
4	Reddy, H.R.V., Gowda, G., Somashekar, S.R., Sushanth, V.R., Adiga M.S. and Durgekar, R.N (2015) Phytosociological analysis of mangrove vegetation in Netravathi-Gurupura and Mulki-Pavanje Estuarine complexes of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. International Journal of Science and Nature, 6 (3): 353-361
5	Jitendra Kumar, S. Benakappa, GangadharaGowda, HarshaNayak, Lakshmipathi M.T., Shivakumar M., H. N. Anjanayappa, S. R. Somashekara, A.T. RamachandraNaik and Kumar Naik, A.S.. (2016) Seasonal variations of oceanographic conditions and their influence on pelagic fisheries off Mangalore coast, Karnataka. J. Exp. Zool. India, 19(2).