Durgesh Kumar Verma completed his B.F.Sc. & M.F.Sc. in Fisheries Resource Management from the Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj Ayodhya, India. He has authored and published several research and review papers, popular articles, chapters, and books. He is an active and dedicated member of several professional societies engaged in fisheries R&D in the country. He has received several accolades, such as the Junior Researcher Award, Young Scientist Award, and Best Paper Presentation awards, at national and international meetings. Presently, he is working as a young researcher at the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.Sachin O. Khairnar is an aquaculture expert with over 13 years of experience in ornamental fish culture and breeding. He is an Associate Professor at the College of Fisheries, Kishanganj, Bihar Animal Sciences University, India. His academic credentials include a B.F.Sc, M.F.Sc (Aquaculture) from the College of Fisheries, Ratnagiri, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, India, and Ph.D. in Aquaculture from the Ocean University of China, Qingdao. Previously, he worked as a scientist at the College of Fisheries, GADVASU, Ludhiana. He also served at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, and the Mumbai Fishery Survey of India. He received prestigious awards and accolades, including a Chinese Government Scholarship for his PhD studies in 2010 and the title of an Honorary Fellow from the Society of Life Sciences, Satna, in 2023. His research involves breeding fish species, improving coloration, and developing cost-effective technology. He guided six MFSc students as major advisors and 17 MFSc and five PhD students as minor advisors. He has also published over 45 research papers and has guided numerous master's and Ph.D. students.Aishwarya Sharma is Assistant Professor with B.FSc, M.FSc & Ph.D. (ongoing) specializing in Fish Genetics & Breeding, affiliated with the Department of Fish Genetics & Breeding at College of Fisheries, Kishanganj, Bihar. She has more than five years of experience in the field of Fish Genetics & Biotechnology R&D and education. She has published several research and review papers, popular articles, book chapters, and manuals. She is a recipient of an SRF (Ph.D.) scholarship from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi, India. She has received several accolades, such as the Best Thesis Award, Best Paper and Poster Presentation awards, and other awards at national and international conferences. At present, she is working in the area of selective breeding to study the underlying genetic variations of economic traits in the important ornamental fish species of Bihar.
