Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Temperate Himalayas

Dr. Pramod Kumar Pandey has more than 33 years of experience in the field of Fisheries and Aquaculture in different capacities. He started his professional carrier at Marine Products Export Development Authority, Kochi in 1988. He joined in Agricultural Research Service as a Scientist in the year 1993 and worked at different positions in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India. He has worked as a Scientist, Sr. Scientist, and Principal Scientist at ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai. After working as Dean, College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University (Imphal) for more than 5 years, he has joined as Director, ICAR- DCFR, Bhimtal since May 2021. He had received many national and international awards from different organizations. He has around 150 publications including research papers in national and international journals, 8 books, and many institutional & externally funded research projects to his credit. He has also conducted many trainingprogrammes, workshops, seminars, and symposia for farmers, students, academicians, researchers, and fisheries officials. His most significant achievement has been the voluntary breeding of magur (Magur magur) in captivity. He has guided around 36 students for their PG and Ph D programs. He has been involved in developing and preparing several policy papers for the development of fisheries in the country and new course curricula for PG students in the field of Fisheries Science.    He has visited countries such as USA, Mauritius, and Thailand in different capacities. Dr. Md. Shahbaz Akhtar, PhD, ARS, is working as a Senior Scientist at the ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research since 2010. He graduated from the Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India.  He obtained his Master’s (in 2008) and Doctorate degrees (in 2012) from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai, India. He is awarded the K. C Nai^ 2200 citations (h-index: 25; i10-index: 42). Dr. Nityanand Pandey is working as Principal Scientist at the ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research since 2007. He is a medallist fisheries graduate from the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India. He obtained his Master’s degree from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai, India and Doctorate from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, India. He was conferred for Young Scientist Award and Gold Plated Medal 2002, Fellow of Natural Science & Culture (FNSC), 2011 by Nature conservators (India), Fellow of Coldwater Society of India and Distinguished Scientist award, AETDS 2020. He did field level extension work for more than eight years and taught at UG & PG level for five years. He has more than 85 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and guided more than 24 research scholars for their research work.  He has expertise in the field of temperate aquaculture, ploidy manipulation in fish and climate resilient aquaculture.

• Chapter 1. Fish and fisheries of the temperate Himalayas: An overview and way-forward.- Chapter 2. Fishery resources and ichthyofaunal diversity in the temperate Himalayas.- Chapter 3. Mapping of the Himalayan surface waters using remote sensing and geographic information system tools: An overview of single band-based techniques.- Chapter 4. Fisheries development in open water resources  of the temperate Himalaya.- Chapter 5. Diversity and threat to coldwater fishes of river Torsa at the Terai region of West Bengal, India.- Chapter 6. The endangered mighty mahseer (Tor putitora) in the Himalayan waters.- Chapter 7. Aquaculture practices in the temperate Himalayan region.- Chapter 8. Status and prospects of rainbow trout farming in Himalayan waters.- Chapter 9. Fisheries and aquaculture of snow trouts in the Trans-Himalayan region.- Chapter 10. Ornamental Fisheries in Hindu Kush Himalayan Region.- Chapter 11. Recirculating aquaculture system for intensive fish farming in Indian Himalayan region: An overview.- Chapter 12. Coldwater fish nutrition in the Indian Himalayas.- Chapter 13. Molecular characterization and population structure of the important Himalayan fish species.- Chapter 14. Prospects and challenges of molecular interventions for enhancing aquaculture production in the temperate Himalayas.- Chapter 15. An overview of coldwater fish diseases and their control measuresChapter 16. Oomycetes, fungal-like menace in coldwater aquaculture.- Chapter 17. Antimicrobial peptides: An alternative to antibiotics for environment-friendly hill aquaculture.- Chapter 18. Advances in detection techniques for fungus-like organisms of aquaculture importance.- Chapter 19. Nutritional quality and human health benefits of important coldwater fishes of the Indian Himalayas.- Chapter 20. En-route towards aquaponics in coldwater: Identifying the gaps in principles and system design.- Chapter 21. Impact of climate change in temperate fisheries of the Himalayas and possible adaptation approaches.- Chapter 22. Livelihood opportunities with recreational fisheries and ecotourism.- Chapter 23. Design and operational principle of re-circulatory aquaponic system in the Himalayas: Prospects and challenges.- Chapter 24. Farm design and layout for aquaculture operations in the temperate Himalayas.- Chapter 25. Hydroelectric projects: An inevitable challenge in fisheries of the temperate Himalaya.