Curriculum Vitae
SWAGAT GHOSH
Research Scholar – Ph. D.
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology
Faculty of Marine Sciences
Annamalai University
Parangipettai – 608 502, Tamil Nadu
e-mail: swagotor@gmail.com
Mobile No. 08056703874
Personal details
Father’s name
Marital status
Date of birth
Sex
Nationality
Religion
Community
Language known
Permanent address
: Sudeb Ch. Ghosh
: Single
: 29.04.1985
: Male
: Indian
: Hindu
: F.C.
: Bengali, Hindi and English (read, write and speak)
: 153/10 Chandra Shekhar Mukerjee Street
Konnagar – 712235. Hooghly. West Bengal, India.
: Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai
University, Parangipettai- 608502, Tamilnadu, India
Official address
Area of Interest
Interested area in Marine Ornamental Fish farming and their hatchery production
techniques, breeding, rearing and marketing.
Academic Qualification
Exam
Subject
Board/ University
Master of
Philosophy
Master of
Science
Bachelor of
science
Marine Biology
Annamalai
University
Annamalai
University
Calcutta
University
Coastal Aquaculture
Industrial Fish and
Fisheries
Year of
Passing
2010
Marks
(%)
89.00
2008
79.00
2006
69.12
Dissertations

M. Sc. dissertation on isolation, biological characterization, antimicrobial and
toxicological activities of crude toxic compounds from the sea anemones,
Heteractics magnifica and Sticodactyla mertensii.

M. Phil. dissertation on “Studies on the Maldives Anemonefish, Amphiprion
Nigripes (Regan, 1908) at Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India”.
Research Experiences

Technical Assistanat - CMLRE Project, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine
Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608
502, Tamil Nadu (01.05.2008 - 31.12.2010).

Project title - Development of technologies in hatchery production of Marine
ornamental fishes and gastropods at Lakshadweep islands and Gulf of MannarSea ranching and technology transfer to coastal to island communities.

Junior Research Fellow – MoEn&F Project, Centre of Advanced Study in
Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai
- 608 502, Tamil Nadu (01.01.2011 - 30.06.2011).

Project title - Integrating marine ornamental fish conservation and sustainable
development, captive breeding, technology popularization and sea ranching in
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve.
Training

Training on ‘Freshwater aquaculture and breeding’ at waste water Aquaculture
division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA, Kansalyaganga,
Bubaneswar), from 1st - 7th June, 2005.

Training on freshwater pearl culture, organized by M/S. Pearl Bead Centre,
Howrah, West Bengal from 5th - 20th June 2006.

Training on the purification, characterization and evaluation of antimicrobial
principles of sea anemone extracts from 11th - 18th January 2008 at Defense
Research Development and Establishment (DRDE) Ministry of Defence,
Government of India. Jansi road, Gwalior- 474002.

Training programme on “Seabass (Lates calcarifer) Breeding and Culture”
conducted by the Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture (CIBA) from
20th - 29th August 2008, Chennai - 600028.

Training programme on “Open Water SCUBA Diving” conducted at ‘Lak
Lagoona’ training Institution certified by PADI Internationals from 29th March
to 7th April, 2010 at Agatti, Lakshadweep Islands. Diver No. 1006AJ7113.

Training programme on “Marine ornamental fish Culture” conducted by the
National fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and the Faculty of Marine
Sciences, Annamalai University during 22th - 26th November 2010.

Training programme on “Aquaculture practices” conducted by the Faculty of
marine sciences, Annamalai University on 18th December 2010.

Training programme on “Live Feeds in Aquaculture” conducted by the Rajiv
Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), Marine Product Export Development
Authority (MPDEA), Ministry of Commerce Govt. of India, on 22-26th May,
2012.
Refresher course

The DBT sponsored Refresher course on “Innovative and viable biotechnological
techniques for ornamental aquaculture system management” organized by Fisheries
Research and Extension Centre, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVASU) during November 10th to December 3rd, 2010, Chennai –
600051.
International Conferences

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar, T. Balasubrananian 2012. Larval feeding strategy and
survivorship of Amphiprion clarkii in captivity. 36th Fish Larval Conference (LFC,
2012), Organized by American Fisheries Society (AFS) & Institute of Marine
Research, Austevoll Research Station, Bergen, Norway. 48.

“International Conference on Sustainable Ornamental Aquaculture” conducted
by Cochin University Science and technology during March 23rd - 25th , 2012,
Cochin, India.

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar, K. Nanthinidevi, T. Balasubrananian 2011. Hatchery
Production of Clark’s Clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) Using
Brackishwater. 2nd international conference on Agricultural animal Science
(CAAS, 2011), Organized by Asia- Pacific Chemical, Biological
Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) Maldives. 51-55.

&
Swagat Ghosh, C.R. Delma, T.T. Ajith kumar 2009. Isolation, biological
characterization, antimicrobial and toxicological activities of crude toxic
compounds from the sea anemones, Heteractics magnifica and Sticodactyla
mertensii. Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities, International
Symposium. Cochin. 189.
Research Publications

Swagat Ghosh, K. V. Dhaneesh, T. T. Ajith Kumar, S. Kumaresan and T.
Balasubramanian 2010. “A new record of Yellow tail anemonefish, Amphiprion
clarkii (Bennett, 1830) from Tuticorin tropical waters, Southeast coast of India”.
Records of Zoological Survey of India. (Accepted).

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar and T. Balasubrananian. “Determining the
level of parental care relating fanning behavior of five species of clownfishes in
captivity”. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science. (Accepted).

T. T. Ajith Kumar, M. Gopi, K. V. Dhaneesh, R. Vinoth, Swagat Ghosh, T.
Balasubramanian and T. Shunmugaraj 2011. Hatchery production of the
clownfish, Amphiprion nigripes at Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, Indian Journal
of Environmental Biology.623-628.

S. Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar, R. Vinoth, T. Balasubramanian, A.R. Dabbagh and
M. Keshavarz 2011. Effect of Short-Term Enrichment of Wild Zooplankton on
Survival of Larval Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus). Middle-East
Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1990-92337 (5): 674-677.

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar and T. Balasubrananian., 2011
“Characterization and anti microbial properties from the sea anemones
(Heteractics magnifica and Stichodactyla mertensii) toxins”. Archives of Applied
Science Research, 3 (4):109-117.

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar, K. Nanthinidevi, T. Balasubrananian 2012. “Reef
fish breeding and hatchery production using brackishwater: A sustainable
technology for reef fish with special reference to Clark’s clownfish, Amphiprion
clarkii (Bennett, 1830)”. International Journal of Environmental Science and
Development, ISSN : 2010-0264.

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar and T. Balasubrananian., 2011. Embryonic
development of Maldives clownfish, Amphiprion nigripes (Amphiprioninae). Journal of
Ocean University of China. Vol. 11, 2 (2012), 174-180, DOI: 10.1007/s11802-012-1885y.
Articles

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith kumar, M. Arumugam 2009. Sea anemones perfect
symbiotic animals in the coral reef ecosystem. Fishing Chimes. 27-29.

Swagat Ghosh, Dhaneesh K.V., Vinoth R., Gopi, Ajith kumar T.T., and
Balasubramanian T. 2010. Masmeen: a traditional tuna product of Lakshadweep
Islands. Fishing Chimes. 7-9.

Swagat Ghosh, R. Ganeshamurthy, J. Balamurugan and T.T. Ajith Kumar 2011.
Reef fishing an off season amusement at Lakshadweep. Fishing Chimes. Vol. 31
No. 1. 128-130.

Dhaneesh K.V., Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T. and Balasubramanian T., 2009.
‘Wet souvenirs-clownfishes’. Seshaiyana. 09-10.

Dhaneesh K.V., Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T., Balasubramanian T., 2010.
Lakshadweep Islands: Coral paradise of Arabian Sea – A glimpse on its awaiting
catastrophe. Journal of Indian Ocean Studies. 409-418.

Vinoth R., Gopi M., Swagat Ghosh, Dhaneesh K.V., Ajith kumar T.T.,
Balasubramanian T., Shunmugaraj T. and V.N. Sanjeevan 2010. Establishment of
Backyard hatchery for marine Ornamental Fishes in Lakshadweep Islands: A
measure towards the Livelihood development for Island communities and marine
Biodiversity conservation. Fishing Chimes 22-24.
Field guides/ Monographs/ Database

Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T., Balasubramanian T., 2011. Clownfish Field
Guide was released by Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University and
CMLRE Govt. of India.

Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T., Vinoth R., Gopi M., Dhaneesh K.V.,
Balasubramanian T., 2010 Breeding and hatchery production of clownfish in
captivity. CD format documentation was released by Faculty of Marine Sciences,
Annamalai University and CMLRE Govt. of India. 2010 Annual Report.

Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T., Balasubramanian T., 2011. A monograph on
Marine Ornamental fish resources and present Status in Gulf of Mannar
Biosphere Reserve. 1-112
Workshops/ Symposiums

“National Workshop on Ornamental Fish” conducted by Central Calcutta
Science and Culture Organization for Youth and Department of Fisheries, Govt.
of West Bengal, on 17th and 18th March 2006 at Science City, Kolkata.

National service scheme & United Nations Environment Programme- SACEP.
International coastal clean-up day programme held at Cuddalore to Vailankanni
(200 km), organized by National Service Scheme Department Annamalai
University during 18th September, 2009.

A UGC sponsored Workshop on DNA Bar-coding of Marine Life (Creating
Biological Directory of Earth’s Species) held at Centre of Advanced Study in
Marine Biology, Parangipettai during 30th -31st March, 2009.

National level consultation workshop for identification of research gap in
coastal and marine biodiversity conservation in India, conducted by
Department of endangered species management, Wildlife Institute of India,
Dehradun during 24th and 25th June, 2010.

National symposium on “Climate change and marine Biodiversity (CCMB’
2010)” held at Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Parangipettai during
26th February, 2010.

“National Workshop on Marine Finfish Farming with Focus on Cobia to
Improve the Livelihood of Fishers” conducted by Fisheries College and
Research Institute, Thoothukudi; Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVASU) during January 11th and 12th , 2011, Thoothukudi –
600828.

“International symposium on cardiovascular disease prevention” conducted by
Faculty of Medicine, held at Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology,
Parangipettai during 21st -22nd February, 2011.

“International Workshop on Fish Taxonomy” conducted by AVC College; Tamil
Nadu during March 21st and 23th , 2012, Kumbokonam.

Seminars/ Presentations/ Exhibitions

Gopi M., R.Vinoth, Dhaneesh K.V., Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T.,
Balasubramanian T., Shunmugaraj T. and V.N. Sanjeevan 2010. Hatchery
production of clownfish, Amphiprion nigripes (Regan, 1908) at Agatti,
Lakshadweep Islands, India. Ornamentals Kerala, Cochin. 44.

Dhaneesh K.V., R. Vinoth, Swagat Ghosh, M. Gopi, Ajith kumar T.T.,
Balasubramanian T., 2010. Hatchery production of marine ornamental fishes: An
alternative livelihood option for the island community at Lakshadweep.
International workshop on climate change and island vulnerability. KavarattiLakshadweep.

Dhaneesh K.V., R. Vinoth, Swagat Ghosh, M. Gopi, Nausad, Sathish kumar,
Ajith kumar T.T., Shunmugaraj T., Balasubramanian T., 2010. Backyard hatchery
for marine ornamental fishes: An alternative livelihood option for the island
community at Agatti, Lakshadweep islands. Marine Living Resources Technology
Development. Cochin.

Swagat Ghosh, T.T. Ajith Kumar and K. Revathi., 2011. Reproductive
biology and embryonic development of Maldives clownfish Amphiprion
nigripes (Regan, 1908). National Congress on Bioscience Research
Proceedings. Chennai, India.

Swagat Ghosh, Ajith kumar T.T., Balasubramanian T., 2011. “Chennai
Aquaculture Technology Meet (CATEET’2011)” organized by Fisheries Research
and Extension Centre, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(TANUVASU) during November 16th to 17th, 2011, Chennai – 600051.
Gen bank accessions:
 Accession no
Nucleotide base
: HM 004071
: 1029 bp
Definition
Origin
Authors
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Accession no
Nucleotide base
Definition
Origin
Authors
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Accession no
Nucleotide base
Definition
Origin
Authors
: Acinetobacter sp. TTAG 16S rRNA gene, partial sequence.
: The bacteria isolated from sponge, Kavaratti, Lakshadweep
Island
: Gopi,M., Ajith Kumar,T.T., Rajasekaran,R., Vinoth,R.,
Dhaneesh,K.V., Swagat Ghosh.
: HM 104182
: 1111 bp
: Enterobacter sp. TTAG 16S rRNA gene, partial sequence
: Isolation of sponge associated bioactive substance
producing bacteria from Lakshadweep Island
: Gopi,M., Ajith Kumar,T.T., Rajasekaran,R., Vinoth,R.,
Dhaneesh,K.V., Swagat Ghosh.
: HM579791
: 1021 bp
: Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster cytochrome oxidase subunit
I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.
: Mitochondrion Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
: Vinoth,R., Ajithkumar,T.T., Gopi,M., Dhaneesh,K.V. and
Swagat, G.
Awards:

A certificate for the Excellent Paper in 2nd international conference on
Agricultural animal Science (CAAS, 2011), Organized by Asia- Pacific
Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES)
Maldives during November 25-26, 2011

M. Phil. in Marine Biology University first rank holder.

Scholarship awarded amount of Rs. 2000/- under Govt. of Tamil Nadu for the
year 2010-2011 in academic performance.

A certificate and 2nd in Poster competition in National Science Day –
28.02.2007 ‘Year of Scientific Awareness’, ‘More Crop Per Drop’ sponsored by
Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi held at Centre of Advanced
Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University.

A certificate and 1st in Poster competition in National Science Day –
28.02.2008, ‘Understanding Planet of Earth’ sponsored by Ministry of Science
and Technology, New Delhi held at Centre of Advanced Study in Marine
Biology, Annamalai University.
Declaration
I hereby affirm that all the above avowals furnished are spot on to the best of my
Knowledge and belief.
Place: Portonovo
Date: 13.07.2012
Signature
Swagat Ghosh