D. Prema
Principal Scientist
Fishery Environment Management
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
India
Biography
Had masters’ degree and PhD in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry in 1987 and 1992, respectively. Joined Agricultural Research Service in 1992 and was working at CPCRI, from 1993 1998 on Soil Chemistry / Soil Fertility of plantation crops, in Crop Production Division of CPCRI. From 1998, working in CMFRI, in Fishery Environment Management Division, on coastal and marine environment, with special reference to sediment chemistry, sediment – water interactions, water quality (chemical) assessment, assessment contaminant metals in marine environment and biota, sediment chemistry of mangrove and sea-grass habitats and impact assessment of sediment and water
Research Interest
Sediment chemistry in coastal and marine environment , Marine / coastal hydrohraphy, Contaminant metals in marine environment and biota .
Publications
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Kripa, V., Mohamed, K S., Prema, D., Mohan, Anjana and Abhilash, K S (2014) Persistent occurrence of potential fishing zones in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 43 (5). pp. 737-745.
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Kripa, V., Mohamed, K S., Prema, D., Mohan, Anjana and Abhilash, K S (2014) Persistent occurrence of potential fishing zones in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 43 (5). pp. 737-745.
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Prema, D., Sobhana, K S., Laxminarayana, A., Imelda, Joseph., Joseph, Shoji., Ignatius, Boby., Jeyabaskaran, R., Nandakumar, A., Khambadkar, L R., Anilkumar, P S., Shylaja, G and Rao, G Syda (2010) Observations on selected characteristics of water and sediment at the open sea cage culture site of Asian seabass Lates calcarifer (Bloch) off Cochin, south-west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 57 (4). pp. 53-59.