Phytoplankton and Zooplankton biomass, abundance, and species composition from the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and Goa and
Maharashtra coastal waters. Phytoplankton culture, bio-optical studies, biogeochemistry, primary production measurements, phytoplankton-associated bacteria,
Harmful algal bloom, experimental studies on carbon sequestration by phytoplankton and the effects of ocean acidification on
plankton. 

Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

Taxonomy: Phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrobenthos, mangrove and fish.
• Culture: Phytoplankton and Bacteria.
• Molecular Biology: DNA Extraction, Nanodrop, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, etc.
• Microbial Techniques: Media preparation, streaking, spreading, staining of microorganisms, isolation, plating, inoculation, and
subculturing.
• Instruments: HPLC, Atomic absorption spectrometer, epifluorescence microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), UVspectrometer, stereo microscope, pH and turbidity meter, TOC analyser, pH controller, Fluorometer.
• Equipment: YSI Exo2 Multiparameter Sonde, Niskin bottles and CTD devices, Multiplankton Net, ADCP Doppler Technology,
Van Veen Grab, Corer (Piston, Gravity and Multi-corer).
• Programming Languages: Fortran, R.
• Data Analysis and Visualisation: R (Level - 1), IBM SPSS, PAST, Excel for data analysis and visualisation, Grapher, Golden
Software Surfer, QGIS, ODV - Ocean Data View, Google Earth Pro.
• Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Canva or other online design tools.
• Productivity Tools: Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace, Mendeley, project management tools.