Encyclopaedia of Fishes (In 9 Volumes)

B.R. Selvamani, a fellow in marine conservation and a professor of environmental studies, is having twenty years of professional standing.  He specialized in the design, implementation and development of fisheries systems.  He has experience from a wide range of situations covering large scale high technological solutions to small scale simplistic approaches to fisheries and aquaculture management.  His work in fisheries, aquaculture and coastal management combines interdisciplinary teaching and research on themes of sustainability, socio-economics, management and policy with practical experience.  He is the author of many publications, including five books and twenty research papers on aquaculture and fisheries management.

R.K. Mahadevan, a seasoned teacher and a well-known researcher did his Ph.D. in fisheries management.  The main research areas in which he has been involved include fish behaviour studies for the development of responsible fishing methods, particularly for stationary fishery gears, gear selectivity, and several areas related to aquaculture.  He has been active in the development of fisheries conservation methodology and is created with the development of several standard methods.  He has published extensively on the structure and functioning of marine ecological systems, focusing especially on the effects of natural and human disturbance.