| Designation | Scientist |
| Discipline | Aquaculture |
| Division | Crustacean Culture Division |
| Specialization | Brackishwater aquaculture/Crustacean reproductive biology |
| Phone | +91- 8451018071 |
| biju.francis@icar.gov.in, bijuif@gmail.com | |
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- Best 5 Publications during the Career
- Best 3 Publications during last 3 years
After completing the four-year Bachelor’s degree in fisheries science from Kerala University of fisheries and ocean studies in the year 2011, Masters degree in the discipline of aquaculture from CIFE, Mumbai in 2014, I joined the agricultural research service in 2016. I have been working in ICAR-CIBA since 2016. I currently work in the crustacean culture division and mainly focus on the issues in crustacean reproductive biology and development of novel technologies for shellfish farming. I have contributed to the improvisation of the seed production and farming technologies of Penaeus japonicus (Kuruma shrimp) and Penaeus indicus (Indian white shrimp). I am now working on the reproductive issues in the breeding of the closed thelycum penaeids. I also work on improving the mudcrab hatchery technology and nursery rearing. I have interest in the crustacean gamete preservation and shell fish hatchery
- Penaied reproductive biology with special reference to male reproductive physiology
- Shrimp and mudcrab larval rearing and hatchery technology
- Designs and technological interventions in shell fish hatchery
| No | Title | Funded By |
| 1 | Novel approaches for technology refinement and upscaling of diversified systems and species of shrimp for sustainable development | Institute |
| 2 | Breeding biology and larviculture of candidate crustacean species of brackishwater aquaculture | Institute |
- ICAR- Junior research fellowship in ICAR- All India entrance examination for postgraduate studies.
- Soman, M., Chadha, N. K., Madhu, K., Madhu, R., Sawant, P. B., Biju I.F. Optimization of temperature improves embryonic development and hatching efficiency of false clown fish, Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 under captive condition. Aquaculture, 536, 736417.
- Shyne Anand, P.S., Balasubramanian,C.P. Biju I.F., Panigrahi,A., Aravind, R., Reshmi Das,. Sudheer,N.S., Rajamanickam, S. & Vijayan, K .K. 2019. Reproductive Performance of Wild Brooders of Indian White Shrimp, Penaeus indicus: Potential and Challenges for Selective Breeding Program. Journal of Coastal Research 86, 65-72.
- Antony, J., Balasubramanian, C. P., Balamurugan, C., Sandeep, K. P., Biju, I. F., & Vijayan, K. K. (2019). Optimisation of nursery rearing for megalopa of giant mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775). Indian J Fish, 66, 43-50.
- Suresh Babu, P. P., Rao, P. S., Biju, I. F., Dharmadurai, C. & Babitha Rani, A. M. 2018. Evaluation of claw development in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 65(1), 116-118.
- Aravind, R., Anand, P. S., Vinay, T. N., Biju, I. F., Sandeep, K. P., Raymond, J. A. J., & Vijayan, K. K. (2021). Population growth and mass production of brackish water cladoceran Eurycercus beringi sp. nov. under different diet and salinity regime, and its role in indicuslarval rearing. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 44, 101777.
- Anand, P. S., Aravind, R., Biju, I. F., Balasubramanian, C. P., Antony, J., Saranya, C., .... & Vijayan, K. K. (2021). Nursery rearing of Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus: Optimization of dietary protein levels and stocking densities under different management regimes. Aquaculture, 542, 736807.
- Suresh Babu, P. P., Rao, P. S., Krishna Prasad, J., Sharma, R., Babitha Rani, A. M. Biju, I. F. 2021. Observations on impact of stunting on breeding performance of farmed rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 68(1), 117-121.