| Designation | Principal Scientist & Head, FCD |
| Discipline | Fish and Fisheries Science |
| Division | Finfish Culture Division |
| Specialization | Fish breeding and culture |
| Phone | +91- 044 – 24618817 Ext: 408 |
| Kailasam.M@icar.gov.in | |
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Dr. M. Kailasam is a Principal Scientist and Head, Fish Culture Division at ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture Chennai. He earned M. Sc. and M.Phil. degrees in Zoology during 1988 and 1990, respectively from Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli and Ph.D. degree in Marine Sciences from CMFRI, Cochin University of Science & Technology during 1997 by obtaining ICAR-SRF fellowship from 1989-1993. After joining ICAR-CIBA Chennai in 1994, he has taken up research programmes to develop comprehensive technology packages for seed production and farming of candidate brackishwater finfish species. He played a significant role for achieving first breakthrough onthe breeding of various candidate finfish species such as milkfish, grey mullet, mangrove red snapper, spotted scat and silver moony. He has vast experience in popularising seabass and milkfish farming in India with farmer’s participation in several coastal states through consultancy and externally funded projects mode. Dr. Kailasam obtained DBT overseas Associateship, Govt. of India and worked in the University of Tokyo, Japan and also attended various international training programmes in reputed institutions in different countries such as Philippines, Indonesia and France. He has generated financial resources tune of Rs.10 crores as PI and co-PI of various externally funded research projects from thefunding agencies such as World Bank, Indo-French collaboration, NFDB, NAIP, DBT, Mangrove cell, Govt. of Maharashtra and ICAR-AP Cess. Dr. Kailasam also acted as Officer-in-Charge, Muttukkadu Experimental Station of CIBA and involved in the institution building and infrastructure development of the centre during 2013-2019.
- Development of hatchery technologies for breeding and seed production of candidate brackishwater finfish species such as seabass, milkfish, mangrove red snapper, grey mullet and pearlspot
- Development of nursery rearing and grow out culture farming models
- Brackishwater cage culture of finfishes
- Live feed production and its application for finfish larviculture
- Brackishwater ornamental fish breeding and culture
- Providing consultancy services to establish brackishwater finfish hatchery
- Received ICAR-Senior Research Fellowship to undertake 3 years full time doctoral (Ph.D) research at Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi from 1989-1992
- Received Gold Medal Award and citation for achieving breakthrough in breeding and seed production of Asian seabass Lates calcarifer for first time in India during July 1997
- Received K.Chidambaram Memorial Annual Award -2015 and the certificate for significant contribution in development of technology for the culture of Asian seabass Lates calcarifer issued by the Fisheries Technocrats Forum Chennai
- Received Best Scientist Award from SCAFI – CIBA, Chennai for the year 2017-18
- Awarded DBT Overseas Associateship, Govt. of India for six months overseas training at The University of Tokyo, Japan (Feb-Aug. 2009) for Post-Doc research
- Received JICA Fellowship (Japan International Co-operation Agency) and attended the Third country Training programme on Responsible Aquaculture Development at SEAFDEC, Philippines
- Received letter of Appreciation for achieving year round breeding of Asian Seabass, Lates calcarifer from Deputy Director General (Fishery), ICAR-New Delhi in 2007
- Conducted training programme to the Assistant Professor from Nigeria under C V Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers – 2016 during 2017-18
- Attended International training on Grouper hatchery production at Gondal, Bali, Indonesia during May 2003
- Attended International training programme on Seabass Hatchery production at Montpellier University II, Set, France during May 2006.
- M.Kailasam Thirunavukkarasu A.R, Selvaraj, S and P.Stalin, 2007, Effect of delayed initial feeding on growth and survival of Asian seabass Lates calcarifer (Bloch) Aquaculture 271 (2007) 298-306
- Muniyandi Kailasam, Gen Kaneko, Aung Kyaw swar Oo Yori Ozaki, Arunachalam Rengasamy Thirunanavukarasu and Shugo Watabe 2011, Effects of calorie restriction on the expression of manganese superoxide dismutase and catalase under oxidative stress conditions in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis Fisheries Science 77 403-409
- Bera, A., Kailasam, M., Mandal, B., Padiyar, A., Ambasankar, K., Sukumaran, K., Makesh, M., Kumararaja, P., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Maturity induction and extended spawning kinetics of milkfish (Chanos chanos) administered with combined GnRHa and 17α-methyl testosterone pellet at varied frequencies. Aquaculture, p.736993.
- Sukumaran, K., Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Bera, A., Mandal, B., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G., Makesh, M., Ambasankar, K. and Krishnakumar, K., (2021). Reproductive maturation and induced breeding of two geographical groups of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Aquaculture, 536, p.736423.
- M.Mathavi, M. Kailasam and Mohanlal 2015 Ultrastructure of spermatozoa of the spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, Linnaeus, 1766) observed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy Animal Reproduction Science Feb.153 69-75
- Bera, A., Kailasam, M., Mandal, B., Padiyar, A., Ambasankar, K., Sukumaran, K., Makesh, M., Kumararaja, P., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Maturity induction and extended spawning kinetics of milkfish (Chanos chanos) administered with combined GnRHa and 17α-methyl testosterone pellet at varied frequencies. Aquaculture, p.736993.
- Sukumaran, K., Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Bera, A., Mandal, B., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G., Makesh, M., Ambasankar, K. and Krishnakumar, K., (2021). Reproductive maturation and induced breeding of two geographical groups of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Aquaculture, 536, p.736423.
- Mandal, B., Kailasam, M., Bera, A., Sukumaran, K., Hussain, T., Biswas, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Standardization of oocyte size during artificial fertilization and optimization of stocking density during indoor larval and outdoor nursery rearing of captive spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) for a viable juvenile production system. Aquaculture, 534, 1-17