Biography:

Dr. Atchuthan holds a Ph.D. in Marine Science from Goa University, with research conducted at CSIR-NIO on macrobenthic communities in Indian ports. He has nine years of experience in benthic ecology, molecular taxonomy, and polychaete culture. He previously worked as a Junior Research Fellow at ICAR–CIBA, focusing on grow-out technologies for marine worms used in hatcheries. He has published 7 research papers, contributed 2 book chapters, identified key polychaete species, and submitted gene sequences to NCBI. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor (Research) at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, working on live-feed culture and disease control in commercially important fish species.