The book "Limnology and Marine Biology," comprises twenty-six research and review articles contributed by esteemed faculty members of universities and scientific institutions from India and other countries.

The book is designed with an application-oriented and interdisciplinary approach, and it is anticipated that students, teachers, researchers, scientists, policymakers, and environmental lawyers will find this volume to be highly beneficial.

V. B. Sakhare is Professor at Post Graduate and Research Department of Zoology, Yogeshwari Mahavidyalaya, Ambajogai (Maharashtra). He has 26 years’ experience as an outstanding teacher and researcher and has done pioneering work in the field of Reservoir Fisheries, Limnology and Fish Biology. Prof. Sakhare has successfully organized more than 7 conferences and workshops.

Prof. Sakhare is member of Board of Studies in Zoology of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur (Autonomous college). Prof. Sakhare has authored/edited more than 45 books. He is a recognized research guide of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, and Solapur University, Solapur.

His exemplary qualifications and experience in the field of ‘Inland Fisheries’ has benefited to several students as well as fish farmers and produced 4 Doctoral candidates, as also led to publications to spread his knowledge across diaspora.

SantoshKumar Abujam obtained Master’s degree in Life Sciences (Zoology) from Dibrugarh University (DU), Assam. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the same University. Dr. Abujam has gathered long experience in diverse areas of fisheries research through several pre-doctoral and post-doctoral assignments respectively as a Project Fellow (ICAR-NBFGR Lucknow sponsored); Junior Research Fellow (MoEF, New Delhi sponsored); Post Doctoral Research Associate (DBT & DST New Delhi sponsored) and a Guest Faculty in the Department of Geology (Zoology-a subsidiary subject), RGU from August, 2017 to May, 2019. Presently, he has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Pravabati College, Mayang Imphal West, Manipur (India). He has been able to publish more than 80 research articles; 05 books and 15 articles in book chapter/proceedings by virtue of his deep involvement in fishery research.

V. Ravi is an Associate Professor of Marine Biology at Annamalai University with a focus on Fish Biology and Ecology. After earning a Ph.D. from the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu in 2000, Dr. Ravi was recognized with the Prof. R.V. Seshaiya's Gold Medal for the University's Best Thesis. He has over twenty years of teaching experience and over twenty-five years of research experience. To his credit, he has had more than 50 research papers published in peer-reviewed national and international journals and he has also authored a book titled "Practical Manual on Keys to Marine Fish Identification". In addition, he has guided five students for their M.Phil. and six for their Ph.D. He has successfully completed the major research project funded by UGC and MOEFCC. In 2016, he traveled to Australia, where he visited the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system in the world, and noted its biodiversity. Besides, he has held a deputation position in the Zoology Department at the Govt. College for Women in Kumbakonam since 2017. Currently, he is serving in the Zoology Department at Periyar Arts College (affiliated to Annamalai University) in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

1. Fish diversity in Indian mangrove ecosystems and adjacent waters-A checklist V. Ravi

2. Diversity of commercially important decapod crustaceans from Mudasalodai, Tamil Nadu, Southeast coast of India V. Ravi

3. Biodiversity of the clupeiformes fishes from Cuddalore,Tamil Nadu    V. Ravi and M. Sivagangai

4. Ecology of coral reefs: Diversity, interactions and conservation Kranthi Kumar Dhande, Praveenjoshi H.S., Hariyala Sirisha, Gora Shiva Prasad & T. Neeraja

5. Marine Protected Areas in India V. B. Sakhare

6. Indian Marine Copepods: A Review V.B.Sakhare

7. A Review on Mariculture in India Ketan Makwana, H. L. Parmar, Hardik Sikotariya, Sayan Biswas & Mayur Bhadarka

8. Dynamics of pH and its regulation in the bio-floc technology (BFT) system: A Review Mohammed A. A. Abo-Taleb, Safwat Gobran & Mostafa A. M. Soliman

9. Use of some non conventional animal protein sources in culture of fresh water cat fish Clarias magur S. M. Hussain, S. Borthakur, B.N. Hazarika & Kardivel Govindasamy

10. Effect of Dietary Carotenoids on Body Pigmentation of Blue Gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus Anurag Protim Das & Shyama Prasad Biswas

11. Fish Diversity in Maguri Motapung Beel, Tinsukia district of Assam: A Brief Investigation Sikha Sonowal & Monjeet Sonowal

12. A Study on Ichthyofaunal Diversity and Influence of Physico-chemical Parameters on FishSpecies of the Maguri-Motapung Beel, Tinsukia District, Assam Januka Sharma & Tribeni Hazarika

13. Pallisentisbishnupurensisn. sp. from the intestine of a fresh water fish Channa striatus (Bloch) from Awangsoi Lake, Bishnupur, Manipur H. Puinyabati, M. Shomorendra & Devashish Ka

14. Limnological Studies of lakes of Nagpur city, Maharashtra, India Shahnoor Khan& Sharda Dhadse

15. Assessing plankton diversity and abundance in Anandwan lakes, Maharashtra: Implications for water quality.  V.A. Meshram, Anurag Kr Singh& S. R. Verma

16. Estimation of physico-chemical parameters of a freshwater klerennial Lake: Satara Tukum A.K. Pimpalshende &S.R. Sitre

17. Aquatic Insects Diversity in Lentic Waterbodies: Baseline Study Sanyogita Verma &Sanyogta Meshram

18. Rotifers deteriorating significantly the water of Madhuganga lake at Kalmeshwar, District Nagpur Aasidhara Darvekar

19. Indigenous technical knowledge in aquaculture Hardik Sikotariya, T. H. Dave, Mayur Bhadarka, Ketan Makwana & Mohit Bamaniya

20. Aquaponics: In a Nutshell Sayan Biswas, Ketan V. Tank, Mayur Bhadarka, Ketan Makwana & Mohit Bamaniya

21. Advances in Aquaculture Waste Management: Strategies for Sustainability and Compliance Mayur Bhadarka, D.T. Vaghela, Hardik Sikotariya, Pinak Bamaniya,Ketan Makwana & Neha Kharadi

22. Sustainable Phenol removal from aqueous solution through natural polymeric substances P. U. Meshram, V. P. Meshram&S. D. Indurkar

23.A Review on Freshwater Cladoceran Diversity of India V.B. Sakhare

24.Growth Performance of Amur Strain of Common Carp in the North Eastern hills state of Arunachal Pradesh, India Vivekanand Safi, Tilling Tayo, Nabam Gama, Shivendra Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Singh & Parmanand Prabhakar

25.Integrated Fish-cum-Duck farming system: A profitable enterprise for Increasing Farmer’s Income Vivekanand Safi, Tilling Tayo, Nabam Gama,Tadang Meena, Budhin Gogoi & Ram Kumar

26. Vermicomposting of Leaves V. Kavitha & R. Anandhan