Prof H Shivananada Murthy
Chair Professor – Fisheries Science Division
Prof.(Dr.) H S Murthy has served as Dean of College of Fisheries, Mangalore, the first Fisheries College in South East Asia and extensively worked in Education, Research & Development/Extension in different capacities namely, as Registrar, Director, Professor& Head and other positions. He has guided 42 research scholars in Aquaculture and Fisheries as Research Guide. He has published over280 publications including research papers, books and other publications and handled 17major externally funded research projects as Principal Investigator funded by different international and national funding agencies. Has visited UK,USA, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong, SriLanka, Dubai and other countries.
He is the Recipient of several prestigious national/international awards for outstanding contributions in ‘aquaculture & fisheries’. Served as Member of the Planning Commission Technical Committee, Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Pollution Control Board, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, Boards and Academic Council of various Universities and other organizations.