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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Ramasamy  Santhanam  is  the former  dean of  Fisheries  College  and
Research  Institute,  Tamilnadu  Veteri
nary and Animal Sciences University,
India. His fields of specialization are
aquatic biology and fisheries environment. He was the principal investigator
for research schemes relating to freshwater nutritional life, viz., energy and
nitrogen balance in the nutrition and
growth of Indian major carps (Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, New
Delhi, India) and nutrient chemistry and proper utility of sewage (plan
scheme of Tamilnadu Veterinary and
Animal Sciences  University). He  served
as an expert for the Environment Management Capacity Building, a World
Bank–aided project of the Department
of Ocean Development, India. He has
been a member of the American Fisheries Society, United States; World Aquaculture Society, United States; Global
Fisheries Ecosystem Management Network (GFEMN), United States; and the
International Union for Conservation of
Nature’s (IUCN) Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland. To his
credit, Dr. Santhanam has 12 books on
fisheries science and 70 research papers.