Dr. V. Deepak Samuel is an Invertebrate taxonomist with specialization on the reef and reef-associated life forms. He started his career as a Marine Biologist working on marine molluscs of both commercial and conservation significance and diversified to the culture of endangered species for sea ranching. He has taught marine science for 5 years to postgraduate students and is a resource person in training the community and Forest Department field officials to identify scheduled marine species of India. He has experience in Marine National Park and Biosphere Reserve Management while working with the United Nations Development Programme. Assessing the health of coastal and marine ecosystems, anthropogenic pressures on reef and preparation of conservation management plans are other areas of expertise. Currently, he works as a Scientist at the Conservation of Coastal and Marine Resources Division (CMR) at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in the capacity of a Marine Ecologist.
Dr. Deepak Samuel
Research Interests:
Reef and reef-associated life forms, coastal and marine ecosystem health, preparation of conservation management plans
Reef and reef-associated life forms, coastal and marine ecosystem health, preparation of conservation management plans
