Publications

• Kalaiarasan, M., Neethiselvan, N., Sundaramoorthy, B., Shanmugam, S.A., Rayan, X.P. and Velmurugan, R. (2014). Studies on the traditional trap fishery of Keelakarai coast, pp. 265–271.
• Kalaiarasan, M., Neethiselvan, N., Sundaramoorthy, B., Shanmugam, S.A. and Rayan, X.P. (2015). Modified Norwegian trap for marine ornamental and food fishes off the Southeast coast of India. Fishery Technology, 52(1), 1–9.
• Kalaiarasan, M., Marriappan, S., Gayathre, V.L., Balasundari, S. and Felix, S. (2017). Performance of traditional mud crab fishing gears used in Pulicat Lake. Indian Journal of Veterinary & Animal Science Research, 46(1), 900–907.
• Kalaiarasan, M., Gayathre, L.V., Marriappan, S., Velmurugan, S., Balasundari, R., Felix, S., Chrispin, C.L. and Radhakrishnan, K. (2020). Comparative catching efficiency of traditional prawn fishing gears in Pulicat Lake of Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 49(02), 303–310.
• Kalaiarasan, M., Neethiselvan, N., Gayathre, L.V., Marriappan, S., Velmurugan, R. and Radhakrishnan, K. (2024). Indigenous fishing gears of Pulicat Lagoon of Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 23(6), 583–593.
• Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Naganandhini, V., Vasanth, K., Neethiselvan, N., Padmavathy, P. and Radhakrishnan Kalidoss (2025). Optimization of the hook number on the catching efficiency of carangids in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Journal of Coastal Research, 41(2), 366–372.
• Radhakrishnan, K., Kalaiarasan, M., Madan, M.S., Ananth, P.N., Umamaheswari, T. and Velmurugan, R. (2016). Economic analysis of the hook and line fishery in Kombuthurai Coast, Tamil Nadu. Current World Environment, 11(3), 926–933.
• Mariappan, S., Kalaiarasan, M. and Felix, S. (2019). Design and technical specifications of marine gill nets of Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(4), 220–223.
• Naganandhini, V., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Vasanth, K., Neethiselvan, N., Padmavathy, P. and Radhakrishnan Kalidoss (2023). Influence of hook size on species composition, catch rate and size of needle fishes in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Journal of Coastal Research, 39(3), 502–508.
• Vasanth, K., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Naganandhini, V., Manoj Kumar, Mathewsebastin, Amurtha, Harsha and Radhakrishnan, K. (2023). Effect of ‘J’ hook shapes on catch rate, efficiency and hooking position of needlefish: Evidence from Palk Bay, India. Journal of Coastal Research, 39(5), 933–939.
• Nimish Mol Stephen, Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Mariappan, S. and Ganesan, P. (2024). Seasonal dynamics and implications of macroalgae species composition in Pulicat Lagoon, India. Journal of Aquatic Research and Sustainability, 1(2), 28–32.
• Vasanth, K., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Naganandhini, V., Radhakrishnan, K. and Narayanan, M. (2025). Length–weight relationships of eight pelagic fishes by drift longlines in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Journal of Coastal Research, 41(3), 510–515.
• Veeramani, M., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Neethiselvan, N., Jayakumar, N., Kavitha, J., Radhakrishnan, K., Emiema, S., Gayathre, L., Dineshkumar, E. and Sulaiman, J.M. (2025). Optimizing conch shell pot efficiency for sandbird octopus, Amphioctopus aegina. Thalassas, 41(10), 1–10.
• Velmurugan, R., Neethiselvan, N., Sundaramoorthy, B., Jawahar, P., Rayan, X.P. and Kalaiarasan, M. (2016). Gill net selectivity and fishing pressure on Indian major carp in Thirumoorthy Reservoir, Tamil Nadu. Current World Environment, 11(2), 554–559.
• Mariappan, S., Felix, S. and Kalaiarasan, M. (2017). Present scenario of seine nets fishing gears of the Pulicat coast, Tamil Nadu, India. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 5(3), 208–212.
• Ilaiyaraja, M., Neethiselvan, N., Sundaramoorthy, B., Ahilan, B., Ravikumar, T. and Kalaiarasan Muthupandi (2019). Design and operational performance of needlefish gillnets along the coast of Ramanathapuram District, Southeast coast of Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Veterinary & Animal Science Research, 48(3), 28–36.
• Velmurugan, R., Neethiselvan, N., Sundaramoorthy, B., Shanmugam, S.A., Rayan, X.P., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi and Radhakrishnan, K. (2019). Design of a mini trawl and its operational performance in Thirumoorthy Reservoir, India. Fishery Technology, 56(1), 23–28.
• Sundareswari, D., Neethiselvan, N., Jayakumar, N., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Ravikumar, T., Archana, S. and Amala, S.J. (2024). Gillnet selectivity for the Coromandel flying fish Hirundichthys coromandelensis along the Nagapattinam Coast, India. Journal of Coastal Research, 40(6), 1137–1143.
• Sharumathi, M., Jayakumar, N., Durairaja, R., Kalaiarasan Muthupandi, Ranjith, L., Paul, J.J., Sudhan, C., Chandravanshi, S., Kishore Kumar, Adyasha, S. and Chandran, S. (2025). Length–weight relationship and relative condition factor of 15 lutjanid fish species of the Gulf of Mannar. Thalassas, 41(1), 1–7.
• Sharumathi, M., Jayakumar, N., Durairaja, R., Paul, J.J., Sudhan, C., Kalaiarasan, M. and Ranjith, L. (2025). Spatio-temporal variations in the diversity and occurrence of lutjanid fish species of the Gulf of Mannar. Marine Biodiversity, 55(3), 1–17.
• Parkavi, S., Durairaja, R., Sudhan, C., Kalaiarasan, M., Sharumathi, M., Paul, J.J., Selvam, S.S., Sahu, A. and Ringjonmeilu, K. (2025). Health and growth patterns of goatfish species (Family: Mullidae) along the Gulf of Mannar. Thalassas, 41(3), 1–7.