Dr Leela Edwin, Principal Scientist and Head of Fishing Technology Division

Dr Grinson George, Principal Scientist since 2018 at CMFRI, Kochi is on deputation as Senior Programme Specialist (Fisheries) to SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh coordinating fisheries and aquaculture section for eight South Asian Nations.

Dr Roxy Mathew Koll, is a Climate Scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. He made breakthrough contributions to observing and predicting the Indo-Pacific climate. He led the redesign of the Indian Ocean Observation System, and the development of the first climate model from South Asia—contributing to the monitoring, forecasts, and climate projections of the Indian Ocean rim countries. Dr. Koll is the Chair of the Indian Ocean Region Panel and Lead Author of the IPCC Reports.