Karuppasamy is currently pursuing a Ph.D. as an in-service candidate, with active research in marine biodiversity, fish reproductive biology, and stock assessment. He leads three ongoing research projects (one as Principal Investigator and two as Co-Principal Investigator) and has prior experience as a Senior Research Fellow at ICAR-CMFRI (NICRA project). With seven years of combined experience in academia and industry, he has published 52 research papers and 25 abstracts in national and international forums.

He serves on editorial boards for journals including Springer Nature, Elsevier, and the Indian Journal of Marine Science, and collaborates with FishBase. Karuppasamy is a life member of several scientific societies, including The Crustacean Society and the Inland Fisheries Society of India. His current work focuses on marine ecosystem services, biodiversity, reproductive cycles of coral reef fishes, molecular taxonomy, and climate change impacts on marine life, with fieldwork spanning the Coromandel Coast, Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar, Coringa Mangroves, and Wadge Bank.

Amy, the 'Sharky' is a fisheries research scientist at Northern Territory Government in Darwin, Australia. Her expertise is in life history and ecology of elasmobranchs with knowledge and skills acquired through her PhD at Charles Darwin University between 2018-2024. Her PhD entails researching, testing and assessing the age, growth, dispersal and reproduction of four commercially targeted shark species in the Northern Territory. Currently she monitor the Offshore Net and Line Fishery of Northern Territory and continue her passion working on elasmobranchs.

Amy is highly passionate in teaching and has worked at Murdoch University, Perth as a demonstrator in Introduction to Environmental Science and volunteered on a field trip for Tropical Marine Biology unit. She has now taken up supervising roles for post graduate students at Charles Darwin Univeristy in Northern Territory.

Sandra Curin-Osorio is a Fisheries Research Scientist with the Northern Territory Government in Darwin, Australia, specializing in quantitative marine science. She holds a PhD in Quantitative Marine Science from the University of Tasmania and a Master’s degree in Fisheries Science from the University of Concepcion, Chile. Sandra focuses on fisheries stock assessment models and management strategy evaluation in the context of climate change uncertainty. Previously, Sandra worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Centre and as a Fishery Scientist at CSIRO, contributing to key advancements in statistical modelling and sustainable fisheries practices. She is dedicated to improving the sustainability of marine resource and management.

Sandra's work with NT Fisheries under my superivison involves conducting fish stock assessments and management strategy evalauation for key commercial species. A significant contribution of her work is the transition of stock assessment platform from conventionally used Stochastic Stock Reduction Analysis (SRA) to contemporary integrated approach e.g. Stock Synthesis (SS).

Sulav completed his Masters in Environmental Science from Charles Darwin University in 2022. Subsequently he applied for NT Government's Graduate program and was successful in securing 3 months work at NT Fisheries under my supervision. Sulav currently work as Biosecurity Systems Officer with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries with the Northern Territory Government.

Sulav's spent his time in fisheries specializing in spatial analysis, using maps to uncover patterns in fisheries and marine mammal research. He applied Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs) to reveal hidden spatial trends for sustainable management, and assisted scientists with otolith measurements to decipher fish age and growth. His fieldwork involved measuring fish lengths and collecting vital data for reef fisheries. He also explored datasets for relevance, ensuring meaningful insights, while continuously expanding his skills in tools like PowerBI, R Studio, and statistics.