Profile of Dr. Abhilash Thapa

• B.F.Sc.: West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata.
• M.F.Sc. in Fisheries Economics: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
• Ph.D. (Fisheries Economics): ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India.

Professional Area

• Research Area: Environmental Economics; Production Economics; Micro Economics
• Research Interests: Economic Analysis; Ecosystem Valuation; Sustainability Analysis, Human Resource Accounting, Marketing

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Thapa, A., Qureshi, N.W., Ananthan, P.S., Bhakta, D. and Debroy, P., 2025. Non-consumptive value of hilsa fishery restoration in West Bengal, India: An application of contingent valuation method. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, p.124016.
• Thapa, A., Qureshi, N.W., Ananthan, P.S., Bhakta, D. and Debroy, P., 2025. Multidimensional Assessment of Fisheries Sustainability in India’s Largest Estuarine System. Cleaner Environmental Systems, p.100325.
• Thapa, A., T.P., Akilandeshwari. A., Majid. N., Mallick. S., Bhutia. R.N., 2025. Scientometric Analysis of Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Systems Application in Fisheries and Aquaculture. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 57(4), 385-397.
• Thapa, A., Qureshi, N.W., Ananthan, P., Bhakta, D., Debroy, P. and Bhutia, R.N., 2024. Mapping Ecosystem Services in India’s Largest Estuary: A Systematic Review of the Hooghly Matlah Estuarine System Using CICES. Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, 42(2).
• Thapa, A., Sharma, R., Sharma, A. and Lepcha, R.F., 2023. Constraints faced by Jhora fish farmers in the Darjeeling Himalayas. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, 50(1).
• Thapa, A., Sharma, R., Gawa, S. and Bhat, N.M., 2023. An Economic Analysis of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Farming in Sikkim, India. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, 50(3).
• Thapa, A., Seenivasan P., Iburahim A., Bejawada, C. N., 2023. Crack Fisheries Easy Volume – 6 (Economics). The Fisheries Chanikya Neeti. ISBN: 9798377125846
• Gorain, S., Dutta, S., Thapa, A., Seenivasan, P. and Suresh, A., 2026. Global assessment of financial mechanisms supporting blue livelihoods and sustainable development in coastal and marine fishing communities. Discover Oceans, 3(1), p.30.
• Meena, S., Tater, A., Kumar, S., Meena, A.R., Sharma, N.K., Roy, A. and Thapa, A., 2026. ‘Crop diversification as an effective approach for improving agroecosystem resilience and food security’, Discover Soil, 3, 103.

A. Department of Fisheries Economics

M. abhilashcof30@rpcau.ac.in

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