Faculty

 

 

Ph.D. Research

S. No.

Name of Student

Thesis Title

Supervised by

Award

1.

Meher Fatima

Growth indices, nutritive values, chemical significance of the green mussel Perna viridis.

Prof.  Dr. Sohail Barkati

1996

2.

Hina Saeed Baig

Pharmacological Activities of sargassum and study of associated harmful dinoflagellated in the coastal waters of Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. S. M. Saifullah

2004

3.

Naeem Ahmed

A study of dynamics of upper high salinity water mass in the Arabian Sea.

Prof. Dr. Athar Ali Khan

2007

4.

Kher-un-Nisa

Relationship between maturation and biochemical composition in Shrimps (F. penicillatus and F. merguiensis) with particular reference tolipids. 

Dr. Razia Sultana

2010

5.

Zafar Farooqi

Studies on mangrove ecosystem with respect to biodiversity productivity and nutrient dynamics.

Prof. Dr.Pirzada Jamal Siddiqui

2013

6.

Qadeer Muhammad Ali

Seasonal variation in the abundance of major zooplanktonic groups in Karachi backwaters mangroves

Prof. Dr. Arshad Azmi

2018

7.

Rabiya Nasir

Species composition of  Elasmobranchs landing at Karachi Fish Harbour and some observations on biological aspects

Dr. Nuzhat Afsar

2021

8.

Saima Haider

Physical and chemical characterization of agar polysaccharides extracted from the red seaweeds ok Karachi coast

Prof. Dr. Rashida Qari

2021

M.Phil. Research

S. No.

Name of Student

Title

Supervised by

Award

1.

Zahur Akbar

Biochemical studies on edible crab (Portunus pelagicus L.) from Karachi coast (1987).

Dr. Rashida Qasim

1987

2.

Fozia Khan

Seasonal variation in alginic acid content extract from brown seaweeds of Karachi coast.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2010

3.

Saima Haider

Seasonal variability and species diversity in macro faunal assemblages of sandy shore of Karachi coast (Clifton).

Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

2012

4.

Erum Khan

Diversity of green seaweeds along the coat of Karachi.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2012

5.

Rana Manzoor

Study of population dynamics of the ocypodid crab Scopimera crabricauda (In progress)

Dr. Rashida Qari and Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

2014

6.

Attaullah

Ecology, breeding and conservation of marine turtles at Jiwani.

Prof. Dr.Pirzada Jamal Siddiqui

2017

7.

Abdul Ghani

Studies on species composition of intertidal molluscan populations inhabiting Bandri beach, Jiwani coast Baluchistan, Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea)

Dr. Nuzhat Afsar

2017

8.

Muhammad Ali

Detection of parasites in few marine fish and molluscan species and assessment of zoonotic prevalance

Dr. Nuzhat Afsar

2017

9.

Yasmeen Inam

An ecological study of moon crabs Matuta planipes and M. lunaris (Calappidae, Brachyura, Decapoda).

Dr. Rashida Qari and Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

2018

10.

Adil Shakeel Ahmed

Studies on the biosorption of contaminants from marine water by microorganisms

Prof. Dr. Rafia Azmat Saeed &  Dr. Nuzhat Afsar

2019

13.

Moniba Shafaat

Comparative study of biochemical content in some edible fishes collected from Karachi Fish Harbour

Prof. Dr. Rashida Qari

2019

14.

Sobia Nasir

Identification and aquarium trials of species of Hexacorallia found along the coastal belt of Pakistan

Dr. Nuzhat Afsar, Dr. Amjad Ali

2021

15.

Komal Shabbir

Biochermical analysis of cultured fish to assess feed efficacy and vigorous growth of selective cultivated species

Dr. Nuzhat Afsar, Prof. Dr. Rafia Azmat Saeed &  Dr. Ghulam Abbas

2021

M.A.S Research Project


S. No.

Name of Student

Title

Supervised by

Award

1.

Pirzada Jamal A. Siddiqui

Biochemical deteriorative changes and micro biological spoilage of fish – A review.

Dr. Rashida Qasim

1983

2.

Imrana Yesrub Temuri

Biochemical and growth study of Cellana radiata from Karachi coast.

Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

1989

3.

Zehravi Ali Jah

Production of marine fish and shrimp in Pakistan during 1971 to 1984 and its relation to rainfall

Prof. Dr.Habib-ul- Hassan

1990

4.

Zehravi Asif Jah

Temperature  and  rainfall data of Sindh and Balochistan coasts : 1978-1987

Pof. Dr. S. M. Tirmizi

1990

5.

Jahanzeb Baloch

Processing, marketing and export of different sea food products from Sindh and Balochistan in National and International market.

M. Tariq Rajput

2010

6.

Tamoor Buzdar

Different aquaculture techniques used locally in province of Sindh and Baluchistan.

M. Tariq Rajput

2010

7.

Abdul Aziz Mengal

Identification of Bivalve at Sonmiani Beach, Balochistan .

Mr. Mohammad Moazzam Khan

2010

8.

Zafar Ullah Jatak

Species of Gastropoda and Bivalvia of Gaddani Beach Balochistan (northern Arabian Sea).

Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

2010

9.

Kashif Ayoub Khan

Global weirding probable causes of global weather extremes of summer 2010 with particular reference to heavy precipitation in Pakistan.

Prof Dr.Tariq Masood Ali Khan

2010

10.

Zahid Ishaq Baloch

Annotated Bibliography of Zooplankton of Arabian Sea.

Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

2010

11.

Faisal Saeed

Identification of fishes, lobsters and shrimps found at Gawader Fish Harbour.

M. Tariq Rajput

2010

12.

Mutahher Abbas

Does heat wave in Pakistan and neighboring region fit climate trend analysis of Pakistan summer extremes and their probable linkage with global air sea processes.

Prof Dr. Tariq Masood Ali Khan

2010

13.

Asma Sikander

Marine Fishes of Pakistan, Annotated Bibliography 1980 to 2010 (2010)

Prof. Dr. Mehar  Fatima

2010

14.

Ali Jan Essa

Chemical composition of seaweeds (Chaetomorpha antennina, Bony kutz) of Balochistan from Gadani beach.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

15.

Aziz Ahmed

Antibacterial activity of mangrove tree Avicennia marina leaves extract against typhoid causing by Salmonella typhi.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

16.

Mumtaz Anwer Mengal

Canopy of mangrove tree at Sandspit beach Karachi Sindh Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea).

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

17.

Shabir Ahmed

Heavy metal distribution in Avicennia marina from Bhira Village, Sonmiani, Balochistan coast.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

18.

Mohammad Younus

Heavy metal distribution in Rhizophora, Mucronata from Bhira Village, Sonmiani, Balochistan.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

19.

Qiratulain

Red seaweeds of Karachi coast.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

20.

Zaighum Ali Bhutta

Heavy metals concentration in surface sediment of mangrove forest, Bhira village Miani Hor, Balochistan.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2011

21.

Samiullah Raisani

Barnacle (Cirripedia) distribution at Maripur along coast of Karachi, Pakistan.

Mr. Mohammad Moazzam Khan

2011

22.

Haresh Kumar

Comparative study of Arabian Sea and Indus River sediment Mineralogy.

Prof. Dr. Athar Ali Khan

2011

23.

Moniba Shafaat

Distribution and abundance of marine debris along the Coast of Karachi.

Dr. Rashida Qari

2013

24.

Hakeem Shad

Pathogenicity in molluscs: Some observations on pathogenic inclusion in common littoral gastropod species of Karachi coast, Pakistan

Dr. Nuzhat Afsar

2013

Publications
More than 415 research papers have been published by the faculty members of I.M.S. since its inception.