Mr. Sachin Pandit holds a B.F.Sc degree from OUAT, Odisha, and an MFSC (FRM) degree from CAU Tripura. He received the prestigious ICAR-SRF fellowship during his Ph.D. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Fisheries Officer in the Fisheries Department of the Government of Odisha. Mr. Pandit has contributed significantly to his field, with numerous popular articles, two research papers, and several book chapters to his name. His primary areas of expertise include fish taxonomy, fish population dynamics and fish biology.