Doctoral Associate
Divya holds a Ph.D. in geography with a focus on marine fisheries management. She works on sustainable fisheries, sustainable seafood trade and the conservation of threatened marine species. She is a member of the IUCN’s Shark Specialist Group.
Ongoing Projects
Completed Projects
Saving Sharks through Transparent Seafood Supply Chains• Completed:
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Strum with Care• Completed:
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Financial Resilience during Covid-19 to Conserve Endangered Species and Critical Habitats in Biodiversity Hotspots of India• Completed:
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No More Shark Bites• Completed:
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Publications
Journal Article
- Identifying leverage points for sustainability in India’s shark supply chainsMarine_Gupta_2025_MarinePol.pdf (4.39 MB)
- Regional hotspots and drivers of shark meat consumption in India
- Drawing on local knowledge and attitudes for the conservation of critically endangered rhino rays in Goa, IndiaGuptaetal_2023_PeoplNat.pdf (4.67 MB)
- Incorporating local ecological knowledge aids participatory mapping for marine conservation and customary fishing management
- Shark and ray meat consumption as a threat to India’s elasmobranchs
- Shark and ray research in India has low relevance to their conservation
- Rethinking sustainability: From seafood consumption to seafood commons
- Rethinking fishing communities to safeguard life above water
- Local drivers of declining shark fisheries in India
- Navigating customary law and state fishing legislation to create effective fisheries governance in IndiaMarine_Karnad_2017_MarinePol.pdf (395.46 KB)
- Heading WestMarine_Karnad_2017_Samudra.pdf (141.01 KB)
Report
Conference Proceedings
Newspaper Article
- Healthy fisheries, sustainable trade
- Dishing the dirt on fins
- No more an election issue
- Sustainability needs markets
- Get hooked to marine life
- Is formalin present in your fish? Here’s how to buy unadulterated seafood
- Sharks under threat: Jaws against a toothless law
- How fresh is your tuna?
- To study what lies beneath oceans
- Algal death traps
- Silent flows the river
- How pollution affects fisheries
- Climate costs of seafood