Dr. Shesdev Patro has completed his Ph.D. degree in marine biology and oceanography from Pondicherry University, Port Blair Campus, Andaman. His specialization was on Marine Biotechnology, including laboratory culture of fouling organism like barnacles, culture of live feed, extraction and purification of bioactive compounds, bioassay tests etc. He joined as a lecturer in Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University in 2016. Prior to join in Berhampur University, he was working as Scientist B in National Centre for Sustainable Coastal management under Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change during 2013 to 2016. He has done extensive surveys in various coastal ecological habitats such as coral reefs, mangroves and salt marshes spread along the nation including islands of Andaman and Nicobar. He has many national and international publications published in peer reviewed journals and as book chapters to his credit. Additionally, Dr. Patro is an Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver certified by PADI, Australia and conducted many under water surveys in coral reef and seagrass ecosystems of Andaman, Maharashtra, Goa and Tamil Nadu.