Simon Das
- simon.das@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-9995
- Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition
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Biography
Dr. Simon Das is a Research Fellow in the Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture at College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia. His current research focuses on grouper nutrition and physiology, with the aim of developing effective diets to boost grouper production.
Before joining James Cook University, Dr. Das served as an Associate Professor at the National University of Malaysia, where he researched fish responses to environmental issues like global warming and ocean acidification. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, more than 40 conference presentations, and two authored books, he is regarded as a leading scientist in his field.
Dr. Das is also a board member and treasurer of Aquaculture without Frontiers (Australia) Ltd., a visiting research fellow at NuSea.Lab at Deakin University, and an active member of both the Fisheries Society of the British Isles and the American Fisheries Society.
Research
Research Interests
- Grouper Nutrition
- Climate change effect on fishes
- Sustainable Aquaculture
- Circular Economy in Aquaculture
Teaching
Teaching Interests
- Introduction to Aquaculture
- Aquaculture Nutrition
- Aquaculture of Tropical Species
- Marine Productivity
- Ichthyology
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Mentor
Taught Modules
2025
2025
Current JCU Research Students
Dietary carotenoid supplementations to modulate yellow colouration of Giant Grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus and the impact of environmental and physiological factors on their efficacy
Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
Extended circular economy pathways for aquafeeds: towards Black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) and Hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ? × E. lanceolatus ?) nutrition
Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
Exploring limitations in dietary starch inclusion for giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
Chitosan in Aquaculture: Effect on The Physical Properties of Pellets, Growth Performances, Survival Rate, and Physiological Aspects of Australian Spiny Lobster Panulirus ornatus
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Activities
Committees
Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF), Australia
2024 - 2027
Education
Other Activities
Guest Editor: Water
2023 - 2024
Guest Editor : Journal of Environmental Biology
2020 - 2021
Guest Editor: Fishes
2025 - 2025
Associations
Employment
Senior Lecturer, National University of Malaysia
2011 - 2018
Media
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Butler, Grace; Candebat, Caroline Lourdes; Das, Simon Kumar; Nankervis, Leo (2025) 'Dietary methioni. Animal Feed Sc, 324 . [DOI] ...
Debi, Sutapa; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Das, Simon Kumar; Alam, Md. Shahanoor; Rahman, Mohammad Lutfar;...
Hoven’s carp Leptobarbus hoevenii strategized metabolism needs to cope with changing environment
2024
Mohamad, Suhaini; Rahmah, Sharifah; Zainuddin, Rabiatul Adawiyyah; Thallib, Yusnita A.; Razali, Ros ...
Kasihmuddin, Sonia Mohd; Cob, Zaidi Che; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Das, Simon (2024) 'Effect of differe. Fish Physiology, 50 :413-434. ...
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Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; Debi, Sutapa; Das, Simon Kumar; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Alam, Md. Shahanoor; R...
Iskandar, Nur Syuhada; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Che Cob, Zaidi; Das, Simon Kumar; Kasihmuddin, Sonia (...
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Das, Simon Kumar; Selvan, Kumutha Tamil; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; De, Moumita; Francis, David S. (2023...
Hengjie, Tan; Das, Simon Kumar; Zainee, Nur Farah Ain; Yana, Raja; Rozaimi, Mohammad (2023) 'Ocean A. Journ, 11 ...
Iskandar, Nur Syuhada; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Cob, Zaidi Che; Das, Simon Kumar (2023) 'Elevated Carb. Fishes, 8 (6). [ ...
Jewel, Md. Abu Sayed; Haque, Md. Ayenuddin; Pervin, Mst. Eliza; Akter, Sumaiya; Ali, S.M. Wahed; Noo...
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Jewel, Md. Abu Sayed; Ara, Jesmin; Haque, Md. Ayenuddin; Hossain, Md. Akhtar; Noor, Noorashikin Md.;...
Das, Simon Kumar; De, Moumita; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Bakar, Yosni; Cob, Zaidi Che; Ghaffar, Mazlan ...
Feeding ecology of Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) living in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
2022
Dinh, Quang Minh; Truong, Ngon Trong; Nguyen, Ton Huu Duc; Lam, Tran Thi Huyen; Nguyen, Tien Thi Kie...
Hossain, Md. Anwar; Hossain, Md. Akhtar; Haque, Md. Ayenuddin; Mondol, Md. Mostafizur Rahman; Harun-...
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Cob, Zaidi Che; Das, Simon Kumar (2021) 'Early Juvenile Growth and Behavior of Laevistrombus turture. Thalassas, 37 :641-649. [DOI] ...
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Haque, Md. Hakimul; Jewel, Md. Abu Sayed; Akhi, Most. Mahmuda; Atique, Usman; Paul, Alok Kumar; Iqba...
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Noor, Noorashikin Md.; De, Moumita; Cob, Zaidi Che; Das, Simon Kumar (2021) 'Welfare of scaleless fi. Aquaculture Research, 52 :2980-2987. [DO ...
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Binalshikh-Abubkr, Tarq; Hanifiah, Marlia M.; Das, Simon Kumar (2021) 'Proximate Chemical Compositio. Journal of Marine Science a, 9 (2). [DOI] ...
Das, Simon Kumar; Xiang, Tou Wee; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; De, Moumita; Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; Goutham...
Effects of temperature on the oxygen consumption rate and gill fine structure of hybrid grouper
2021
Das, Simon Kumar; De, Moumita; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; B...
Paul, Alok Kumar; Alam, M. Manjurul; Haque, Md. Ayenuddin; Hussain, M. Afzal; Islam, M. Shahanul; Ma...
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Kasihmuddin, Sonia Mohd; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Das, Simon Kumar (2021) 'Rising Temperature Effects o. Animals, 11 (12). [DOI] ...
Jahan, Nusrat; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Ahsan, Ali; Rahman, Mohammad Lutfar; Paul, Sulav Indra; Das, S...
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Sarower-E-Mahfuj, Md.; Abdus Samad, Md.; Ahmed, Fee Faysal; Abdul Alim, Md.; Bakar, Yosni; Das, Simo...
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Akhi, Most. Mahmuda; Jewel, Md. Abu Sayed; Haque, Md. Ayenuddin Haque; Sarker, Biplob Kumer; Khatsun...
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Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti Mazumder; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd; Das, Simon Kumar (2020) 'Effect of temperature . Aquaculture, 522 . [DOI] ...
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Mazumder, Sabuj K.; Ghaffar, Mazlan A.; Tomiyama, Takeshi; Das, Simon Kumar (2019) 'Effects of accli. Respiratory Ph, 268 . [DOI] ...
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Khoo, Mei Ling; Das, Simon Kumar; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. (2019) 'Gastric emptying and the enzymatic ac. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (1):1-6. [DOI] ...
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Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; Fivelstad, Sveinung; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Das, Simon Kumar (2019) 'Haematolo. Sains M, 48 (9...
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Noor, Noorashikin; Cob, Zaidi; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Das, Simon Kumar (2019) 'An evaluation of the e. Turkish Journal of F, 19 (12):1017-1023....
Noor, Noorashikin Md.; De, Moumita; Iskander, Amirah; Keng, Wan Leong; Cob, Zaidi Che; Ghaffar, Mazl...
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De, Moumita; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Cob, Zaidi Che; Bakar, Yosni; Das, Simon K...
Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Das, Simon Kumar (2019) 'Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Marine Ecosyst. Thalassas, 35 :421-429. [DOI] ...
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Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Das, Simon Kumar (2019) 'Exploring the Suitable Tempera. Thalassas, 35 (1):29-41. [DOI] ...
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Das, Simon Kumar; Noor, Noorashikin Md.; Kai, Khor Si; Juan, Quan Zhi; Iskandar, Nur Syuhada Mohd; D...
Noor, Noorashikin; Das, Simon Kumar; Cob, Zaidi; Ghaffar, Mazlan (2018) 'Effects of Salinities and D. Turkish Journal of Fisher, 18 :1045-1051. [DOI] ...
Noor, Noorashikin; Das, Simon Kumar; Cob, Zaidi Che; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. (2018) 'Effect of saliniti. Sains Malaysiana, 47 (6):1077-10...
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Khoo, Mei Ling; Das, Simon Kumar; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd (2018) 'Growth pattern, diet and reproductive . Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 44 (3):233-239. [DOI] ...
Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; Das, Simon Kumar; Rahim, Saleh M.; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. (2018) 'Temperature a. Aquaculture, 9 :1-9. ...
Asemari, Norliyana; Matdah, Nur Atikah; Das, Simon Kumar; Bakar, Yosni (2018) 'Estimation of size at. Malaysian Applied B, 47 (6):69-75. ...
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Alam, M.T.; Hussain, M.A.; Sultana, S.; Hasan, M.T.; Mazlan, A.G.; Simon, K.D.; Mazumder, S.K. (2018...
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Din, Nur Mutasya Biha; Das, Simon Kumar; Bakar, Yosni (2017) 'Carapace width-weight relationship of . INDIAN JOURNAL OF GEO-MARINE SCIENCE, 46 (8):1667-1672. ...
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De, Moumita; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Bakar, Yosni; Das, Simon Kumar (2016) 'Effect of temperature and . Aquaculture Reports, 4 :118-124. [DOI] ...
Das, Simon K.; Ghaffar, Mazlan A.; Bakar, Yosni; Brito, Marcelo F.G.; Mastura, Sharifah; Temple, She...
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Mazumder, Sabuj Kanti; Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.; Das, Simon Kumar; Alam, Md. Samsul (2014) 'Low occurren. Aquacultur, 23 :1109...
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Simon, K.D.; Bakar, Y.; Mazlan, A.G.; Zaidi, C.C.; Samat, A.; Arshad, A.; Temple, S.E.; Brown-Peters...
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Alam, M.M.; Khan, M.A.; Hussain, M.A.; Moumita, D.; Mazlan, A.G.; Simon, K.D. (2012) 'Intensity of p. Journal of Z, 13 (12):10...
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Simon, K.D.; Mazlan, A.G. (2010) 'Trophic position of archerfish species (Toxotes chatareus and Toxo. 26 :84-88. [DOI] ...
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Simon, K.D.; Mazlan, A.G.; Samat, A.; Zaidi, C.C.; Aziz, A. (2010) 'Size, growth and age of two cong. Sains Malaysiana, 39 (5):697-704. ...
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Simon, K.D.; Bakar, Y.; Temple, S.E.; Mazlan, A.G. (2010) 'Morphometric and meristic variation in tw. Journal of Zhejiang University: Science, 11 (11):871-879. [DOI] ...
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Simon, K.D.; Bakar, Y.; Samat, A.; Zaidi, C.C.; Aziz, A.; Mazlan, A.G. (2009) 'Population growth, tr. Journal of Zhejiang, 10 (12):902-911. ...
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Noor, N.M.; Das, S.K.; Cob, Z.C.; Ghaffar, M.A. (2018) AIP Conference Proceedings Effects of salini [Link] [DOI] ...
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Archer Fish Biology
2024
Das, Simon Kumar (2024) Archer Fish Biology. Boca Raton, FL, Usa: CRC Press. [DOI] ...
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Noor, Norashikin Md; Das, Simon Kumar (2021) Grouper's Physiology: Interaction with Environmental St. Bangi, Malaysia: UKM Press. ...
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