Modelling studies for estimation of revenue based capacity and valuation of selected fishing systems and fish supply chain analysis

Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITKs) in Marine fishing sector of Kerala: Documentation and Analysis (PI) (project funded by ESSO-INCOIS, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)

Assessment of role and impact of fisheries co-operatives in enhancing the livelihood and resource management capabilities of fisher folk in India (PI) (Project funded by NABARD, Mumbai)

Asian Fisheries Society Merit Award for work in Gender in Fisheries; 30thApril, 2013 during the inaugural function of the 10th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum,Yeosu in South Korea.

Leela Edwin, Mohammad Ashraf, Nikita Gopal, Saly N Thomas, B. Meenakumari, Sreeja A, and Ajith Peter; The 4th National Award for Technology Innovation  (Runner up) of Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC), Ministry of fertilizers and Chemicals, July 17, 2014, New Delhi.

Sruthi P., LiyaJayalal and Nikita Gopal , Gender Roles in Fisheries along the Vembanad Estuarine System (BEST POSTER AWARD), 5th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture & Fisheries (GAF5) held as part of the 10th Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture Forum, Lucknow, 12-15 November 2014, 2014, Asian Fisheries Society- Indian Branch, ICAR-NBFGR, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific and Asian Fisheries Society, Malaysia 

LiyaJayalal, Sruthi P. and Nikita Gopal , Workspaces of Women in the Ornamental Fish Value Chain in Kerala (BEST POSTER AWARD), 5th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture & Fisheries (GAF5) held as part of the 10th Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture Forum, Lucknow, 12-15 November 2014, Asian Fisheries Society- Indian Branch, ICAR-NBFGR, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) and Asian Fisheries Society (AFS), Malaysia

Best Poster Award for the best poster presentation in the 5th International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia (CAA5) held during 25-28 November, 2015 at Kochi, Kerala. The paper was on ‘Comparative assessment of conventional and cage culture fish farming in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India’ authored by P. Jeyanthi, V. Chandrasekar and Nikita Gopal

RajbhashaPrathibhaPuraskar- during the Chetana Maas (Official Language Month) observed at CIFT during August -September 2002 2002 ICAR-CIFT, Cochin 

RajbhashaPrathibhaPuraskar - during the Chetana Maas (Official Language Month) observed at CIFT during August -September 2010 2010 ICAR-CIFT, Cochin

Member, Expert Committee on the Indo-Thai Free Trade Agreement 2007 Government of Kerala

Co-opted Member, Task Force on Fish Processing & Marketing, Fisheries Master Plan  2008 Government of Kerala 

Co-opted Member, Committee set up by Govt. of Kerala to study the impact of the AIFTA on the Fisheries sector  2009 Government of Kerala 

Member of the Sub-Committee on Faculty of Management 2011 Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Panangad, Kerala 

Member, Committee to scrutinize the proposal of starting MBA course at KUFOS 2011 KUFOS

Assistant editor,  Fishery Technology 2007-09 Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin

Assistant Editor, Asian Fisheries Science Special Issue, Vol. 25S 2012 Asian Fisheries Society, Malaysia 

Chief Editor, Asian Fisheries Science Special Issue, Vol. 27S 2014 Asian Fisheries Society, Malaysia 

Nikita Gopal, P. Jeyanthi and V. Chandrasekar, 2014Production and marketing of the black clam (Villoritacyprinoides) in Perumbalam Island, Alappuzha District, Kerala, Indian Journal of Fisheries 61(4) : 84-89, 2014 88

Nikita Gopal, P. Jeyanthi, V. Geethalakshmi and G.R.Unnithan, 2009, Indian Finfish Exports - An Analysis of Export Performance and Revealed Comparative Advantage, Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 291-300

Nikita GopalandLeela Edwin, 2013, Technology Evaluation Model for Rural Innovations – Case Study of Rubberwood Fishing Craft for the Small-scale Fisheries Sector Fishery Technology 50, No. 4, pp. 331 - 340 F019/ 4.87NikNikita Gopal, Sreevalsan J. Menon and Annamalai, V., 2000, Technology induced productivity in fisheries, Fishery Technology, Vol 37, No. 1, pp. 63-38

Nikita Gopal and Annamalai, V., 2001, Fish consumption profile of Cochin households, Fishery Technology, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 62-65

Nikita Gopal, V. Annamalai, M.P.Ramesan and Prem Kumar, Marketing efficiency of fresh fish trade in Cochin and Veraval, Fishery Technology, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 129-132