Kochi: Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) Vice Chancellor Dr. A Ramachandran passed away on Thursday. He was 61. The death occurred due to heart attack around 2 am at his house in Ravipuram.
A prominent fisheries scinentist, Ramachandran had also been appointed as the Director of CUSAT Industries Fisheries School. He took up the post of KUFOS Vice Chancellor in 2016.
He has also worked as the Fisheries Advisor of Sultanate of Oman and had been the member of various national and international committees.
Ramachandran is the son of former Kochi Mayor and Congress leader KSN Menon.