Patterson Edward, J.K. (2002). The coral reefs of the Tuticorin coast of the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast India. Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) – Status Report 2002: 114-118.

Deepak Samuel, V. and Jamila Patterson, (2002). Intercapsular embryonic development of the bigfin squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Lologonidae). Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 31 (2): 150 – 152.

Santhana Ramasamy, M. and A. Murugan, (2002). Imposex in muricid gastropod Thais biserialis (Mollusca: neogastropoda: Muricidae) from Tuticorin harbour, Southeast coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 31 (3): 243 – 245.

Prem Anand, T. and J. K. Patterson Edward, (2002). Antimicrobial activity in the tissue extracts of five species of cowries Cypraea spp. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and an ascidian Didemnum psammathodes (Tunicata: Didemnidae). Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 31 (3): 239 – 242.

Patterson Edward, J.K., (2002). Role of education, community participation and policies in coastal zone management: Report from the marine biosphere reserve on the south-eastern coast of India. In: Proceedings of the International conference on Low-lying Coastal Areas – Hydrology and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Germany: 301-306.

Antony Amala Jayaseeli and A. Murugan, (2002). Mangrove in Punnakayal, Tuticorin – A study on Socio-economic conditions. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2: 69-72.

Patterson Edward, J.K., V. Deepak Samuel and T. Prem Anand, (2002). Awareness about coral and mangroves among fisher folk – A survey report from Tuticorin region of Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:73-78.

Felicia Shanthini, C., Jamila Patterson and J.K. Patterson Edward, (2002). A case study from Vellapatti fishing village of Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India: Reef fisheries and associated socio-economics. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:79-84.

Deepak Samuel, V., Jamila Patterson and J.K. Patterson Edward, (2002). Destructive fishing in reef and mangrove areas of Tuticorin coastal waters. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:98-103.

Patterson Edward, J.K. and E.V. Muley, (2002). Reef Restoration – An overview. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No.2:120-124.

Prem Anand, T. and J. K. Patterson Edward, (2002). Brine shrimp toxicity of opercula of gastropods from Tuticorin coastal waters. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:165-169.

Prem Anand, T. and J. K. Patterson Edward, (2002). Antimicrobial activity of green ascidian Eudistoma viridae and its bacterial symbionts. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:170-175.

Santhana Ramasamy, M. and A. Murugan, (2002). Studies on the effect of heavy metals on the enzymatic activity of bacteria isolated from mangrove sediments in Tuticorin coast. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:181-184.

Senthil Kumar, S. and J. K. Patterson Edward, (2002). A preliminary study on the occurrence of colipages in Tuticorin and Punnakayal mangrove areas. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Corals and Mangrove – Problems and Management Strategies. SDMRI Research Publication No. 2:194-197.

Murugan, A., (2002). Drugs from the sea-status and prospects. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Biotechnology, Challenges and Prospects Laboratory of Applied Biology, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore: 237-245.

Deepak Samuel, V. and Jamila Patterson, (2002). Reproductive behaviour and larval development of Sepiella inermis (Pe’russac and O’Orbingy, 1848). In: Proceedings of the 20th National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology: 25-26.