Departments of Aquaculture

The Department offers subjects which include Freshwater Aquaculture, Fish Nutrition & Feed Technology, Fish Food Organisms, Ornamental, Coastal Aquaculture & Mariculture, Reservoir Aquaculture, Fish Genetics & Breeding, Fisheries Biochemistry, Fish Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Finfish & Shellfish Hatchery Management.

Research

• Fish Genetics and Fish Breeding
• Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology
• Ornamental Fish Production
• Fish Biotechnology and Fish Health
• Fish farming systems

Facilities

• Research and Instructional fish farm
• Earthen ponds and cement cisterns
• Circulatory system for nutrition research
• Fish feed production and quality control lab
• Portable Chinese hatchery, Glass jar hatchery
• Freshwater prawn hatchery
• Fish Histopathological facility
• Fish Biotechnology and Cell culture unit
• Aquarium fabrication

Services

• Fish seed production and distribution
• Training program on fish farming & ornamental fish culture& its management
• Farm advisory and Extension services
• Fisheries exhibitions and awareness program