Marine Biotechnology-Aquaculture
Research Centers in India-Ongoing Projects
Alagappa University, Karaikudi,
Tamil nadu
Research:
Dissertation and summer
training; PhD/Research in Marine
Genomics / Biodiversity, Marine
Natural Products, Quorum
Sensing. |
Andhra
University
; Visakhapatnam;
http://www.andhrauniversity.info/courses.html
Research:
Marine
biotechnology, Industrial
Fisheries, Applied genetics,
Aquaculture |
Annamalai
University;
http://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/fact_science_msc.htm
Research:
Research
in Marine Biotechnology &
Oceanography, Coastal
Aquaculture, Marine Food
Technology, Marine Microbiology. |
Assam
Agricultural University;
Jorhat, Assam,
www.aau.ac.in
Research:
Research in fisheries. |
Assam
University
, Silchar, Assam
http://assamuniversity.nic.in
Research:
Microbial Ecology, Aquaculture
and fishery and Molecular
Biology |
Barkatullah University
www.bubhopal.nic.in/cources.htm
Research:
Fisheries Sciences, Applied
aquaculture, fresh Water
Ecology. |
Berhampur
University,
Behrampur (Orissa)-760007.
www.bamu.nic.in
Research:
M.Phil & PhD in Marine Biology,
and Oceanography |
Bharathidasan University ,
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu,
620024
www.bdu.ac.in
Research:
Fishery and Aquaculture. |
Central
Agricultural Research Institute,
Port Blair
Research:
An ICAR unit. CARI is mandated
to provide a research base to
improve the productivity of
important agri-horticulture,
livestock and fisheries of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
through adaptive and basic
research for attaining economic
self-sufficiency. |
Central
Inland Fisheries Research
Institute (CIFRI),
Barrackpore-700120, West Bengal.
Phone:
91-033-25921190/25921191 Fax:
91-033-25920388
http://www.cifri.ernet.in/cifri_home_frameset.html
Research:
An ICAR funded institute.
Investigate on inland fisheries
resources in the country, like-
Composite fish culture; Riverine
Fish Seed prospecting; Air
breathing fish culture and
Ecology and fisheries management
of reservoirs. Act as national
data centre on inland fisheries
and conduct training and
provide consultancy.
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Central Institute of Brakish
water Aquaculture,
(CIBA),
141, Marshal's Road, Egmore,
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, Tel:
044-855485115 Email:
ciba@tn.nic.in,
Web Site:
www.ciba.tn.nic.in
Research:
An ICAR unit. Mandated to
conduct research for development
of techno-economically viable
and sustainable culture system
for finfish and shellfish in
brakishwater. |
Central
Institute of Fisheries Education
(CIFE) Fisheries University
Road, Seven Bungalows, Andheri
(W), Mumbai - 400061
Phone : +91 22 2636 1446 / 7 /
8, Fax : +91 22 2636 1573,
http://www.cife.edu.in
Deemed University of ICAR. Its the only
Deemed University for fisheries
in India.
Research: Research and PhD
programs in specialized branches
of fisheries, like Aquaculture,
Fisheries Resource Management,
Aquatic Animal Health
Management, Aquatic Environment
Management, Fisheries Nutrition
& Biochemistry, Fisheries
Genetics & Biotechnology and
Fisheries Informatics Technology
Evaluation, marine algal
biodiversity, DNA Markers. It
undertakes cutting edge
research, conducts capacity
enhancement programs, and
provides technical support and
consultancy to development
agencies, fishers, farmers and
entrepreneurs. |
Central Institute of Fisheries
Education,
(CIFE).
Email:
director.cife@gmail.com.
Web Site:
www.cife.edu.in.
Jaiprakash Road, Seven,
Bungalows,Versova, Mumbai,
Maharashtra
PIN 400061. Tel: 022-636157316
Research:
An ICAR unit. First fisheries
university in India mandated to
conduct education and research
programmes leading to
post-graduate (M.F.Sc.) and
doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in
specialised disciplines of
fisheries science and
technology. |
Central Institute of Fisheries
Technology (CIFT).
Email:
root@cift.ker.nic.in.
Willingdon Island, P.O.
Matsyapuri
Cochin.
Kerala
PIN 682029, 0484-66821217
Research: Fisheries. |
Central
Institute of Fisheries
Technology, Willingdon Island,
P.O. Matsyapuri, Cochin, Kerala
Pin-682029, Fax: +91 (0) 484
668212,
http://www.cift.res.in/.
ALSO PB No. 7392, Kakori Camp,
Jaiprakash Road, Versova,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Pin Code: 400061. Telephone:
+91-22-26361446-7-8, 26320395 /
26363404 / 26348223. Fax:
+91-22-26361573, 26348223.
Research:
A unit of ICAR. Research in all
disciplines relating to fishing
and fish processing is
undertaken. The institute
started functioning at Cochin in
1957. Research centers function
at Veraval (Gujarat),
Visakhapatnam (AP), Burla (Orissa),
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Calicut
(Kerala) and Hoshangabad (MP).
The research work at CIFT is
carried by various research
divisions like
Fishing Technology Division
which strives to address the
major issues facing the fishing
industry today, i.e., Long-term
sustainability of the fishery
resources, Protection of
biodiversity, Environmental
safety, Energy conservation in
fish harvesting, Fishery
legislation, By-catch, discards
and protection of endangered
species, Fishery enhancement;
Fish Processing Division;
Biochemistry & Nutrition
Division, where the research programmes are aimed at solving various
biochemical and nutritional
problems associated with fish
processing and preservation.
Microbiology, fermentation and
biotechnology division focuses
its activities on monitoring the
aquatic environment for human
pathogen and for development of
remedial measures. |
Central
Institute of Freshwater
Aquaculture (CIFA).
Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751
002. Orissa. Fax No. : 0674 -
2465407 Phone Nos. : 0674
2465421;
www.cifa.in/.
Research:
A unit of ICAR, which conducts
research specifically in
nutrition, physiology, genetics,
pathology, pond environmental
monitoring and aquaculture
engineering for developing
intensive and extensive warm
freshwater farming systems for
commercially important finfish
and shellfish; it provides
specialised training and
extension programmes in
freshwater aquaculture to enable
economic utilisation of
cultivated and cultivable
freshwater resources of the
country and also act as a nodal
agency to provide scientific
information and technology
transfer for freshwater
aquaculture development. |
Central
Institute of Freshwater
Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Research:
An ICAR unit. Premier Research
Institute on Freshwater
Aquaculture in India. |
Central
Marine Fisheries Research
Institute (CMFRI), Post Box No.
1603, Ernakulam North P.O.,
Kochi-682 018. Phone: (Resi):
2533111, (Off): 2394357,
2391407, 2394867, 2394312,
2397569, 2394268, 2394750,
2394296. Fax:
0091-0484-2394909.
www.cmfri.com/
Research:
An ICAR unit. basic, strategic
and applied research in marine
fisheries and mariculture; To
develop and commercialize
hatchery and production system
technologies for finfish,
shellfish and other commercial
marine organisms in coastal and
open seas; To build up database
on marine biodiversity, carry
out research on fragile marine
ecosystems for their
conservation and restoration; To
undertake research on
utilization of potentially
beneficial marine organisms. To
act as a repository of
information on marine fishery
resources with a systematic and
analytical database for policy
interventions and to carry out
research on social and economic
costs and benefits of marine
fisheries; To conduct front line
demonstrations and training to
develop human resources for R&D
in capture fisheries,
mariculture; and To create
awareness and provide training
and consultancy services. |
Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute,
(CMFRI).
Email:
mdcmfri@md2.vsnl.net.in.
Web Site:
www.cmfri.com
P.O. No. 1603, Ernakulam.
Cochin.
Kerala
PIN 682014. Tel: 0484-39490919
Research:
An ICAR unit. The Premier
Research Institute dedicated to
Marine Fisheries Research. |
Central
Salt & Marine Chemicals Research
Institute (CSMCRI),
Gijubhai Badhelka Marg
Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India
E-Mail:salt@csir.res.in,
salt@csmcri.org,
Phone : 0278-2567760 / 2568923 /
2565106, Fax. No : 0278-2567562
/ 2566970,
http://www.csmcri.org/
Research:
A unit of CSIR. Production of
liquid seaweed fertilizer.
Somatic Embryogenesis and Clonal
Propagation of marine algae (Kappaphycus
alvarezii). Phtochemsitry,
Molecular biology and
Biotechnology of marine plants.
Improvement and agrotechnology
development of non traditional
oil bearing deserter economic
(Jojoba & Jatropha) and
halophytic (Salicornia &
Salvadora) plant species to
develop under utilized non
saline and saline wastelands. |
Centre for Cellular & Molecular
Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad
500 007, India.
Phone:+91-40-27160222-41(20
lines)
Fax: :+91-40-27160591, 27160311,
www.ccmb.res.in/
Courses:
Research:
Transgenic and aquaculture at
molecular genetics level.
Provide summer training to MSc.
And B.Tech students. |
Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi- 110 001, India,
http://www.csir.res.in/
Email:
General Queries:
itweb@csir.res.in.
Fax: 011-23710618 (DG's Office).
Phone: 011-23737889 (Reception)
Research:
CSIR
a premier industrial R&D
organization in India
constituted in 1942
aims to provide industrial
competitiveness, social welfare,
strong S&T base for strategic
sectors and advancement of
fundamental knowledge. It is one
of the world’s largest publicly
funded R&D organisations having
linkages to academia, R&D
organisations and industry. CSIR
has 38 labs that knit India into
a giant network adding quality
to the life of each and every
Indian and equally having Global
Research Alliance. Of the 229 US
patents granted in 2004-05 to
Indian inventors (excluding
foreign assignees), CSIR has 140
(61.1%). It provides financial
support to the public and
private institutes on basic and
applied research projects.
Conduct National Eligibility
Test for JRF and Lecturership. |
Goa
University
Research: Marine biology |
ICAR
Research Complex
Goa
Research:
An ICAR unit. Mandated to
conduct strategic and applied
research on fisheries for
improving productivity. |
Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR), Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan, Pusa,
New
Delhi 110 012.
Telefax: (011) 25843657.
http://www.icar.org.in/.
Research:
ICAR includes Institutes,
Bureaux, National Research
Centres and Project Directorates
having manpower of about 30,000
personnel out of which nearly
7000 are engaged in active
research and its management.
Under the aegis of ICAR 38
Agricultural Universities (SAUs)
employ about 26,000 scientists
for teaching, research and
extension education; of these
over 6000 scientists are
employed in the ICAR supported
coordinated projects. ICAR has
large number collabrations with
national and international
institutions. It acts as a
repository of information and
provides consultancy on
fisheries. ICAR trains farmers
on fisheries. Organizes summer
training, workshops, seminars
and winter schools.
Can procure CDs at affordable
price on various aspects of
agriculture. |
National
Bureaue of Fish Genetic
Resources,
351/28,
Radha Swami Bhawan,
Duriyapur, P.O. Rajendranagar,
Lucknow,
Uttar
Pradesh
PIN 226002;
Fax No.
0522-442403
Research:
An ICAR unit. Mandated to
collection, classification and
evaluation of information on
fish genetic resources of the
country. |
National Institute of
Oceanography (NIO),
Dona Paula
- 403 004,
Goa,
India, EPABX : +91 (0) 832 -
2450450; Fax : +91 (0) 832 -
2450602 & 2450603.
www.nio.org/
Research:
A unit of CSIR.
The major research areas include
biological oceanography. Staff
strength of 200 researchers, and
over 100 technical personnel.
The industry sponsors a variety
of projects to the institute to
carry out applied research. PhD
programs available.
Do not charge any fees for
dissertation or summer interns
programs.
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National
Research Centre for Coldwater
Fisheries, Bhimtal, Uttaranchal
Research:
An ICAR unit. It is emerging as
the nodal facility in the
country where research
investigations are under taken
both on capture and culture
aspects with a focus on exotic
and coldwater species. |
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