Directorate of Research

The Directorate of Research is coordinating and monitoring the research activities of the faculty of Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam. The Directorate has linkages with the State and Central Fisheries Research Institutes for the exchange of research innovations in fisheries. Further, the overall research of Tamil Nadu Fisheries University has been reviewed periodically and necessary guidelines issued. The Director of Research is administering the research activities of the faculty of Tamil Nadu Fisheries University. The Directorate is also coordinating with the Central and State Fisheries Institutions for various fisheries programmes. In order to assist in the administration of ministerial works of the Directorate, the requirement of the office staff is justified.

Mandate

To coordinate the research activities of the faculty of Tamil Nadu Fisheries University.
To collaborate and cooperate with Tamil Nadu State Fisheries Department, Tamil Nadu State Fisheries Development Corporation, etc.
To disseminate the salient research findings through the mass media, audio visual aids, etc., for the benefits of the farming community.
To facilitate in the formulation of new research project proposals for Govt. of India, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and other external funding Agencies

Priority Areas of Research

Cage culture of fishes in open water bodies
Biofloc technology in fish farming
Culture of L. Vannamei in freshwater
Nutritional requirement studies in fish and shellfish

Broodstock rearing and seed production of mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) and pompano (Tranchinotus)
Seaweed cultivation in lined pond
Better Management Practices and Biosecurity in shrimp farming

Investigations on emerging fish and shellfish diseases in Tamil Nadu
Development of vaccines, herbal ingredients with nutraceutical and immunostimulant formulations for the control of fish and shellfish diseases

Biodiversity and stock assessment and management of threatened and commercially important fish and shellfish
Reproductive endocrinology of various fish and shellfish
Development of technology for the farming of Indian spiny loach, Lepidocephalus thermalis along with Indian major carps

Development of biofuel technology using fish wastes and marine algae
Bioremediation of effluents from aquaculture systems and fish processing plants
Assessment of pollution and productivity studies in Gulf of Mannar

Nanotechnology in fisheries
Development of genetic markers for the authentication of fish products
Development of marine nutraceuticals
DNA barcoding of commercially important marine finishes and balitorid loaches

Artificial Fish bait development
Design improvement of Long line fishing gears

Non-thermal processing of seafood
Encapsulation of Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil
Value added products from freshwater fishes
Assessment of microbial risks and chemical residues in fish and shellfish Development of peptides from fish processing wastes as dietary supplement