During the past four year (2016 to 2020), the Directorate has grown with 7 stations and regular and suppofting staff. Along with the students presence for their research, this Directorate has reached the stage of single largest Directorate of this University. With devoted staff and their dedicated works, the Directorate has charted plans to accomplish in the coming days.
In addition to the existing stations, it has been proposed to establish separate units for shrimp farming, fish farming, seaweed farming, innovative aquaculture Centres, live-food production and larval feed production Centres and native species breeding and protection of biodiversity in the State. The facilities existing and to be created are focused towards the students' research and learning. The production facilities are open for the entrepreneurs and progressive farmers to have a tie up with the Directorate under Private - Public Partnership mode for mutual development.