Fisheries College was started at Thoothukudi by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in October, 1977 as the second fisheries college in India. It was brought under Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) on 19th September, 1989. The college was renamed as Fisheries College and Research Institute (FC&RI) in 1990 to focus more on research and extension activities.
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A two-days training workshop on "Shark trade/by-catch Monitoring at Thoothukudi Harbor" conducted on 26-27th June' 2025 at Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi-628 008
Celebrated 11th International Yoga Day on 21.06.2025
Awareness programmes on "Freshwater fish farming" conducted on 19.06.2025 on the occasion of the commemoration day of TNJFU
Pearl Aqua’25 National Workshop on “Innovative strategies for sustainable water quality management in aquaculture” conducted on 13/06/2025
A One day Hands on Training program on "Taxonomy and Identification of Commercial Important Cephalopods" conducted on 10.06.2025
Dean i/c
Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi
Four years programme in Fisheries Science. The revised curriculum / syllabi (105 working days) of the ICAR (based on 5th Dean’s Committee) has been adopted from 2016-17; The total credit load is 180 with student READY programme.
The Dean
Fisheries College and Research Institute
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University
Thoothukudi – 628 008
0461-2340554 / 0461-2340574
