Research Projects

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  1. Invertebrate and finish diseases in brackishwater aquaculture and development of prophylactic and therapeutic strategies
  2. National surveillance programme for Aquatic Animal Health
  3. All India Network on Fish Health
  4. Development of diagnostics and vaccines for sustainable aquaculture
    1. Development of RNAi-mediated prophylaxis and therapy of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV)
    2. Development of vaccine for betanoda virus infecting seabass, Lates calcarifer
    3. Biocontrol of vibrios in shrimp hatcheries using bacteriophages
    4. Development of probiotics and immunostimulants for shrimp
    5. Development of improved diagnostics to existing and emerging pathogens of shrimp and fish
  5. Development of water and soil health card for environmental management of brackishwater aquaculture systems
  6. Impact of climate change on aquaculture and mitigation options for minimizing green-house gases from aquaculture sector