Thrust Areas 

Monitoring of exploited and marine fish stock and forecasting with due attention to marine biodiversity management and sustainability;  Fish production in reservoirs, rivers, canals and other inland open waters; Hill fishery resources assessment and management, GIS based inventory of aquatic resources and their  degradation levels for water management in fisheries and aquaculture; ICZM, EIA and EMP in fisheries and aquaculture;  Ranching of selected species in open waters; Intensification and diversification of aquaculture practices; Integrated fish farming; Inland saline aquaculture; Ornamental fisheries; Fish feed manufacture and dispensing systems; Comprehensive fish health management; Genetic improvement of selected commercial fish and prawn; Exotics and quarantine systems; Value added products; GMP and HACCP for different products, food safety and risk assessment; HRD to meet the above diverse and specialized aspects.