Syllabus for [Link].

Aquaculture(Honours) with Single Major

SEM No PAPER No TITLE OF THE PAPER

I Biology of fishes
SEM I II Taxonomy and Functional Anatomy of FinFish and
Shellfish
III Basic Principles of Aquaculture
SEM II
IV Brackish water aquaculture and Mariculture
V Hatchery technology in aquatic organisms
VI Fishing methods
SEM III VII Fish health management - Fish nutrition and feed
technology
VIIⅠ Inland and marine fisheries
IX Aquaculture nutrition
SEM IV X Capture Fisheries
XI Post Harvest Technology& Transportation
XII Fishery extension, economics and marketing
SEM V XIII Shrimp health management
XIV Fish processing, technology and quality control
SEM VI Internship
XVI Aquaculture Engineering
SEM VII XVII Aquaculture Biotechnology
XVIII Fish Processing Technology
XIX Coastal Aquaculture
SEM VIII XX Microbiology and Fish pathology
XXI Ornamental Fish Culture
 I – SEMESTER
PAPER–I
Title of the paper: Biology of fishes
SYLLABUS

UNIT- 1: Specialised organs in fish

1.1 Sense organs of fishes and crustaceans.
1.2 Specialized organs in fishes – electric organ, venom and toxins
1.3 Buoyancy in fishes- swim bladder and mechanism of gas secretion
1.4 Fish and Crustaceans of commercial importance
UNIT- 2: Food, Feeding and Growth
2.1 Natural fish food, feeding habits, feeding intensity, stimuli for feeding, utilization of
food, gut content analysis, forage ratio.
2.2 Principles of Age and growth determination; growth regulation, Growth rate measurement
– scale method, otolith method, skeletal parts as age indicators
2.3 Length-frequency method, age composition, age-length keys, absolute and specific
growth, back calculation of length and growth, annual survival rate.
2.4 Length-weight relationship.

UNIT- 3: Reproductive Biology

3.1 Breeding in fishes, breeding places, breeding habits & places, breeding in natural
environment and in artificial ponds, courtship and reproductive cycles
3.2. Induced breeding in fishes
3-3 Breeding in shrimp, oysters, mussels, clams, pearl oyster, pila, and cephalopods.

UNIT- 4: Development
4.1. Parental care in fishes, ovo-viviparity, oviparity, viviparity, nest building and brooding
4.2 Embryonic and larval development of fishes
4.3 Embryonic and larval development of shrimp, crabs and molluscans of commercial
importance
4.4 Environmental factors affecting reproduction and development of cultivable aquatic fin &
shell fish

UNIT- 5: Hormones & Growth.

5.1 Endocrine system in fishes.
5.2 Neuro-secretory cells, androgenic gland, ovary, chromatophores,
5.3 Molting, molting stages, metamorphosis in crustacean shell fish
 Semester – I

PAPER-II

Title of the paper: Taxonomy and Functional Anatomy of FinFish and Shellfish

SYLLABUS

Unit I: General characters & Classification of Cultivable fin fish and shell fish
1.1 General Characters of Crustacea
1.2 Classification of Crustacean: Major groups up to orders and their important characters.
1.3General Characters of fishes
1.4Classification of Fishes: Major groups up to subclass and their important characters.

Unit 2: Digestive and Respiratory systems of Fish and shell fish

2.1: Digestive system of fish
2.2Respiratory system of fish
2.3 Digestive system of Prawn
2.4 Respiratory system of prawn

Unit 3: Circulatory systems of Fish and shell fish

3.1 Cardiovascular system: Structure of heart in fishes
3.2 Blood vascular system in prawn

Unit 4: Nervous system of Fish and shell fish

4.1 Nervous system in fish: Structure and functions of Brain
4.2 Central Nervous system in prawn.

Unit 5 Reproductive system of Fish and shell fish

5.1 Urino-genital system in fishes
5.2 Reproductive system in prawn
 Semester – II
PAPER-III
Title of the paper: Basic Principles of Aquaculture
SYLLABUS

UNIT-1 ( Introduction)
Definition and History of Aquaculture
Concept of Blue Revolution and Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) Present
status of Aquaculture at global level, India and Andhra Pradesh Aquaculture versus
Agriculture; Present day needs with special reference to Andhra Pradesh

UNIT-2 (Types of Fish Ponds)

Lotic and lentic systems, streams and springs
Functional classification of ponds – head pond, hatchery, nursery, rearing, production and
stocking ponds; quarantine ponds, isolation ponds and wintering ponds

UNIT- 3 (Design and Construction of Aqua Farms)

Important factors in the construction of an ideal fish pond – site selection, topography, nature
of the soil, water resources
Lay out and arrangement of ponds in a fish farm. Construction of an ideal fish pond – space
allocation, structure and components of barrage Pond

UNIT-4 (Aquaculture Systems and Practices )

Types of aquaculture
Aquaculture Systems – Pond, Raceways, Cage, Pen, Rafts, Running water, Water
Recirculating Systems, Biofloc Technology and 3-C System. Pond culture Fin fish culture
methods - Monoculture, Poly culture and Monosex culture and Integrated fish farming.

UNIT-5 ( Management Factors of Culture Ponds, Pre-stocking Management

Dewatering, drying, ploughing/desilting
Predators, weeds and weed fish in culture ponds - Advantages and disadvantages of weed
plants;Toxins used for weed control and control of predators. Liming and fertilization;
Algal blooms and their control
Stocking Management – Stocking density and stocking
Post-stocking ManagementFeeding: Role of nutrients
Water quality: Physico-chemical conditions of soil and water optimum for culture –
temperature, depth, turbidity, light, water and shore currents, PH, DOD, CO2, NH3, NO2
 Semester – II

PAPER-IV

Title of the paper: Brackish water aquaculture and mariculture

SYLLABUS

Unit – 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction, History, Development and present status of brackish water farming in
India.
1.2 Brackish water as a medium for aquaculture, ecological factors – Abiotic
and biotic factors.
1.3 Types of culture systems – Traditional, extensive, semi-intensive and
intensive culturesystems of shrimp, their management and economics.

Unit – 2 Culture of brackish water prawns

2.1 Culture practices of Penaeus monodon/ [Link]
2.2 Brackish water prawns of India – Commercial value.
2. Morphotypes and harvesting

Unit – 3 Biology of Shrimp

3.1 Biology of Penaeus monodon,
3.2 Biology of [Link]
3.3 Biology of [Link].

Unit – 4 Management practices

4.1 Nutritional requirements of cultivable prawns.
4.2 Natural food and artificial feeds and their importance in shrimp culture
4.3. Pond preparation, stocking, of Hatchery, Nursery, grow out ponds. and
harvesting ofshrimp.

Unit – 5 Culture of Brackish water species

5.1 Species of crabs cultured, biology and culture technique, prospects in India.
5.2 Species of edible oysters, culture techniques used for farming edible oysters.
5.3 Important species of pearl oysters and method of artificial pearl production.
 Semester ⅠⅠⅠ
Paper V
Title of the paper: Hatchery Technology in Aquatic Organism
SYLLABUS

UNIT 1: Carp Hatchery

Hatchery management-seed production of carps. Hypophysation of Indian major
carps and exotic carps, history of hypophysation. Pituitary gland. Collection and
preservation of gland. Other ovulating agents. Brood stock management, sexing,
dosage for injection, mechanism of ovulation. Development of carp eggs,
different carp hatcheries. Nursery rearing of carp seed.

UNIT 2: Carp Production System

Production of common carp seeds, breeding techniques, Sundanese, Tjimindi,
Rantjapaku and Central Sumatra methods. Methods followed in China and India.
Transport of fish seed and broodfishes. Causes of mortality during transport,
techniques of transport, open and closed systems, methods of transportation, use
of anaesthetics. Carp seed resources in major rivers. Bundh breeding, types of
bundh breeding techniques. Problems of bundh breeding.

UNIT 3: Seed Production of other Fishes

Seed production and nursery rearing of Onchorhynchus mykiss, Clarias
batrachus, Mugil cephalus, Oreochromis mossambicus, Lates calcarifer,
Epinephelus tauvina.

UNIT 4: Seed Production of Crustaceans and Molluscs

Seed production and nursery rearing of Penaeus indicus, Penaeus monodon and
Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Different systems. Hatchery operations of pearl
oysters, clams, crabs, lobster. Remote setting. Preparation of artificial sea water.

UNIT 5: Design of Shrimp Hatcheries

Various components, equipments and infrastructure facilities required.
Mechanical and biological filters. Hatchery Management - Components and
general design of hatcheries. Selection criteria for broodstock
and brood stock management. Water quality monitoring and management.
Quarantine and disease management in hatcheries. Quality assessment of seeds.
 PAPER-VI

Title of the paper: Fishing Methods

Syllabus
UNIT 1: Fishing Crafts
Different types of fishing crafts in India- inland and marine– traditional,
motorized and mechanized. Recent statistics of each category- country crafts,
trawlers, gill netters, purse seiners, long liners, trollers, deep sea vessels. Boat
building materials - wood, steel, FRP, ferro-cement, aluminum etc.

UNIT 2: Fishing Gears

Introduction, principle and evolution of fishing methods and gear. Factors
affecting the design of fishing gears and fish catching methods. Fishing
accessories. Introduction to netting materials - natural and synthetic fishing gear
materials. Yarn numbering systems.

UNIT 3: Active Fishing Gears

Classification and description of modern fishing gears.- Design and operation of –
trawls, purse seines, ring seines, beach / shore seine, boat seine, pole and line,
squid jigs, trolling.

UNIT 4: Passive and Traditional Fishing Gears

Design and operation of- gill nets, long lines, hooks, traps, stake net, dol net,
chinese dip nets, cast nets. Destructive and Prohibited fishing practices, fishing
methods like electrical fishing, poisoning and use of dynamites.

UNIT 5: Fish Aggregating Devices and Artificial Reefs

Fish aggregating devices and artificial reefs. Light fishing and Lantern fishing.
Impact of artificial reefs on fish stock improvement. Fish Finding Devices and
Conservation - Introductory information on echo-sounder, sonar, net sonde, global
positioning
systems, remote sensing, potential fishing zones (EEZ) Turtle Exclusion Devices
(TED) - By-catch Reduction Devices (BRD).
 PAPER-VII

Title of the paper: Fish Health Management, Nutrition and Feed technology

SYLLABUS

UNIT 1: Pathology and parasitology

1-1 Introduction to fish diseases –Definition and categories of diseases – Disease

andenvironment
1-2 Disturbance in cell structure – changes in cell metabolism, progressive and
retrogressive tissue changes, types of degeneration, infiltration, necrosis, cell
death and causes
1-3 Atrophy, hypertrophy, neoplasms, inflammation, healing and repair

UNIT 2: Fungal and viral Diseases of fin fish.

2-1 Fungal diseases (both of shell and finfish) – Saprolegniosis,
brachiomycosis,ichthyophorus diseases – Lagenidium diseases – Fusarium
disease, prevention and therapy
2-2 Viral diseases – Emerging viral diseases in fish, haemorrhagic scepticemia, spring
viremia of carps, infectious hematopoietic necrosis in trout, infectious pancreatic
necrosis in salmonids, swim-bladder inflammation in cyprinids, channel cat fish
viral disease, preventionand therapy
UNIT 3 : bacterial Diseases of fin fish.
2-3 Baterial diseases – Emerging bacterial diseases, aeromonas, pseudomonas and
vibrio infections, columnaris, furunculosis, epizootic ulcerative syndrome,
infectious abdominal dropsy, bacterial gill disease, enteric red mouth, bacterial
kidney disease, proliferative kidneydisease, prevention and therapy

UNIT 4 : Protozoan Diseases of fin fish.

Protozoan diseases: Ichthyophthiriasis( White spot Disease),Costiasis,Whirling disease
UNIT 5 : Nutritional diseases
4-1 Nutritional pathology – lipid liver degeneration, Vitamin and mineral deficiency
diseases.
Aflatoxin and dinoflagellates.
4-2 Antibiotic and chemotherapeutics. Nutritional cataract. Genetically and
environmentally induced diseases.
 Semester – III
PAPER-VIII

Title of the paper: Inland and Marine Fisheries

SYLLABUS

UNIT 1: Riverine and Coldwater Fisheries

Inland fish production in India- Riverine fisheries – major river systems
in India, capture fisheries, fishing methods, recent statistics of catches,
problems encountered in fisheries development of major rivers. Cold
water fisheries- major rivers and species – problems encountered in
fisheries development of rivers supporting cold water fisheries.

UNIT 2: Reservoir and Estuarine Fisheries

Reservoir fisheries- Major reservoirs in India- capture fisheries, fishing
methods, recent statistics of catches, problems encountered in fisheries
development
Estuarine fisheries- definition and classification of estuaries- capture
fisheries- resident and migrant species, fishing methods, recent
statistics of catches, problems encountered in fisheries development of
major estuaries

UNIT 3: Marine Fisheries- Pelagic Resources

Marine fishery resources in India- important fishing zones including
Wadge bank, maritime states. Major pelagic resource groups– sardines,
mackerel, anchovies, ribbon fishes, tuna, seer fishes. Methods of fishing
- Recent catch statistics of pelagic fisheries.

UNIT 4: Marine Fisheries- Demersal Resources

Major demersal resource groups- elasmobranchs, cephalopods, silver
bellies, flat fishes, crabs, sciaenids, pomfrets, bombay duck, prawns,
lobsters, molluscan resources. Methods of fishing, recent catch
statistics. Fishery of mud banks.

UNIT 5: Marine Fisheries - Deep Sea Resources

Major deep sea resources - fishes, shrimps, lobsters – status of deep
sea fishing in India. Chartered fishing in India- policies and problems.
Marine fish production in India. - Estimated fishery resources – inshore
– offshore - deep sea resource. Fishing regulations.
Stratified random sampling for estimation of fish landing. Over fishing –
Economic and biological, Conservation and regulation of fishing
pressure - closed season, mesh size regulations, sanctuaries. Important
fishing regulations KMFR, Deep Sea Fishing Policy
 PAPER-IX

Title of the paper: Aquaculture Nutrition

SYLLABUS

UNIT 1: Nutritional Requirements of Fish

Protein and amino acid requirement, carbohydrate and lipid requirement,
Essential fatty acids, Non protein nitrogen sources. Vitamin and mineral
requirements, vitamin C for fish and shell fishes. Feeds and feed additives,
pigments, immunostimulants, non-nutritional feed additives - chemoattractants,
feeding stimulants, growth promoters, preservatives.

UNIT 2: Feed ingredients & quality

Different feed ingredients- animal, plant, microbial origin, SCP, silages, fermented
products. Anti-nutritional factors. Compounded feeds, pellets, crumbles and
microencapsulated feed. Storage, quality standards, proximate composition &
chemical evaluation. Digestibility studies and methods.

UNIT 3: Feed & Feed Manufacturing

Different forms of feed-fodders, mash, pellets, floating and sinking feeds. Feed
formulation - methods, square method. Feed manufacturing processes, Extrusion
, Pelletization , Different size and grades of fish / shrimp feeds - starter, grower
and finisher feeds. Micro-bound feed, micro encapsulated feed. Storage and
transportation of feeds. Quality problems- toxins, pests, rancidity.

UNIT 4:Feed Management

Practical feeding in grow-outs of fishes & shrimps. Feed ration, feed quantity
estimation, feeding frequency. Check trays, demand feeders, automatic feeders,
feed dispensers. Farm made feeds, factory made fish & shrimp feeds in India.
Record keeping.

UNIT 5: Feed Quality

Feed energetics, feed conversion efficiency, protein efficiency ratio, feed
conversion ratio, net protein utilization, leaching, water stability. Quality
standards.
Larval stages, nutritional requirements of fish and shellfish larvae, quality
requirements of larval feeds (particle size, digestibility), natural food and its
importance in aquaculture, nutritional quality of commonly used fish food.
 PAPER-X
Title of the paper: Capture Fisheries
SYLLABUS

Unit 1 : Fish Catch Statistics :-

1.1 Fish production of the world both inland and marine, contribution of different
countries, position of India in the Fish Catches.
1.2 The EEZ concept & its implementation in fisheries. The Indian EEZ, Fishery survey in
India

Unit 2 : Fish Distribution .

2.1 General account of the distribution
2.2 Biology and fishery of important fishes and other aquatic animals of India,
2.3. Economically Important Fresh Water Fishes of Andhra Pradesh.

Unit-3 : Riverine Fishery I :-

3.1 Important characters of Streams.
3.2 Different riverine systems in India, and their fishery: The Ganga River
System, theBrahmaputra river system,

Unit-4 : Riverine Fishery II :-

4.1 The East Coast River System.
4.2 The West Coast River System, River Jhelum of the Indus River System,
Fisheries of trout and Mahseer, Problems and management.

Unit-5 : Reservoir Fishery (Lacustrine Fishery) :-

5.1 Definition of a Lake, Origin and classification of lakes.
5.2 Kolleru Lake and its fishery.
5.3 Different reservoirs of River systems in India with special reference to Nagarjuna Sagar,
 PAPER-XI

Title of the paper: Post Harvest Technology& Transportation

SYLLABUS

Unit 1 : Harvest, Handling and Principles of fish Preservation

1-1 Harvest methods, Normal harvest and emergency harvest,
1.2 Handling of fresh fish, storage and transport of fresh fish, post-mortem
changes(rigor mortis and spoilage), spoilage in marine fish and freshwater
fish.
1.3 Principles of preservation–cleaning, lowering of temperature, rising of
temperature, dehydration, use of salt, use of fish preservatives, exposure to low
radiation of gamma rays.
Unit 2 : Fishery Products
2-1 Different types of value added products from fish
and shell fish2-2 Fish mince and surimi
2-3 Coated fishery products-different types of batter and breading
Unit 3 : Fishery by-products
3.1 Fish meal, fish protein concentrate, isinglass, fish liver oil, fish body oil
3.2 Fish hydrolysates, chitosan, glucosamine hydrochloride, pearl essence,
ambergris, fishsilage, fish maws, fish leather, shark fin rays
Unit IV: Sea weed products
4.1: Preparation of agar, align and carrageen
.4.2 Use of seaweeds as food for human consumption, in disease treatment and
preparationof therapeutic drugs.

UNIT 5 : Transport
5-1 Outlets for aquaculture products,
5-2 Transport of seed and brood stocks.
5.3Causes of mortality during transport, techniques of transport, open and
closed systems, methods of transportation, use of anaesthetics.
 PAPER-XII
Title of the paper: Fisheries Extension, Economics and Marketing.
SYLLABUS

UNIT – 1 Introduction
1-1 Meaning and scope of economics with reference to fisheries
1-2 Basic concepts of economics – goods, services, wants and utility, demand
and supply, value price, market demand and individual demand, elasticity of
demand.
1-3 Theory of production, production function in
fisheries
1-4 Various factors influencing the fishery
product’s price

UNIT – 2 Fisheries marketing

2-1 Basic marketing functions, consumer behavior and demand, fishery market
survey andtest marketing a product
2-2 Fish marketing – prices and price determination of fishes
2-3 Marketing institutions- primary( producer fishermen, fishermen
cooperatives, and fisheries corporations) and secondary
(merchant/agent/speculative middlemen)
2-4 Preparation of project and project appraisal

UNIT-3 Fisheries economics

3-1 Aquaculture economics- application of economics principles to aquaculture
operations
3-2 Cost and earnings of aquaculture systems – carp culture, shrimp farming
systems,
hatcheries, Cost and earnings of fishing units and freezing plants
3-3 Socio-economic conditions of fishermen in Andhra Pradesh, Role of
Matsyafed andNABARD in uplifting fishermen’s conditions, fishermen
cooperatives
3-4 Contribution of fisheries to the national economy

UNIT-4 Fisheries extension

4-1 Fisheries extension – scope and objectives, principles and features of fisheries
extensioneducation
4.3 Fisheries extension methods and rural
development
4-3 Adoption and diffusion of innovations

UNIT-5 Transfer of technology

5-1 ICAR programs – salient features of ORP, NDS, LLP, IRDP,
ITDA, KVK, FFDA, FCS, FTI, TRYSEM
5-2 Training – meaning, training vs. education and teaching
5-3 DAATT centres and their role in tot programs, video conferencing, education
of farmersthrough print and electronic media
 Semester – V
PAPER-XIII
Title of the paper: Shrimp Health Management
SYLLABUS

UNIT 1: Pathology and parasitology

1-4 Introduction to fish diseases –Definition and categories of diseases – Disease

andenvironment
1-5 Disturbance in cell structure – changes in cell metabolism, progressive and
retrogressive tissue changes, types of degeneration, infiltration, necrosis, cell
death and causes
1-6 Atrophy, hypertrophy, neoplasms, inflammation, healing and repair

UNIT 2: Fungal and viral Diseases of fin fish.

2-4 Fungal diseases (both of shell and finfish) – Saprolegniosis,
brachiomycosis,ichthyophorus diseases – Lagenidium diseases – Fusarium
disease, prevention and therapy
2-5 Viral diseases – Emerging viral diseases in fish, haemorrhagic scepticemia, spring
viremia of carps, infectious hematopoietic necrosis in trout, infectious
pancreatic necrosis in salmonids, swim-bladder inflammation in cyprinids,
channel cat fish viral disease, prevention and therapy
UNIT 3: bacterial Diseases of fin fish.
2-6 Baterial diseases – Emerging bacterial diseases, aeromonas, pseudomonas
and vibrio infections, columnaris, furunculosis, epizootic ulcerative
syndrome, infectious abdominal dropsy, bacterial gill disease, enteric red
mouth, bacterial kidney disease, proliferative kidneydisease, prevention and
therapy

UNIT 4: Protozoan Diseases of fin fish.

Protozoan diseases: Ichthyophthiriasis( White spot Disease),Costiasis,Whirling disease
UNIT 5: Nutritional diseases
4-3 Nutritional pathology – lipid liver degeneration, Vitamin and mineral deficiency
diseases.
Aflatoxin and dinoflagellates.
4-4 Antibiotic and chemotherapeutics. Nutritional cataract. Genetically and
environmentally induced diseases.
 PAPER-XIV

Title of the paper: Fish Processing, Technology and Quality Control.

SYLLABUS
UNIT 1:
1.1 Quality management, total quality concept and application in fish trade.
1.2 Quality assessment of fish and fishery products - physical, chemical,
organoleptic and microbiological.
1.3Quality standards, Quality Assurance.

UNIT 2:
2.1 Fish inspection in India, process
2.2 water quality in fishery industry, product quality
2.3 Water analysis, treatments, chlorination, ozonisation, UV radiation,
reverses osmosis, techniques to remove pesticides and heavy metals.

UNIT 3:
3.1 Sensory evaluation of fish and fish products, basic aspects, different
methods ofevaluation, taste panel selection & constitution
3.2 Statistical analysis Quality problems in fishery products
3.3 Good manufacturing practices.
3.4 HACCP and ISO 9000 series of quality assurance system, validation
and audit. National and international standards, EU regulation for fish
export trade,

UNIT 4:
4.1IDP and SAT formations in certification of export worthiness of fish
processing units, 4.2Regulations for fishing vessels pre-processing and
processing plants, regulations.
4.3Factory sanitation and hygiene: National and international requirements, SSOP.

UNIT 5:
5.1 Hazards in sea foods: Sea food toxins, biogenic amines, heavy metals and
industrialpollutants.
5.2 Infection and immunity, Microbial food poisoning, bacteria of public health
significance in fish /fishery products / environments - Salmonella, Clostridia,
Staphylococcus ,E. coli, Streptococcus, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Listeria, Yersinia,
Bacillus.
5.3 Laboratory techniques for detection and identification of food
poisoning bacteria. Mycotoxins in cured fish, bacterial associated with fish
disease.
 Semester – VII
PAPER-XVI
Title of the paper: Aquaculture Engineering
SYLLABUS
UNIT – 1
1. Planning and Aquaculture Development: Priorities, resources, technology, human
resources, legal and environmental factors and organization of aquaculture.
2. Selection of Sites for Aquaculture: Criteria for site selection of fresh water and
brackish water farms - land based and open water farms; quantity and quality of water,
sources of pollution and conflicts.
3. Farm/hatchery standards and bio-security measures: Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary
(SPS) measures; Better Management Practices (.

UNIT – 2
1. Freshwater Fish Farm - Design and construction: Layout of farm, size of the farm,
division of the farm area; size, shape and depth of ponds; dike design, pond bottom and
harvesting sump; water supply and drainage system of pond – pipes, sluice, monk, turn-
down pipe; aerators and method of construction.
2. Brackish water Shrimp Farm - Design and construction: Layout designs, design of water
management systems, design of water control structures, design of peripheral and internal
dikes, water supply and drainage, method of construct

UNIT – 3
1. Fish Hatchery - Design, construction: Criteria for site selection of hatchery and nursery;
Design and construction of Jar hatchery and Chinese hatchery system.
2. Shrimp Hatchery - Design and construction: Site selection and facilities required –
maturation tanks, spawning tanks, larval rearing tanks, live food culture tanks, water
storage and filtration tank, aeration, seawater supply and piping system; Lay-out and co
UNIT – 4
1. Cages and Rafts: Design and cconstruction.
2. Pens and Enclosures: Design and cconstruction.
3.. Raceway Farms: Design and cconstruction.

UNIT – 5
1. Hatchery management: Fish hatchery - Hatchery protocols, seed rearing technology;
Packaging and transport of seed. Shrimp hatchery – Larval rearing; culture and use of
different live feed; different chemicals and drugs used; water quality and feed management.
Water discharge standards; Effluent treatment in hatcheries.
2. Aquatic weed management: Common weeds and problems in culture ponds; chemical,
biological and mechanical control methods; Algal bloom control.
 Semester – VII
PAPER-XVII
Title of the paper: Aquaculture Biotechnology
SYLLABUS
UNIT – 1
1. Structure and replication of DNA: Principles of DNA isolation; DNA
blotting
[Link] : Transcription and translation
3. Chromosomal Engineering: Genome manipulation, polyploidy,
gynogenesis, androgenesis, method of chromosomal manipulation,
Induction of ploidy and evaluation.
UNIT-2
Hormonal manipulation of genetic sex, strategy of sex reversal, management
of hormone treatment, biological effects of sex reversal, integrated
approach. Transgenic fish, candidate genes for transfer, making gene
constructs, mechanism of gene transfer, characterization of transgenic fish,
potential hazards and benefits.
UNIT – 3
Recombinant DNA and gene cloning – cloning vectors for
recombinant DNA, restriction enzymes for cloning, cloning in bacteria
and eukaryotes, construction and screening of genomic and cDNA
libraries.
Polymerase chain reaction and gene amplification - basic PCR and its
modifications; applications of PCR in biotechnology and genetic engineering-
DNA polymorphism, DNA fingerprinting,Nucleotide probes, mapping and
gene sequencing: RAPD, RFLP. DNA bar-coding.
UNIT – 4
A) PHARMACOLOGY: Prospects – Bioactive compounds from marine
organisms: Biomedical potential of marine natural products isolation and
mode of action. Eicosonoids and related compounds from marine algae.
Antitumour and cytotoxic compounds from marine organisms.
B) Cryopreservation of gametes: implications of cryopreservation in
Aquaculture. Bioremediation: Types of bioremediation and their importance;
Role of Probiotics in Aquaculture
.UNIT:5
Health management: DNA and RNA vaccines; molecular diagnosis of viral diseases;
Biofilms and its impact on health management; genetically modified microorganisms as
probiotics, immunostimulants, bioremediation of soil and water.
 PAPER-XVIII
Title of the paper: Fish Processing Technology
SYLLABUS
UNIT-1
Chemical composition of fish and shellfish: moisture, protein, fat,
carbohydrates, ash etc.
Microbiology of fresh and processed fish: Morphology of bacteria: growth and
reproduction of bacteria: effect of environmental factors like temperature, pH,
oxygen,moisture, etc
.UNIT-2
Common bacteria present in fish; identification and isolation. Bacteria of
sanitary significance.
Handling of fish: spoilage of fish and shellfish; effect of temperature on fish
spoilage, use of ice;
UNIT - 3
Solid carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen in fish preservations; containers for
packaging and transportation of fish, handling on board fishing vessels and on
shore ;use of chemical preservatives and irradiation in extending shelf life of
fish and shell fish.
Canning : Principles of canning; canning materials; handling and preparation of
fish and shellfish for canning; spoilage of canned fish; chemical and
microbiological spoilage and their prevention.
Curing: Salting of fish-principles and practices; pickling; smoked fish; spoilage
of cured fish.
UNIT-4
Freezing of fish: techniques of freezing; different types of freezers; changes
during
freezing and storage of fish; effects of freezing on proteins, lipids and bacteria,
spoilage of frozen fish and shellfish; denaturation of proteins, lipid hydrolysis;
fat oxidation, protection of frozen fish; glazing and wrapping; use of anti-
oxidants; thawing of frozen fish, double freezing of fish; storage, transportation
and distribution of frozen fish, industrial methods of freezing fish and shellfish;
production and freezing of fish fillets, minced meat and fish fingers.
UNIT:5
Byproducts: processing of low cost fish, minced meat, fish oil, fish meal, fish
sausages, isinglass, glue, fish silage, chitosan, chitin pearl essence, alginates,
agar and corals.
 Semester – VIII
PAPER-XIX
Title of the paper: Coastal Aquaculture
SYLLABUS
UNIT – 1
SHRIMP HATCHERY MANAGEMENT: Seed collection from natural
resources, identification of post larval stages, brood stock management,
breeding by eyestalk ablation, hatchery management, larval rearing of
Penaeus monodon. Shrimp Culture Management: Culture of [Link] and
[Link]
CRAB CULTURE: Culture of Scylla serrata, Scylla oceanica, Scylla
tranquibarica.
LOBSTER FISHERY: Distribution – biology of spiny lobster – abundance of
spiny lobster - culture of spiny lobster – processing and preservation of
lobsters.
UNIT – 2
CRAY FISH CULTURE: Culture of Procambarus clarkii – pond culture
methods – double cropping.
MOLLUSCAN CULTURE: Oysters, pearl oysters and mussels.
UNIT – 3
SEAWEED CULTURE: Seaweed morphology, biology, reproduction,
importance of seaweeds; culture of seaweeds.
MARINE AND BRACKISHWATER FISH CULTURE: Culture of Lates
calcarifer, Etroplus suratensis and Mugil cephalus.
UNIT – 4
POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY: Harvesting methods - drainable ponds,
undrainable ponds, cage and raceway farms, handling and transport;
principles and importance of fish preservation; preservation methods -
traditional and advanced methods of fish preservation – sun drying, salt
curing, pickling, smoking, chilling, freezing and canning.
Unit 5
PRESERVATION AND PROCESSING : Processing and preservation of fish
products and byproducts – minced meat, FPC, fish meal, fish oils, fish
hydrolsate, fish sauce, fish glue; sanitation in processing plants and quality
control of fresh and processed fish and fishery products; IQF shrimp Freezing.
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Title of the paper: Microbiology and Fish Pathology
SYLLABUS
UNIT – 1
1. INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY: Scope and definition; major
groups of microorganisms and their characteristics; classification and
identification of microorganisms; fine structure, morphology and culture
characteristics of bacteria and viruses.

UNIT – 2
2. SOIL AND AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY: Study of role of
microorganisms in soil and water; soil and water probiotics and their
importance.
3. FOOD MICROBIOLOGY : Role of microorganisms in
preservation and spoilage of fishery products and food stuffs.

UNIT – 3
4. VIRAL AND BACTERIAL DISEASES IN FINFISH AND
SHELLFISH: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prophylactic and therapeutic
measures.
5. PROTOZOAN AND FUNGAL DISEASES: Causes, Symptoms, diagnosis
and preventive measures.

UNIT – 4
[Link] AND HELMINTH PARASITES IN FISH :
Diseases caused by isopods and learnea ; diseases caused by dactylogyrus and
monocoelium; trematode larvae, nematodes and fish leeches – clinical picture, symptoms
and prophylaxis. Tumours in fish – Epitheliomas and fibroepitheliomas, epithelioma
papulosum; papillomas; adenomas; carcinomas; hepatoma and melanosarcomas.
[Link] DEFICIENCY DISEASES:
Metabolic disturbances; vitamin deficiency; gastritis and enteritis; aflatoxins in feed.
8. ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS DISEASES:
Lack of oxygen; gas bubble disease; pH; acidosis and alkalosis; intoxications;hydrocyanic
acid, free chlorine, metals, phenol, and temperature, disturbances.
9. Fish farming and public health; techniques of curative baths and mass injections.

UNIT - 5
CONCEPT OF IMMUNISING FISH:
Vaccines and immunostimulants in fish adjuvants; features of vaccine development; vaccine
delivery systems; identification of disease problems and potential vaccines; case study
describing vaccination for furunculosis; commercial considerations.
Management of aquacultural practices through immunological approach.
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Title of the paper : Ornamental Fish Culture

SYLLABUS
UNIT – 1
1. Classification and characteristic features of common species of freshwater
ornamental fishes.
2. Classification and characteristic features of common species of
brackishwater and marine ornamental fishes.

UNIT – 2
3. Construction and setting up freshwater aquarium and its maintenance;
aquarium plants.
4. Mass production of ornamental fishes – food and feeding habits, water
quality maintenance, breeding and rearing.

UNIT – 3
5. Bacterial and viral diseases of aquarium fishes – causes, symptoms and
control.
6. Fungal, parasitic and nutritional deficiency diseases – causes, symptoms
and control.

UNIT – 4
7. Setting up of an export oriented ornamental fish unit.
8. Economics of ornamental fish culture

.UNIT - 5
AQUARIUM FISHES AND MANAGEMENT : Identification of
commercially important ornamental fishes, ; taxonomy of species; live bearing fishes; egg
laying fishes; biology of ornamental fishes; physiochemical properties of
water used in aquaria; aquatic plants and other structures for beauty
and utility; preparation of supplementary feeds and mass production of ornamental fishes.