Mandate
- Study the feeding behavior, nutrient requirements and development of feeds for different life stages of freshwater fish and shellfish.
- Study the physiological mechanism of reproduction, digestion, energy metabolism and stress in freshwater species.
Thrust areas
- Macro and micronutrients requirements for various life stages of commercially important freshwater fishes.
- Larval, grow-out and broodstock nutrition.
- Development of feeds and feeding protocols for freshwater fishes.
- Development and evaluation of alternative feeds for aquaculture sustainability.
- Nutrigenomic studies in fish.
- Functional feed additive/nutraceuticals for growth and health in freshwater fishes.
- Development of feed processing technology for improving the feeds and nutrients efficiency.
- Nutrient profiling of culture and wild fish.
- Reproductive physiology in fishes.
- Climate change impacts and mitigation strategy.
- Nutrient profiling of culture and wild fish.