Fisheries College came into existence in the year 1977 at the city of Tuticorin as a constituent unit of the state of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and later it was brought under the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from the year 1989 on the 20th of September. In the year 1990, the institute was renamed as  Fisheries College and Research Institute, with its primary mandate for offering graduates with the best education in fisheries science with a view to meet the requirements of fisheries sector.

Courses offered:

Fisheries College and Research Institute offers the following courses:

• Four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries called as B.F. Sc

• Two-Year Master’s Degree in Fisheries Science with specialization in

o Fish processing technology

o Fisheries engineering

o Fishing technology

o Fisheries extension

o Fisheries environment

o Fisheries Economics

o Fisheries Biotechnology

o Fisheries biology and capture fisheries

o Aquaculture

• Doctor of Philosophy in

o Fish Processing Technology

o Fisheries Economics

o Fisheries Biology and Capture Fisheries

o Aquaculture

Departments functioning under Fisheries College and Research Institute:

For offering the best education in fishery sciences, the following departments are functioning under Fisheries College and Research Institute:

• Fishing Technology and Fisheries Engineering

• Fisheries Extension

• Fisheries Environment

• Fisheries Economics and Statistics

• Fisheries Biology and Resource Management

• Fish Processing Technology

• Aquaculture

Infrastructural facilities at the institute:

Fisheries College and Research Institute has two campuses namely main campus spread over an area of 24 ha and this campus is located at the Harbor Byd-bass road and another campus is called harbor complex, which is in the north beach road. In both these campuses, the institute has the best infrastructural facilities and the facilities are classified under three categories namely teaching facilities, research facilities and other facilities. The list of facilities offered under each of these categories is given below:

Teaching facilities:

• Museum

• Library

• ARIS Cell

• UG/PG Classroom blocks

Research Facilities:

• Video lab

• Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer

• GPS System

• ELISA Reader

• Shimadzu HPLC

• Epifluroscent microscope

• Fish deboner

• Fish farms

• Fishing boats

Other facilities:

• Play ground

• Auditorium

• Staff quarters

• Boys and girls hostels

Trainings offered by the institute:

Fisheries College and Research Institute has so far organizations about 170 off campus and on campus programmes in different trades of fisheries like preparation of value-added fisher products, hygienic handling of fish and fishery products, freshwater prawn farming, ornamental fish culture, etc… for helping out fish processors, entrepreneurs, fishermen and fish farmers. Among the 4500 people who got training from the institution, 300 of them have started their fishery trade activities pertaining aquaculture, product manufacture and fish processing.

Contact Details:

Fisheries College and Research Institute

Chidambaranagar,

Thoothukudi,

Tamil Nadu - 628 008

Website: http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/FCRI.html