The Department of Fisheries Resource Management is a key department in the academic curriculum in Fisheries Science. The Academic curriculum offers most of the important and fundamental aspects of Fisheries Science viz. Taxonomy, Biology, Anatomy, Physiology of Finfish and & Shellfish, Inland and Marine Fisheries, Fish Population Dynamics etc. The Department possess a Fish museum enabling students to ignite the urge to know about the fascinating world of fish and fisheries. Moreover, considering the major share in in ARS-Scientist Recruitment by ICAR-ASRB, New Delhi, the department has opened PG in the academic year 2016-17 and PhD Program in 2019-20 respectively, which will give a new horizon to the department and their research activities will help in addressing the important and crucial issues of Fish and Fisheries in North-East India.
Mandates
The mandate of the Department is to generate human resource in the field of Fisheries Resource Management and to carry out the Teaching, Research and Extension programme in the relevant filed emphasising on the resources of Assam and North Eastern Region of India in general.
Missions
The mission of the Department is to explore the knowledge and create a cadre of properly trained technical manpower in the field of Fisheries Resource Management to conduct need based research in the field of Fish Biology, Ecology of Rivers and Wetlands and other aquatic bodies and to transfer the technology of Resource Management in the N.E. Region of India for proper eco-based management of the vast aquatic resource potential and thereby enhancing the health of the ecosystem which eventually will improve the livelihood status and standard of living of the farming communities.
Goals
To achieve the stated mission of the Fisheries Resource Management, the goals of the department are specified hereunder.
• To explore the new frontier of knowledge in fisheries Resource Management.
• To provide quality education and training in areas of Fisheries Resource Management.
• To undertake basic, applied and adaptive research to redress the technological deficiencies of fisheries management.
Objectives
• To produce specialized graduates in the field of Fisheries Resource Management, who would extend services in government; non-government organizations, private companies, banking and insurance sectors or related fields and also take up self-employment in fishery sectors.
• To explore the advancement of knowledge in Fisheries Management in order to educate the students to undertake basic, applied and adaptive research in Fisheries Resource Management to redress the technological deficiencies of the stakeholders of the region
• To provide opportunities to the students for higher studies leading to post- graduate and Ph. D. degrees in the field of Fisheries Resource Management
• To conduct or explore the need-based Research programs / new findings for the state / region and for the Country as a whole.
Intake Capacity
At present, the FRM dept. is offering Masters and PhD degree program with intake capacity of 4 and 2 respectively.
Teachers strength
The Dept. of FRM has a total of 5 teachers: 1 Professor, 4 Assistant Professors
Classrooms:
To conduct PG and PhD classes, Department of Fisheries Resource Management has one class rooms with 200 square feet area and 20 seating capacity equipped with modern teaching tools.
Laboratories:
The FRM dept. has well equipped laboratories to conduct on-field and laboratory practicals as per syllabus.
| UG Courses | ||||
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
| 1 | FRM 112 * | Taxonomy of Shellfish | 2(1 + 1) | |
| 2 | FRM 113 A * | Taxonomy of Finfish | 3(1 + 2) | |
| 3 | FRM 121 * | Aquatic Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians | 1(1 + 0) | |
| 4 | FRM 123 A * | Anatomy and Biology of Finfish | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 5 | FRM 123 B * | Inland Fisheries | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 6 | FRM 223 | Physiology of Finfish and Shellfish | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 7 | FRM 312 * | Anatomy and Biology of Shellfish | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 8 | FRM 313 * | Fish Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 9 | FRM 313A * | Marine Fisheries | 3(2 + 1) | * courses are compulsory |
| Masters Courses | ||||
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
| 1 | FRM 501a * | INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 2 | FRM 503a * | DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FINFISH AND SHELLFISH | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 3 | FRM 504 * | TROPICAL FISH STOCK ASSESSMENT | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 4 | FRM 504a * | MODERN TECHNIQUES IN ICHTHYOTAXONOMY | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 5 | FRM 505a | FISHERIES REGULATIONS | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 6 | FRM 506a | REMOTE SENSING AND GIS FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENET | 2(1 + 1) | |
| 7 | FRM 507a | INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 8 | FRM 508a | AQUATIC FLORAL RESOURCES | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 9 | FRM 509a | FEEDING AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF FINFISH AND SHELLFISH | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 10 | FRM 510a | MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 11 | FRM 511a | FISHING AND ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 12 | FRM 512a | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | 3(2 + 1) | * courses are compulsory |
| PhD Courses | ||||
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus |
| 1 | FRM 601 * | Assessment of Aquatic Biodiversity | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 2 | FRM 602 * | Application of Fisheries Models in Stock Assessment | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 3 | FRM 603 | Conservation and Management of Exploited Fishery Resources | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 4 | FRM 604 | Coral Reef Management | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 5 | FRM 605 | Data Collection and Estimation of Exploited Fishery Resources | 2(0 + 2) | |
| 6 | FRM 606 | Fisheries Environmental Assessment | 3(2 + 1) | |
| 7 | FRM 607 | Issues in Capture Fisheries | 2(1 + 1) | |
| 8 | FRM 691 * | Doctoral Seminar ( Major) | 1(1 + 0) | |
| 9 | FRM 692 * | Doctoral Seminar ( Minor) | 1(1 + 0) | |
| 10 | FRM 693 * | Thesis Seminar | 1(1 + 0) | |
| 11 | FRM 699 * | Doctoral Research (Credit Hours 45) | 0(0 + 0) | * courses are compulsory |
