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Marine Resources

Resources survey Breeding and larval rearing Biochemical analysis in relation to growth and reproduction Enrichment studies in larval feeds through liposomes Water quality management and disease control Technology demonstration of Mud crab and Lobster fattening Technology development for breeding and rearing of seabream

Material Testing, Marine Corrosion and Biofouling Control

Material testing and technology for marine Biofouling control Biofouling control studies for OTEC plate heat exchangers Natural Products as antifoulants

Ocean Observations

Baseline data generation for environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the OTEC plant using "CRV Sagar Paschimi" Bathymetry and hydrographical study around Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental monitoring at 10° Channel near Andaman Environmental monitoring, oceanography and deep ocean water application studies IOGOOS cruise onboard Sagar Kanya Observations around Lakshadweep Islands Survey in Gulf of Mannar Bay Observation System

COMAPS

Costal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System

Drugs From Sea (DFS)

Sample collections Trawling operations for development of potential drugs from ocean

Marine Bioinformatics Centre (MBiC)

System Database on Marine Life Software and molecular databases Marine environment Wetlab training for bioinformatics

Marine Geoinformatics System (GIS)

GIS based database management for coastal and island ecosystem Environmental monitoring and Oceanographic studies Ecosystem monitoring, modeling and GIS for Gulf of Mannar

Deep Ocean Water (DOW) Applications

Oceanography and deep ocean water application studies Potential of deep ocean water for algal culture

CONSULTANCY SERVICES OFFERED

Utilizing the expertise available in the fields of Aquaculture, Nutrition and biochemistry, Water quality analysis, Fish endocrinology and Biofouling, and involving available infrastructure facilities, the following consultancy services are extended to various private and government sectors by the group:

Water quality analysis: physicochemical parameters like temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, total suspended solids, turbidity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, total nitrogen, inorganic phosphate, total phosphorous, silicate, particulate, dissolved and total organic carbon, BOD, COD, etc. Disease monitoring and control measure for aquaculture farms PCR based screening of viral diseases in shrimps Biochemical analyses of aquaculture feeds Quality evaluation of live feeds Live transport of aquatic animals Collection of baseline data on weather, current, temperature, bathymetry, etc., Residual analysis of pesticides, heavy metals and antibiotics in aquaculture products. Offering antibiofouling measures in marine environment Wet lab training for students on Bioinformatics