Syllabus

Physico-chemical characteristics of fresh and marine water, Marine environment, Characteristics classification and communities of Estuaries, Mangrove ecosystems. Primary productivity and Factors affecting primary production. Plankton, Eutrophication, Red tide, Phyto–Zooplankton relationships, Benthos. Isolation, culture and identification of marine microorganisms. Microbiology of fresh and processed fish – Spoilage of fish and shellfish, Quality and Safety of seafoods, Diseases of cultivable organisms. Bioactive compounds from marine environment.
Biofouling – Biofilm, Biocorrosion, Bioinvasion and ballast water, Marine fouling and boring organisms. Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology – Bioaugmentation, Biofloc, Bioremediation, Probiotics, Prebiotics and immunostimulants, Molecular tools for disease diagnosis. Reproductive Biotechnology – Breeding biology and endocrine control of reproduction. Hybridization, Selective breeding, Cross breeding, Transgenic fish production, Chromosomal manipulation – Androgenesis, Gynogenesis, Sex reversal and polyploidy, Cryopreservation.

The objective of this course is to educate the students about the aquatic ecosystems with special reference to marine environment and marine biotechnology.

By the end of this course,
1. Students will acquire knowledge on aquatic biomes.
2. Students will list out names of marine bioresources.
3. Students will learn about the aquaculture technology and marine biotechnology.

Polunin VCN, Aquatic Ecosystems: Trends and global prospects, Wiley

Ennion SJ, Goldspink G., Gene Expression and Manipulation in Aquatic Organisms, Cambridge University Press

Gal YL, Gal YL, Halvorson HO., New developments in marine biotechnology, Springer

Barnes RSK, Mann KH, Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology, Wiley

https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/journal/10126

https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/microbiology/journal/253