Course in Marine Biotechnology

Unit-I
Basics of Aquaculture: Introduction to Biotechnology scope and its utility in Aquaculture -
Indian and World Aquaculture-Role, Status and Importance of Aquaculture, Marine ornamental
fishes of India.
Unit -II
Marine Biodiversity: Marine Biodiversity - Defining and Measuring diversity, molecular
methodologies - Maintenance of biodiversity and Conservation -Application-Marine food web
dynamics - Primary, secondary and tertiary Production.
Unit - III
Principles of Oceanography: Living resources of Indian sea - Application of ocean remote
sensing, salinity and density-Horizontal, Vertical and temporal variations - Winds and general
oceanic circulation - Marine food analysis - Spilage, quality control, ISO standard keeping
export in consideration -Biodegradation.
Unit-IV
Marine Biotechnology and its Potential: Probiotics bacteria and their importance in
aquaculture - Vaccines for aquaculture -PCR and other techniques for identification of bacterial
and viral pathogen in aquaculture
Unit-V
Biotechnology in aquaculture: Cryo preservation technique- Application of cryo preservation
in aquaculture - Applied genetics of cultivated fishes - Commercial enzymes from marine
microorganism - Marine organism as a source of polysaccharides - Marine food.