Departmental Profile
College of Fishery Science, Raha :: DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Name of the Head of the Department:
Dr. Pradip Chandra Bhuyan
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College of Fisheries Assam Veterinary and Fishery University Raha, Nagaon-782103
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frm_cfsc@avfu.ac.in
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About the Salient Achievements of the Department:
Successfully domesticated and established Live Gene Banks for indigenous fishes including Wallago attu, Channa aurantimaculata and Rita rita. Farm stocks have been developed for biological studies. Successfully domesticated 15 species of Small Indigenous Fishes (SIFs) of riverine origin. Developed species-specific feeds for Wallago attu, Channa aurantimaculata and Rita rita. Published the first draft of the Directory of Indigenous Fin Fishes of Assam. Under the DBT-funded project "Sustainable Livelihood Promotion through Integrated Farming System (IFS)", technologies on Pig-cum-Fish Culture and Poultry-cum-Fish Culture were transferred to 50 farming families in Nagaon and Morigaon districts. Published the book "Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity" (ISBN: 978-93-84679-89-7) during the Launching Workshop on the Scientific Conservation Programme for Indigenous Fish in February 2020. Developed low-cost bamboo cages for wetland fisheries under an NFDB-funded community-based cage culture project. Conducted metagenomic studies on freshwater ecosystems of the River Manas and selected wetlands of Assam. Documented 12 Orders, 29 Families and 190 fish species from the Brahmaputra and Barak valleys. DNA barcodes have been generated for 120 species, and Volume I of the Directory of Indigenous Fishes has been published. Reported the first record of Garra substrictorostris from the River Manas, Assam. Reported the first record of Osteobrama vigrosis from the Brahmaputra River drainage, Assam. Described a new fish species, Neonoemacheilus lachitensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), using an integrative taxonomic approach. Conducted research on the molecular systematics, species delimitation and population genetic structure of Danionidae in the Brahmaputra Basin. Carried out DNA-based taxonomic resolution and phylogenomic studies of Garra assemblages from the Brahmaputra River network. Established Live Gene Banks for indigenous fishes including Hemibagrus menoda, Wallago attu, Channa aurantimaculata, Mystus cavasius, Mystus vittatus, Channa striata and Channa marulius. Developed induced breeding protocols for indigenous fishes namely Mystus cavasius, Mystus vittatus and Macrognathus aral. Conducted environmental DNA (eDNA)-based freshwater biodiversity studies in the River Manas and selected wetlands of Assam. Published the first report on the occurrence, distribution and trophic transfer of microplastics across environmental and biological matrices in the Brahmaputra River Basin. Undertook pioneering eco-modelling-based characterization of wetland ecosystem health and functioning in Assam.
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