Marine Biotechnology

Marine Biotechnology is a Curriculum-based course content of one of the graduate and post graduate programs of Life Science discipline. It is part of the approved curriculum being transacted in a few affiliated Colleges of Pondicherry University and similar course is being offered at many Universities/Colleges across India.This course is to enable the students of life sciences to learn about the traditional culture of marine organisms fish, shrimp, lobsters, molluscs like edible oysters, mussels and pearl oysters, microalgae and sea weeds. The course on Marine Biotechnology teach the student how to increase the food production especially fish which is depleting and also non conventional foods also can be cultured. It also teaches the student Drugs also being obtained from marine organisms for cancers and other neurological disorders. This knowledge would equip life sciences students to think in terms of skill development and make in India theme and help them to get jobs or to start their own venture.

WEEK 1

Marine Biotechnology - An IntroductionMarine Ecosystem and its Functions
WEEK 2
Values of Marine BiodiversityMariculture WEEK 3

MangrovesInduced Breeding in Fish
WEEK 4

Eel and Asian Sea Bass Culture
Culture of Brackish Water Fishes - Mullet, Milkfish, EtroplusCulture of Shrimps
WEEK 5
Culture of Edible OystersThe Pearl Oyster CultureCulture of Edible Mussels WEEK 6Culture of Crab and LobsterDiseases of Fish and ShrimpDiagnosis of Diseases of Fish and Shrimp
WEEK 7
Culture of Live Feed Organisms - ArtimiaCulture of Live Feed Organisms - RotiferCulture of Marine Microalgae
WEEK 8
Culture of Marine Macroalgae - SeaweedsMarine HydrocolloidsMarine Enzymes, Lipids, Marine Flavourants WEEK 9

Hormonal Manipulation of Sex in FishChromosomal Manipulation in FishAnti-Freeze Protein and its Application WEEK 10Cryopreservation in Fishery SciencesTransgenic FishProbiotics in Aquaculture WEEK 11Marine Pharmaceuticals – Part IMarine Pharmaceuticals – Part IISea Snakes
WEEK 12
BiofoulingExtremophilesMarine Bioremediation
WEEK 13
GFP, RFP Characteristics and their applications, Green mussel adhesive proteinVaccines in aquaculture: Fish, Shrimps & PrawnsMarine By-products