MSc Life Sci Marine Biotechnology_1 Syllabus Mumbai University

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AC 24 / 06 /2016
Item No. 4.47


UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

Syllabus for the
M.Sc. Part – II: Life Sciences
(Marine Biotechnology)
Semester III and IV

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
The academic year 2016-17

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M.Sc. Part - II Life Sciences Syllabus
(Marine Biotechnology)
The Academic year 2016 -2017
SEMESTER III
COURSE
CODE UNIT TOPIC HEADINGS CREDITS L / WEEK
Paper I COASTAL AQUACULTURE
PSLSMBT3 01 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

Paper II FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE
PSLSMBT3 02 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

Paper III NON FOOD AQUACULTURE
PSLSMBT3 03 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

Paper IV AQUACULTURE NUTRITION AND FEED TECHNOLOGY
PSLSMBT3 04 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

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SEMESTER II
COURSE
CODE
UNIT TOPIC HEADINGS CREDITS L / WEEK
Paper I SEED PRODUCTION AND HATCHERY MANAGEMENT
PSLSMBT4 01 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

Paper II AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
PSLSMBT4 02 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

Paper III ADVANCES IN FISH GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
PSLSMBT4 03 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

Paper IV AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANING AND MANAGEMENT
PSLSMBT4 04 I 4 4
II 4
III 4
IV 4

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M.Sc. LIFE SCIENCES: PART – II

PAPER – I (PSLSMBT301) : COASTAL AQUACULTURE

UNIT I
Introduction: An overview of the status of coastal aquaculture; Present trend and scope in India.
Different farming systems: Cage and pen culture, Raft and rack culture
UNIT II
Important cultivable finfishes: Distribution, biology, seed collection, nursery rearing, culture
techniques, problems and prospects (seabass, milkfish, mullets, pearlspot, sea breams, rabbitfish,
grouper, yellowtail, eel, cobia, salmon, flatfish etc).
UNIT III
Culture of marine molluscs and echinoder ms: Present status and scope in India, Species cultured
(mussel s, oysters, pearl oysters, scal l ops, cl ams, cockles, abalones, sea cucumber) distribution,
biology, practices followed in India,
UNIT IV
Cul ture of crustaceans and Molluscs : Shrimp farming: s ystems of farming – extensi ve, semi-
i ntensi ve and i ntensi ve; si te sel ecti on, i nf rastructure requi rement, design and construction of
culture systems, pond preparation, stocking, feed and wa ter qual i ty management, di sease
prevention and treatment; harvesting and handling Farming methods of Pearl oysters - off-
bottom and on- bottom culture; Problems and prospects.
UNIT VI
Seaweed cul ture: M aj or seaweed speci es of commerci al i mportance; methods of culture; farming
of agar, al gi n, carrageenan yi el di ng speci es; emerging trends in their farming in open seas;
Integration with other f armi ng systems.

Practical s:

1. Identification of cultivable marine and brackishwater finfish/s he llfis h
2. Identif i cati on of cul ti vabl e seaweeds
3. Soil sampling, determination of soil moisture and bulk density,
4. Analyses of mud acidity and soil texture
5. S oil a na lys is for temperature, pH, conductivity, salinity, transparency, turbidity and
solids
6. Chlorophyll estimation from seaweeds
7. Visits to fishing harbor to study local finfish and s he llfis h s pe cie s

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Suggested Readings
Ujwala Jadhav (2010): Aquaculture Technology and Environment. Publ. PHI Publication

Bardach EJ, Rhyther JH & Mc Larney WO. 1972. Aquaculture the Farming and Husbandry of
Freshwater and Marine Organisms . John Wiley & Sons.
FAO. 2001. Planning and Management for Sustainable Coastal Aquaculture Development . FAO
Publ.
Gilbert B. 1990. Aquaculture . Vol. II. Ellis Horwood.
ICAR. 2006. Handbook of Fisheries and Aquaculture . ICAR.
Pillay TVR. 1990. Aquaculture, Princi ples and Practices . Fishing News Books.
Pillay TVR & Kutty MN. 2005. Aquaculture: Principles and Practices. 2nd Ed. Bla ckwe ll.
Shepherd J & Bromage N. 1990. Intensive Fish Farming . B.S.P. Professional Books.

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PAPER – II ( PSLSMBT3 02): FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE

UNIT I
Introduction: Present status, problems and scope of fish and prawn farming in global and Indian
perspecti ve. A quacul ture systems: Extensi ve, semi -intensive and intensive culture of fish, Pen
and cage culture in l entic and lotic water bodies, polyculture, composite fish culture.

UNIT II
Fish farming: Nursery and grow -out, pond preparation, stocking, feeding and water qual i ty
management in the farming of major and minor carps, magur, ti l api a, etc.; Stunted seed
production and culture practice.
UNIT III
Freshwater prawn farming: Monoculture practice of prawn in ponds, all mal e culture and its
advantages, polyculture with carps, prawn farming in inland saline soils. Nursery rearing, sex
segregation, pond preparati on, stocki ng, f eedi ng and water qual i ty management, di sease
prevention and treatment; harvesting and handling.
UNIT V
Integrated farming systems: Design, farming practices, constraints and economics of IFS of fish
with paddy, cattle, pig, poultry, duck, ra bbit, etc. Wastewater -f ed aquacul ture: Water treatment
methods, speci es sel ecti on, culture practices, harvesting and depuration process.

Practicals :

1. I denti f i cati on of commerci al l y i mportant f resh water f i nfis h/s he llfis h
2. Water anal yses ( pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity , s a linity and hardness)
3. Pathogen (Bacterial an d fungal) analysis of diseased carps/ prawns
4. Estimation of primary productivity and chlorophyll f rom water sampl e
5. Visit to f reshwater fish prawn farms
Suggested Readings
AAHRI. 1998. Health Management in Shrimp Ponds . A quati c A ni mal Heal th
Research I nsti tute (A A HRI ), Department of Fi sheri es, Thai l and.
Agarwal SC. 2008. A Handbook of Fish Farming. 2
nd Ed. Narendra Publ.
House.
Beveridge MCM & Mc Andrew BJ. 2000. Tilapias: Biology and
Exploitations . K l uwer.
De Silva SS. (Ed.). 2001. Reservoir and Culture Based Fisheries: Biology and Management . ACAIR Proceedings.
FAO. 2007. Manual on Freshwater Prawn Farming.
Midlen & Redding TA. 1998. Environmental Management for Aquaculture .
K l uwer.
New MB. 2000. Freshwater Prawn Farming . CRC Publ.
Pillay TVR. 1990. Aquaculture: Principles and Practices . Fishing News
Books, Cambrige University Press, Cambridge.
Venugopal S. 2005. Aquaculture . Pointer Publ.

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Uj wal a Jadhav (2010): Aquaculture Technology and Environment. Publ. PHI Publication
Welcomme RL. 2001. Inland Fisheries: Ecology and Management . Fishing News Books.

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PAPER –III ( PSLSMBT3 03): NON -FOOD AQUACULTURE

UNIT I
Aquarium fish trade: Present status; potential; major exporting and importing countries; species -
wise contribution of freshwater and marine fishes; contribution of culture and capture; marketing
strateg
Breeding techniques: Reproductive biology, captive br eeding and rearing of f reshwater,
bracki shwater, mari ne ornamental f i shes

UNIT III
Aquarium keeping: Design and construction of tanks; species -wi se tank si ze requirement;
heating, lighting, aeration and filtration arrangements; decorations used; common a quarium
plants and their propagation; Feed, health and water quality management; prophylaxis;
quarantine.

UNIT IV
Value addition: Colour enhancement; genetic manipulation and production of new strains;
hybrids; acclimatization strategies for marine orname ntal f i sh to f reshwater. Ornamental aquati c
plants: Propagation methods, nutrient and environmental requirement, cropping methods,
packing and transport.

Practicals :

1. Identification of common freshwater aquarium fishes
2. Identification of common brackish and marine aquarium fishes
3. Identification of ornamental aquatic plants.
4. Histological changes in the gonads ofsexually immature and mature fish
5. Visit to Aquarium museum
6. Feed preparation of aquarium fish feed



Suggested Readings
Axelrod HR & Vorderwinkler W. 1978. Encyclopaedia of Tropical Fishes .TFH Publ.
Axelrod HR & Sweenen ME. 1992. The Fascination of Breeding AquariumFishes . TFH Publ.
Axelrod HR. 1967. Breeding Aquarium Fishes . TFH Publ.
ICAR. 2006. Handbook of Fisheries and Aquaculture . ICAR.
Mills D . 1981. Aquarium Fishes . Kingfisher Books.
Sanford G & Crow R. 1991. The Manual of Tank Busters . Sal amander Books.
Saxena A. (Ed.). 2003. Aquarium Management . Daya Publ .
Spotte S. 1979. Fish and Invertebrate Culture . John Wiley & Sons.
Thabrow De WV. 1981. Popular Aquarium Plants . Thornbill Press.
Ujwala Jadhav (2010): Aquaculture Technology and Environment. Publ. PHI Publication

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PAPER – IV ( PSLSMBT3 04): AQUACULTURE N UTRITION AND FEED
TECHNOLOGY

UNIT I
Fish nutrition: Principles of fish nutrition and terminologies, Role of nutrients: amino acids, fatty
acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Nutritional requirements of
cultivable finfish and shellfish: larvae, juveniles and adults.

UNIT II
Nutritional bioenergetics: Fish as an open thermodynamic system, Energy requirement of fishes,
protein to energy ratio, digestible energy, nitrogen balance index, protein sparing effect, high
energy f eeds, i socal ori c di ets, Energy budgets, Energetic efficiency of fish production.


UNIT III
Feed formulation: Conventional and non conventional feed stuffs, feed formulation technology, growth
promoting agents in aqua feed, Feed additives (attractants, growth stimulants and probiotics and
binders), Antinutritional factors and antimetabolites, microbial toxins, methods of elimination,
nutrient deficiency and symptoms.


UNIT IV
Larval nutrition: Nutritional requirements of fish and shellfish l arvae, qual i ty requi rements of
l arval f eeds (parti cl e si ze, di gesti bi l i ty), natural food and its importa nce in aquaculture,
nutritional quality of commonly used fish food organisms, (bacterioplankton, phytoplankton and
zooplankton ) and their roles in larval nutrition, culture of single cell proteins and their nutritional quality, Microparticulate diets.

Practicals :

1. M oi sture and ash content of Fish/ shrimp/feed
2. Estimation of protein from fish/prawn tissue by Folin - L awry method
3. Estimation of crude prote in by Kjeldahl method
4. Lipid content of fish/prawn/feed by Bligh and Dyer methos
5. Estimation of crude fibr e, ni trogen f ree extract
6. Estimation of Vitamins A/Thiamin from the feed ingredients.
7. Estimation of calcium and phosphorus content of feed;
8. Determination energy content of feed
9. Analysis of mycotoxins from feedi ngredi ents/f eed
10. Formulation and preparation of a balanced fish feed; Feeding trials

Suggested Readings
ADCP (Aquaculture Development and Co- ordination Programme). 1980. Fish Feed Technology .
ADCP/REP/80/11. FAO.
Cyrino EP & Bureau D & Kapoor BG. 2008. Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes.
Sci ence Publ .

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D’ Abramo LR, Conklin DE & Akiyama DM. 1977. Crustacean Nutrition: Advances in
Aquaculture . Vol. VI. World Aquaculture Society,
Baton Roughe , De Silva SS & Anderson TA. 1995. Fish Nutrition in Aquaculture .
Chapman & Hal l A quacul ture Seri es.
Elena M. 2003. Nutrition, Physiology and Metabolism in Crustaceans . Science Publishers.
Guillame J, Kaushik S, Bergot P & Metallier R. 2001. Nutrition and Feeding of Fish and
Crustaceans . Springer Praxis Publ.
Halver J & Hardy RW. 2002. Fish Nutrition . Aca demi c Press.
Halver JE & Tiews KT. 1979. Finfish Nutrition and Fishfeed Technology . Vols. I, II
Heenemann, Berl i n.
Hertrampf JW & Pascual FP. 2000. Handbook on Ingredients for Aquaculture Feeds . K l uwer.
Houlihan D, Boujard T & Jobling M. 2001. Food Intake in Fish . Bla ckwe ll.
Lavens P & Sorgeloos P. 1996. Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for
Aquaculture . FAO Fisheries Tech. Paper 361, FAO.
Lovell RT. 1998. Nutrition and Feeding of Fishes . Chapman & Hall.
New MB. 1987. Feed and Feeding of Fish and Shrimp. A Manual on the Preparation and
Preservation of Compound Feeds for Shrimp and
Fish in Aquaculture . FAO – ADCP/REP/87/26.
NRC (National Research Council). 1993. Nutrient Requirements of Fish . Nati onal A cademy
Press, Washington.
Ojha JS. 2005. Aquaculture Nutrition and Biochemistry . Daya Publ .

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SEMESTER IV

PAPER - I (PSLSMBT401) : SEED PRODUCTION AND HATCHERY M ANAGEMENT


UNIT I
Introduction: History, constraints and current status of natural seed collection and hatchery seed
production of Finfishes and shellfishes
UNIT I I
Finfishes (Mulle t, C arps, Ti l api a etc) Gamete maturati on and devel opment: Spermatogenesi s
and oogenesis, Hormonal pathways and mode of control. Environmental and endocrine control
of reproduction: Reproductive cycles, Seasonality (Photoperiod, change in water quality and quantity, temperature, lunar cycle, etc.), Environmental and exogenous hormonal stimuli.
Induced spawning: Brood stock availability, Methods of natura l a nd a rtificia l fe rtiliza tion,
GnRH andLinpe models, evaluation of milt and egg, cryopreservation technique, use of di f f erent
synthetic hormones and analogues for induced spawning, Egg staging, Stripping and fertilization.
UNIT I II
Shel f i shes (Prawns, Shrimp, oysters ): Reproductive biology: Gonad anatomy, endocrinology
and reproductive mechanisms in prawns, shrimps , oysters etc. Age at first maturity; factors
affecting maturation and spawning.
Broodstock: availability; improvement; nutritional requirements; transport; capti ve reari ng and
maturation; induced spawning; physical and chemical inducing agents; physiology and
techni ques of eyestal k abl ati on

Seed production: Brood stock availability, Seed production of commerc ially important prawns,
shrimps, oy sters etc.

UNIT IV
Hatchery design and management: Criteria for site selection of hatchery and nursery, Design and
function of incubators, Jar hatchery, Chinese hatchery and other hatchery systems - design and
operation, hatchery protocols, larval rearing stages, rearing technology, packaging and transport
of seed.

Practicals :

1. To study histological changes in the liver/gonads of fish
2. Eyestalk ablation technique of shrimp/ prawn,
3. Insemination, Cryopreservation of fish a nd shellfish gametes
4. Collection and identification of cultivable brackishwater finfish seed;
5. Packing and transportation of cultiva ble finfis h s e e d
6. Visit to different finfish hatcheries

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Suggested Readings
FAO. 1992. Manual of Seed Production of Carps . FAO Publ.
ICAR. 2006. Hand Book of Fisheries and Aquaculture . ICAR.
Jhingran VG & Pullin RSV. 1985. Hatchery Manual for the Common, Chinese and Indian Major
Carps . ICLARM, Philippines.
Jhingran VG. 1991. Fish and Fisheries of India. Hindustan Publ.
Landau M. 1992. Introduction to Aquaculture . John Wiley & Sons.
Mcvey JP. 1983. Handbook of Mariculture . CRC Press.
Pillay TVR & Kutty MN. 2005. Aquaculture - Principles and Practices.Bla ckwe ll.
Rath RK. 2000. Freshwater Aquaculture . S cie ntific P ubl.
Thomas PC, Rath S C & Mohapatra KD. 2003. Breeding and Seed
Production of Finfish and Shellfish. Daya Publ . AQC
CMFRI Bulletin. 1987. National Seminar on Shellfish Resources and
Farming.
FAO. 2007. Manual for Operating a Small Scale Recirculation Freshwater Prawn Hatchery .
ICAR. 2006. Handbook of Fisheries and Aquaculture . ICAR.
Ujwala Jadhav (2010): Aquaculture Technology and Environment. Publ. PHI Publication
Bardach EJ, Rhyther JH & Mc Larney WO. 1972. Aquaculture. The Farming and Husbandry of
Freshwater and Marine Organisms . John Wiley & Sons.
Chakraborty C & Sadhu AK. 2000. Biology Hatchery and Culture Technology of Tiger Prawn
and Giant Freshwater Prawn. Daya Publ. House.
Diwan AD, Joseph S & Ayyappan S. 2008. Physiology of Reproduction, Breeding and Culture of
Tiger Shrimp. Narendra Publ. House.
Gilbert B. 1990. Aquaculture . Vol. II. Ellis Harwood.

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PAPER - II (PSLSMBT4 02): AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT

UNIT I
Def ense mechanism in fish and shellfish: Specific and non- specific def ense mechani sm,
immunogenicity, immune cells, immune suppressant, ontogeny of i mmune system; cel l ul ar
adaptation, pathogen specificity.

UNIT II
Disease diagnostics tools: Histopathological methods, tools used in different types of PCR,
Immunoassay, Biochemical assay, Monoclonal and polyclonal based antibody assay, Electron
microscopy, Serological techniques.
UNIT III
Di sease preventi on and therapeuti cs: V acci nes and bacteri ci ns, devel opment of vacci nes l i ke
DNA vacci ne, adj uvants, etc;

UNIT IV
Administration and mode of action of pathogen specific drugs, drug resistance, antiviral drugs,
drug regulation in India, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, immunostimulants.
Practicals:

1. Microbial analysis of diseased fish/prawn skin mucus
2. Isolation of microbial DNA from fish pathogens
3. Sandwich ELISA of fish/prawn pathogens
4. Agglutination test
5. Histopathology changes in the organs of diseased fish/prawn
Suggested Readings
Andrews C, Excell A & Carrington N. 1988. The Manual of Fish Health. Sal amander Books.
Sindermann CJ. 1990. Principal Diseases of Marine Fish and Shellfish. Vols. I, II. 2
nd Ed.
A cademi c Press.
Jorge E, Helmut S, Thomas W & Kapoor BG. 2008. Fish Diseases. Science Publ.
Felix S, Riji John K, Prince Jeyaseelan MJ & Sundararaj V. 2001. Fish Disease Diagnosis and
Health Management . Fisheries College and Research, I nsti tute, T. N. V eteri nary and A ni mal
Sci ences University. Thoothukkudi.
Humphrey J, Arthur JR, Subasinghe RP & Phillips MJ . 2005. Aquatic Animal Quarantine and
Health Certification in Asia. FAO Publ.
Inglis V, Roberts RJ & Bromage NR. 1993. Bacterial Diseases of Fish . Bla ckwe ll.
Iwama G & Nakanishi T. (Eds.). 1996. The Fish Immune System - Organism, Pathogen and
Environment . A cademi c Press.
Roberts RJ. 2001. Fish Pathology . 3nd Ed. WB Saunders.
Shankar KM & Mohan CV. 2002. Fish and Shellfish Health Management . UNESCO Publ .
Wedmeyer G, Meyer FP & Smith L. 1999. Environmental Stress and Fish Diseases. Narendra Publ. House.

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Woo PTK & Bruno DW. (Eds.). 1999. Fish Diseases and Disorders. Vol . III. Viral, Bacterial
and Fungal Infection. CABI

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PAPER - III ( PSLSMBT4 03): ADVANCES IN FISH GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY


UNIT I
Scope of applied fish genetics: Inheritance of qualitative and quantitative traits in fis h;
chromosomal polymorphism. Non chromosomal inheritance: Mitochondrial inheritance.
Chromosome manipulation: Gynogenesis and androgenesis; production of super -mal es and
transgenic fish.

UNIT II
Geneti c markers: Use of bi ochemi cal and mol ecul ar geneti c markers i n hybridization, selective
breeding.
Di al l el e crossi ng: Geneti c i mprovement of parti cul ar trai t (di sease resistance) in fish.
Chromosome banding techniques: C -banding, G -banding, NOR -banding, FI SH.

UNIT III
Feed biotechnology: Probiotics, s ingle ce ll prote ins , Nutra ce utica ls . Recombinant proteins of
commercial importance: enzymes, hormones, bioactive compounds, therapeutic proteins. Anti
microbial Peptides and their applications.
UNIT IV

Vaccination in fishes - DNA vacci nes, sub UNIT va ccine s a nd Biofilm V acci nes.
Applications of biotechnological tools: Recombinant DNA, Monoclonal antibodies, Cell lines
and stem cel l cul ture, DNA markers and M A S.

Practicals :

1. To study polymorphism in fish/Prawn using RAPD markers
2. Isolation of s ingle cell protein by salting out method
3. Estimation of Ascorbic acid from seaweeds
4. Amplification of 16s RNA from fish pathogens
5. To study different chromosome banding pattern in fish/prawn ( Demonstration)
6. Antimicrobial properties of Mollusc/Crab aqueous ex tracts




Suggested Readings
Das P & Jhingran AG. 1976. Fish Genetics in India . Today & Tomorrow Publ.
Douglas T. 1998. Genetics for Fish Hatchery Managers. Kluwe r.
Dunham RA. 2004. Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology Genetic Approaches . CABI.
M al vee S. 2008. Fish Genetics. SBS Publ .
Nair PR. 2008. Biotechnology and Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture . Dominant Publ.
Padhi BJ & Mandal RK. 2000. Applied Fish Genetics . Fishing Chimes.

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Pandian TJ, Strüssmann CA & Marian MP. 2005. Fish Genetics and Aquaculture Biotechnology .
Sci ence Publ .
Reddy PVGK. 2005. Genetic Resources of Major Indian Carps . Daya Publ.
Reddy PVGK, Ayyappan S, Thampy DM & Gopalakrishna. 2005. Text Book of Fish Genetics
and Biotechnology . ICAR.
Sinnot EW, Dunn L & Dobzansky T. 1989. Principles of Genetics . Mc Gra w Hill.
Felix S. 2007. Molecular Diagnostic Biotechnology in Aquaculture . Daya Publ. House.
Fingerman M, Nagabhushanam R & Thompson MF. 1997. Recent Advances in Marine
Biotechnology . Vols. I -III. Oxford & IBH.
Glick BR & Pasternak JJ. 1999. Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of
Recombinant DNA Technology . A SM Press.
Nagabhushanam R, Diwan AD, Zahurnec BJ & Sarojini R. 2004. Biotechnology of Aquatic
Animals . Science Publ.
Nair PR. 2008. Biotechnology and G enetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture . Dominant Publ.
Pandian TJ, Strüssmann CA & Marian MP. 2005. Fish Genetics and Aquaculture Biotechnology .
Sci ence Publ .
Primrose SB. 1989. Modern Biotechnology . Bla ckwe ll.
Ramesh RC. (Ed.). 2007. Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture and
Aquaculture . Vol. II. Science Publ.
Reddy PVGK, Ayyappan S, Thampy DM & Gopalakrishna. 2005. Text Book of Fish Genetics
and Biotechnology . ICAR.
Singh B. 2006. Marine Biotechnology and Aquculture Development . Daya
Publ. House.
Zhanjiang JL. 2007. Aquaculture Genome Technologies . Bl ackwel l .

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PAPER - IV ( PSLSMBT40 4): AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANING AND
MANAGEMENT


UNIT I
Importance, principles and processes in developing aquaculture programmes; Planning for
sustainable development; Types of planning; Pl anni ng strategi es at vari ous l evel s - Top down
and bottom up approaches. Role and relevance of Panchayati Raj institutions in aquaculture
development; Plan allocation and performance of FFDA, BFDA and othe r aquacul ture rel ated
programmes over the di f f erent pl an -periods in India.
UNIT II
Proj ect preparati on and proj ect apprai sal i n terms of soci al benef i t anal ysi s, shadow prices;
Project management techniques - PERT and CPM; Logical framework approach (LFA) ,
Stakeholder analysis; Participatory Monitoring and evaluation (PROME); People’ s participation
in aquaculture programmes, significance, importance and approaches .
UNIT III
Critical analysis of aquaculture and rural development programmes; design, operation,
institutional mechanism and socio- cultural and economic impact of programmes such as
NREGA; labour market relations; Fisheries development vis-à-vis fisheries for development;
Livelihood Frameworks.

Practical:

Research Project
Suggested Readings
Agarwal SC. 2004. Fishery Management . APH Publ. Corp.
Agarwal SC & Johal S. 2003. Fishery Development . Narendra Publ .
Felix S. 2007. Aquaculture Management Techniques . Daya Publ. House .
Singh B. 2007. Fishery Management: Planning and Objectives . V i sta
International Publ. House.
Sinha VRP. 2005. Fisheries Research Planning and Management in Developing Countries .
Narendra Publ. House.

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OVERALL EXAMINATION AND MARKS DISTRIBUTION PATTERN

SEMESTER III
COURSE CODE
Theory PSLSMBT3 01 PSLSMBT3 02 PSLSMBT3 03 PSLMBT3 04 GRAND
TOTAL Internal
External
Total
Internal
External
Total
Internal
External
Total
Internal
External
Total
40 60 100 40 60 100 40 60 100 40 60 100 400

Practicals PSLSMBP3 01 PSLSMBP3 02 PSLSMBP3 03 PSLSMBP3 04
- 50 50 - 50 50 - 50 50 - 50 50 200


SEMESTER IV
COURSE CODE
Theory PSLSMBT4 01 PSLSMBT4 02 PSLSMBT4 03 PSLSMBT4 04 GRAND
TOTAL Internal
External
Total
Internal
External
Total
Internal
External
Total
Internal
External
Total
40 60 100 40 60 100 40 60 100 40 60 100 400

Practicals PSLSMB P401 PSLSMB P402 PSLSMB P403 PSLSMB P404
- 50 50 - 50 50 - 50 50 - 50 50 200