Department of Fish Biology and Biotechnology | Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Department of Fish Biology and Biotechnology has started its journey through the establishment of Faculty of Fisheries in 2012. It has become an important department under the Faculty of Fisheries. The Vision of this department is to play a social role by meeting the demand of fish protein through the increase of production by sophisticated research and applying modern biotechnological applications.

The department offers different courses (25 credits) at undergraduate (B. Sc. Fisheries (Hons.) and along with teaching activities, faculties of this department also engaged with research, consultancy and other extracurricular activities.

The aim of this department is to produce competent fisheries graduates and also develop a center of excellence for education, training and research in the field of fish biology and biotechnology. This department is engaged in generating sustainable breeding technologies for different exotic and indigenous species and establishing proper management technique for revival and conservation of different vulnerable and critically endangered species with applied molecular techniques. This department is located at 1^st floor of the new academic buildings of CVASU.

Dr. Md. Mahiuddin Zahangir
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Fish Biology and Biotechnology

Department of Fish Biology and Biotechnology believes that students and faculty have a shared responsibility to obtain knowledge. Faculty should maintain their expertise by ongoing investigation, presentation, and pursuit of scholarly activities. In addition to the pursuit of scholarly information in Fish Biology and Biotechnology, students should develop skills in communication, analysis, and critical thinking relevant to Fish Biology, Biotechnology and other disciplines.

As a Department Head, I would like to lay out the welcome-mat for the pupils to apex their career in the respective strain of life. We want to develop this university as a unique institution so that the graduates produced from it can cope with the challenges of 21^st century. Here you can enroll yourself in M.S. and Ph.D.

We cordially invite the students who wish to be admitted in our department for undergraduate and post-graduate program.

Dept. of Fish Biology and Biotechnology

Course offered at Undergraduate level

Course Title Course Code Credit (T+P)

Fisheries Zoology FZP-101 2+1

Ichthyology ICH-102 2+1

Systematics and Evolutionary Biology SEB-201 2+1

Fish Physiology FPH-202 2+1

Shellfish Biology SFB-301 2+0

Fundamentals of Genetics FGE-301 2+1

Molecular Biology and Embryology MBE-302 2+0

Fish Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology FGB -401 2+1

Fish Breeding and Hatchery Management BHM-402 2+1

Course offered at Post graduate level

January - June Semester

Name of the courses	Course Code		Credit		Marks
Compulsory (4×2 = 8 credits)
Biology of Aquatic Animals	BAA-501		2		100
Advanced Fish Physiology	AFP-501		2		100
Research Design & Genetic Data Analysis	RDA-501		2		100
Fish Genetic Engineering	FGE-501		2		100

Elective (Any two, 2×2 = 4 credits)
Fish Population & Conservation Genetics		PCG-501	2	100
Fish Endocrinology		FEN-501	2	100
Biodiversity and Fishery Systematics Aquatic Pharmacology		BFS-501 APH-501	2 2	100 100
Semester Total			14	600

July - December Semester

Name of the courses	Course Code	Credit	Marks
A. Compulsory (4×2 = 8 credits)
Advanced Ichthyology	AIC-502	2	100
Molecular Biology	MBI-502	2	100
Reproductive Physiology of Fishes	RPF-502	2	100
Fish Breeding & Stock Improvement	BSI-502	2	100

Elective (Any two, 2×2 = 4 credits)
Embryology of Fishes	EMF-502	2	100
Bioinformatics	BIN-502	2	100
Genetics & Breeding of Ornamental Fishes Marine Biotechnology	GBO-502 MBT-502	2 2	100 100
Semester Total		14	600

Thesis Semester
Research Work		4	S/U*
Thesis Evaluation		5	250
Thesis Defense		3	150
Semester Total		12	400

Grand Total		40	1600