DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
Environmental Science and Aquaculture
DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY,
GORAKHPUR-273009 (U.P.)
University obtained Category 1 by UGC
Value Added Course on “Role of Aquaculture and fisheries in Sustainable Development””
(24 June 2025 - 30 June 2025)
Duration 30 hours
Time 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Registrations open for an Organizing Committee
online training program This course is completely
on “Role of Aquaculture Prof. Ravi Kant free of charge, but
participants must attend
and fisheries in Upadhyay
sustainable all sessions, fill out
Head of the Department feedback forms, and pass
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employment-oriented the quiz on the final day
skills, led by experienced to receive e-certificates.
faculty members from the Prof. Ajay Singh Seats are limited, so don't
Department of Zoology Convener miss out this opportunity
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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
(Environmental Science and Aquaculture)
DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY,
GORAKHPUR-273009 (U.P.)
Value Added Course on “Aquaculture for Income Generation and Rural Development”
(24 June 2025 - 30 June 2025)
Time Duration 30 hours
Who can apply: All students of B Sc Biology, M Sc Zoology, M Sc Life Science and Ph D students can apply?
Fee: Free of cost
Course objectives:
1. To provide value added courses on aquaculture to the students through teaching and learning process.
2. Understand Basic Principles of Aquaculture
3. Capacity building among students through exchange and sharing of knowledge and skills.
4. Educating students about brood stock management in aquaculture
5. To educate students about aquaculture business management.
6. To impart knowledge to students about aquaculture administration and planning.
7. To educate students on management of sustainable aquaculture development.
Course Outcomes:
1. Capacity building and skill development.
2. Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in different applied sectors of Zoology
3. Increased fish production in rural areas
4. Addressing food security among poor village people.
5. Rural Development and Livelihoods through Aquaculture
*Note
The course will be conducted through Zoom App
Registered participants will be given e-certificates after the successful completion and evaluation of their performance
Total Teaching Hours- 30 hrs
1. SUSTAINABILITY OF AQUACULTURE 4 Hrs
Present scenario and problems: Trends in global and Indian aquaculture; different farming systems; environmental degradation and
disease outbreaks.
2. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: 4 Hrs
Exotic species introduction; escapement; over exploitation of wild stocks; mangrove deforestation, Sustainable
Resource Use, regeneration of fresh water sources, Pollution Control, Waste Management and Recycling, Environmental
Impact Assessments, disaster management and flood control.
3. STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY: 6 Hrs
Organic farming, Integrated farming, Sustainable use of antibiotics. Non-food aquaculture Aquarium keeping. Design and
construction of tanks; heating, lighting, aeration and filtration arrangements; decorations used, feed, health and water quality
management.
4. SOIL AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT: 4 Hrs
Water treatment, water filtration devices, aeration, chlorination, Algal bloom control, eutrophication, Aquatic weed management,
Waste water treatment practices, Water quality management in hatcheries.
5. Feed Resources: 4 Hrs
Nutritional value of feed ingredients and live feed, Contribution from natural food to nutrient requirements of fish, Commercial
feed manufacture, Feed storage.
Larval stages, quality requirements or natural larval feeds and its importance in aquaculture, biofilm/periphylon and its use, culture
of single cell proteins and their nutritional quality, formulation and preparation of artificial feeds for larval rearing,
microparticulate diets. Culture of important microalga, rotifers, anemia, cladoccrans, copepods, oligochactes, nematodes and insect
larvae.
6. FISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT: 4 Hrs
Parasitic and mycotie diseases, Infectious bacterial and viral diseases, General characteristics, Epizootiology, Diagnosis, Prevention
and treatment. Non-infectious Diseases: Nutritional diseases,
7. INDUCED SPAWNING: 4 Hrs
Methods of natural and artificial fertilization, cryopreservation technique, use of different synthetic hormones and analogues for
induced spawning, Egg staging, Stripping and fertilization. Hatchery technology for different species viz. Indian major and minor
carps, Exotic carps, Catfishes, Tilapia, etc.
Name of resource persons and their proposed lectures
Name of faculty Date Time slot (9.0 AM-1 PM) Topic of lecture
Dr. M. Sinha, Ex-Director, retired, Central 24-6-25 Inaugural session Future of Inland Fisheries in India,
Inland Fisheries Research Institute,
Slot 1 9.00 AM -10.30
Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Dr. M K Das, Former HOD & Principal 24-6-25 Slot 2 (10.30-12.00 noon) Impact of climate Change on inland
Scientist, ICAR, Central Inland Fisheries fisheries and aquaculture
Research Institute, Barrackpore, West
Bengal, India
Dr. A. K. Pandey Principal Scientist at NBFGR 24-6-25 Slot 3 12.00 Noon -1 1 Genetic resources of Indian major
(ICAR), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India PM) carps and their management
Dr S C Rai, Former Dean, College of Fisheries 25-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10.30 Towards sustainability: Modern
Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural AM) approaches in Fish management
University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar, India and conservation
Dr. Ajay Singh 25-6-25 Slot 2 (10.30-12.00 noon) Sustainable aquaculture: A
promising path to livelihood.
Prof Sunil Kumar Srivastava 25-6-25 Slot 3 (12.00 Noon -1 PM) Fish endocrinology
Dr. Veena B Kushwaha Slot 4 (1 PM-2 PM) Water quality management in
25-6-25
aquaculture
Prof. Jai Gopal Sharma, Ex-Head of 26-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10.30 Fish feed for sustainable
Department of Biotechnology Delhi AM) aquaculture
Technological University
Dr. Ravi Kant Upadhyay 26-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10.30 Immunity and disease resistance
AM) against pathogens and parasites
Dr. Keshav Singh Slot 2 (10.30-12.00 noon) Biological waste management
26-6-25
through vermicomposting
Dr. Mahendra P Singh 27-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10AM) Integrated farming: a sustainable
approach
Dr. Ram Pratap Yadav 27-6-25 Slot 2 10.00AM -11AM) Fish pathology and diseases
Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh Slot 3 11.00AM -12 noon) Water quality management in
27-6-25
hatcheries
Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh 28-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10.30 AM) Design and construction of
fishponds
Dr. Smita Singh 28-6-25 Slot 2 (10.30-12.00 noon) Livestock management
Dr. Arundhati Singh 29-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10AM) Present Scenario of Aquaculture in
India
Dr. Sunaina Gautam 29-6-25 Slot 2 10.00AM -11AM) Sustainable resource use and
regeneration of freshwater sources
Dr. Manish Pratap Singh 29-6-25 Slot 3 11.00AM -12 noon) Waste water treatment practices
Dr. Sushil Kumar 30-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10AM) Infectious bacterial and viral
diseases of aquatic life
Dr. Noopur Srivstav 30-6-25 Slot 1 (9.00AM -10.00 AM) Recycling of Waste and its
Management
Dr. Pankaj Srivastav Slot 2 (10 AM-12 PM) Carp culture technology, trends and
30-6-25 transformations, Biofilm and its role
in aquaculture
Valedictory function 30-6-25 1 PM -2 PM Conclusion and vote of thanks
An online e-certificate will be provided to the participants who attend the course regularly up to 7 days
