DEPARTMENT OF AQUACULTURE
Faculty Profile
| Name of Faculty |
Designation |
Email ID |
| Dr. Kamaleswar Kalita | Professor & HoD (i/c) | kamaleswar.kalita@avfu.ac.in |
| Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma | Professor | dipakkumar.sarma@avfu.ac.in |
| Dr. Pabitra Kumar Saharia | Associate Professor | pabitra.saharia@avfu.ac.in |
| Dr. Kaustubh Bhagawati | Assistant Professor | kaustubh.bhagawati@avfu.ac.in |
| Mr. Sangipran Baishya | Assistant Professor | sangipran.baishya@avfu.ac.in |
| Dr. Avinash Talukdar | Assistant Professor | avinash.talukdar@avfu.ac.in |
Ongoing Project
| Title of Project |
Name of PI |
Start Year |
Completion Year |
| Community empowerment and capacity building of fish farmers through creation of model village for fish seed raising of indigenous fishes to promote livelihood and ex-situ conservation in central Brahmaputra valley of Assam |
Dr. Pabitra Kumar Saharia |
2026 |
2028 |
Completed Projects
| Title of Project |
Name of PI |
Start Year |
Completion Year |
| Development of breeding technology of threatened fish species | Dr. Kaustubh Bhagawati | 2019 | 2024 |
| Seed production & culture of murrels | Dr. Dipak Kumar Sarma | 2019 | 2021 |
| Improving livelihood of fishing communities | Dr. Kaustubh Bhagawati | 2021 | 2022 |
| Biofloc fish farming technology | Dr. Kaustubh Bhagawati | 2021 | 2023 |
| Model Seed Bank establishment | Mr. Sangipran Baishya | 2023 | 2024 |
| Pure fish seed production of Labeo calbasu | Dr. Kaustubh Bhagawati | 2023 | 2024 |
| Murrel farming diversification | Dr. Pabitra Kumar Saharia | 2023 | 2025 |
| Breeding technology of Sperata seenghala | Mr. Sangipran Baishya | 2024 | 2026 |
Salient Achievements
- First report on captive breeding of indigenous fish Cirrhinus reba in Assam.
- Habitat breeding and seed production of Chitala chitala.
- AAU Model Carp Hatchery established in Kokrajhar and Udalguri.
- Production of quality carp yearlings transferred to farmers.
- Integrated Pig-Fish and Poultry-Fish farming systems.
- Short duration fish culture technology demonstration.
- Development of murrel specific feed.
- Low cost aerator for aquaculture developed.
PG Students Placement (Till 2025-26)
- Assistant Professor - 1
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra - 1
- Fishery Development Officer (Assam) - 28
- Fishery Officer (Tripura) - 2
- Private/Others - 8
*All the contents were provided by Dr. Kamaleswar Kalita,HoD Department of Aquaculture,CFSc,Raha.