Govind Ballabh Pant University

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Dr. Ashutosh Mishra
Head,
Department of Aquatic Environment Management,
College of Fisheries

Contacts
+91-9410120651
ashutosh36in[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in

About Us

HISTORY OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

The College of Fisheries, established in the year 1985, executes UG (B. F. Sc.), PG (M. F. Sc. in Aquaculture, Fisheries Resource Management, Aquatic Environment Management and Fish Processing Technology) and Ph.D. (Fishery Resource Management and Aquaculture) degree programmes in fishery sciences to develop professionally trained manpower for the development and management of aquaculture and fisheries sectors. Now special emphasis in education and research programmes is being put on the development of fisheries in the Himalayan State of Uttarakhand. The Department of Aquatic Environment Management was opened during 1998 as Fishery Hydrography on the recommendation of ICAR which name has been revised during 2015 on the recommendation of ICAR’s fifth Dean’s committee. Considering the aim of constituted vision ‘Environmental management for sustainable fish production’, the department executes the courses related to limnology, soil and water chemistry, meteorology and geography, microbiology, aquatic pollution, aquatic ecosystem, biodiversity and management, coastal zone management, oceanography etc. The M. F. Sc. program of Aquatic Environment Management was started during 2012 and eleven batches have been passed out till date. The PG courses of Aquatic Environment Management has been restructured during 2022 as per the recommendation of BSMA and implemented since 2022 batch

Courses Offered

B.F.Sc. - Aquatic Environment Management

M.F.Sc. - Aquatic Environment Management

Physical facilities

Lecture hall

UG laboratory

PG/ Research laboratory

Information centre

Committee room

Equipment

Auto Kjeltech (N2 Analyzer)

PCR with data recording unit

Multiparameter water analyzer

Laminar flow

AAS

Dr. Ashutosh Mishra

Professor & Head

+91-9410120651

ashutosh36in[at]yahoo[dot]com

Dr. Malobica Das Trakroo

Professor
(Retired)

+91-9411784020

malobica1811[at]rediffmail[dot]com

Achievements of Deptt. of Aquatic Environment Management during 2016- 2017

Significant Academic achievements

Three M.F.Sc. students namely Mr. Khimesh Ruwali, Id. No. 40016; Mr Pawan Kumar Joshi, Id. No. 41755 and Ms. Anupama Bhatt, Id. No. 41762 of the department have been selected as Assistant Agriculture Officer in Oriental and Central Banks of India.

Faculty participation in Conference, seminar, workshop etc.

Dr. Ashutosh Mishra, Asstt. Prof. attended National Conference on Agricultural Journalism” organized by College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar during 7-8 May, 2016.

Dr. A.P. Sharma attended National Consultation on “Higher Fishery Education” organized at CIFE, Mumbai on 16 December, 2016

Seminars/ conferences/ workshops/ trainings organized

Three ten days trainings on “Fish Culture, seed production and development of value added fish products” were coordinated by Dr. Ashutosh Mishra as Co- Coordinator for fish farmers of Bihar (a batch of 30 fish farmers in each training) financed by Department of Fisheries, Government of Bihar during 10- 19 March, 2016, 15- 24 December, 2016 and 16- 25 March, 2017.

Significant achievement at Fish Hatchery

One fish feed mill with a capacity to produce 150 kg pelleted feed/ hr have established.

About 2.5 crore spawn of different cultivable carps were produced and approximately 45.0 lakh fish seed were distributed to 204 fish farmers of different states.

Information/ report of any event including student events organized by the department

The department organized successfully a quiz competition for the BIS Student Chapter of the College of Fisheries, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (G.B.P.U.A.T), Pantnagar on the theme “Indian Standards in Fisheries” The event aimed to enhance awareness and knowledge among students regarding Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) guidelines, fisheries standards, and quality assurance practices in the fisheries sector.

The competition was conducted in two rounds. The first round was held on 14th March, 2025, witnessing enthusiastic participation from 100 students. The questions in this round focused on fundamental aspects of Indian standards, fisheries regulations, and quality control measures. Based on their performance, 25 students qualified for the second round.

The second round was conducted on 20th March, 2025, where the shortlisted participants competed at a higher level of difficulty, involving advanced and application-based questions. After a intense and competitive session, 5 students emerged as winners of the competition.

Following students were selected as winners of the quiz competition.

Ms. Ishani Kumari (Ist Prize: Rs. 5000/-)

Ms. Anshita Neekhrey (2nd Prize: Rs. 3000/-)

Ms. Sherya Bist (3rd Prize: Rs. 2000/-)

Ms. Sudiksha Bisht (4th Prize: Rs. 1000/-)

Ms. Yashee Joshi (5th Prize: Rs. 1000/-)

Illustrious PG students of the Department

SNo.	Name	Id No.	Batch	Present position
1.	Ms. Bonika Pant	38457	2013	Subject Matter Specialist, KVK, Gautham Buddha Nagar, SVPUAT, Meerut, UP
2.	Ms. Vibha Lohani	38458	2013	Assistant Director Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Government of UP, Pilibhit
3.	Ms. Anupama Bhatt	41762	2015	Manager (Agric.), Punjab National Bank
4.	Mr. Pawan Kumar Joshi	41755	2015	Agriculture Finance Officer, Central Bank of India
5.	Dr. Kusumlata Goswami	41766	2015	Asstt. Prof., College of Fisheries, CCS, Hisar, Hariyana
6.	Dr. Sumit Kumar Singh	41759	2015	Asstt. Prof., College of Fisheries, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya
7.	Mr. B. Raveender	49498	2015	Scientist at Fisheries Research Station, P.V. Narasimha Rao Telengana Veterinary University, Palair, Khammam, Hyderabad
8.	Ms. Jettiboina Mahija	51118	2016	Fisheries Development Officer, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh
9.	Mr. Dinesh Mohan	43956	2016	Fisheries Inspector, Department of Fisheries, Gov. of Uttarakhand
10.	Mr. Anurag Semwal	44752	2017	Fisheries Inspector, Department of Fisheries, Gov. of Uttarakhand
11.	Ms. Bhanu Chandra	48620	2019	Assistant Director Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Government of UP
12.	Ms. Monika Sable	55462	2019	Fisheries Development Officer, Regional Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries, Mumbai region, Mumbai
13.	Mr. Mrutunjay Ghadai	56755	2020	Assistant Fisheries Officer, Sundargarh, Odisha
14.	Mr. Faisal	51687	2021	Fisheries Inspector, Department of Fisheries, Gov. of Uttarakhand
15.	Ms. Preeti Maurya	58188	2021	Assistant Director Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Government of UP

SNo.	Student Name	Id No.	Year	Topic of the thesis work
1	Ms. Bonika Pant	38457	2013-15	Assessment of microbial biodiversity of mid Himalayan lake Bhimtal
2	Ms. Vibha Lohani	38458	2013-15	Study of periphyton diversity in a semitemperate lake of Uttarakhand
3	Ms. Gitanjali Tamta	40004	2014-16	Variability in eco-biological characteristics of river Kosi of Uttarakhand above and below barrage
4	Mr. Khimesh Ruwali	40016	2014-16	Study on heavy metal concentration in two freshwater lakes of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand
5	Mr. Pankaj Nagar	48031	2014-16	Effect of water recirculation on growth of Catla catla
6	Ms. Anupama Bhatt	41762	2015-17	Plankton diversity of Haripura and Baur reservoirs of Uttarakhand
7	Mr. Pawan Kumar Joshi	41755	2015-17	Assessment of heavy metals in water, sediments, macro vegetations and fish of Lake Nainital
8	Ms. Kusumlata Goswami	41766	2015-17	An insight into phytoplankton community of Nainital Lake, Uttarakhand
9	Mr. Sumit Kumar Singh	41759	2015-17	Observations on zooplankton community of Nanaksagar reservoir, Uttarakhand
10	Mr. B. Raveender	49498	2015-17	Limnological profile and ichthyofaunal diversity of Nanaksagar reservoir
11	Mr. Yogesh Pathak	41768	2016-18	Phytoplankton community analysis in artificially aerated lake Naukuchiatal
12	Ms. Shivangi	43948	2016-18	Macrobenthic community structure of artificially aerated Lake Naukuchiatal
13	Mr. Dinesh Mohan	43956	2016-18	An insight into zooplankton community of Lake Naukuchiatal
14	Ms. Jettiboina Mahija	51118	2016-18	Effect of different seasons and temperature regimes on thermal tolerance and adaptive capacity of snow trout, Schizothorax richardsonii
15	Mr. Vivek Singh Bisht	44748	2017-19	Assessment of periphyton diversity in a moist sub tropical reservoir of Uttarakhand
16	Ms. Prerna Rathore	44731	2017-19	Primary productivity in relation to physico-chemical factors in fish ponds
17	Mr. Anurag Semwal	44752	2017-19	Ecological study of periphyton in Lake Naukuchiatal
18	Ms. Deepshikha Chandra	44754	2017-19	Study on the mycofiltration of water and its application in fish culture
19	Ms. Diksha Bisht	46266	2018-20	Study of nutrient dynamics of water and growth parameters of Labeo rohita grown in aquaponic system with selected medicinal plants
20	Mr. Haziq Qayoom Lone	54201	2018-20	Application of Biofloc Technology for Water Quality Improvement in Fish Production System
21	Ms. Bhanu Chandra	48620	2019-21	Comparative assessment of microbial load in Kumaon lakes
22	Ms. Samridhi Gurani	55522	2019-21	Comparative assessment of productivity status in Kumaon lakes
23	Ms. Monika Sable	55462	2019-21	Plankton dynamics of Kumaon lakes
24	Ms. Neha Sanwal	50128	2020-22	Evaluation of Water Quality and Fish growth in Aquamimicry Fish Culture System
25	Mr. Mrutyunjay Ghadai	56755	2020-22	Study of macrobenthic structure of Gaula river and fish ponds of Tarai region, Uttarakhand
26	Mr. Dishant Senger	51668	2021-23	Comparative assessment of diurnal variation of limnological parameters in nursery and grow-out ponds and their relationship with planktonic organisms
27	Mr. Faisal	51687	2021-23	Impact of Diurnal Variation of Plankton on Feeding of Cultivable Carps
28	Ms. Preeti Maurya	58188	2021-23	Standardization of stocking density of Labeo rohita (Hamilton 1822) in aquaponics system
29	Ms. Anjali Bisht	53189	2022-24	Seasonal Dynamics of Plankton in Relation to Hydrobiological Characters of Lake Nainital
30	Ms. Mahima Rawat	54654	2023-25	Impact of Phytoremediated Dairy Effluent on Growth and Survival of Cyprinus carpio haematopterus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846)
31	Ms. Aayushi Oli	54661	2023-25	Impact of chlorantraniliprole exposure on water quality and health biomarkers of Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822)
32	Ms. Devika S.	61139	2023-25	Impact of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles on Water Quality and Growth of Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822)

MOU signed, patents etc.

Memorandum of Understanding between G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar- Uttarakhand and ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research now Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research (Indian Council of Agriculture Research), Bhimtal- 263136, Distt- Nainital, Uttarakhand has been signed to collaborate in M.F.Sc. and Ph.D theses research on disciplines related to Coldwater Aquaculture, Upland Fisheries Resources Assessment, Aquatic Biodiversity and Environmental Impact Assessment, Fish Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Fish Genetics and Molecular Biology, Fish Nutrition to be undertaken at DCFR by post graduate students who have completed their course work at GBPUAT.