•  Studies on material protection and marine pollution
  • Studies on experimental  installation of FAD for fishery resource enhancement of  in and around Visakhapatnam coast
  • Studies on fouling and boring organisms and their seasonal variation in the harbour waters of Visakhapatnam

  • Development of  eco friendly  demersal trawls and resource specific  trawls for demersal  fishing

  • Development studies on responsible  trawl system
  • Studies on enviormently friendly high yielding semi-pelagic trawls for the exploitation of fishery resourses of the East Coast of India
  • Optimization and up gradation of Traditional fishing systems for inland and marine sectors.