Fisheries College was started at Thoothukudi by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in October, 1977 as the second fisheries college in India. It was brought under Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) on 19th September, 1989. The college was renamed as Fisheries College and Research Institute (FC&RI) in 1990 to focus more on research and extension activities.
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CONDUCTED AWARENESS PROGRAMME IN CONNECTION WITH WORLD FISHERIES DAY 2023 CELEBRATION BY FISHERIES COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THOOTHUKUDI
International Men’s Day Celebration
Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, Chennai funded Training Programme on “Livelihood upgradation of fisherwomen of Thoothukudi district through training on Gill net designing, assembling and net mending”
Organised a training programme on Sprouting Entrepreneurship in Seaweed products"
Four years programme in Fisheries Science. The revised curriculum / syllabi (105 working days) of the ICAR (based on 5th Dean’s Committee) has been adopted from 2016-17; The total credit load is 180 with student READY programme.