Overview
The Department of Aquaculture Biotechnology for postgraduate students was established in 2014 by Suez Canal University after the establishment of the Fish Farming and Technology Institute, where the institute received the first batch to join in 2015. The degrees awarded by the department are diploma, master's, and Ph.D. degrees.
The main objective of the department is the scientific application of biological concepts that improve the productivity and economic viability of the various sectors of fish farming. Biotechnology includes several approaches that can improve commercial aquaculture production and management, where biotechnology and genetics have huge potential to increase production and enhance environmental sustainability.
Biotechnology can be applied with the aim of increasing reproduction and successful early development of the cultured organism, developing suitable feed, feeding systems, and reproductive techniques, and also to prolong the availability of larvae. Biotechnology can also lead to positive effects in improving mothers and males for the purpose of reproduction and increasing the chances of survival of endangered species, thus contributing to the promotion and preservation of aquatic biodiversity. Gene transfer technology can increase growth rates, marketing, food conversion parameters, disease resistance, sterility issues, and tolerance to harsh environmental conditions.
The department has two well-equipped laboratories that help in conducting research in the fields of molecular biology, genetic engineering, and environmental biotechnology.
