Professional fisheries education is a new branch of science, which is having tremendous potential sooner rather than later. A new era in the professional fisheries education in India started at the State Agricultural/Veterinary Universities with the establishment of first Fisheries College at Mangalore in 1969. Presently, there are thirty professional fisheries colleges in India. Professional fisheries graduates have employment opportunities in fisheries departments of Central and State Governments, fisheries research institutes, academic/ universities and so on. Legitimate assessments of workforce necessities of the fisheries sector are yet to be made. There is scope for producing more professional fisheries graduates. | Professional fisheries education in India History current status and future - A review
