Fisheries Research and Training Institute, Lahore, Pakistan | |
Established: | 1952 |
Location: | Batapur, Lahore, Pakistan |
The Fisheries Research and Training Institute (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|دانش کدہِ تربیت و تحقیقِ ماہی گیری) is a research institution in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] with work centring on inland fisheries and aquaculture in Pakistan. Its role is to promote fisheries and aquaculture in the country. The institute is divided in 7 sections:[2] Aquaculture, Biology and Ecology, Nutrition, Pathology and Disease, Chemistry, Fisheries Management, and Training.
The institute is head by the Director Fisheries (R&T), Punjab Lahore and each section is headed by a Deputy Director Fisheries, each of whom is assisted by Assistant Director Fisheries.
Sr # | Name | Designation | Qualification | Year Joined the Institute |
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1. | Dr. Sikandar Hayat | Director Fisheries | PhD, M.Phil. | Since 2008 |
2. | Dr.Ehsan Mehmood Bhatti | Deputy Director Fisheries | PhD | |
3. | Zahid Iqbal Rana | Deputy Director Fisheries | B.Sc. | |
4. | Muhammad Azeem Ch. | Deputy Director Fisheries | B.Sc. | |
5. | Aftab Zaheer Khan | Deputy Director Fisheries | B.Sc. | |
6. | Manzoor Hussain Bhatti | Assistant Director Fisheries | B.Sc. | |
7. | Abdul Rehman Makki | Assistant Director Fisheries | B.Sc. | |
8. | Tariq Raheed | Botanist | M.Sc. Botany |
The institute conducts multidisciplinary research and training activities, with the main objectives in related areas under:[3]
The institute organizes short and long term specialized training courses of a multidisciplinary nature covering the basic and applied aspects of Fisheries and Aquaculture for pre-service and in-service Fisheries personnel and private entrepreneurs.[4] These courses include: