The College of Fisheries, Mangalore, was established in 1969 by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, as the first fisheries college in India under the agricultural university system[reference:0][reference:1]. It is now part of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar[reference:2][reference:3]. The college has twin campuses: the main campus at Yekkur, Kankanady, Mangalore, which houses the administrative block, library, departments of Aquaculture, Fisheries Microbiology, Fisheries Resources and Management, and Aquatic Environment Management, along with hostels, a guest house, auditorium, sports complex, and swimming pool; and the Technology Wing at Hoige Bazar, near the mouth of the Nethravathy River, which houses the departments of Fish Processing Technology and Fisheries Engineering Technology[reference:4][reference:5]. The college has 35 faculty members and offers B.F.Sc. (4 years), M.F.Sc. (2 years), and Ph.D. programs in Fisheries Sciences[reference:6][reference:7]. The M.F.Sc. and Ph.D. programs have branches in Aquaculture, Fisheries Microbiology, Fish Processing Technology, Fisheries Resources and Management, Fisheries Environment and Ecology, and Fisheries Engineering Technology[reference:8]. The college has advanced scientific labs, including a Microbial Resource Centre recognized by UNESCO, a Disease Diagnostic Centre, and labs for Nutrition and Histopathology, Post-Harvest, Bioinformatics, Fishery Engineering, and remote sensing[reference:9]. The library is one of the best fisheries libraries in the country, with over 14,000 books, 2,700 technical reports, and 55 journals[reference:10][reference:11]. The college also has a placement cell, though its effectiveness has been questioned by some students[reference:12][reference:13].