Research activities involve the development of new species for aquaculture in the province. Faculty expertise exists in a wide range of scientific and practical areas, including feed development and analysis, marine larviculture, fish husbandry, commercial scale feeding trials, design of grow-out systems for fish and shellfish culture, optimizing shellfish farm production, international links and consultancy, bivalve larvae, and spat monitoring.

Bachelor's degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study TOEFL - Paper-based score of 550 or higher, or Internet-based with a score of 80 or higher. IELTS - An average band score of 6.5 or higher on the academic test.