The Department provides the following analytical services to the aquaculture and fish processing

          industries:

          PCR testing of shrimp larvae, broodstock, juveniles, pond water, sediment, carrier animal

              for WSSV, MBV,  HPV, YHV

        Seafood safety assessment. Testing for presence of pathogens - Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella,

              Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes , Escherichia coli

        Testing of commercial products intended for use in aquaculture/fish processing systems

        Analysis of fish/shellfish for biotoxins - PSP, DSP, NSP, ASP, Histamine, Aflatoxins

         Analysis of drinking water, packaged drinking water

        Testing shrimp/fish for antibiotic residues by ELISA

        Industrial water analysis (cooling towers, biofilms) and their effluents from industries such as

              fish processing, chemicals and fertilisers