Welcome to the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology

The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology is one of the two youngest departments in the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology; the other being the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Technology (FWT). Although Senate had approved its establishment prior to the 2006/2007 academic session, the department took off in September/October 2006 with a formal nod from the National Universities Commission in November 2007. The first set of 12 undergraduates were admitted in the 2007/2008 session. At present, there are 196 students enrolled in the 2017/2018 session, the acronym of the department is “FAT” as a short abbreviation for the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology. The 5-year undergraduate’s programme offered is titled B. Tech. Agric. (Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology) in line with the practice and philosophy of the school of Agriculture Technology (SAAT) where it is domiciled.