ADRC provides a wide range of testing services to support the fishing and aquaculture industries as well as academia. The same center is responsible and credited for lifting the ban on shrimp exports for the first time in Pakistan.  ADRC provides an unparalleled level of excellence in quality testing of seafood as compared to its competitors. Our state-of-the-art laboratory maintains optimum standards in seafood testing, saving you ample time to focus on your business. Lab Testing is an objective evaluation of seafood products against international testing protocols and standards. Moreover, lab testing determines whether products are safe and meet consumers’ expectations. It is also a key performance indicator of product sourcing, processing and distribution. Seafood Safety is one of the largest challenges in international trade and consumer safety continues to be a growing concern. With the globalization of the seafood market, multiplicity of seafood products and consumption means, it has become increasingly complex for producers, processors, exporters and importers to update their practices and respect all standards and regulations regarding food safety, quality and traceability. Our state-of-the-art laboratories maintain optimum standards in seafood testing, saving you ample time to focus on your business to maintain the standards and regulations regarding food safety, quality, traceability, and closely related to brand policy and targeted market. OUR SERVICES Water & Soil Testing for Aquaculture | Disease diagnosis | Bacterial load identification | Viral identification | Biochemical analysis | Heavy metal identification | DNA isolation | PCR analysis | Covid-19 testing in food-related items | Product development | Nutritional profiling | Chloramphenicol testing | Aquaculture consultancy for fish and shrimp farming | Mangrove rehabilitation | Cage Aquaculture ADRC COMPRISES OF FOUR UNITS Microbiology Unit | Molecular Biology Unit | Biochemistry Unit | Aquaculture Unit

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ADRC Research & Services Portfolio

PAKISTAN FISHERIES REVITALIZATION

WASTE WATER POLLUTION

SEAFOOD SAFETY & SECURITY ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL AND HALAL STANDARDS

MOBILIZATION OF MARINE FAUNA DUE TO URBANIZATION

VIRAL DISEASE OF PENAEID-SHRIMP

MANGROVES REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM

DNA BARCODING OF MARINE ORGANISM

ADRC Key Researchers

Ms. Aisha Qureshi

Ms. Shaista Urooj

Dr. Naveed Ahmad

Ms. Ayesha Omer