Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University

Tamil Nadu Dr Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (previously known as Tamil Nadu Fisheries University) is a higher education university of Tamil Nadu state government affiliated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The university is the 20th university in Tamil Nadu and was established on 19 June 2012 in Nagapattinam district Tamil Nadu, India under Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012. The Act was later amended in 2014 to rename the university in respect to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. J. Jayalalithaa.