Laboratories and office of CIFT are housed in a permanent building constructed at Willingdon Island. Well equipped Laboratories, Engineering Workshop, Animal House, Pilot Plant, Cold Storage, Net Fabrication Hall and Canteen are also locate din the Building. Institute has also constructed 90 numbers of residential quarters for its employees on a land measuring about 6 acres at Perumanoor near Thevara. A Guest House with a plinth area of around 400 sq. metres has also been constructed recently in the residential complex premises.


At Headquarters, the Research work is carried out by the following Research Divisions.

• Fishing Technology
• Fish Processing
• Engineering
• Quality Assurance and Management
• Biochemistry and Nutrition
• Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology
• Extension, Information and Statistics.