The College of Fisheries, Rangailunda was established in the year 1981 under Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar to offer four years degree programmes in Fisheries Science i.e., Bachelor of Fishery Science (B.F.Sc.). Initially the College started functioning in the College of Basic Science and Humanities, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. Subsequently, in 1983, it was shifted to its own campus at Rangailunda, Berhampur. Since then, the College has been operating in its own campus. It is fifth of its kind in India and first in Eastern India. The Post-Graduate Programme started in the year 1989 in collaboration with CIFA, Kausalyaganga with financial assistance from UNDP to offer two years M.F.Sc. (Aquaculture) and three years PhD (Fishery Sciences). The Post-Graduate Programme, which started initially in Veterinary College campus of OUAT got shifted to its own campus at Rangailunda in 1997.