India’s National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna
Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change designated the “Bhavasagara” Referral Center for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) as India’s National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
Institutions Notified
- “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre (CMLRE, Kochi)
- Dedicated to deep-sea biodiversity.
- Houses 3,500+ geo-referenced marine specimens.
- Focus on invertebrates and deep-sea fishes.
- MACS Collection of Microorganisms & National Fungal Culture Collection (ARI, Pune)
- Specialises in microbial and fungal preservation.
- Includes rare, anaerobic and extremophilic species.
- Supports agriculture, health, and industrial research.
Key Guidelines
- New species discoveries must be:
- Reported to designated repositories, and
- Deposited as voucher specimens.
- NBA sets:
- Criteria for repository recognition.
- Scientific and procedural standards.
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