MoEFCC Designates ‘Bhavasagara’ as National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna
In March 2026, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) officially designated the Bhavasagara Referral Centre at Center for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi, Kerala as a National Repository for Deep-sea Fauna.
In March 2026, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) officially designated the Bhavasagara Referral Centre at Center for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi, Kerala as a National Repository for Deep-sea Fauna.
- This recognition, granted under section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, designates the centre as a key national facility for the conservation, research, and documentation of India’s rich deep-sea biodiversity.
Key Functions:
Maintain Secure Custody: Preserves representative biological samples as voucher specimens along with essential data, including Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) sequences, for future scientific use.
Hold Type Specimens: Serves as the official custodian of newly discovered deep-sea species from Indian waters.
Capacity Building: Promotes expertise in deep-sea taxonomy in line with the United Nations (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030).
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