"Bhavasagara" Referral Centre Designated as India's National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Center for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi, Kerala , under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), has achieved a landmark milestone in marine conservation. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has officially designated CMLRE's "Bhavasagara" Referral Centre as a National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna.

This prestigious recognition, conferred under the provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, establishes the Centre as a critical national facility for the preservation, study, and documentation of India's vast deep-sea biological heritage.

The "Bhavasagara" Referral Centre currently serves as a vital scientific hub, housin...