National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna (Bhavasagara), India
The designation of the Bhavasagara Referral Centre at Kochi as the National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna represents a major institutional step in India’s marine biodiversity management. Recognised under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the repository is housed at the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), functioning under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. It currently holds over 3,500 geo-referenced and taxonomically classified specimens, including both inverteb
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