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🌊 India Establishes “Bhavasagara” as National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has officially designated the “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre of the Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) as a National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna. This marks a major step in preserving and studying India’s deep-sea biodiversity.

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📜 Legal Basis

This designation has been conferred under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, which provides a framework for conservation and sustainable use of biological resources in India.

🧬 About Bhavasagara Repository

The “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre now serves as a national-level scientific hub dedicated to the preservation, study, and documentation of deep-sea organisms.

It houses an extensive collection of over 3,500 taxonomically identified and geo-referenced voucher specimens, making it one of the most important repositories of marine biodiversity in India.

The collection includes a wide range of marine life:

  • Invertebrates: Cnidarians, annelids, molluscs, arthropods, echinoderms
  • Vertebrates: Elasmobranchs (like sharks and rays) and teleost fishes

⚙️ Key Functions of the Repository

🔒 Maintain Secure Custody

The repository preserves biological samples as voucher specimens along with critical data such as DNA sequences for future scientific research.

🧾 Hold Type Specimens

It acts as the official custodian of newly discovered deep-sea species in Indian waters.

🎓 Capacity Building

The centre promotes expertise in deep-sea taxonomy and supports research aligned with global initiatives like the UN Decade of Ocean Science (2021–2030).

🌱 Significance

This initiative strengthens India’s capacity in marine research, biodiversity conservation, and scientific documentation. It also enhances global collaboration in understanding deep-sea ecosystems.

🌊 “भवसागर” को राष्ट्रीय गहरे समुद्री जीव भंडार के रूप में मान्यता

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) ने Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology के “भवसागर” रेफरल सेंटर को National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna के रूप में घोषित किया है। यह भारत के समुद्री जैव विविधता संरक्षण में एक महत्वपूर्ण कदम है।

📜 कानूनी आधार

यह मान्यता Biological Diversity Act, 2002 के तहत दी गई है, जो जैव संसाधनों के संरक्षण और उपयोग के लिए रूपरेखा प्रदान करता है।

🧬 भवसागर रिपॉजिटरी के बारे में

“भवसागर” अब एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का वैज्ञानिक केंद्र है, जहाँ गहरे समुद्र के जीवों का संरक्षण, अध्ययन और दस्तावेजीकरण किया जाता है।

यहाँ 3,500 से अधिक टैक्सोनॉमिकली पहचाने गए और जियो-रेफरेंस्ड नमूने (specimens) संग्रहित हैं।

इसमें विभिन्न प्रकार के जीव शामिल हैं:

  • अकशेरुकी (Invertebrates): cnidarians, annelids, molluscs, arthropods, echinoderms
  • कशेरुकी (Vertebrates): sharks, rays और teleost मछलियाँ

⚙️ प्रमुख कार्य

🔒 सुरक्षित संरक्षण

यह नमूनों को सुरक्षित रखता है और उनके साथ DNA डेटा भी संग्रहित करता है।

🧾 नए प्रजातियों का संरक्षण

यह नए खोजे गए समुद्री जीवों के लिए आधिकारिक भंडार (custodian) के रूप में कार्य करता है।

🎓 क्षमता निर्माण

यह deep-sea taxonomy में विशेषज्ञता विकसित करता है और UN Ocean Science Decade जैसे कार्यक्रमों के साथ तालमेल रखता है।

🌱 महत्व

यह पहल भारत की समुद्री अनुसंधान क्षमता को बढ़ाती है, जैव विविधता संरक्षण को मजबूत करती है और वैश्विक वैज्ञानिक सहयोग में योगदान देती है।

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