Aquatic genetic resources are important for livelihood generation, ecosystem services, aquaculture diversification, products of high commercial value, etc. India with four of the 34 biodiversity global hotspots i.e., the Western Ghats, North East Region of Himalayas, Indo-Burma region, and Nicobar Islands, contributes significantly to Aquatic Genetic Resources (AqGR) with 3246 fish species belonging to 256 families and 57 orders, which need sustainable utilization and planned conservation. The inception of the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) during the 6th Five-year plan marked a decisive commitment to this cause. ICAR-NBFGR started functioning as an independent institute in December 1983 at Prayagraj, which later shifted to a sprawling 52-acre campus in Lucknow in 1999. The institute ranked 18th among all ICAR institutes for the years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 (combined) and has emerged as a Centre of Excellence for research on AqGR and has made significant contributions to the assessment and conservation of fish genetic resources for intellectual property protection, sustainable utilization, and posterity.....
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