NBFGR

National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources.

1. Saiprasad Bhusare III Year, B.F.Sc. College of Fishery Science, Udgir , Dist : Latur , Maharashtra , 413517.

2. NBFGR comes under the - Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) The NBFGR has its headquarters at Uttar Pradesh. The Council is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in fisheries sciences in the entire country. Introduction

3. Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Lal (Director, ICAR-NBFGR)

4. The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) was established in December 1983 in a rented premises at Allahabad under the guidance of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to undertake research related to the conservation of fish germplasm resources of the country. The Bureau’s permanent infrastructure was developed at Canal Ring Road, Telibagh , Lucknow , U.P in 1999 containing an administrative block, laboratories, farm and residential complex covering an area of 52 acres. History

5. Collection, classification and cataloguing of fish genetic resources of the country. Maintenance and preservation of fish genetic material for conservation of endangered fish species and evaluation and valuation of indigenous and exotic fish species. The Institute's vision is assessment and conservation of fish genetic resources for intellectual property protection, sustainable utilization and posterity Role of Nbfgr

6. The Bureau has a well developed air-conditioned library with more than 7000 books. The library subscribes 27 foreign and 68 Indian journals. Library

7. The NBFGR is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified organization and has been awarded with the Sardar Patel Best Institute Award for the year 2011 by the ICAR, New Delhi.  The Institute has also established ‘Ganga Aquarium’, one of the largest and wonderful public aquariums in the country which is serving as a great source of spreading public awareness and education about fish diversity of the country. About nbfgr

8. The Ganga Aquarium has been awarded with the ISO 14001:2004 and 9001:2008 certificates for maintaining environmental policy and quality management.

9. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY DIVISION 2. FISH CONSERVATION DIVISION 3. FISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION division

10. The Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources (PMFGR) Centre of the NBFGR is housed in the premises of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi, Kerala.  Center & units PMFGR - NBFGR Cochin Center

11. An Aquaculture Research & Training Unit (ARTU) of the Bureau is functioning at Chinhat , Lucknow . This unit is carrying out human resource development activities including practical training programmes and fishery advisory services pertaining to fish culture, induced breeding, quality fish seed production, hatchery management and nursery pond management, etc. Center & units NBFGR-ARTU Chinhat Unit

12. The Fisheries Domain under the Scheme  Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics  has been involved in collection, compilation, cataloguing and interpretation of biological data viz. genome, mitogenome, transcriptome, proteome, genes, molecular markers etc. of fishes and other aquatic organisms.

13. Design and development of databases of Fisheries domain. Collection, compilation, verification, quality assurance and maintenance of genomic information from various sources of domain. Identification of issues on bioinformatics and related fields in the domain . Provide support to the associated institutions in fisheries bioinformatics . Establish linkages with lead Centre and domain nodal center's. The major activities of the Fisheries Domain are:

14. Domain Partners

15. Developed a non-invasive technique for rapid extraction of DNA from fish scales. Generated DNA barcodes over 500 Indian fish species. Generated chromosome profiles of over 70 fish species. Physical mapping of rRNA genes in17 fish species using FISH. Established Live Gene Bank at Lucknow and Guwahati. Monoclonal antibodies produced against serum immunoglobulins of  Labeo rohita  and  Channa striatus . Cell lines developed from tropical fishes such as Etroplus suratensis , Cyprinus carpio and  Labeo rohita . Achievements

16. Reference NBFGR Website , NBFGR Magazine, NBFGR Annual Reports, Photographs From Google & NBFGR Web.