Biodiversity loss is one of the world’s most pressing crisis and there is global concern about the status of the biological resources on which almost human life depends. Conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources are issues receiving global attention after signing the convention on biodiversity.In India, the conservation of vast and diverse aquatic resources is essential not only from the fact that, majority of resources for food still come from the wild (due to low domestication level in fisheries sector) but also to maintain ecological as well as socio-economic equilibrium. The conservation of fish diversity and aquatic resources of the country being a daunting challenge, it requires coherent efforts by integrating capture, culture fisheries and environmental programmes using the latest technological innovations and strict enforcement mechanisms of environmental laws.
