What happened (CMLRE releases on Marine biodiversity documentation and SOPs)
The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), released marine biodiversity documentation resources and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) documentation on the handling of marine biological samples. These outputs target both species identification and the workflow used to collect and process marine specimens.
CMLRE’s releases include two taxonomic manuals and SOPs documentation:
Taxonomic Manuals (pictorial identification and biodiversity documentation):
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