The book is outcome of the workshop was jointly organized by NBFGR, Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Society (ABCS) and the Asian Fisheries Forum, Indian Branch (AFSIB). About seventy participants attended the workshop representing ICAR Research Institutes, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF), Ministry of Agriculture, MPEDA, Aquaculture Authority, NBPGR, Agricultural Universities, Zoological survey of India, Malaria Research Centre, Rajeev Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) and the farming community. Only papers presented by the leading scientists have been included in this book after peer review and scientific editing.