it will also provide standards for sustainable management and conservation of natural aquatic resources including for fish stocks among other activities this will be coordinated with the private sector banks financial institutions and others for promoting development partnerships in the fisheries sector the first aquaculture lab was accredited by the indian national authority in with the decision by the accreditation board for testing calibration laboratories nabl as per isoiec the central aquaculture pathology laboratory of the rajiv gandhi centre for aquaculture rgca under marine products export development authority mpeda will perform as the sole accredited aquaculture lab