1、IndiasBlue Economy:Strategy for HarnessingDeep-Sea and OfshoreFisheriesIndias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore FisheriesCopyright NITI Aayog,2025ISBN No.:978-81-967183-9-8AUTHORS:Dr.Neelam Patel,Senior Advisor,NITI AayogShri Pavan Raj G.H,Consultant-I,NITI AayogDr.Namrata T

2、hapa,Consultant-I,NITI AayogShri Sambuddha Goswami,Consultant-II,NITI Aayog2025Indias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore Fisheries Indias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore FisheriesiiiIndias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore F

3、isheriesvIndias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore FisheriesviiIndias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore FisheriesxiIndias Blue Economy:Strategy for Harnessing Deep-Sea and Offshore FisheriesxiiCHAPTER-I 28 Introduction 28 11 Background and Rationale 2

4、8 12 Indias Untapped Deep-Sea Potential 30 13 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY)33 14 Objectives 34 15 Methodology 35 16 The Need for a Dedicated Deep Sea Fishing Strategy in India 36CHAPTER-II 38 Global Deep-Sea Fishing Practices.38 21 Techniques,Technologies,and Vessels 38 22 Economic Via

5、bility and Sustainability 402.3Country-SpecificCaseStudiesandKeyLearnings 422.4Species-SpecificCaseStudies 46CHAPTER-III 50 Indias Deep-Sea and Offshore Fishing Sector:Overview and Status.50 3.1 SectorOverview:HistoricalContext,CurrentLandscape,andEmergingTrends 503.2Deep-seafisheriesoperatedinpoten

6、tiallocations.53 a)Offshore/oceanicfisheriesofIndia 54b)HighseasandABNJfishing 573.3FishingAreas,KeySpeciesandSeasons 60 34 Institutions and Regulatory Framework 62 a)Institutional Framework:63 b)Regulatory Framework:63CHAPTER-IV 66 Challenges And Opportunities.66 41 Stock Assessment of Deep-Sea Res