Blue Economy support via High Seas Fisheries Guidelines and Exclusive Economic Zone Rules
Blue Economy support via High Seas Fisheries Guidelines and Exclusive Economic Zone Rules
- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has cited fisheries guidelines and rules as support for the Blue Economy.
- The Blue Economy includes ocean-based economic activity, fisheries, and marine resource management.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has linked India’s Blue Economy agenda with fisheries governance by citing the High Seas Fisheries Guidelines and the Exclusive Economic Zone Rules. The policy significance is that ocean-based economic activity needs rules for access, sustainability, and jurisdiction, not only infrastructure and trade.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is treating fisheries, marine resources, coastal livelihoods, and regulation of maritime space as part of the Blue Economy framework. That makes the release useful for UPSC revision even though the details remain limited.
Background and earlier position
UPSC may frame the issue as the governance of ocean resources, especially how fisheries rules in the Exclusive Economic Zone and on the high seas can support sustainable growth, conservation, and livelihoods.
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