Why in News?
The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology released an assessment of deep-sea fishery resources in India's Exclusive Economic Zone to support sustainable use of marine resources.
Why is the report useful?
- Deep-sea resource mapping helps identify commercially useful fish stocks beyond heavily used coastal waters.
- The information can guide fishing policy while reducing the risk of overexploitation through better knowledge of species and habitats.
- An Exclusive Economic Zone is the sea area extending up to 200 nautical miles where a coastal State has special rights over natural resources.
Exam Connect
- EEZ → up to 200 nautical miles under UNCLOS
- CMLRE → Ministry of Earth Sciences
- Deep-sea fisheries → part of blue-economy planning