India’s Blue Economy must reconcile growth with equity and ecological limits. Analyse the spatial potential of India’s deep-sea fisheries. Examine the challenges of over-exploitation and habitat degradation, and suggest geoeconomic strategies for their sustainable development.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent)
Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent)
Q2. India’s Blue Economy must reconcile growth with equity and ecological limits. Analyse the spatial potential of India’s deep-sea fisheries. Examine the challenges of over-exploitation and habitat degradation, and suggest geoeconomic strategies for their sustainable development. (15 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: TH
Why the question: Asked in light of the NITI Aayog 2025 report on India’s Blue Economy, highlighting the need to expand deep-sea fisheries while ensuring sustainability and equitable growth. It tests understanding of marine resource geography, ecological pressures, and sustainable ocean governance. Key demand of the question: To analyse the spatial distribution and potential of India’s deep-sea fisheries, identify the ecological challenges of over-exploitation and habitat loss, and suggest geo-economic strategies for sustainable and inclusive development within the Blue Economy framework. Structure of the Answer: Introduction: Mention India’s vast EEZ and link deep-sea fisheries with the Blue Economy Vision 2047. Body: Spatial potential: Describe India’s EEZ zones, productive regions, and resource diversity. Challenges: Highlight issues like overfishing, pollution, climate stress, and weak governance. Geoeconomic strategies: Suggest spatial planning, cooperative models, technology, and community participation. Conclusion: End with a vision for balancing marine productivity, livelihood security, and ecological integrity.
Why the question: Asked in light of the NITI Aayog 2025 report on India’s Blue Economy, highlighting the need to expand deep-sea fisheries while ensuring sustainability and equitable growth. It tests understanding of marine resource geography, ecological pressures, and sustainable ocean governance.
Key demand of the question: To analyse the spatial distribution and potential of India’s deep-sea fisheries, identify the ecological challenges of over-exploitation and habitat loss, and suggest geo-economic strategies for sustainable and inclusive development within the Blue Economy framework.
Structure of the Answer: Introduction:
Mention India’s vast EEZ and link deep-sea fisheries with the Blue Economy Vision 2047. Body:
• Spatial potential: Describe India’s EEZ zones, productive regions, and resource diversity.
• Challenges: Highlight issues like overfishing, pollution, climate stress, and weak governance.
• Geoeconomic strategies: Suggest spatial planning, cooperative models, technology, and community participation.
Conclusion:
End with a vision for balancing marine productivity, livelihood security, and ecological integrity.