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They serve as waterways for trade and contain rich, valuable and diverse
ecosystems. Oceans and coastal areas provide a vital source of nutritious food,
employment, recreation, commerce and socio-economic benefits as well as
other crucial goods and services.
All in all, over one in ten people depend on fisheries for their livelihoods and
well-being. Travel and tourism, ports and associated infrastructures, mining
activities and energy production also use oceans and seas to create jobs and
other opportunities.
Yet, numerous threats are compromising the ability of the oceans to continue
providing vital ecosystem services and essential food resources. Despite
noteworthy progress, there is a clear need to address the remaining
impediments.
Areas Beyond National
Jurisdiction
The marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) are those areas of
ocean for which no one nation has the specific or sole responsibility for
management
They are the common oceans that make up 40 percent of the surface of our
planet, comprising 64 percent of the surface of the oceans and nearly 95
percent of their volume.
The ABNJ comprise the high seas and the seabed beyond the (extended)
continental shelf of coastal States and include complex ecosystems at vast
distances from coasts, making sustainable management of fisheries
resources and biodiversity conservation in those areas difficult and
challenging.
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The deep sea fishing fleet in India can be broadly categorized
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The survey also recorded the presence of a sea slug called Winged
Thecacera ( Thecacera Pennigera ) in the southwest coast of India.
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Climate change
It was realized about ten years ago that the scope for increasing fish catch from
the coastal waters is limited. Climate change is projected to exacerbate this
situation and act as a depensatory factor on fish populations.
Global warming and the consequent changes in climatic patterns will have
strong impact on fisheries with far-reaching consequences for food and
livelihood security of a sizeable section of the population.
Sea level rise will have effects on the coastal profile and
livelihoods of communities.
List III contains a list of items which fall under the shared
responsibility of both the Union Government and the States
(Concurrent List), and both the Indian Parliament and the State
Legislatures have power to pass laws regarding these items.
In practice, traditional fishing vessels operate within 50 meters in
depth and small-scale vessels of less than 20m LOA operate up to
200 meters with exceptions of few vessels operating beyond 200
meters up to the 200 nautical mile border of the Indian EEZ.
Coastal Fishing Policy has been an open access regime, with many
entrants exploiting coastal marine resources to their full potential.
There are no legal provisions in place below State level to legislate
for fisheries management at the local level.
On the other hand fishing vessels of <20 meter OAL are registered
and licensed for fishing in territorial waters by the State/Union
Territory (UT) Governments under the provisions of their Marine
Fishing Regulation Act or the MFRA.