Deep-Sea Fishing promotion and incentives

• Deep-sea fishing refers to fishing operations in India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) — the maritime area extending up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline — using mechanized/large motorised vessels capable of harvesting oceanic species like tuna.
• Governed by a newly notified statutory regime (EEZ Rules, 2025) under the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, EEZ and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976, paired with incentives under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
• Relevance for UPSC: intersects Blue Economy, marine resource sustainability, federal fisheries governance, and India's underutilised oceanic fish potential.