{"id":346518,"date":"2025-09-19T16:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346518"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:38:30","slug":"blue-ports-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blue-ports-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ports Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The Department of Fisheries (DoF), under the MoFAHD and FAO launched a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) and held the first webinar to advance India\u2019s Blue Ports framework.<\/p>\n<h2>About Blue Ports Framework<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346519\" style=\"width: 387px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-346519\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?resize=387%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?resize=1024%2C528&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?resize=768%2C396&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?resize=1536%2C793&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?resize=1568%2C809&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Marine-Network.jpg?w=1678&amp;ssl=1 1678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Marine Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width: 97.6012%;height: 728px\" width=\"963\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 176px\">\n<td style=\"height: 176px\" width=\"163\"><strong>Blue Ports Framework<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 176px\" width=\"800\">It is a DoF-led approach to <strong>build Smart and Integrated Fishing Harbours<\/strong> that <strong>blend technological innovation with environmental stewardship<\/strong>, ensuring safer, cleaner, and more <strong>efficient post-harvest operations<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 128px\">\n<td style=\"height: 128px\" width=\"163\"><strong>Initiative by<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 128px\" width=\"800\"><strong>Department of Fisheries (DoF), MoFAHD<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) <\/strong>under its <strong>Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP).<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"163\"><strong>Aim<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"800\">1. Strengthen fishing <strong>ports<\/strong><strong>\u2019 <\/strong><strong>technical capacities <\/strong>for ecological sustainability, <strong>economic viability, and social inclusion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Enhance <strong>traceability, climate resilience, service deliver<\/strong>y, and <strong>stakeholder empowerment<\/strong> across the aquatic value chain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 352px\">\n<td style=\"height: 352px\" width=\"163\"><strong>Key features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 352px\" width=\"800\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Investment: <\/strong>Three pilot harbours approved with a total investment of \u20b9369.80 crore under PMMSY.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3<\/strong> <strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Pilot Harbours<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">: Vanakbara (Diu), Karaikal (Puducherry), Jakhau (Gujarat).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Technologies used: IoT devices, sensor networks, satellite communication, data analytics;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\"> integration of <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">5G, artificial intelligence, automation, and digital platforms<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\"> for real-time decision-making and efficient operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Supporting schemes: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\"> (PMMSY)<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\"> and Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\"> (FIDF).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Department of Fisheries (DoF), under the MoFAHD and FAO launched a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) and held the first webinar to advance India\u2019s Blue Ports framework. About Blue Ports Framework Blue Ports Framework It is a DoF-led approach to build Smart and Integrated Fishing Harbours that blend technological innovation with environmental stewardship, ensuring&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blue-ports-framework\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blue Ports Framework<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,956,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-346518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-schemes-and-programs","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}