The first-ever India-US Ocean Dialogue has started in Goa on November 1, 2017.
It is being hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO).
The purpose of the Ocean dialogue is to promote sustainable development of the Blue Economy.
According to the World Bank, the Blue Economy is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health.