Centre meets seafood exporters, offers support

In a meeting with seafood exporters, held here on Friday (April 10, 2026), the Union Fisheries Ministry has emphasised the need for sustained market and product diversification, importance of strict regulatory compliance, including adherence to antibiotic bans, and strengthened traceability systems to find new export destinations. In a release, the Ministry said on Saturday (April 11, 2026) that the meeting, chaired by Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also discussed strategies to expand global market reach.

The meeting noted that India’s seafood exports have crossed a new milestone, growing from ₹62,000 crore last year to approximately ₹68,000 crore this year, reflecting a net increase of about ₹6,000 crore. It was organised to provide a “structured platform” for interaction between the Government and the seafood industry and to obtain feedback from exporters on current challenges on market access, pricing pressures and compliance requirements. It also discussed measures required for enhancing value addition, market diversification and marine export expansion from islands, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and high seas.