National seafood export workshop in Visakhapatnam to chart roadmap for ₹1 lakh crore export target

Visakhapatnam: The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and supported by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, will organise a two-day National Workshop on Seafood Exports in Visakhapatnam on June 5-6. The workshop aims to develop a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening India's seafood export ecosystem with a strong focus on value addition, traceability, certification, and export competitiveness. The event comes at a time when India's marine product exports have reached an all-time high of ₹73,890.46 crore (USD 8.45 billion) during 2025-26, with the sector now targeting exports worth ₹1 lakh crore. The workshop will be attended by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, and Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, among other dignitaries. Senior officials from the Centre, States, and Union Territories, along with representatives from leading institutions including MPEDA, FSSAI, BIS, NFDB, NABARD, NAFED, SFAC, NCDC, NCEL, Invest India, and the Export Inspection Council, are expected to participate. Seafood exporters, processors, start-ups, industry associations, and value-chain...