From coastal waters to international markets, India’s fisheries sector has transformed into a global contender, as articulated by Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh at a summit drawing diplomats from 40 nations. Key to this success: policies that doubled seafood export revenues in a decade via better processing and logistics.
Enhancing sustainability, India rolls out 2025’s National Traceability Framework, SEZ regulations, and High Seas Fishing Guidelines for superior governance and visibility, targeting growth in Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
Prime collaboration prospects include modern aquaculture/mariculture, processing tech, cold logistics, vessel engineering, digital surveillance, shared research, tech infusions, climate strategies, green management, export scaling, and industry partnerships.
The forum celebrated surging India-led alliances in seafood trade. Pillars: ocean-climate nexus, sustainability drives, accountable harvesting, innovation transfers, green tech, capacity uplift, chain optimizations, plus niches in ornamental fish and seaweed.
Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, Minister of State, lauded seafood for nutrition delivery, food security bolstering, vast job avenues, and GDP boosts. The ministry’s full-spectrum value chain model secures perpetual viability.
State Minister George Kurien detailed aquaculture’s boom with production climbs. With Rs 1 lakh crore export ambitions, a 21% value surge in seven months exemplifies the sector’s vigor and potential.