Lok Sabha Question No. 2865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Seafood Exports
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  MRACH, 2026

## Seafood Exports

## 2865. Km. Sudha R:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be  pleased to state: (a) whether there is increase in the India's seafood exports, if so, the details thereof market share of the exports during the last five years, State-wise; (b) the details of seafood export volumes and values to the US and other key markets during the said period; (c) the impact on seafood sector of Tamil Nadu where shrimp farming and exports contribute significantly to livelihoods; and (d) whether the Government has assessed the broader risks of drop in export volumes and revenue decline for the shrimp industry during FY 2025-26, along with the steps taken by the

- Government to support the affected stakeholders?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH

- (a) & (b) The seafood export from India has increased from Rs 43,720.98 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 62,408.45 crore in 2024-25 in terms of value, registering an increase of approximately 42.7 per cent  during  the  period.  Similarly,  the  export  quantity  increased  from  11.49  lakh metric tonnes in 2020-21 to 16.98 lakh metric tonnes in 2024-25, reflecting a growth of about 47.8 per cent. The seafood export to the USA has increased from Rs 17,990.40 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 22,722.69 crore in 2024-25 in value and from 2.91 lakh metric tonnes in 202021 to 3.46 lakh metric tonnes in 2024-25 in quantity. The details of seafood exports, statewise and market-wise, for the last five years are provided in Annexure I and Annexure II, respectively. (c) The seafood sector of Tamil Nadu plays a vital role in the State's coastal economy, with shrimp farming and exports contributing significantly to employment and income generation, and a large number of coastal households depending directly and indirectly on aquaculture, processing,  and  export-related  activities  for  their  livelihoods.  During  2024-25,  Tamil  Nadu exported 1,07,659 metric tonnes of marine products valued at Rs 5,744.56 crore. During 2025),  Tamil  Nadu  exported  1,25,332  metric  tonnes  of  marine products  valued  at  Rs  6,323.79  crore  as  compared  to  1,07,659  metric  tonnes  of  marine products valued at Rs 5,744.56 crore in 2024-25, indicating continued growth and resilience
- 26  (April  to  January, provisional of the seafood sector in the State despite fluctuations in global markets.

(d)  The Government is aware of the challenges faced by the shrimp export sector due to fluctuations in international market demand, price volatility, and rising input costs. Despite ongoing  geopolitical  shifts  and  the  imposition  of  tariff  and  non-tariff  barriers  by  importing nations, India's shrimp exports during April-January 2025-26 have increased in both quantity and  value  compared  to  the  corresponding  period  of  2024-25.  This  indicates  continued positive growth in shrimp exports. The details of frozen shrimp exports during the last two years and April-January 2025-26 are provided below:

| ITEM   |    |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26* (APRIL-JANUARY) |   2024-25 (APRIL-JANUARY) |
|--------|----|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| FROZEN | Q  |  716004   |  741529   |                   659600   |                  622182   |
| SHRIMP | V  |   40013.5 |   43334.2 |                    41018.3 |                   36029.4 |

*PROVISIONAL

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Source: MPEDA )

To  sustain  and  support  the  growth  of  seafood  exports,  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Government of  India,  has  conducted  a  series  of  stakeholder  consultations  and  strategic engagements which, inter alia ,  include Investors' Meets in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands, Coastal States Fisheries Meet, Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Meet,  Seafood  Exporters  Meet,  and  the  World  Fisheries  Day  celebration  on  the  theme 'India's Blue Transformation: Strengthening Value Addition in Seafood Exports'. A Round Table Conference with Ambassadors and High Commissioners from 39 countries on seafood export  promotion  was  also  convened  to  strengthen  diplomatic  engagement,  promote collaboration in sustainable fisheries, enhance trade relations, and advance technologies and emerging  sectors  in  fisheries  and  aquaculture.  The  Government  also  conducts  bilateral meetings with major importers to boost seafood exports. To strengthen India's seafood sector globally, the government  is  facilitating ease  of  business  by  amending  regulations, streamlining imports, and reducing import duties on key aquafeed ingredients, aquaculture inputs, and fish processing ingredients. In addition, to enhance the share of value-added products in the seafood export basket, the Government of India, in the recent Budget, has enhanced the duty-free import limit of specified inputs used in seafood processing from 1% to  3  %  of  the  previous  year's  FOB  export  value.  As  part  of  its  sustainable  efforts,  the Department of Fisheries, Government of India, is promoting the installation of Turtle Excluder Devices  (TEDs)  in  trawl  nets,  supporting  the  marine  mammals  project,  strengthening antibiotic residue controls, and launching a comprehensive Traceability Framework. Further, the Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Rules, 2025, were notified to promote high-value, export-oriented fisheries in the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.

The  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY),  a  flagship  scheme  of  the Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India,  and  the  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  support  expansion  of  aquaculture,  technology infusion,  disease  management,  modern  post-harvest  infrastructure,  and  fish  processing facilities to enhance production, productivity, and value addition. The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry, has established the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) as a dedicated agency to facilitate the export of seafood. The  MPEDA  promotes  Indian  fisheries  products  through  brand  promotion,  exporter enrolment,  and  importer  liaison.  It  enhances  industry  capacity  via  training,  awareness campaigns, workshops, and chintan shivirs . To explore new markets, MPEDA participates in international  trade  fairs,  organizes  Buyer-Seller  Meets  (BSMs)  and  Reverse  Buyer-Seller Meets (RBSMs), and collaborates with Indian Missions abroad. To ensure quality meeting international  standards,  the  Export  Inspection  Council  (EIC),  Department  of  Commerce, conducts periodic awareness and training programs for relevant stakeholders across the value chain.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a & b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2865 put in by Km. Sudha R, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, due for answer on 10 th March, 2026, regarding Seafood Exports:

| State-Wise Export of Marine Products       | State-Wise Export of Marine Products       | State-Wise Export of Marine Products       | State-Wise Export of Marine Products       | State-Wise Export of Marine Products       | State-Wise Export of Marine Products       | State-Wise Export of Marine Products       |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in Rs. Crore |
| States                                     | Units                                      | 2020-21                                    | 2021-22                                    | 2022-23                                    | 2023-24                                    | 2024-25                                    |
| Gujarat                                    | Q                                          | 203917                                     | 200099                                     | 248863                                     | 284088                                     | 282158                                     |
| Gujarat                                    | V                                          | 4188.5                                     | 4421.1                                     | 5466.9                                     | 5511.4                                     | 5889.3                                     |
| Maharashtra                                | Q                                          | 110822                                     | 193999                                     | 214167                                     | 222453                                     | 227866                                     |
| Maharashtra                                | V                                          | 3684.9                                     | 7303.9                                     | 7466.5                                     | 6923.3                                     | 7343.4                                     |
| Goa                                        | Q                                          | 16549                                      | 36057                                      | 63333                                      | 55167                                      | 45469                                      |
| Goa                                        | V                                          | 435.25                                     | 730.64                                     | 1007.6                                     | 934.2                                      | 788.81                                     |
| Karnataka                                  | Q                                          | 121348                                     | 120427                                     | 312347                                     | 301183                                     | 242143                                     |
| Karnataka                                  | V                                          | 1689.1                                     | 1962.2                                     | 4737.2                                     | 4785.1                                     | 3440.6                                     |
| Kerala                                     | Q                                          | 157698                                     | 182430                                     | 218629                                     | 196807                                     | 179660                                     |
| Kerala                                     | V                                          | 5623.1                                     | 6971.6                                     | 8285                                       | 7231.8                                     | 6941.4                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                 | Q                                          | 110023                                     | 114810                                     | 123157                                     | 134317                                     | 130315                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                 | V                                          | 5565.5                                     | 6559.6                                     | 6957.7                                     | 6854.2                                     | 7034.6                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                             | Q                                          | 279992                                     | 324904                                     | 328160                                     | 347927                                     | 366182                                     |
|                                            | V                                          | 15832                                      | 20035                                      | 19847                                      | 19420                                      | 21246                                      |
| Telangana                                  | Q                                          | 0                                          | 3102                                       | 6676                                       | 11758                                      | 11772                                      |
|                                            | V                                          | 0                                          | 156.91                                     | 358.39                                     | 565.1                                      | 615.42                                     |
| Odisha                                     | Q                                          | 60718                                      | 86765                                      | 85308                                      | 84231                                      | 92169                                      |
|                                            | V                                          | 3107.7                                     | 4627.9                                     | 4546.5                                     | 3954.6                                     | 4668                                       |
| West Bengal                                | Q                                          | 88443                                      | 103398                                     | 125025                                     | 132318                                     | 114529                                     |
| West Bengal                                | V                                          | 3595.1                                     | 4742.5                                     | 5121.3                                     | 4145.5                                     | 4321.1                                     |
| Delhi                                      | Q                                          | 0                                          | 766                                        | 1083                                       | 1294                                       | 609                                        |
| Delhi                                      | V                                          | 0                                          | 39                                         | 63.61                                      | 79.84                                      | 40.52                                      |
| Others**                                   | Q                                          | 0                                          | 2507                                       | 8536                                       | 10058                                      | 5299                                       |
| Others**                                   | V                                          | 0                                          | 35.64                                      | 111.47                                     | 118.46                                     | 79.54                                      |
| Total                                      | Q                                          | 1149510                                    | 1369264                                    | 1735286                                    | 1781602                                    | 1698170                                    |
| Total                                      | V                                          | 43721                                      | 57586                                      | 63969                                      | 60524                                      | 62408                                      |

Source: MPEDA

**Others include Andaman Nicobar Island, Assam, Bihar, Daman & Diu, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a & b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2865 put in by Km. Sudha R, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, due for answer on 10 th March, 2026, regarding Seafood Exports:

| Market Wise Export of Marine Products    | Market Wise Export of Marine Products    | Market Wise Export of Marine Products    | Market Wise Export of Marine Products    | Market Wise Export of Marine Products    | Market Wise Export of Marine Products    | Market Wise Export of Marine Products    |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore | Q: Quantity in MT, V: Value in Rs. Crore |
| Market                                   | Unit                                     | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23                                  | 2023-24                                  | 2024-25                                  |
| JAPAN                                    | Q:                                       | 86814                                    | 90308                                    | 109199                                   | 107968                                   | 102933                                   |
| JAPAN                                    | V:                                       | 3033.4                                   | 3242.9                                   | 3846.9                                   | 3279.4                                   | 3452.9                                   |
| USA                                      | Q:                                       | 291948                                   | 372611                                   | 306334                                   | 329192                                   | 346868                                   |
| USA                                      | V:                                       | 17990                                    | 24603                                    | 20600                                    | 20892                                    | 22723                                    |
| EUROPEAN UNION                           | Q:                                       | 152770                                   | 198484                                   | 207976                                   | 192505                                   | 215080                                   |
| EUROPEAN UNION                           | V:                                       | 6022.8                                   | 8570.1                                   | 10018                                    | 8461.6                                   | 9429.6                                   |
| CHINA                                    | Q:                                       | 218343                                   | 266989                                   | 405547                                   | 457215                                   | 396424                                   |
| CHINA                                    | V:                                       | 6908.6                                   | 9056.7                                   | 11957                                    | 11853                                    | 10668                                    |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA                          | Q:                                       | 217710                                   | 243401                                   | 431774                                   | 378630                                   | 347541                                   |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA                          | V:                                       | 4876.1                                   | 5748                                     | 9494                                     | 7907.3                                   | 8172.2                                   |
| MIDDLE EAST                              | Q:                                       | 48606                                    | 58426                                    | 77677                                    | 75046                                    | 65956                                    |
|                                          | V:                                       | 1843.4                                   | 2235.5                                   | 2623.1                                   | 2238.8                                   | 2328.5                                   |
| OTHERS                                   | Q:                                       | 133319                                   | 139045                                   | 196780                                   | 241045                                   | 223369                                   |
| OTHERS                                   | V:                                       | 3046.3                                   | 4130                                     | 5429.5                                   | 5891.4                                   | 5634.8                                   |
| TOTAL                                    | Q:                                       | 1149510                                  | 1369264                                  | 1735286                                  | 1781602                                  | 1698170                                  |
| TOTAL                                    | V:                                       | 43721                                    | 57586                                    | 63969                                    | 60524                                    | 62408                                    |

Source: MPEDA

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