Lok Sabha Question No. 3611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Export of Seafood
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## EXPORT OF SEAFOOD

## 3611.   SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India has the potential to export a number of excellent varieties of fish including seabass, tilappa and mud crab, which are delicious and have huge acceptance in foreign
- countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has been focusing more on  the  export  of  shrimps  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (c) the details of various varieties of fish exported by MPEDA during the last three years; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  export  of  all  varieties  of  fish  and  sea  products along with shrimps?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) Yes Madam.
- (b) Shrimp  is  more  preferred  commodity  in  all  the  international  markets  and
- fetches a better margin compared to other fin fish or shell fish varieties. The priority  given  to  shrimp  exports  is  mostly  market  driven  as  farmed  shrimp contributes  more  than  60%  of  our  export  revenue.  The  Seafood  exports mainly  depend  on  aquaculture  since  the  catch  from  seas  is  coming  down every  year.  Considering  the  higher  margin,  the  aquaculture  farmers  also prefer the shrimp cultivation. However, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (R  &  D  wing  of  MPEDA)  and  other  ICAR  institutes  over  the  last  few  years have developed the technology for breeding and farming of varieties of fin fish

and shellfish. These technologies have been standardized and transferred to farmers and entrepreneurs for adoption. Already production of some of these species  has  started  in  aquaculture  farms.    In  the  years  to  come,  with increasing  hatcheries  and  farming  units  engaged  in  production  of  these species, sufficient production for exports will be generated.

- (c) The details of various varieties of fish exported by MPEDA during last 3 years may be seen at Annexure-I .

## TOP 10 VARIETIES OF CHILLED FISH EXPORTED

|        |                                | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|--------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        |                                | Qty       | VALUE     | Qty       | VALUE     | Qty       | VALUE     |
| Sl No. | Item Name                      | Tons      | Rs. Crore | Tons      | Rs. Crore | Tons      | Rs. Crore |
| 1      | CHILLED REEF COD               | 1053      | 40.41     | 1139      | 45.07     | 1412      | 64.46     |
| 2      | CHILLED SEER FISH/KING FISH    | 969       | 44.12     | 679       | 29.48     | 1892      | 86.95     |
| 3      | CHILLED GROUPER                | 447       | 19.82     | 544       | 23.53     | 934       | 35.49     |
| 4      | CHILLED YELLOW FIN TUNA FILLET | 0         | 0         | 120       | 7.35      | 231       | 15.68     |
| 5      | CHILLED POMFRET (CHINESE)      | 148       | 16.92     | 72        | 6.2       | 155       | 14.83     |
| 6      | CHILLED POMFRET                | 230       | 18.71     | 213       | 15.25     | 195       | 12        |
| 7      | CHILLED SWORD FISH LOINS       | 0         | 0         | 86        | 3.44      | 191       | 8.41      |
| 8      | CHILLED ROHU (F W)             | 50        | 0.82      | 209       | 3.97      | 425       | 7.2       |
| 9      | CHILLED SNAPPER (RED)          | 214       | 13.45     | 235       | 12.12     | 154       | 6.7       |
| 10     | CHILLED EMPEROR                | 26        | 0.55      | 42        | 1.28      | 173       | 6.62      |
|        | OTHER CHILLED ITEMS            | 13380     | 237.27    | 22674     | 255.95    | 20164     | 237.92    |
|        | TOTAL                          | 16517     | 392.08    | 26015     | 403.65    | 25926     | 496.26    |

## TOP 10 VARIETIES OF FROZEN FISH

|        |                                   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|--------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl No. | Item Name                         | Qty Tons  | Rs. Crore | Qty Tons  | Rs. Crore | QtyTons   | Rs. Crore |
| 1      | FR. RIBBON FISH/WHOLE             | 108323    | 1476.43   | 92589     | 1158.04   | 63797     | 911.66    |
| 2      | FR. MACKEREL                      | 10605     | 112.89    | 17851     | 179.8     | 25382     | 296.58    |
| 3      | FR. POMFRET (SILVER)              | 4142      | 341.45    | 5409      | 426.31    | 2922      | 254.05    |
| 4      | FR. LEATHER JACKET / LEATHER SKIN | 3597      | 73.77     | 3199      | 50.04     | 8617      | 225.27    |
| 5      | FR RIBBONFISH WHOLE               | 35592     | 495.86    | 26414     | 334.27    | 14267     | 207.44    |

| 6   | FR MACKEREL WHOLE    |   7278 |   86.16 |   10530 |   109.4 |   13855 |   165.9 |
|-----|----------------------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 7   | FR. CROAKER (YELLOW) |  14642 |  119.17 |   23274 |  169.67 |   15030 |  141.43 |
| 8   | FR. CROAKER (SILVER) |   8287 |   78.3  |   16880 |  144.89 |    9931 |  116.47 |
| 9   | FR. CROAKER OTHERS   |  17025 |  166.49 |   10054 |   91.84 |    6794 |  100.82 |
| 10  | FR. SOLE FISH        |  11719 |  112.53 |    7752 |   67.74 |    7029 |   86.44 |
| 11. | OTHER FR. FISHES     | 103148 | 1231.75 |   95481 | 1046.52 |   61126 |  956.19 |
|     | TOTAL                | 324359 | 4294.81 |  309434 | 3778.5  |  228749 | 3462.25 |

(d) Under the 12 th Five Year Plan, MPEDA is operating various financial assistance schemes for undertaking various activities in order to promote production and export of marine products including shrimps, crabs, seabass, tilapia and other variety of fishes. For generating additional raw material of new species of fish and shellfish for export purpose, MPEDA has been organizing extension programmes and awareness campaigns, training and demonstration programs for the benefit of fishermen, aquaculture farmers, fish technologist, exporters etc.

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