'Promise of plenty': MPEDA steps up effort to put India on the global seafood map

摘要

India's vast coastline provides fishermen with ready access to an array of fish and shellfish species from the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, large swaths of flatlands, especially along the country's east coast, are used for farming shrimp, the linchpin ofIndia's aquaculture industry. Now, backed by heightened government efforts to maximize marine resources, the world's second-most-populous nation intends to bolster its standing as a global seafood supplier. The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), established in 1972 to promote and regulate India's seafood exports, is boosting investment in everything from training and technology to quality-assurance, processing and marketing.