The current status of the export of seafood from the country is given below:-

Financial Year	Quantity (Lakh Tonnes)	Export (in Crores INR)
2023-24*	18.19	61043.68
2024-25 (April-May)	2.57	8924.01

 *Provisional

State-wise volume of exports of seafood from the country is given below:

Some increase in freight cost has been reported by industry. However, exports from India are continuing as the sailings of containers carrying ships from India have been diverted via the Cape of Good Hope route. Despite the challenges, the seafood exports increased in quantity terms from 17.54 Lakh Tonnes in the year 2022-23 to 18.19 Lakh Tonnes in the year 2023-24, registering a growth of 3.73%.

Government has been regularly keeping watch over the interests of exporters, including seafood exporters. During heightened activities, Indian Navy had substantially enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in Central / North Arabian Sea and augmented force levels. Aerial surveillance by long-range maritime patrol aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system had been enhanced to have complete maritime domain awareness. Towards effective surveillance of exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Indian Navy is operating in close coordination with Coast Guard.

State-wise Volume of Export of Indian Marine Products in 2023-24*
State/UT	Quantity(Tonnes)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	286.66
Andhra Pradesh	427237.92
Assam	380.31
Bihar	1785.27
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	3220.82
Delhi	18.69
Goa	73768.65
Gujarat	345052.39
Haryana	3.55
Jharkhand	25.54
Karnataka	273509.37
Kerala	188654.65
Madhya Pradesh	1.57
Maharashtra	170075.44
Meghalaya	0.18
Odisha	81823.57
Puducherry	200.58
Punjab	82.67
Rajasthan	0.95
Tamil Nadu	89000.93
Telangana	2975.40
Uttar Pradesh	788.23
Uttarakhand	4.00
West Bengal	160737.65
Grand Total	1819634.98

 *Provisional

Source: DGCIS

This information has been provided by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Maritime surveillance strengthened to protect seafood exports and ensure continuity amid shipping and freight challenges. The release reports increased national seafood export volumes with state wise provisional data, notes modest freight cost rises and shipping route adjustments, and describes Government oversight measures including enhanced naval and aerial patrols, use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft systems, and coordination between the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to strengthen maritime domain awareness and surveil the exclusive economic zone to protect exporter interests.