<h1>Higher shrimp tariffs prompt push to expand domestic seafood market and protect fisher communities from eviction threats.</h1> Higher US duties on Indian shrimp are characterised as a market policy issue to be managed by promoting domestic consumption and diversifying export destinations; industry data indicate reduced competitiveness abroad due to tariff differentials. Separately, the minister addresses a protracted Sassoon Dock lease dispute and a court-related compliance concern, assuring no evictions, seeking administrative remedies, and supporting dock modernisation to address pollution.