<h1>US trade duties push Indian seafood exports down, industry calls for market diversification, FTA talks, and aquaculture zones</h1> Industry stakeholders report that recent US trade measures-including anti-dumping and countervailing duties-have raised effective tariffs on Indian seafood to about 58.26%, prompting a near 6% drop in US-bound exports and a shift toward Asian markets. Stakeholders view the measures as severely impairing competitiveness and recommend legal and policy responses: pursue market diversification, accelerate Free Trade Agreement negotiations, designate exclusive aquaculture zones, and promote value-added processing and traceability to mitigate tariff exposure and sustainability-related barriers. Authorities plan to document sectoral impacts and integrate them into a comprehensive policy roadmap to support export recovery and compliance with trade and sanitary regulations.