Union Minister of State for Fisheries L. Murugan on Thursday said that India had set a target of one lakh crore worth of seafood exports as the country was already the largest exporter of shrimp and the fourth largest exporter of marine products in the world.
Addressing a gathering at the valedictory of the III WORLD OCEAN SCIENCE CONGRESS – WOSC 2024 Sustainable Utilisation of Oceans in Blue Economy, he said the government and the fishermen were both for sustainable fisheries. The Centre was encouraging aquaculture and seaweed cultivation, he further said.