Gujarat tops in marine fish production in India in year 2016. Andhra Pradesh is the second largest producer in 2016.
State wise details of seafood production in the country during the last three year, year-wise and State-wise is as below:
| Marine Fish Production by States/Union Territories (in Thousand Tonnes) | ||||
| Sl. No. | State/UT | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| 1. | Gujarat | 698.45 | 697.33 | 723.83 |
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh | 475.40 | 520.27 | 538.60 |
| 3. | Goa | 114.70 | 107.07 | 111.65 |
| 4. | Karnataka | 399.82 | 411.74 | 427.24 |
| 5. | Kerala | 524.47 | 516.75 | 538.38 |
| 6. | Maharashtra | 463.59 | 434.12 | 452.28 |
| 7. | Odisha | 133.21 | 144.76 | 150.16 |
| 8. | Tamil Nadu | 457.45 | 466.60 | 485.00 |
| 9. | West Bengal | 178.85 | 178.20 | 185.50 |
| 10. | Andman and Nicobar Islands | 36.98 | 37.13 | 38.63 |
| 11. | Daman and Diu | 31.54 | 22.55 | 23.52 |
| 12. | Lakshadweep | 13.19 | 15.94 | 14.05 |
| 13. | Puducherry | 41.83 | 47.25 | 97.48 |
| All India | 3569.48 | 3599.71 | 3786.32 | |
| Source:- Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries | ||||
The Government through Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is extending technical and financial assistance in the capture fisheries sector to develop the infrastructure facilities for the fishing, processing, value addition and export of seafood products.
MPEDA is also supporting the Aquaculture sector to increase the production of export oriented aquaculture through various technical/financial assistance schemes, research & development and extension activities
Details of top 5 countries for year 2016 to which maximum marine food products were exported, are given below:-
| Qty | Value | ||
| Country Name | Tons | Rs.Crore | USD(Mln) |
| USA | 188617 | 11482.16 | 1731.81 |
| VIETNAM | 318171 | 8776.35 | 1323.28 |
| JAPAN | 69039 | 2621.37 | 394.50 |
| SPAIN | 53004 | 1545.26 | 233.00 |
| BELGIUM | 100468 | 1483.52 | 223.53 |
| Total export to the World | 1134948 | 37870.90 | 5777.61 |
