India, March 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry has established the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) as a dedicated agency to facilitate export of seafood. MPEDA, through its field offices in maritime States and registered societies like NaCSA (National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture), NETFISH (Network for Fish Quality Management & Sustainable Fishing) and RGCA (Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture) is taking various activities to promote sustainable aquaculture and marine exports. In aquaculture, MPEDA focused on capacity building for better management practices, antibiotic reduction through initiatives like "SHAPHARI" certifica...