date:May 30, 2012
Data from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying Fisheries (DADF), showed marine product exportsare estimated to have reached US$3.42bn, up20% from 2011-12. .
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture, under which the department functions, said that the rise in export earnings was due to the good demand from South East Asian countries.
Since Japans Fukushima nuclear incident in 2011, demands for Indian marine products have increased, he added.
There have been concerns with the fish