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Ms. Chithra M.B Quality Control and Operations Manager at Gulf Seafood LLC, DubaiIntroduction Water is one of the most critical resources in the seafood processing industry. It is extensively used for washing raw materials, cleaning equipment, icing, cooking, glazing,...

Ms. Chithra M.B Quality Control and Operations Manager at Gulf Seafood LLC, Dubai Introduction Food safety is one of the most critical responsibilities of every food processing establishment. In today’s highly regulated food industry, organizations are expected not...

Ms. Vidya Lekshmy V Manager, Technical, SLS Exports, Pvt. Ltd. Introduction The seafood export industry operates under strict regulatory frameworks to ensure product safety, quality, and global trade compliance. At the heart of this system lies a robust Quality...

Ms. Subimol, N.S Quality Assurance Manager, Adivishnu Marine Foods Pvt Limited, Andhra Pradesh Introduction Organoleptic inspection is a fundamental quality control tool in the seafood industry, ensuring that products reaching consumers are safe, fresh, and of premium...

Saranya Prabha Research Scholar, Amrita School of Business Introduction India’s seafood exports reached unprecedented levels in the financial year 2023-24, shipping 1,781,602 metric tons worth ₹60,523.89 crore (US$7.38 billion), despite several challenges in key...

Archiman Lahiri Deputy Director, MPEDA Regional Division, Bhubaneswar  Introduction The implementation of traceability in seafood exports is crucial for ensuring food safety, regulatory compliance, and market access. The Marine Products Export Development Authority...

Abhishek Saha Senior Quality Controller at Gulf Seafood LLC in Dubai.   Introduction Sea turtles are remarkable marine reptiles with streamlined bodies and large flippers, perfectly adapted to the oceanic environment. They play an integral role in maintaining...

Roopak Subramanian Technical Officer (QC) at MPEDA QC Laboratory, Kochi  Introduction Residue traceability involves tracking a contaminated food product back through the supply chain to its origin. This includes identifying the farm where the product was sourced...

Ms. Greena Tino Operations Manager and Lead Tutor, Aspire Training Research Consulting   Introduction The production of safe and high-quality food products requires meticulous attention to hygiene and sanitation throughout the manufacturing process. Environmental...

Ajit Pillai Former General Manager of Al Kabeer Group unit at UAE   Introduction The ‘Battre’ is a French word that translates to beat. It is commonly classified as drop-batter, pour-batter and coating-batter. Modern batter mixes are a replacement to mother’s...

Dr. Sini Joys Mathew Scientist and Consultant – International Food Regulations   Introduction  The organic agriculture is an agriculture production system that combines tradition, innovation and science to sustain the health of air, soil, water, ecosystems and...

Dr. Latha Shenoy Retired Principal Scientist, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai   Introduction Fishing, dependent on fossil fuels is considered as one of the most energy-intensive food production methods. However, emissions due to fishing received...

K G Ranjit Kumar General Manager, Farm Sector Development & Climate Change, Corporate office NABARD, Mumbai   Introduction The Indian financial system consists of banking institutions like Commercial banks (public sector and private), Regional rural banks,...

Jacob J Taliat Managing Director, Seafresh Exports Ltd, Kochi   Introduction The entrepreneurs in the Seafood industry in the early 1980s with some exceptions were mostly individuals who scaled up from traders of seafood products, peeling-shed operators, agents...

Rema Sunil Managing Director Safehand Foodtech Consultants, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Introduction The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is a non-profit association of industry experts committed to improving food safety along the value chain. Its major...

Dr K.N. Saleela Vizhinjam Regional Centre of CMFRI (ICAR)   Introduction Mariculture is a branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine plants and animals in the sea or any other natural water bodies having tidal influence such as onshore facilities...

Dr. Ranjit Suseelan Consultant (INDIA), Marine Stewardship Council, 1-3 Snow Hill| London EC1A 2DH| United Kingdom    Introduction The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international not-for-profit organization established to transform the way the oceans are...

C S Mohamed Business Development Manager (India), Ensis Fisheries Private Limited, Maldives     Introduction The Maldives is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, located south-west of the southern tip of India, the Minicoy Island. There are 26 atolls...

Jayapalan. G Chief Officer-in-charge of Export Inspection Agency, Chennai   Introduction Globally, there was a drive towards shift from end-product sampling and inspection to the preventative Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based safety and quality...

Laiju Lazar NPD & Business Development Manager Gulf Seafood LLC, Dubai - UAE   Introduction Seafood industry provides employment opportunities to skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour force in India while earning valuable foreign exchange. Conventional...

Dr George Ninan Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin   Introduction Fish and fisheries contribute substantially to local food consumption, livelihood, and export earnings of countries. The quantity of fish produced from different sectors has been...

Sudip Mondal Retail Auditor (Food Safety), Global Food Safety Division. NSF. Kolkata  Food safety, defense and fraud comprise the three elements of food safety management system. Food defense and fraud needs to be given due importance because of wide scale public...

Dr. Leela Edwin Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin  CIFT Turtle excluder device (TED) installation in shrimp trawl nets intent to reduce the incidental catches and mortality of sea turtles of India. Sea turtles play a significant role in...

Oindrayan Mukherjee Sr. Manager, Procurement and Supply-chain,   IFB Agro Industries Ltd  Shrimp is one of the most common and popular types of seafood consumed worldwide. Global shrimp market reached a volume of 5.10 million tons in 2019 that is expected to...

Ms Anita Vidyasagar Seafood /Food Safety Certifications Consultant  Fish and shrimp in dried form comprised the major items among export of marine products from India till the end of 1960. Although negligible quantities of frozen items were exported from 1953,...