The second National Skill Olympiad on Seafood Value Addition concluded on 2 July 2026 at Seafood Expo Bharat 2026 in Kochi. It was organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Event and organiser
- Date & venue: 2 July 2026; Seafood Expo Bharat 2026, Kochi, Kerala.
- Organiser: MPEDA; statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, established in 1972 to promote marine product exports.
- Selection path: Ten finalists chosen via regional rounds in Mumbai (West Coast) and Visakhapatnam/Vijayawada (East Coast) on 30 June 2026.
Results & prizes
- Winner: P. Surya Bhaskar (Devi Fisheries Ltd., Kakinada); cash prize ₹1,00,000.
- Prize structure: Second ₹75,000; third ₹50,000; fourth ₹25,000.
Training & capacity building
- Programme reach: MPEDA conducted 50 Seafood Value Addition training programmes across India’s east and west coasts, training over 2,500 processing workers and professionals.
Products & technical focus
- Finale products: Nobashi shrimp; Breaded butterfly shrimp; Cooked Peeled Deveined Tail-On (PDTO) shrimp; Marinated shrimp skewers; Breaded squid rings; Fish fillets.
- Skills assessed: Breading, marination, portioning, PDTO processing, battering, presentation and shelf-life handling.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- Standards & compliance: Export quality governed by FSSAI norms, HACCP systems and importing-country sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements.
- Export rationale: Value addition targets higher FOB realisation and wider market access for Indian seafood exports.