The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is a statutory body established in 1972 under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India to promote and regulate the export of marine products.
It is headquartered in Kochi.
MPEDA has regional offices, sub regional divisions, and desk offices across various cities in India, and trade promotion offices at New Delhi, Tokyo, and New York.
[1] It was constituted on 24 August 1972 by the provisions of the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act 1972 (No.13 of 1972) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, replacing the erstwhile Marine Products Export Promotion Council established in September 1961.
Its mandate is to promote the export of marine products from India and to serve as a regulating authority for ensuring sustained and export quality seafood.