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Welcome to a living archive of India's fisheries legacy!
Cochin was the first epicenter of India's fisheries industry. With its natural harbor, early adoption of cold storage, and global trade connections, the city set the stage for the country's marine export revolution. This archive traces how packaging, systems, and vision evolved from the arrival of international collaborations to the rise of legendary firms, laying the foundation for India’s seafood economy.

Cochin was the first city in India to export frozen shrimp, thanks to cold storage units set up in the 1950s.
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India’s largest marine research institute, CMFRI, began its national fisheries
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The Indo-Norwegian Project, India’s first international fisheries partnership, started in Cochin in 1952.
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India’s seafood export story is not just about commerce.
It is a chronicle of coastlines, communities, and the quiet evolution of a global industry.
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