Pakistan\'s seafood exports hit record $568mn in FY26

Pakistan’s exports of fish and fish preparations reached a record $568 million during fiscal year 2025-26. In a statement on Thursday, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry. In a statement, the minister said the milestone reflected the government’s commitment to strengthening the blue economy, expanding seafood exports and ensuring compliance with international food safety and quality standards. “Frozen fish remains the leading export commodity with earnings of $105.09mn, followed by frozen squid and cuttlefish ($103.71mn), fish meal ($83.12mn), shrimps ($62.14mn), crabs ($36.89mn), sardines ($30.62mn), mackerels ($22.67mn), flat fish ($17.24mn), octopus ($15.18mn) and minced fish meat (surimi) ($14.63mn),” he said.