Seafood output up 747% in 10 years Bhubaneswar: Brackish water aquaculture in the state has witnessed a growth of 747 per cent in the last 10 years with a commensurate increase in the value of seafood exports from the coastal state, an official said Friday. This was revealed at a high-level meeting held on digital mode under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Secretary R Raghu Prasad said that there has been a significant growth in the sector over the last 10 years. “The production of brackish water fish increased from 11,460 MT in 2011-12 to 97,125 MT in 2020-21, marking a record growth of 747.51 per cent. Similarly, the area under brackish water aquaculture also increased from 5,860 hectare to 17,780 hectare during the period,” Prasad said.