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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: The Centre will help the seafood sector in all possible ways to make the country the number one exporter by working together with all stakeholders, including the state governments and the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), with new vigour, said Som Parkash, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. In view of the economic slowdown, there is a need to work hard for achieving various targets set by the seafood industry,” he added. “Financial assistance from the Centre is also required for implementing the state’s plan to popularise deep sea fishing,” she said. The union minister, fisheries minister and Hibi Eden, MP, gave away MPEDA Awards to 60 companies and individuals for their excellent performance. MPEDA chairman K S Srinivas, Seafood Exporters Association of India national president Jagdish V Fofandi, former MPEDA chairman Jose Cyriac and former advisor to the prime minister T K A Nair also spoke..