From Certification to Market Access: Building Sustainability, Traceability and Trust in Aquaculture
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10:00 - 13:00 MR G1
Chair: Vinali Mhatre
India’s aquaculture industry is at a turning point – growing rapidly – but facing rising demands from consumers and markets for safe and sustainable seafood.
Companies are challenged to reduce their impact, ensure the safety and traceability of their products and build trust in every link of the supply chain. So, understanding the key drivers behind the demand for seafood products and how to meet expectations is crucial.
Certification to aquaculture standards like ASC Feed, ASC Farm, GlobalG.A.P IFA Aquaculture, MSC and ASC Chain of Custody (CoC) and internationally recognized food safety standards can enable this journey. Proof of compliance helps feed producers, farmers, processors, exporters and retailers alike to build trust and unlock market opportunities domestically and internationally.
Join us for our industry session series where we explore the trends and drivers of the aquaculture market and share knowledge around the different standards and how certification builds safety, sustainability and traceability into seafood products.
10:00 am | Opening & Keynote
- 10:00 | Welcome address and DNV introduction
Balamurugan Sambasivam, Area Manager – Business Assurance, India and Middle East, DNV
- 10:10 | Keynote speech – Consumer and market trends in the aquaculture industry: the demand for safe, sustainable and traceable products
Xaviere Lagadec, Global Aquaculture Manager – Business Assurance DNV
A view of global aquaculture industry trends, forecast to 2050 and growing demands for safe and sustainable seafood from consumers and international markets.
11:00 am – 11:20 am | Break
11:20 am | Technical Session
- Food safety certification: tackling contamination risks in seafood
Puspendra Prasad Roy, Manager - Seafood Sector, Business Assurance, India at DNV
Deep dive into the GFSI benchmarked food safety standards, how they can support management of contamination risks, and coupled with certification build trust and traceability.
12:00 pm | Panel discussion
- Aquaculture certification: facing consumer and market demand for sustainability throughout the supply chain
A panel discussion where we will explore how companies see the drivers behind consumers and market demands for safe and sustainable seafood production and how they use internationally recognized standards and certification to respond.
Moderator
- Bhaswati Sreeram, Operations Manager – Food & Beverage, Business Assurance, India at DNV
Panelist
- K. Arun Kumar, Whole-Time Director, Sandhya Marines Limited
- Dr. S Kannappan, Senior Executive Director, National Fisheries Development Board
- Indra Kumar, Managing Director, Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
1:00 pm | Lunch
India’s aquaculture industry is at a turning point – growing rapidly – but facing rising demands from consumers and markets for safe and sustainable seafood.
Companies are challenged to reduce their impact, ensure the safety and traceability of their products and build trust in every link of the supply chain. So, understanding the key drivers behind the demand for seafood products and how to meet expectations is crucial.
Certification to aquaculture standards like ASC Feed, ASC Farm, GlobalG.A.P IFA Aquaculture, MSC and ASC Chain of Custody (CoC) and internationally recognized food safety standards can enable this journey. Proof of compliance helps feed producers, farmers, processors, exporters and retailers alike to build trust and unlock market opportunities domestically and internationally.
Join us for our industry session series where we explore the trends and drivers of the aquaculture market and share knowledge around the different standards and how certification builds safety, sustainability and traceability into seafood products.
10:00 am | Opening & Keynote
- 10:00 | Welcome address and DNV introduction
Balamurugan Sambasivam, Area Manager – Business Assurance, India and Middle East, DNV
- 10:10 | Keynote speech – Consumer and market trends in the aquaculture industry: the demand for safe, sustainable and traceable products
Xaviere Lagadec, Global Aquaculture Manager – Business Assurance DNV
A view of global aquaculture industry trends, forecast to 2050 and growing demands for safe and sustainable seafood from consumers and international markets.
11:00 am – 11:20 am | Break
11:20 am | Technical Session
- Food safety certification: tackling contamination risks in seafood
Puspendra Prasad Roy, Manager - Seafood Sector, Business Assurance, India at DNV
Deep dive into the GFSI benchmarked food safety standards, how they can support management of contamination risks, and coupled with certification build trust and traceability.
12:00 pm | Panel discussion
- Aquaculture certification: facing consumer and market demand for sustainability throughout the supply chain
A panel discussion where we will explore how companies see the drivers behind consumers and market demands for safe and sustainable seafood production and how they use internationally recognized standards and certification to respond.
Moderator
- Bhaswati Sreeram, Operations Manager – Food & Beverage, Business Assurance, India at DNV
Panelist
- K. Arun Kumar, Whole-Time Director, Sandhya Marines Limited
- Dr. S Kannappan, Senior Executive Director, National Fisheries Development Board
- Indra Kumar, Managing Director, Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
1:00 pm | Lunch