Fisheries officials from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu and the territory of Puducherry attended a trainers-training’ course on sustainable export opportunities in the marine sector, held by Export Inspection Council (EIC), the Government of India and ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater aquaculture (CIBA), in Chennai. The five day course is part of the program Skill enhancement in the marine sector for sustainable export opportunities: Enhanced Official control by State and UTs Fisheries Departments. The farmed shrimp is the major commodity of the Indian export basket, and during 2016-17 represented 70 per cent of the total export in terms value worth INR 250 billion (USD 3.7 billion) in income. However, government authorities and exporters are aware of the importance of meeting the stringent food safety standards put forward by the importing countries and of keeping with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) ecosystems. Therefore, they highlight it is essential for their shrimp farmers to be trained on the adoption of better management practices of farming, enabling the production of quality shrimp. Addressing the course participants, Dr. K.K.Vijayan, CIBA Director, emphasized the importance for fishery research institutions and promotional agencies to work together in order to address the issues related to production and food safety of aquaculture products. He further emphasized that fishery officials at the field level have to play a major role in ensuring the quality of aquaculture productions, creating awareness by developing a bridge between the farmers and the processors. For his part, Dr. S.K.Saxena, EIC Director, pointed out that, the elimination of contaminants from the primary production systems ensures higher acceptability of their farmed aquatic products in the domestic and export markets. He acknowledged the efforts of CIBA in advocating BMPs in brackishwater production systems and joining hands with EIC in enhancing the skills of fishery extension officers.