India, July 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The grand finale of the second edition of the National Skill Olympiad on Seafood Value Addition was held during Seafood Expo Bharat 2026 in Kochi on Wednesday. An initiative of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), the Olympiad brought together ten trained seafood processing professionals, who demonstrated their culinary skills and technical expertise in preparing value-added seafood products. In a closely contested finale, P. Surya Bhaskar of Devi Fisheries Ltd., Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, emerged as the winner.

Muthu Kumaran of Theva & Co., Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, secured the second position, while Ms Sagarika Sardar of SS Seafoods Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, West ...