Pakistan's seafood export grew to $276.269 million in July-Mar, 2016-2017, up by 15.09 percent, according to official figures. Seafood export growth now stands at $36.231 million in July-Mar, 2016-2017 from $240.038 million in July-Mar, 2015-2016, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows. As per volume, the country's seafood export mounted by 12.20 percent or 11,231 metric tons to 103,277 metric tons in July-Mar, 2016-2017 from 92,046 metric tons in July-Mar, 2014-2015.

In Mar 2017, seafood export surged by 31.11 percent or $8.654 million to $36.471 million from $27.817 million in March 2016. The country's seafood export volume went up to 15,280 metric tons in March 2017 from 11,706 metric tons in March 2016, up by 31 percent or 3574 metric tons.

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