Located in the coastal belt of Maharashtra, TJ Marine Products was acquired in 2009 by Janatha Fish Meal and Oil Products.¹ For the 2022 fiscal year, TJ Marine Products had an operating revenue of $2.2 billion, according to a Mukka Proteins Limited Red Herring Prospectus published February 24, 2024.² TJ Marine Products states they “use only fresh raw materials that are chemical free and full of nutrients,” for their fishmeal, and “use most fresh and chemical free fish for oil extraction.”³ The company website also highlights that its products contain “no artificial additives.”⁴ The company lists “sardinella spp” as its “most preferred raw materials.”⁵ The company added that its raw “materials are marine fish harvested through traditional local fishing motor boats.” The company website also states that it sources and processes its raw materials sustainably and that their operations contribute positively to the local economy and “empower” the local community.⁶ The plant uses an “Effluent Treatment Plant” to treat and recycle waste water and a “deodorizing system” to minimize air pollution, the company website claims.⁷ In February 2024, TJ Marine Product participated in a one day workshop under the MarinTrust Improver Programme titled “Management Plans for the Marine Fisheries of Maharashtra and Goa,” a workshop centered on improving management of fisheries and strengthening “environmental responsibility and traceability of fishery products.”⁸ The TJ Marine Products website indicates the plant has the following certifications: Export Inspection Agency-Mumbai, HACCP, ISO 22000:2005, and GMP+ B2.⁹

Among the fish species processed by the plant are Indian oil sardine and mackerel from the state managed water of Goa and Maharashtra, according to MarinTrust documents from 2025.¹⁰ Indian oil sardine and mackerel were classified as “overexploited” in Indian waters, according to a 2021 article in ICES Journal of Marine Science.¹¹ This means that fish are caught faster than they are able to reproduce, shrinking the population and reducing their capacity to recover to healthy levels. Subsequent recent stock assessments, including ones by India’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in 2022, 2023, and 2024, indicate a significant increase in the biomass of Indian oil sardine and fluctuating increases for mackerel, though scientists caution that the boom-bust nature of these fisheries makes it difficult to estimate the longer-term health of these waters.¹² This plant was evaluated for the MarinTrust Improver Programme in 2022 and became a member in 2024. The MarinTrust Improver Programme has as its stated goal to help plants make changes that will eventually allow them to be certified by the organization.¹³

TJ Marine Products failed to respond to a request for comment.¹⁴