China

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China’s rapidly expanding salmon market is increasingly being shaped by one clear trend: sashimi.

27th August 2026

China’s salmon boom fuels sashimi demand

27th August 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Pakistan’s seafood exports to China rose sharply to US$220 million during the first seven months of the current year, registering a 41% year-on-year increase from the corresponding period last year, according to the General Administration of Customs of China.

24th August 2026

Pakistan seafood trade with China soars

24th August 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

China’s largest semi-submersible aquaculture platform has officially begun operations off the coast of Sanya in Hainan Province, marking a significant step in the country’s push toward large-scale offshore food production.

22nd June 2026

WATCH: China launches giant fish platform

22nd June 2026

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Norway exported 2.8 million tonnes of seafood worth NOK 181.5 billion in 2025, setting a new all-time record in export value despite a challenging year marked by lower wild-catch quotas, falling salmon…

7th January 2026

Price gains in wild fisheries, higher salmon volumes lift Norwegian seafood exports to new heights

7th January 2026

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting has signed an upgraded three-year strategic cooperation agreement with Longyang Fresh – China’s largest trout producer – aimed at accelerating precision nutrition, strengthening supply chain resilience and advancing sustainable production of…

9th December 2025

Skretting, Longyang Fresh deepen strategic partnership

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China imported 742,758 tonnes of shrimp in the first 10 months of 2025, with the total representing a 1% decrease on the corresponding period of last year – largely due to a…

27th November 2025

China’s shrimp imports stabilise after slow start to year

27th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

While around 2.7 million tonnes of Atlantic salmon will be produced through aquaculture this year, less than 1% of that volume will come from land-based farming systems. Nevertheless, there’s still a lot…

5th August 2025

Producing salmon on land – the future’s looking brighter

5th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China imported 429,687 tonnes of shrimp in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 4% decrease on the corresponding period of last year – largely due to a sharp contraction…

24th July 2025

China importing more shrimp after weak start to 2025

24th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A treaty ceremony held by the FAO in Rome on 30 June 2025 saw four new accessions to FAO’s international treaties on fisheries deposited with the Director-General of FAO.

2nd July 2025

Quartet of new accessions to FAO fisheries treaties

2nd July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Launched on International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (5 June 2025), new Oceana  analysis of China’s global fishing activity worldwide reports that the country’s 57,000  industrial fishing vessels dominated…

5th June 2025

Analysis: China dominates 44% of world’s fishing activity

5th June 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting China has opened a new LifeStart production line in Zhuhai – Skretting’s first dedicated LifeStart facility in Asia. At the same time, it has launched five new innovative hatchery feed products,…

29th April 2025

Skretting China starts new LifeStart production line

29th April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing have received a boost from the People’s Republic of China, the world’s largest capture fisheries producer, which has become the 108th State to join the FAO…

22nd April 2025

China signs up to PSMA fisheries pact

22nd April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has been awarded funds from the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Grant.

26th February 2025

SIA receives grant for China relations

26th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Norway exported NOK 15.3 billion worth of seafood products in January 2025, representing an increase of NOK 1.9 billion or 14%, compared with the same month last year, according to new figures…

5th February 2025

Salmon sales, US growth boost Norwegian exports

5th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Global fishmeal production increased by almost 16% year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2024, according to the latest market intelligence from IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation. It attributes much of the…

14th January 2025

Thank Peru for stable fishmeal supply

14th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed the agreement of a timetable to resume trade of live Australian lobster back into the mainland China market and has extended its gratitude to ministers and officials…

11th October 2024

Australia to resume live lobster trade with China

11th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China is poised to drive 40% of the global growth in seafood consumption to 2030, and this tremendous growth, fuelled by the country’s economic prosperity, large population, and high seafood demand, could…

30th August 2024

Rabobank: China could soon become a $29bn seafood import market

30th August 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Fishmeal production between January and June 2024 in the countries analysed by IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, was up by 40%, while that of fish oil was up by 10%, compared with…

28th August 2024

IFFO: 2024 fishmeal production up thanks to Peru fishery

28th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Evolving consumption trends in the Chinese market present both opportunities and risks for animal protein producers, including the seafood industry, but companies need to strategise for long-term consumer market changes, and get…

13th August 2024

Value over volume – new consumption trends in China offer opportunities

13th August 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The Chinese fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing and human rights abuses in countries bordering the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), undercutting China’s claims of supporting sustainable development and thriving blue…

15th April 2024

Investigation: Chinese vessels abusing crew and fishing illegally in Indian Ocean

15th April 2024