Mark Godfrey

In recent years, China has become one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for salmon, but not all of the salmon the country imports is destined for human consumption. A sizeable portion of the imports goes toward satisfying demand from the nation’s pet food sector.

Susan Xing, the managing director of pet food consultancy firm Lamb Consultancy – which will host the sixth annual China International Companion Animal Food

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A consortium of civil society organizations is calling on the government of Hong Kong to urgently fix what it terms are systemic failings in the city’s seafood import regulatory regime. Representatives from ADM Capital Foundation, Bloom Association Hong Kong, WWF-Hong Kong, the Hong Kong… Read More

Fujian Zhengguan Fishery Development Co. has launched what it calls China’s largest and most modern krill fishing vessel.

The Fu Yuan Yu 9199 recently set sail for Antarctica with plans to commence fishing in April, and according to Fujian Zhegguan the new vessel is equipped with what it terms the country's only fully automatic krill product production line. The 132-meter-long vessel – which departed the port city of Fuzhou on 9

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New tariffs on Chinese goods introduced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump are causing havoc for Chinese seafood exporters, according to Landy Chow, the marketing manager of seafood import/export firm Siam Canadian.

Chow, who is based in China, told SeafoodSource that the impact of the new tariffs could be devastating for processors of breaded shrimp products exported from China to the U.S. – a seafood category in which

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By a wide margin, China blocked more food imports at its ports of entry year over year in 2024. Data released by the Chinese Administration of Customs shows food products from the U.S. were rejected the most, with 595 batches from the Western market seized. In 2023, 225 batches of American… Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump instituted an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods on 4 March, following the 10 percent he announced in February, meaning certain goods from China are now subject to a 45 percent import tariff.

The tariffs are causing uncertainty for Chinese seafood firms attempting to find or expand their U.S. customer base, some of which are making the trip from China to the upcoming Seafood Expo North America, which is

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A delegation from Chile recently traveled to China to, among other goals, seek “technological solutions” to control a sea lion population that officials in the South American nation say is harassing its artisanal and inshore fisheries sectors. Julio Salas, the deputy minister of… Read More

An integrated wind power and aquaculture platform in the South China Sea off the province of Guangdong has been certified by the China Classification Society (CCS), opening the door to potential international sales of the platform. Fuxi 1, which was launched in late 2024 by a subsidiary of one of… Read More

Chinese fishing firm Rongcheng Ocean Fisheries is nearing completion on a USD 21 million (EUR 19.5 million) port project in the West African nation of Ghana, despite allegations that the firm has engaged in illegal fishing practices in the country’s waters.

The project has drawn criticism from international NGOs, which say they worry that projects like these allow China’s distant-water fleet to engage unfettered in illegal,

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The Chinese government has rolled out new emissions regulations that target tilapia-farming operations in the country, particularly affecting fish farmers and seafood exporters on the island province of Hainan who are still recovering from a typhoon that devastated aquaculture operations last September.

Under the new regulations, tilapia farms must obtain export certifications in order for processors or exporters to use their

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