Mark Godfrey

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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Chinese caviar firm Sichuan Run Zhao Fisheries aims to greatly expand its output in 2025.

Li Run, the chairman of Run Zhao, which also sells products under the English name Frosista, told Sichuan officials recently that his company plans to build a new breeding center in the Leshan region of Sichuan that will produce 5,000 metric tons (MT) of fish intended for caviar production.

“The output of our company reached 63 MT in 2024, which was

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With the U.S. government attempting to pull the plug on aid funneled through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), officials from developing countries such as Somalia are voicing their praise of China and the assistance, such as fishery development aid, the country offers.

Nur Daud Ibrahim, a fisheries officer at the Somalian Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, told SeafoodSource that Chinese aid both financially and in the

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The Irish seafood sector is asking the nation’s government to alter its tax system in order to attract new entrants into the industry. The recently elected Irish government, of which the Fianna Fail party won a majority, announced among its early government promises to “liaise with fishing stakeholders and request that Revenue examine the current tax allowances for the sector and bring forward recommendations on how the taxation system can… Read More

Norway’s salmon exports to China have jumped so far in 2025, but experts predict Norway’s market share will come under increased pressure as the year goes on.

So far in 2025, Norway has exported 6,937 metric tons (MT) of fresh whole salmon to China, a 56 percent increase in volume terms compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

“I suppose the growth driver is both underlying

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