Seafood Expo Asia / Seafood Processing Asia

Asia-based seafood start-ups are having a moment.

The seafood industry’s newest unicorn – a start-up that has achieved a USD 1 billion (EUR 902 million) valuation – is Bandung, Indonesia-based eFishery, which offers fish and shrimp farmers an end-to-end platform to access to feed, financing, and markets. And numerous other Asia-headquartered companies, including India’s Captain Fresh, FreshToHome, and Licious have

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Vinh Hoan has won the Best New Product award at the 2024 Seafood Excellence Asia seafood product competition, presented at Seafood Expo Asia on 4 September. The Seafood Excellence Asia Awards recognize product leaders in the Asian seafood market. Winners are selected by a panel of judges at… Read More

Seafood Expo Asia, organized by Diversified Communications, opens its doors on Wednesday, 4 September, with the largest international representation of seafood and processing equipment exhibitors from 46 countries. The 12th edition, taking place from 4 to 6 September at Sands Expo Convention… Read More

Seafood Expo Asia, organized by Diversified Communications and taking place 4 to 6 September 2024 at Sands Expo Convention Centre in Singapore, will feature the largest international representation of seafood and processing equipment exhibitors from 46 countries. New to this year’s expo will… Read More

The 2024 Seafood Expo Asia, organized by Diversified Communications, will feature a series of in-depth conference sessions for seafood professionals to learn about timely topics relevant to the Asian seafood industry. [Editor’s note: Diversified Communications owns and operates SeafoodSource.] The educational conference program, taking place alongside the exhibit hall on 4 to 6 September 2024 in Singapore, will highlight expert-led discussions… Read More

Seafood Expo Asia, set to take place this year from 4 to 6 September, continues to build on the momentum it gained after its move to Singapore.  The 2023 edition of Seafood Expo Asia saw the show grow 86 percent in size over 2022 – its first year in Singapore’s Sands Expo and… Read More

Seafood Expo Asia producer Diversified Communications confirmed the exhibit hall of the 11th edition of the expo grew in its second year in Singapore, resulting in the largest edition of the event in its history.

Diversified confirmed that 362 exhibiting companies from 41 countries participated in the show over an exhibit space that was 86 percent larger than in 2022. Over the three days of the expo – which ran from 11 to 13 September

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Fujian Qingliu Shoho Eel Industry, a subsidiary of C-J Global Group, is aiming to expand the market for its eel products beyond Japan.

The company farms eel in Qingshui County, in the Fujian Province of China, and has a headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It sources its baby eels from Japan and from the U.S. state of Maine, raising them to market size at its farm.

Fujian Qingliu Shoho Eel Industry General Manager of Asia Wei Zhang told SeafoodSource

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For two decades, Ron Risher has been a key figure in the Alaskan seafood industry, with experience at Icicle Seafoods and OBI Seafoods.

Risher’s knowledge of the Alaska market has led to him becoming a regular presence on the Global Seafood Market Conference’s salmon panel, where he annually provides updates on the U.S. state's salmon harvest and market. 

Now, Risher is taking that knowledge to a new company in a new

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Just over one year ago, Canada-based Cooke Inc. reached an agreement to purchase Australia-based aquaculture firm Tassal. 

On 21 November, 2022, Cooke officially acquired the company, paying cash by way of a scheme with a total enterprise value of AUD 1.7 billion (USD 1.08 billion, EUR 1.03 billion). The purchase was the largest in Cooke's history and heralded the company’s entrance into the Australian market. It also took Tassal from

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