Seafood Expo Asia
Singapore
4-6 September 2024
The Seafood Marketplace for Asia
Seafood Expo Asia is a trade event where buyers and suppliers of seafood from around the world come together to network and conduct business in the lucrative Asia markets.
Demand for Irish blue lobsters and brown crabs, both live and frozen, is ever-increasing, according to Ireland-based Hannigan Live Irish Shellfish.
Irish blue lobsters represent a more premium product than their North nAmerican counterparts, typically coming in smaller sizes and higher costs. Despite the higher cost, demand in China is great enough that it’s outstripping the supply at Hannigan.
“There is a huge increased
… Read MoreHot temperatures in northern China this summer have increased mortality rates for Zoneco (Zhangzidao) scallops and other shellfish, but the situation is better than originally feared, according to a company executive interviewed by SeafoodSource
… Read MoreBulgarian White Shells Ltd. made its first-ever appearance at Seafood Expo Asia 2018, with the goal of marketing products coming out of its new processing facility that came online earlier in the year.
The company showcased multiple bivalves, with two unique products attracting buyers: Large whelks (Rapana venosa) and pasteurized white-shell clams called Tellina (Donax trunculus). The small white clams, with a bright purple interior, are
… Read MoreCobia was front and center for Panama City, Panama-based supplier Open Blue during this year’s Seafood Expo Asia event, hosted in Hong Kong from 4 to 6 September.
The company showcased its new sustainable frozen range including
… Read MoreAfrica is an increasingly important market for Chinese tilapia and is acting as a buffer against increasing trade tensions with the U.S., according to an executive with a major tilapia exporter
… Read MoreA new initiative called “Fishcoin” could be the key to incentivizing data collection by fishers and fish farmers in developing nations.
The brainchild of Singapore's Eachmile Technologies, Fishcoin is a new way to give seafood harvesters in developing nations an incentive to collect data on their catch. Utilizing blockchain technology, Fishcoin will give fishermen tokens for topping up their mobile phone data plans in exchange
… Read MoreSea cucumber harvesters in North and South America said they anticipate a higher demand than usual for their product as it comes into season this fall
… Read MorePacific Island tuna SMEs seeking joint venture partners for Asia distribution Pacific Island fisheries firms are seeking joint ventures to tap the Chinese market while adding value to their products
… Read MoreSeafood Expo Asia, organized by Diversified Communications, has opened its doors at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to welcome thousands of international seafood industry professionals.
Taking place over Sept. 4, 5, and 6, the show is bringing over 220 exhibitors from 34 countries to Wan Chai, Hong Kong, with 21 countries represented at regional pavilions throughout the show. In addition, 11 countries will showcase products
… Read MorePhilippines-based Fisherfarms’s CEO Imelda J. Madarang said value added products will be key to the company’s success in markets both domestic and abroad.
A Seafood Excellence Award 2018 finalist, Fisherfarm’s line of milkfish products have also garnered multiple awards for taste. The company’s line of sausages, which use milkfish instead of chicken or pork, represent the company's spin on creating healthy,
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