The Latest Seafood and Aquaculture News from Asia and Oceania: Industry Insights and Trends

Asia (Regions)

Aerial view of large shrimp farms in the coastal region of Giao Thuy, Vietnam.

Vietnam's seafood exports increased by 12.4% in 2025

Growth was driven by the performance of the country's leading seafood companies and their ability to adapt to market fluctuations over the past year.

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Hyderabad, India. View of Hyderabad cityscape from Golkonda fort walls.

India will have its first rainbow trout farm based on a tropical RAS system

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Jan Eirik Johnsen.

New envoy to Japan appointed by the Norwegian Seafood Council

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Trang Corporation also produces, processes, and exports seafood.

New partnership to implement humane slaughter in the Vietnamese shrimp industry

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Wakao Hanaoka, Founder & President/CEO of Seafood Legacy Inc. and Kelly Harrell, Executive Director of Ocean Outcomes.

New partnership to promote sustainable fisheries in East Asia

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Minh Phu will use De Heus's products across all of its farming areas.

De Heus and Minh Phu team up for a sustainable shrimp industry in Vietnam

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The estimated construction cost amounts to OMR 36 million (approximately €80.3 million).

Oman launches new aquaculture feed project

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Salmon Evolution CFO Trond Vadset Veibust (left) and CEO Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen (right) at Indre Harøy.

Salmon Evolution to step back from South Korean joint venture

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Nordic Aqua Partners' land-based RAS Atlantic salmon farm on Gaotang Island, Ningbo, China, on September 16, 2025.

Nordic Aqua Partners met its harvest guidance for 2025

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Wide aerial panorama of fish farms off the coast of Arsin, Trabzon, Turkey. Black Sea coastline with circular aquaculture cages visible in the distance, showcasing marine food production and seascape.

Record fish production underpins $2bn export milestone for Turkey

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Exterior of Proximar Seafood's facility in Oyama, Japan.

Proximar Seafood chair to step down as company extends JPY 1.5bn loan

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“Aquaculture will only reach its full potential in the region when welfare is placed at its heart,” said Fresh Studio's Joe Pearce.

Vietnam to develop first pangasius welfare assessment protocol

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Scottish salmon became the UK’s largest food export.

Scottish Salmon debuts free trade deal with South Korea

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Longyang Fresh farms trout in glacial meltwater from the headwaters of the Yellow River, an environment free of contaminants.

Skretting and Longyang Fresh partner to promote sustainable trout farming on China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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Kings Infra's activities include aquaculture, seafood processing, international trade of marine products, and aquaculture consultancy.

India unveils its first fully AI-powered aquaculture park

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Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss in China.

2025, the year of the Norwegian seafood boom in China

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Port of NEOM.

Aquafarm Equipment's closed containment system is now in Saudi Arabia

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Entobel is a biotechnology company based in Singapore, specializing in producing insect-based food ingredients.

Skretting presents the first shrimp feed with insect meal in Vietnam

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Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, from Mount Anba.

New land-based aquaculture project for Coho salmon and trout in Japan

China maintains that Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory.

China suspends again Japanese seafood imports

The Asian country has over 400,000 hectares of land dedicated to freshwater aquaculture

Vietnam expects tilapia to become a key strategic export in coming years

The very first Atlantic salmon harvested in Japan - Fuji Atlantic Salmon by Proximar Seafood.

Proximar on track to reach year-end biomass target of 2,000 tonnes

Sea urchins with plenty of 'uni' (sea urchin roe).

Japan's Mizuho Bank invests in Urchinomics' parent company

Tanks at Nordic Aqua Partners' RAS farm on October 10, 2025.

Nordic Aqua Partners lowers its total harvest guidance for 2025

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