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

Asia/Oceania

Panoramic view of the Hauraki Gulf (Tikapa Moana), Coromandel Peninsula, north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.

New Zealand expands temporary shellfish bans in Hauraki Gulf

The closure continues the one ordered in 2024, intending to ensure the long-term sustainability of several valuable species in three distinct areas within the Gulf.

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Land-based facilities of the Ocean Beach Aquaculture Park in Bluff, NZ, where Asparagopsis is cultivated.

New company established to continue Asparagopsis land-based farming in New Zealand

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The vessel is operated by Jiangsu Lianshen Marine Technology, a company backed by state-owned enterprises in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province.

China launches the Suhai No. 1, a large-scale offshore salmonid farming vessel

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Owen Richards, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Deputy High Commission in Bengaluru, with Kedarnath Reddy of Sashimi Foods Private Limited.

India receives its first major tariff-free shipment of Scottish salmon

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Samaral aquaculture production increased from 153.89 metric tons in 2021 to 361.57 metric tons in 2025

Philippines bets on samaral as a new driver of aquaculture growth

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The facility supplies feed for shrimp and fish farming.

BioMar Viet-Uc in Vietnam becomes first ASC-certified feed facility in Asia

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Handful of New Zealand green-lipped mussels.

New Zealand and Bay of Plenty iwi reach an agreement to boost aquaculture

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It is co-funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh opens new aquaculture centre to promote advanced farming technologies

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International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia.

Australian seafood industry comes together at Seafood Directions

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Since 2022, Indonesia has established 15 village-based Smart Fisheries Villages (SFVs) and 17 SFVs managed by Technical Implementation Units (UPTs) across different regions of the country.

Indonesia and FAO promote Smart Fisheries Village model

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Projects will focus on WPPNRI 711 in the North Natuna Sea.

Indonesia boosts maritime surveillance with 10 new patrol vessels

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Also, it has already issued fishing licences to all 3,888 registered vessels, achieving 100% compliance.

Vietnam's Hà Tĩnh reinforces anti-IUU measures for the second half of 2026

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Greenwave Aotearoa is cultivating Ecklonia radiata, a native brown seaweed in New Zealand waters.

New commercial seaweed farm launches in New Zealand using Norwegian technology

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The program focuses on different areas, including genetics, aquatic animal health, and nutrition.

Australia's CSIRO launches new R&D innovation program

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Qingdao Marine Group was established to support Qingdao’s marine development strategy and promote key sectors of the blue economy.

China's offshore aquaculture sector advances with the upgrade of the Guoxin No. 1 vessel

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

Proximar launches strategic review alongside NOK 100m funding plan

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Aquaculture Ponds in the Sundarbans Delta near Canning and Moukhali, West Bengal, India.

India celebrates National Fish Farmers’ Day as output nears 20 million tonnes

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Nordic Aqua Partners' land-based RAS Atlantic salmon farming operations in Gaotang Island, Ningbo, China.

Nordic Aqua: full production run-rate for Phases 1+2 combined

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Asia/Oceania

Asia/Oceania

New Zealand expands temporary shellfish bans in Hauraki Gulf

New company established to continue Asparagopsis land-based farming in New Zealand

China launches the Suhai No. 1, a large-scale offshore salmonid farming vessel

India receives its first major tariff-free shipment of Scottish salmon

Philippines bets on samaral as a new driver of aquaculture growth

BioMar Viet-Uc in Vietnam becomes first ASC-certified feed facility in Asia

New Zealand and Bay of Plenty iwi reach an agreement to boost aquaculture

Bangladesh opens new aquaculture centre to promote advanced farming technologies

Australian seafood industry comes together at Seafood Directions

Indonesia and FAO promote Smart Fisheries Village model

Indonesia boosts maritime surveillance with 10 new patrol vessels

Vietnam's Hà Tĩnh reinforces anti-IUU measures for the second half of 2026

New commercial seaweed farm launches in New Zealand using Norwegian technology

Australia's CSIRO launches new R&D innovation program

China's offshore aquaculture sector advances with the upgrade of the Guoxin No. 1 vessel

Proximar launches strategic review alongside NOK 100m funding plan

India celebrates National Fish Farmers’ Day as output nears 20 million tonnes

Nordic Aqua: full production run-rate for Phases 1+2 combined

Mandatory seafood origin labelling in Australia is now in effect

Proximar closes Q2 with a targeted harvest of smaller fish

India's largest RAS-based Himalayan trout farming facility launched in Kashmir

New South Wales government announces AUD $27M investment in aquaculture projects

New Philippines solar-aquaculture initiative to boost fish farming and clean energy

Regenerative seaweed firm secures $2.5M to expand farming platform in Southeast Asia