Chris Chase

Yangjiang City, Guangdong, China-based Guangdong Harmony Food is riding the wave of popularity that hotpot restaurants have had in China and Southeast Asia with its new line of snakehead products.

At Seafood Expo Asia, running from 11 to 13 September in Singapore, Guangdong Harmony Food Sales Director Fiona Wong told SeafoodSource her company was formed just over a year ago to jump on the opportunity presented by the hotpot trend.

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In the Mediterranean, blue crab have become a problem as the species – native to the U.S. – outcompetes native organisms. 

For Barcelona, Spain-based Craex, the invasive species also presents an opportunity to develop a new market. Craex Operations Manager David Benet told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo Asia – running from 11 to 13 September in Singapore – the company has homed in on blue crab because it's unique

Cooke subsidiary Tassal took home the Best New Product award at the inaugural Seafood Excellence Asia Awards – the first time the awards have been run at Seafood Expo Asia, running from 11 to 13 September in Singapore.

Tassal – a subsidiary of Cooke - won the award for its Tassal Tassie Smoked Salmon Twin Pack 2 x 50g. Second place at the award was given to Victoria Island Smokehouse for its Pure Prestige, Scottish Smoked Salmon,

Polski Karp, an organization of carp producers in Poland, is hoping to expand its reach into Southeast Asia. 

Established in 2012, Polski Karp was formed to bring together carp breeders, farmers, and other industry entrepreneurs to improve efficiency in response to growing market demand. The organization has expanded to include other species of freshwater fish, including catfish, sturgeon, and more. 

Polski Karp Vice President Dawid

Tokushima, Japan-based Re:Blue is using a full suite of modern technologies to bring oyster farming into the 21st century.

The company, founded in 2018, is using IoT, AI, and machine learning technology to enhance its oyster farming. Part of the goal of using new technology, Re:Blue CFO Fumiaki Ando told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo Asia – running from 11 to 13 September in Singapore – is to add resiliency to oyster farming in

The 11th edition of Seafood Expo Asia (SEA) kicked off the first day of the three-day expo on 11 September.  

The show, running through 13 September at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore, brought in 363 exhibiting companies from 41 countries. Featuring 26 national and regional pavilions – eight pavilions more than in the 2022 edition – event organizer Diversified Communications said the show is 86 percent

Norwegian salmon and trout farming company Lerøy has reported trout escapes at its facility in Naveide, Austevoll, Norway.

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries reported Lerøy contacted it about the discovery of a hole in one of its cages containing rainbow trout. The discovery came as the company as checking kelp at its farming site, the directorate said.

The extent of the escape has not been determined, and the fish cage in