Seafood Expo Asia

The seafood industry is already tapping into the power of AI-based tools, but according to ThisFish CEO and Cofounder Eric Enno Tamm, there’s even more potential for the technology to be used to improve processes.

Speaking during the conference program at Seafood Expo Asia – which ran from 11 to 13 September in Singapore – Tamm said AI has thus far primarily been deployed by the aquaculture sector.

“The rate of innovation

The sea urchin industry in Canada has always faced a seemingly insurmountable challenge: the limited shelf life of its product. 

On the coast of British Columbia, Canada, giant red sea urchins offer a valuable roe, or uni, resource. The urchin’s larger size, the fishery’s sustainability, and the quality of the product have all helped the product gain a foothold in multiple markets.

Despite the product’s successes, Fraser

Chinese rainbow trout producer Shanghai Shanhaiji Supply Chain has begun to diversify its sales beyond its domestic market. 

Founded in 2014, Shanghai Shanhaiji Supply Chain farms what's known locally as salmon-trout in Xinjiang province's Tianshan Mountains. The company touts the fact that its fish are raised in a freshwater reservoir fed by mountain streams.

“We’re raising rainbow trout because of the natural advantage of our

Victoria Island Smokehouse, a U.K.-based company specializing in smoked salmon, is working to build upon its success in the Hong Kong market at countries throughout Southeast Asia.

Victoria Island Smokehouse Founder Cristian Giancaterino told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo Global – running from 11 to 13 September in Singapore –he founded the company six years ago after a long period working in distribution. Originally founded in

Aquna Murray Cod, an Australian company that has developed an aquaculture operation for Murray cod – a freshwater perch (Maccullochella peelii) – has now added Murray cod caviar to its repertoire.

Murray cod grows in the wild in the Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin river system. Aquna Murray Cod, based in New South Wales, Australia, has been farming the species in earthen ponds and has steadily developed a market for the

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

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.

“[Our]

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,

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