China grows mariculture output in first seven months of 2024

China grew its mariculture output in the first seven months of 2024, according to ministerial data, thanks to concerted efforts made by the country’s government to grow the practice.Output from seawater-based aquaculture rose 5.2 percent year over year between January and July of this year, resulting in 13 million metric tons (MT) of production in the period, according to data published by the fisheries bureau at the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.China’s overall seafood output rose by 4 percent in the same period, with output from aquaculture and mariculture together rising to 58.1 million MT.China has placed heavy emphasis in recent years on increasing output from large mariculture facilities located along the country’s coast while, in tandem, tightening supervision of the nation’s freshwater aquaculture facilities. This has led to a surge of investment by deep-pocketed state conglomerates for mariculture operations along with an increased investment in indoor ...