Maldives Explores Aquaculture Partnership with Chinese Marine Seed Enterprise
- Maldivian Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam toured marine breeding facilities at Lingshui Chenhai Seed Industry Co. in Hainan, China.
- The visit coincided with his attendance at the 7th Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance.
- Both sides discussed technical collaboration, knowledge transfer, and capacity-building to strengthen Maldivian fisheries and aquaculture sustainability.
The Maldivian Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Ocean Resources, Ahmed Shiyam, led an official delegation to inspect marine breeding and aquaculture facilities at Lingshui Chenhai Seed Industry Co., Ltd. in Hainan, China.
As per the Fisheries Ministry, the site visit formed part of Minister Shiyam’s official mission to the island province, where he attended the 7th Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance at the invitation of the event’s organisers.
During the tour, company representatives demonstrated their latest research methodologies, commercial production systems, and innovations in aquatic seed engineering. The ministry detailed that the enterprise focuses on developing high-quality broodstock and modernised hatchery techniques designed to underpin sustainable seafood production.
Following the facility inspection, delegates and enterprise officials conducted discussions on emerging global developments across the marine aquaculture sector, says the ministry. Both sides explored prospective avenues for bilateral cooperation, identifying technical collaboration, joint knowledge transfer, and institutional capacity-building as key priorities.
Maldivian officials noted that partnerships in advanced aquatic seed technology could bolster the long-term sustainable growth and commercial resilience of the island nation’s domestic fisheries and aquaculture industries.
