Guangdong has maintained its position as the national leader in the production of marine fish fry and shrimp fry for seven consecutive years. In 2024, the province's output of marine fish fry reached 6.796 billion, accounting for nearly half of the national total. Up to now, Guangdong has successfully cultivated 18 nationally approved new marine species.
In Yangxi County, Yangjiang, a complete industrial chain has been established. In 2024, the county's annual output of marine fish fry reached approximately 3.31 billion, with an output value of around 700 million yuan, accounting for 48.7% of Guangdong's total, making it the largest production base of marine fish fry in China.
Jiangmen is making headlines with its advanced aquaculture vessel. In May, the "Bay Area Lingding" was launched in Jiangmen. With a cultivation volume of nearly 80,000 cubic meters, equivalent to 32 standard swimming pools, it is expected to produce 5,000 tons of fish annually.
Guangdong also leads the nation in typhoon-resistant aquaculture net cage technology, with a total of 6,396 gravity deep-water cages built, ranking first in China.
Zhanjiang hosts 33% of the province's national-level aquatic seed farms. At the same time, the city is vigorously developing deep-sea aquaculture and marine equipment manufacturing. Aquaculture platforms such as "Haiwei", "Hengyi", "Zhannong" and "Zhanjiang Bay" have been launched successively, with deep-sea aquaculture cages accounting for 54% of Guangdong's total.
Guangdong has also implemented several national-level advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters, including golden pompano clusters in Zhanjiang and Zhuhai, oyster clusters in Zhanjiang, Yangjiang, Jiangmen and Foshan, and sea bass clusters in Zhuhai, driving the in-depth development of three 20-billion-yuan-level industrial chains.
