Greening China's Fish and Fish Products Market Supply Chains

China is the world's largest producer, consumer, and exporter of seafood. While its aquatic trading system is strong in aquaculture scale and adaptive supply chains, it faces sustainability challenges regarding traceability, coral reef fish imports, and aquaculture practices. The report examines the economic impact on livelihoods and the potential limits of growth in harvesting and aquaculture.

• China has become the world's largest producer, consumer, and exporter of seafood over the last twenty years, placing it in a critical position regarding the long-term sustainability of the global seafood sector.
• The Chinese aquatic trading system possesses strengths in aquaculture scale, product variety, and adaptive supply chain creation, but faces weaknesses including poor traceability of reprocessed products, unsustainable imports of live coral reef fish, and a need to upgrade aquaculture practices.
• China's seafood industry has supported millions of livelihoods through aquaculture and processing, achieving high value-addition by utilizing all parts of caught fish and extracting ingredients for medicines and cosmetics.

APA

Zhang,, A. J. H. P. C. Z. C. M. P. (2011). Greening China's Fish and Fish Products Market Supply Chains. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/greening-chinas-fish-and-fish-products-market-supply-chains

Chicago

Zhang,, Arthur J. Hanson,Jason Potts,He Cui,Linlin Zou,Shelley Clarke,Geoffrey Muldoon,Jason Potts,Huihui. Greening China's Fish and Fish Products Market Supply Chains. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/greening-chinas-fish-and-fish-products-market-supply-chains.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{zhang2011greening, author = {Zhang,, Arthur J. Hanson,Jason Potts,He Cui,Linlin Zou,Shelley Clarke,Geoffrey Muldoon,Jason Potts,Huihui}, title = {{Greening China's Fish and Fish Products Market Supply Chains}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2011}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/greening-chinas-fish-and-fish-products-market-supply-chains}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }