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Christmas press visit to the Rungis International Market

Christmas press visit to the Rungis International Market

This photograph taken on December 10, 2025 shows organic prawns from Madagascar (Gambas bio de Madagascar) displayed at the fish pavilion of the Rungis International Market, in Rungis, south outskirts of Paris. The world's leading fresh produce market, Rungis International Market covers 234 hectares, with 1,200 companies, 13,000 workers, 3 million tons of goods, and sales of 10 billion euros, of which fruit and vegetables account for the largest share. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas press visit to the Rungis International Market

Christmas press visit to the Rungis International Market

This photograph taken on December 10, 2025 shows organic prawns from Madagascar (Gambas bio de Madagascar) displayed at the fish pavilion of the Rungis International Market, in Rungis, south outskirts of Paris. The world's leading fresh produce market, Rungis International Market covers 234 hectares, with 1,200 companies, 13,000 workers, 3 million tons of goods, and sales of 10 billion euros, of which fruit and vegetables account for the largest share. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas press visit to the Rungis International Market

Christmas press visit to the Rungis International Market

This photograph taken on December 10, 2025 shows organic prawns from Madagascar (Gambas bio de Madagascar) displayed at the fish pavilion of the Rungis International Market, in Rungis, south outskirts of Paris. The world's leading fresh produce market, Rungis International Market covers 234 hectares, with 1,200 companies, 13,000 workers, 3 million tons of goods, and sales of 10 billion euros, of which fruit and vegetables account for the largest share. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Seafood Supply at Jimiya Fishing Port in Qingdao

Seafood Supply at Jimiya Fishing Port in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - Conch and prawns are seen on the dock at Jimiya Fishing Port in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Sept 28, 2024.

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Seafood Supply at Jimiya Fishing Port in Qingdao

Seafood Supply at Jimiya Fishing Port in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - Prawns are seen on the dock at Jimiya Fishing Port in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Sept 28, 2024.

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CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(240518) -- RICHMOND, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer buys spot prawns at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2024. This year's spot prawn season kicked off here this week as local resident flocked to the market to buy freshly caught spot prawns. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(240518) -- RICHMOND, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman presents a spot prawn at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2024. This year's spot prawn season kicked off here this week as local resident flocked to the market to buy freshly caught spot prawns. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(240518) -- RICHMOND, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares spot prawns for customers at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2024. This year's spot prawn season kicked off here this week as local resident flocked to the market to buy freshly caught spot prawns. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Saltwater fish farm brings a taste of ocean to inland region

STORY: Saltwater fish farm brings a taste of ocean to inland region SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hongqi Farm STORYLINE: In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is over a thousand miles away from the coast, a farm cultivating saltwater fish is redefining the local understanding of seafood and fisherman. Hongqi Farm, located in Atux City of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, began a bold experiment to raise saltwater fish in saline-alkali water. Flowing in abundance from a nearby valley, the salty water has long been seen as unusable wastewater. With the assistance funds from south China's Guangdong Province, the farm has managed to fertilize the saline-alkali water naturally to simulate a marine water environment, and it has built an automatic purification system that allows the water to be reused. Saltwater seafood options from prawns to lobsters have been piloted

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NE China port launches container ship route to South America

STORY: NE China port launches container ship route to South America SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of WAN HAI 357 at Dalian port STORYLINE: A container ship, named "WAN HAI 357," arrived at the Dalian port in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday, marking a regular container ship route linking the port and the west coast of South America has been launched. The ship loaded with 3,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, such as bananas and white prawns, left the Guayaquil port in Ecuador on Dec. 8. The route links the Dalian port with ports in Colombia and Ecuador as well as other major ports on the west coast of South America. The entire journey now takes only 25 days, saving at least seven days compared to the previous transportation mode via transit shipment service. This will expedite the entry of cold chain goods, such as seafood and fruits, from South America into the

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests prawns at a prawn breeding base in Lianzhou Town of Hepu County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2023. With its characteristic aquaculture industry, Hepu County has developed 12 aquatic products processing enterprises and 32 prawn breeding bases under small sheds, reaching an annual output value of 370 million yuan (about 52 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

(231229) -- HEPU, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Merchants buy prawns at a prawn breeding base in Lianzhou Town of Hepu County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2023. With its characteristic aquaculture industry, Hepu County has developed 12 aquatic products processing enterprises and 32 prawn breeding bases under small sheds, reaching an annual output value of 370 million yuan (about 52 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

(231229) -- HEPU, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager sells prawns to merchants in Lianzhou Town of Hepu County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2023. With its characteristic aquaculture industry, Hepu County has developed 12 aquatic products processing enterprises and 32 prawn breeding bases under small sheds, reaching an annual output value of 370 million yuan (about 52 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

(231229) -- HEPU, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests prawns at a prawn breeding base in Lianzhou Town of Hepu County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2023. With its characteristic aquaculture industry, Hepu County has developed 12 aquatic products processing enterprises and 32 prawn breeding bases under small sheds, reaching an annual output value of 370 million yuan (about 52 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY (CN)

(231229) -- HEPU, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests prawns in Lianzhou Town of Hepu County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2023. With its characteristic aquaculture industry, Hepu County has developed 12 aquatic products processing enterprises and 32 prawn breeding bases under small sheds, reaching an annual output value of 370 million yuan (about 52 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Rural financing empowers farmers in Luxian in China's Sichuan

STORY: Rural financing empowers farmers in Luxian in China's Sichuan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new farming model combining rice fields and prawns 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO DALUN, Director of the Luxian County Aquaculture Cooperative 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN ZHONGRONG, Farmer from Xinshan Village, Luxian County STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO DALUN, Director of the Luxian County Aquaculture Cooperative "We have promoted a model that focuses on rice cultivation while increasing income through prawn farming. Over the past few years, the cooperative has attracted more than 30,000 members. The members can enjoy unsecured loans of up to 300,000 yuan through the agricultural bank's "agricultural e-loan" program, which helps farmers further expand their breeding bases. So far more than 280 households of our cooperative have obtained loans from the agricultural bank, with a total amount

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INDONESIA-CHINA-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COOPERATION

INDONESIA-CHINA-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COOPERATION

(230911) -- JAKARTA, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the condition of prawns at a Vannamei prawn farm near Pemalang district of Central Java province, Indonesia, Aug. 28, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China, Indonesia industrial park cooperation yields win-win benefits" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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China receives 1st batch of Indonesian exports under "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project

STORY: China receives 1st batch of Indonesian exports under "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vessel and prawns STORYLINE: A vessel taking more than 1,600 tonnes of frozen prawns from Indonesia arrived Monday at a port in Fuzhou, the capital of east China's Fujian Province. This is the first batch of exports China received from Indonesia since the two countries agreed to promote the joint construction of the flagship project of "Two Countries, Twin Parks" which aims to build a cooperation platform centered on the international food industry chain and supply chain. China designated Yuanhong Investment Zone in Fuzhou as the Chinese park, and Indonesian authorities selected the Bintan Industrial Estate, Aviarna Industrial Estate and Batang Industrial Estate collectively as the Indonesian park. Indonesia is the largest trading partner of Fujian among the members of the Association of Southeast Asi

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SANMEN-GREEN RURAL REVIVAL PROGRAM (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SANMEN-GREEN RURAL REVIVAL PROGRAM (CN)

(230615) -- SANMEN, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks prawns at an aquafarming enterprise on the Shepan Island in Sanmen County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 14, 2023. Located in the Sanmen Bay in the east of Zhejiang Province, the Shepan Island has integrated its resources and focused on aquaculture and island tourism under Zhejiang's Green Rural Revival Program, making every effort to achieve green and sustainable development while maintaining economic gains. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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YEMEN-SANAA-FISH EXPORT BAN

YEMEN-SANAA-FISH EXPORT BAN

(230323) -- SANAA, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A fishmonger shows prawns at a market in Sanaa, Yemen, March 7, 2023. Since the Yemeni government imposed a ban on fish exports in February, which was aimed at alleviating food shortage and stabilizing local prices, the fish markets across the war-torn country have witnessed a sharp drop in prices and sales boom. However, the well-intentioned measure angered the country's fishermen. TO GO WITH "Feature: Fish export ban by Yemeni gov't brings cheap fish in markets but angers fishermen" (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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Tokyo Skytree opens

Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Morimoto smiles in front of a dish resembling Tokyo Skytree that he ordered at Soba Dokoro Kamimura, a Japanese restaurant near the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day. The 1,800-yen dish is a bowl of rice topped with deep-fried prawns and vegetables. The prawns are leaned against the bowl's lid to create a tower-like figure.

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MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

(220901) -- YANGON, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort prawns to sell at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(220506) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman prepares spot prawns for customers at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 6, 2022. This year's harvest season of British Columbia's spot prawns has started and will last 30 to 40 days. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(220506) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer buys spot prawns at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 6, 2022. This year's harvest season of British Columbia's spot prawns has started and will last 30 to 40 days. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(220506) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer buys spot prawns at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 6, 2022. This year's harvest season of British Columbia's spot prawns has started and will last 30 to 40 days. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(220506) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman prepares spot prawns for customers at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 6, 2022. This year's harvest season of British Columbia's spot prawns has started and will last 30 to 40 days. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

(220506) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up to buy spot prawns at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 6, 2022. This year's harvest season of British Columbia's spot prawns has started and will last 30 to 40 days. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Lobster & shrimps -Utagawa Hiroshige

Lobster & shrimps -Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Lobster & shrimps.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Morimoto smiles in front of a dish resembling Tokyo Skytree that he ordered at Soba Dokoro Kamimura, a Japanese restaurant near the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day. The 1,800-yen dish is a bowl of rice topped with deep-fried prawns and vegetables. The prawns are leaned against the bowl's lid to create a tower-like figure. (Kyodo)

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caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon, giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp (CTK Photo/Zdenek Rerych)

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caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon, giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp (CTK Photo/Zdenek Rerych)

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caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon, giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp (CTK Photo/Zdenek Rerych)

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caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon, giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp (CTK Photo/Zdenek Rerych)

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caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon

caridea, caridean shrimp, prawns, Penaeus monodon, giant tiger prawn, Asian tiger shrimp, black tiger shrimp (CTK Photo/Zdenek Rerych)

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