2 leading ornamental fish firms invest over 100m yuan in Nansha

Two major players in the ornamental fish industry — Guangdong Blue Ocean Marine Technology and Singapore South Island Aquarium — have signed agreements to establish operations in Guangzhou's Nansha district, with a combined investment exceeding 100 million yuan ($14.32 million).

Ornamental fish in Nansha. [Photo/WeChat account: nanshafabu]

Both projects will be located in the Ornamental Fish Industrial Park in Hengli town, part of Nansha's push to build a leading ornamental fish import-export hub in the Greater Bay Area.

Guangdong Blue Ocean plans to invest about 78 million yuan to develop a technology park featuring marine breeding facilities, a germplasm bank, and quarantine stations. Singapore Island Aquarium will invest around 32 million yuan to set up freshwater fish farms and related quarantine infrastructure.

Nansha's ornamental fish sector, named a 10-billion-yuan-level modern agricultural cluster in Guangdong last year, includes 21 farming entities and produced over 55 million fish in 2025, with output value surpassing 200 million yuan.

Supported by favorable policies and streamlined customs procedures under the Nansha Agricultural Opening-Up Pilot Area, the district aims to accelerate project construction and develop a high-value, internationally competitive ornamental fish industry cluster.