Since the advent of exclusive economic zones around coastal nations in the early 1980s in response to overfishing concerns, two key global production trends have emerged in the marine and fishing industry. First, developing countries have taken the lead in producing fish from wild fisheries, producing almost twice as much volume as developed nations by 1997. Second, world fish production is experiencing a boom in aquaculture to meet rising global demand, with Asia itself accounting for 87 percent of global aquaculture production by weight. Both fish itself and reduced fish products, such as fishmeal and fish oil, have been vociferously traded across international borders in both directions between developed and developing nations, as global consumers demand both rising quantity and high quality fish.

For marine and fish producers, this boom in demand has created hugely profitable opportunities for firms willing to invest in their international trade ventures. However, stringent capital requirements at traditional retail banks, or apprehension at sacrificing greater equity and control to shareholders, can hold producers back from getting the finance they need to invest in these ventures and grow their businesses. Instead, Trade Finance Global can construct bespoke financial packages for even small amounts of capital. Financed on the basis of companies’ profitable accounts receivable and backed by a broad network of private finance sources, Trade Finance Global can offer the finance firms need to grow their revenues with the speed and flexibility producers require to convert investments into profits.