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Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Parliament Q&A

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Support for traditional sea-based fish farms

7 May 2026

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on support for traditional sea-based fish farms by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment.

Question:

Ms Valerie Lee: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment beyond the recent use of technologies to predict algal blooms (a) what other forms of support are being provided to traditional sea-based fish farms; and (b) whether the support can include, if not already, physical infrastructure upgrades, funding for capability development, access to shared national facilities, and technical, biosecurity, and disease management assistance to improve resilience and productivity.

Answer:

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has been supporting aquaculture farms, including traditional sea-based farms, to grow food in a more productive, resource-efficient and climate-resilient manner.

All aquaculture farms can tap on the Agri-Food Cluster Transformation (ACT) Fund 2, which had a new tranche of funding of S$70 million, to adopt farming technologies and systems and defray equipment costs. SFA is also supporting aquaculture farms to adopt newer technologies through conducting demonstration projects to showcase their viability.

Furthermore, SFA has invested in R&D to drive research in areas such as sustainable tropical aquaculture. Research outcomes are translated into practical benefits through SFA’s National Broodstock Centre and Hatchery Development and Recognition Programme, which supply our farms with high quality fingerlings that grow faster and survive better. To better prevent and control diseases, SFA implemented the Aquatic Animal Health Services to provide farms with funded veterinary consultations. As water quality is critical for sea-based farms, SFA’s Aquaculture Sensing Network and Harmful Algal Bloom Prediction Model will provide farms with timely warnings to minimise stock losses.

In addition, SFA has been working with the Singapore Agro-Food Enterprises Federation Limited (SAFEF) to aggregate supply and demand of local produce, including locally farmed seafood, so as to facilitate long-term commercial contracts between farmers and retailers as well as food businesses.

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