National Aquaculture Group | NAQUA Employee Directory
Food and Beverage ManufacturingAlabama, United States1001-5000 Employees
National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) is a large-scale player in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing industry and is described as one of the world's largest operations of its kind. The group operates 16 shrimp farms and 3 circular cage fish farms, with multiple cages per farm and water drawn directly from the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia. Production is monitored from hatchery to plate, with a focus on biosecurity, product safety, and sustainability, supported by a farm-to-family quality system and multiple certifications such as BAP, GlobalG.A.P., EU export certification, BRC Grade A, and ISO and HACCP standards. The organization lists Green Street, Alabama, United States as its location and reports 1,001 to 5,000 employees, with revenue in the range of $100 million to $250 million. Recent developments include leadership changes, with Diego Illingworth serving as CEO in 2022 and stepping down in 2025, replaced by Fawaz Aljasser, and strategic partnerships such as a 2024 agreement with Topian World and a 2026 collaboration with MAT-KULING on a barramundi hatchery project in Al Lith, Saudi Arabia.