Chris Chase

Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) yellowtail kingfish producer The Kingfish Company has posted positive EBITDA for the first half of 2026, marking the first time the company has posted a positive half-year result.  Kingfish posted operational EBITDA of EUR 200,000 (USD 231,000) in H1 2026, which was up from a loss of EUR 2.5 million (USD 2.9 million) it posted in the same period of 2025.  “Achieving positive operational EBITDA for the… Read More

A new study by the University of Miami is trying to determine whether black soldier fly larvae could be a scalable solution to the U.S. state of Florida’s sargassum problem.  Florida’s Atlantic coast is regularly hit by “sargassum inundation events,” which cover the shoreline in massive piles of the seaweed. Researchers have determined the problem has been beginning earlier in the year, and in 2026, South Florida’s shores have been… Read More

Ever After Foods (EAF), a company producing cell-cultured, or -cultivated, meat protein, has purchased cultivated seafood producer Fishway following a successful collaboration. Ever After Foods develops cultivated chicken and beef products and is working to create a scalable production system for the products at an industrial scale. Fishway, another food-tech company, has been undergoing similar development but for fish products.  Alongside… Read More

Crabbers based in Washington state and represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) have pushed for a motion of summary judgment in their lawsuit against the state's crabbing regulations.  A group of crabbers, Sara Franey, Brent Young, and Mark Young, sued the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) over its uses of electronic monitoring in the state’s Dungeness crab fishery. The group argue that the regulations are… Read More

Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada-based High Liner Foods posted increased revenue, adjusted earnings, and volumes in both Q2 and H1 2026 but lower net income and gross profit as the company expects continued pressure from the economic environment. "During the second quarter, we maintained topline momentum while taking a more disciplined approach to promotions, supported by sustained demand and strong customer response to new product… Read More

A U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) review has determined certain Vietnamese companies dumped certain frozen fish fillets in the U.S. between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024. The DOC review found that Dien Dong Seafood and NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company made sales of certain frozen fish fillets in the U.S. at less than normal value during the review period. According to the posting to the federal register, the final results of the… Read More

Aker QRILL announced it is ceasing its krill fishing in the Antarctic for the season as the fishery has hit its precautionary harvest limit for the second time in history.  NGOs rose the alarm earlier in the week that the krill fishery in the Antarctic, which is managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), was approaching the precautionary catch limit of 620,000 metric tons (MT). That… Read More

A plan by a Danish company to install a salmon aquaculture operation in the Falkland Islands has some of its residents calling for a referendum on the practice. Unity Marine, a company with operations in the Falkland Islands that is headquartered in Denmark, has floated a potential salmon aquaculture operation off the remote territory's coast. The latest version of the plan, v.2.1., said the company is targeting annual production of up to… Read More

Denmark-based aquaculture feed company BioMar’s sales volumes and revenue both increased in Q2 2026, and the company is raising its guidance for its expected full-year results. BioMar sold 395,000 metric tons (MT) of product in Q2 2026, up from the 382,000 MT it sold in the same period of 2025. Its revenue also increased, rising to DKK 4.16 billion (USD 641.5 million, EUR 566.5 million) from DKK 3.97 billion (USD 612.2 million, EUR 531.1… Read More

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is being petitioned to initiate a reallocation process for the menhaden fishery as it also considers its options to reduce the Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap by up to 50 percent.  The menhaden fishery is spread across the U.S. east coast, and allocated across several U.S. states, with each state getting a different share of the fishery. Historically the U.S. state of Virginia has… Read More