Chris Chase

The legal team that successfully challenged U.S. President Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)-backed tariffs is now pursuing a case against the administration’s latest Section 301 tariffs. The Liberty Justice Center filed V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump in April 2025, just days after Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs. That lawsuit ultimately ended up in a 6-3 ruling at the U.S. Supreme Court… Read More

NOAA Fisheries recently held what it is describing as its first-ever international cooperative research knowledge exchange with Scotland. NOAA hosted 16 members of the Scottish Fishermen’s Association in a three-day event which involved tours of multiple ports, fishing vessels, and seafood processing facilities. The goal of the exchange was to share fisheries knowledge between the two organizations, which share management of multiple… Read More

De Heus Animal Nutrition has opened a new aquaculture feed mill in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. According to De Heus, the new facility is designed to have a production capacity of up to 168,000 metric tons (MT) of feed a year and is specifically dedicated to marine and coldwater fish species. The company said its focus on coldwater and marine fish is a first for the company and is part of a long-term commitment to sustainable… Read More

The European Council has revealed its 21st sanctions package on Russia, leaving off any seafood products despite earlier plans. The E.U. reportedly adopted the latest sanctions package on 23 July but took time to publish the details of the package. Its official announcement gave an extensive list of products and 218 entities – including 48 individuals – as it continues to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “With each round of… Read More

Japan-based seafood giant Umios (formerly Maruha Nichiro) has decided to split up its subsidiary Taiyo A&F (TAFCO) and take on the aquaculture and processing portion of the business. The transaction, effective 1 October, was approved by Umios’ board of directors on 28 July. Because TAFCO was already a wholly owned subsidiary of Umios, certain details of the transaction are omitted from public disclosure.  Umios said that TAFCO was already… Read More

Icelandic fishing firm Vinnslustöðin (VSV) announced its subsidiary VSV Portugal has acquired Portugal-based processing company Empresa de Secagem de Bacalhau (ESBAL). ESBAL specializes in the production of dehydrated and frozen salted fish products, as well as dried salted fish products, commonly referred to as bacalhau in Portugal. According to a release from VSV, the latest investment is part of its efforts to develop the company’s… Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded to the collision of two fishing vessels off the coast of the U.S. state of Washington, and one of the vessels sank after its crew was rescued. Coast Guard stations Gray Harbor and Air Station Astoria responded to the collision, which was roughly 22 miles off the coast of Grays Harbor, Washington. The report came at 6:40 a.m. on 21 July and involved The Tabitha, a 62-foot commercial fishing vessel, and the… Read More

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched sweeping tariffs on 59 different countries and the entire E.U. following Section 301 investigations.  The United States Trade Representative (USTR) began 60 investigations in March 2026 related to the “failure of various economies to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.” In June, the USTR said it was planning to… Read More

Hatch Blue has invested USD 2 million (EUR 1.7 million) in Nernst Electric, a Bray, Ireland-based startup working to develop on-site oxygen generation for fish farms. Hatch Blue said the seed funding comes from its Blue Revolution Fund, a EUR 92 million (USD 104 million) fund intended for investments in sustainable aquaculture. The firm said the on-site oxygen generation being developed by Nernst Electric could address a costly operational… Read More

Nueva Pescanova has decided to withdraw its plans to farm octopus, drawing praise from environmental NGOs that pushed back on the concept.  Nueva Pescanova submitted plans to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in May 2022, targeting a location in Puerto Las Palmas, located on the island of Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands. The company said it spent eight years developing a method of farming octopus and managed to… Read More