A shrimp processing line in Ecuador — Ecuador's shrimp exports hit an all-time high in May as demand from China and the U.S. continued to grow | Photo courtesy of Ecuador's National Aquaculture Chamber

July 3, 2026

Ecuador’s shrimp exports hit all-time record in May

Norwegian soccer team player Erling Haaland — Erling Haaland is a striker on the Norwegian national soccer team | Photo courtesy of Alizada Studios/Shutterstock

July 3, 2026

Erling Haaland spearheading Norwegian seafood campaign during World Cup

Lineage's new cold storage warehouse in Bremerhaven, Germany — The new facility is intended to boost Lineage's European seafood handling capability by serving as a distribution point for global imports | Photo courtesy of Lineage

July 3, 2026

Lineage strengthens European foothold with opening of new German warehouse

lobsters — Both the shellfish and the spearfishing equipment were taken into evidence | Photo courtesy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

July 3, 2026

California individual caught illegally spearfishing lobster

White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro — White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro unveiled the deregulatory proposals 2 July | Photo courtesy of DT phots1/Shutterstock

July 2, 2026

Trump administration sends deregulatory wish lists to regional fishery management councils

Food Safety & Health

California Attorney General Rob Bonta — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced another Prop 65 settlement with a seafood company | Photo courtesy of Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock

California announces Prop 65 settlement with Pacific American Fish Company over heavy metals allegations

January 28, 2026

A pile of oysters inside their shells — The East Coast Shellfish Association wants the CDC to change how it issues alerts after news of an investigation of potential salmonella issues with oysters wreaked havoc on the industry over the holidays | Photo courtesy of mikeledray/Shutterstock

East Coast Shellfish Association calling for changes after CDC salmonella alert damages oyster industry

January 19, 2026

A rainbow trout fitted with non-invasive electroencephalograph — A rainbow trout fitted with non-invasive electroencephalograph | Photo courtesy of Albin Gräns, associate professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

TCRS receives USD 1.1 million grant for research on humane fish slaughter

January 16, 2026

Dungeness crab — State officials determined Dungeness crab harvested from a stretch of coastline “pose a human health risk due to elevated levels of domoic acid” and recommended a delay | Photo courtesy of mikeledray/Shutterstock

California delays commercial crab season start for section of Northern coast

January 13, 2026

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — Health and Human Services concurred with all seven recommendations provided by GAO to comply with FSMA | Photo courtesy of Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock

US watchdog: FDA hasn't implemented FSMA foodborne illness provisions after more than a decade

January 12, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has prioritized protein such as seafood and has denigrated the consumption of processed foods in his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy | Photo courtesy of Maxim Elramsisy/Shutterstock

Seafood companies, representative orgs praise new Dietary Guidelines for Americans

January 9, 2026

A label for shrimp associated with a large shrimp recall — Direct Source Seafood is recalling over 83,000 bags of shrimp sourced from Indonesia linked to potential Cesium-137 contamination | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

More shrimp added to recalls over presence of radioactive material

December 23, 2025

Frozen whole tuna — Europêche applauded new standards for freezing tuna enacted by the European Commission | Photo courtesy of Europêche

Europêche applauds new “freezing-in-brine” regulation in EU

November 14, 2025

U.S. Senator John Kennedy — U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) compares contaminated shrimp to the movie Alien | Photo courtesy of the Office of U.S. Senator John Kennedy

Louisiana senators demand answers from major retailers on their imported shrimp following radiation recalls

November 10, 2025

shrimp — FDA inspectors have also been hampered by the loss of key budget and travel staff needed to organize trips to foreign facilities | Photo courtesy of cfalvarez/Shutterstock

Foreign food inspections plummet following Trump administration layoffs

November 10, 2025

RSPCA Assured has a new logo intended to help shoppers and diners identify certified products more easily | Photo courtesy of RSPCA Assured

RSPCA Assured rebrands, reveals new logo

October 24, 2025

Shrimp scampi — The Demers Food Group recall applies only to Scott & Jon’s Shrimp Scampi with Linguini packages distributed between 15 and 25 September | Photo courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration

Demers Food Group recalls shrimp scampi product over listeria concerns

October 3, 2025

A box of Kroger shrimp — Indonesia confirmed a link between traces of Cesium-137 in shrimp and a metal scrapyard two kilometers away | Photo courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration

Indonesia confirms radioactive shrimp linked to contamination at steel plant, assures exports safe

October 3, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Photo courtesy of lev radin/Shutterstock

US seafood industry could get boost from MAHA strategy targeting kids’ eating habits

September 24, 2025

A school lunch featuring a tuna wrap — FDA guidelines for seafood consumption during pregnancy and early childhood continue to focus more on mercury than on the benefits | Photo courtesy of Elena Shashkina/Shutterstock

Nutrition expert calls for update to US FDA guidelines on seafood consumption

September 23, 2025

The affected product — Western United, the company that issued the recall, said that it did so in response to an alert from its green onion supplier that there was a potential for contamination | Photo courtesy of Annasea Foods Group

Kirkland Signature brand tuna poke recalled over listeria contamination concerns

September 22, 2025

Recalled shrimp — The FDA alert resulted in a slew of recalls, including shrimp supplied by Southwind Foods under the Great American Seafood Imports brand | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Fallout from FDA radioactive shrimp alert includes holdup of imports

September 18, 2025

Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based seafood wholesaler Quality Poultry & Seafood has announced a recall for nearly 100,000 pounds of catfish products — Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based seafood wholesaler Quality Poultry & Seafood has announced a recall for nearly 100,000 pounds of catfish products | Photo courtesy of the USDA

Mississippi seafood wholesaler recalls 100,000 pounds of catfish that were not inspected

September 17, 2025