Cod tacos — Innovative menu offerings that fish and chip shops can roll out, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council, include bao buns and tacos in addition to their core offer | Photo courtesy of the Norwegian Seafood Council

June 9, 2026

Street food trends, global flavors present fish and chip shops with growth opportunities

an oyster farm — The government said CIFARM will be hosted by the University of New Hampshire and will partner with other universities and researchers “to advance American marine aquaculture.” | Photo courtesy of Rabbitti/Shutterstock

June 9, 2026

NOAA launches aquaculture research institute

A pair of workers at an oyster farm — Ernesto Rodríguez Leal, Don Grant, and Tom Pickerell make the argument for mandated regenerative aquaculture | Photo courtesy of Center for Applied Aquaculture Innovation (CAAI)

June 9, 2026

Op-ed: Why global ocean governance must mandate regenerative aquaculture

Tom and Ian of CatchCam onboard boat — Tom Rossiter, co-founder of CatchCam, deploys an underwater camera system onboard a fishing vessel | Photo courtesy of CatchCam

June 9, 2026

Underwater camera company CatchCam helping to improve sustainability, decision-making within small-scale fishing

Nile tilapia — The demand largely focuses on inland farming of tilapia | Photo courtesy of TTshutter/Shutterstock

June 9, 2026

Chinese RAS technology supplier experiencing rising demand in Algeria

Foodservice & Retail

Plates with steak, lobster, and crab on them — Kroger's Valentine's Day deals include special prices on lobster, crab, and steak | Photo courtesy of Kroger

Kroger touts Valentine’s Day seafood specials, expert advice on preparing surf and turf

February 12, 2026

Shrimp boats in Georgia — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas all have some form of a seafood labeling law on the books, while Florida and South Carolina are pursuing similar legislation | Photo courtesy of Bob Pool/Shutterstock

Georgia Senate passes shrimp labeling bill

February 10, 2026

A shopper selecting MSC-certified anchovy — MSC’s analysis confirmed a lot of the recent growth in the U.K. market has come from frozen, canned, and value-added formats | Photo courtesy of the Marine Stewardship Council

MSC-labeled seafood sales surge in British retail as tuna and preserved products drive growth

February 9, 2026

McDonald's caviar promotion — McDonald’s has teamed up with Paramount Caviar to offer limited edition McNugget Caviar kits | Photo courtesy of McDonald's

Retailers, restaurants roll out Valentine's Day, Super Bowl seafood promotions

February 6, 2026

A Bahama Breeze location in Sunrise, Florida, U.S.A. — Darden said that 14 Bahama Breeze locations will be closed and 14 will be converted, which will take place over the next 12 to 18 months | Photo courtesy of Violet Mullins/Shutterstock

Darden to close or convert all remaining Bahama Breeze restaurants

February 5, 2026

A Walmart in American Fork, Utah, U.S.A. — The NGA claims that Walmart's near unchecked buying power raises rivals' costs and directly contributes to high food prices | Photo courtesy of Charles-McClintock Wilson/Shutterstock

Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices

February 4, 2026

A Chili's sign — Chili's has experienced 19 consecutive quarters of same-store sales | Photo courtesy of Kristi Blokhin/Shutterstock

Chili’s, Sysco seeing sales growth, TGI Friday’s pursuing expansion plans amid otherwise sluggish foodservice landscape

February 2, 2026

An Amazon Fresh store in Virginia — All Amazon Fresh and Go locations will either be shuttered or turned into Whole Foods Markets | Photo courtesy of refrina/Shutterstock

Amazon ups focus on grocery delivery after shuttering Fresh, Go stores

January 30, 2026

St Paul Fish Company sign — The St. Paul Fish Company, which operates a location out of a historical public marketplace in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A., has been sued for improperly handling employee tips over a two-year period | Photo courtesy of Melissa Herzog/Shutterstock

St Paul Fish Company to pay USD 56,000 for improper handling of employee tips

January 30, 2026

An Aldi truck in Virginia — New markets for the retailer include Portland, Maine, and multiple Colorado locations, the latter of which is supported by an accompanying distribution center | Photo courtesy of refrina/Shutterstock

Aldi US announces short-, medium-term expansion plans, shooting for nearly 3,200 stores by 2028

January 28, 2026

Datassential Senior Vice President of Customer Experience Kelley Fechner — Datassential Senior Vice President of Customer Experience Kelley Fechner | Photo by Christine Blank/SeafoodSource

Restaurant seafood LTOs dropped in 2025, but promotional opportunities remain

January 27, 2026

SeaPak's new Chili Lime Shrimp product — According to SeaPak, Chili Lime flavor in retail products is projected to grow 22 percent over the next four years, with Gen Z consumers particularly driving that growth | Photo courtesy of SeaPak

Gen Z flavor preferences driving new SeaPak product launches

January 26, 2026

Bay Hill Seafood Sales CEO Justin Conrad — Bay Hill Seafood Sales is working on its first ever retail product line after decades of serving wholesale and foodservice customers | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

Bay Hill Seafood Sales planning to launch its first retail product line

January 22, 2026

A panel of retail experts at the Global Seafood Market Conference — A panel of retail experts at the Global Seafood Market Conference said the category can find new sales opportunities if it looks outside the seafood section more often | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

Retail seafood sales could get boost from moving outside the seafood section

January 22, 2026

A panel covering foodservice trends at the 2026 Global Seafood Market Conference — A panel covering foodservice trends at the 2026 Global Seafood Market Conference | Photo by Christine Blank/SeafoodSource

Red Lobster, Captain D’s working to grow sales amid economic turbulence

January 22, 2026

Barton Seaver on stage at the Global Seafood Market Conference — Barton Seaver delivered the keynote address at the Global Seafood Market Conference in Hollywood, Florida | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

Barton Seaver: Culinary trends are shifting, and seafood should push to be part of conversation

January 22, 2026

Jessica Simpson posing with the new Chicken of the Sea Wild Caught Light Tuna packet featuring Frank’s RedHot sauce — Jessica Simpson posing with the new Chicken of the Sea Wild Caught Light Tuna packet featuring Frank’s RedHot sauce | Photo courtesy of Chicken of the Sea

Chicken of the Sea revamps jingle, announces collaboration with Frank’s RedHot

January 22, 2026

210 Analytics Principal Anne-Marie Roerink — 210 Analytics Principal Anne-Marie Roerink at the 2026 Global Seafood Market Conference | Photo courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute/LinkedIn

Prioritization of protein outweighed inflation concerns as seafood, meat sales rose at US retail last year

January 21, 2026