Salifu Eyiojotule Daniel giving a talk — Salifu Eyiojotule Daniel is the founder and CEO of AquaProX Africa, a youth-led aquaculture innovation organization based in Abuja, Nigeria | Photo courtesy of Salifu Eyiojotule Daniel

July 24, 2026

Op-ed: The future of African aquaculture will be built by youth, data, and ecosystem partnerships

The farm is regenerative, meaning it requires no input to regenerate once set up — The farm is regenerative, meaning it requires no input to regenerate once set up | Photo courtesy of Dmitry Demkin/Shutterstock

July 24, 2026

Greenwave Aotearoa launches seaweed farm utilizing Norwegian modular cultivation tech

U.S. President Donald Trump giving a speech. — The Trump administration announced new 10 to 12.5 percent tariffs on a swath of countries, enacted the same day Section 122 tariffs expired by statute | Photo courtesy of the White House

July 24, 2026

Trump administration launches sweeping tariffs on 59 countries, entire EU

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Prospecting and Outreach Director Brad Spear — Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Prospecting and Outreach Director Brad Spear | Photo courtesy of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

July 24, 2026

SFP’s All Hands on Deck strategy aims to put seafood sector “in the driver’s seat”

A Chinese distant-water vessel — China's response stemmed from a NOAA report identifying six nations engaged in IUU fishing, including China | Photo courtesy of the Environmental Justice Foundation

July 24, 2026

China responds to NOAA IUU report, accuses US of hypocrisy

Plant-Based & Cell-Based

AlgaeCore's SimpliiGood produces a spirulina-based smoked-salmon analog — AlgaeCore's SimpliiGood produces a spirulina-based smoked-salmon analog | Photo courtesy of SimpliiGood

Israeli plant-based firm SimpliiGood will commercialize its smoked salmon spirulina analog

April 29, 2025

TUNO's plant-based tuna alternative is produced by Atlantic Natural Foods, which has filed for bankruptcy — TUNO's plant-based tuna alternative is produced by Atlantic Natural Foods, which has filed for bankruptcy | Photo courtesy of Loma Linda

Atlantic Natural Foods, producer of alternative seafood brand TUNO, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

April 24, 2025

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-based alt seafood startup AQUA Cultured Foods was named to the 2024 FoodTech500 — Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-based alt seafood startup AQUA Cultured Foods was named to the 2024 FoodTech500 | Photo courtesy of AQUA Cultured Foods

Saudi Arabia approves alt protein for use in fish, crustacean feed; AQUA Cultured Foods named to FoodTech500

April 23, 2025

Catchfree founders Severin Eder and Eduard Müller have raised USD 1.5 million to support their company's expansion into the Swiss restaurant sector and then into retail — Catchfree founders Severin Eder and Eduard Müller have raised USD 1.5 million to support their company's expansion into the Swiss restaurant sector and then into retail | Photo courtesy of catchfree

Swiss food tech startup catchfree raises USD 1.5 million in seed funding

April 18, 2025

Revo's black cod alternative can be cooked like traditional proteins — Revo's black cod alternative can be cooked like traditional proteins | Photo courtesy of Revo Foods

Food tech startup Revo Foods announces black cod analog

April 2, 2025

Wintzell's Oyster House is now serving Mind Blown plant-based oysters and other seafood — Wintzell's Oyster House is now serving Mind Blown plant-based oysters and other seafood | Photo courtesy of Wintzell's Oyster House and Mind Blown

Mind Blown plant-based seafood gets nod from famous seafood eatery; OLALA! closes after poor sales

March 27, 2025

Plant-based sushi, produced by Konscious Foods — Konscious Foods produces plant-based sushi that it sells in 4,500 supermarkets in Canada and the United States | Photo courtesy of Konscious Foods

Steakholder announces USD 1.25 million in funding; Solar Foods and KelpEat partner to develop alt-protein seaweed snacks

March 4, 2025

Forsea's cultured eel — Forsea is betting that, given high prices and sustainability concerns, the Japanese market will respond to its cultured eel | Photo courtesy of Anatoly Michaello/Forsea

Cultured eel making inroads in Japanese market; CellMeat, Umami Bioworks embrace animal-free growth factors for cultivated seafood

February 12, 2025

Umami Bioworks' cultivated caviar on a spoon — Umami Bioworks' cultivated caviar | Photo courtesy of Umami Bioworks/LinkedIn

Umami Bioworks introduces cultivated caviar

January 23, 2025

The FDA's draft guidance for alternative-protein labeling offered this image of a correctly labeled alt-seafood product, which clearly identifies the ingredients in the product and the traditional animal-derived food to which it offers an alternative — An FDA-approved alt-seafood product, which clearly identifies the ingredients in the product and the traditional animal-derived food to which it offers an alternative | Photo courtesy of the U.S. FDA

US FDA responds to the growth of alt-protein with new labeling guidelines

January 13, 2025

Nissin Foods' Cup Noodle Quest II campaign — Nissin Foods' Cup Noodle Quest II campaign | Photo courtesy of Nissin Foods

Nissin Foods promotes plant-based eel in Japan through prize campaign

December 31, 2024

Loma Linda meal kits are one of the shelf stable plant-based dinners produced by Atlantic Natural Foods — Loma Linda meal kits are one of the shelf stable plant-based dinners produced by Atlantic Natural Foods | Photo courtesy of Atlantic Natural Foods

Atlantic Natural Foods withdraws from public partnership with Above Foods; USDA releases report on the economics of cellular agriculture as the sector grows

December 20, 2024

Tuna tartar made with a tuna analog by AQUA Cultured Foods — Tuna tartar made with a tuna analog by AQUA Cultured Foods | Photo courtesy of AQUA Cultured Foods

AQUA Cultured Foods wooing top US chefs with its seafood analog

November 27, 2024

Cell-cultivated alternative white fish by UMAMI Bioworks | Photo courtesy of UMAMI Bioworks

UMAMI Bioworks, Steakholder Foods work toward commercializing, 3D printing at scale

November 26, 2024

Forsea's cell-cultured Unagi Kabayaki, a traditional Japanese dish made up of grilled fresh eel on a bed of rice | Photo courtesy of Forsea — Forsea's cell-cultured Unagi Kabayaki, a traditional Japanese dish made of grilled fresh eel on a bed of rice | Photo courtesy of Forsea

Forsea announces breakthrough in cell-cultured eel production

November 18, 2024

Cultivated fish-free scallops produced by Aqua Culture Foods\ — Cultivated fish-free scallops produced by Aqua Culture Foods | Photo courtesy of Aqua Cultured Foods

Aqua Cultured Foods pivots to cellulose-based platform; UMAMI Bioworks expands to UK and Europe

November 6, 2024

Revo foods filet — Revo's salmon inspired filet | Photo courtesy of Revo Foods

Umami Bioworks expands into South Korea via partnerships; Revo opens world's largest 3D food-printing facility

October 8, 2024

Kenyan seaweed farmers harvesting their product — Kenyan seaweed farmers harvesting their product | Photo courtesy of the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Program

USD 50 million project aims to grant female African seaweed farmers access to climate-resilient resources

August 27, 2024