A Scottish salmon farm — The paper called on the new Scottish government to speed up consenting processes for the aquaculture sector, among other proposed changes | Photo courtesy of Stock1987/Shutterstock

June 15, 2026

Scottish salmon farming could thrive if made a national priority, new report asserts

A lobster boat covered in lobster traps — Canadian Fisheries Officers seized lobster traps and a vessel after discovering undersized lobsters | Photo courtesy of the Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans

June 15, 2026

Canada fishery officers arrest four over undersized lobsters, unauthorized fishing

shrimps — Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed the law requiring commingled seafood to be labeled as such | Photo courtesy of Melissa Burovac/Shutterstock

June 15, 2026

Louisiana governor signs commingled seafood labeling law

Fishing boots on top of a courthouse sign — Greenpeace celebrated a victory in court as a judge found fishers alleging Bumble Bee Foods didn't do enough against forced labor have a right to pursue their case | Photo courtesy of Greenpeace

June 15, 2026

Fishers win partial victory as forced labor lawsuit against Bumble Bee moves forward

A pair of osprey on a nest in the Chesapeake Bay — A new research paper is linking a decline in osprey in the Chesapeake Bay to declines in prey species like menhaden | Photo courtesy of Jacki Thuman McArdle/Shutterstock

June 15, 2026

New paper links Chesapeake Bay osprey declines to lack of menhaden

Processing & Equipment

The Russian crab fishing vessel Andrey Basargin floating on the water — The Russian crab fishing vessel Andrey Basargin, the 33rd vessel delivered to fishing companies out of over 100 that were due over a year ago as part of the country's quota investment auctions | Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Russia's Federal Agency for Fisheries

Russia still falling behind on investment quota shipbuilding commitments

November 26, 2024

A photo of canned salmon — The updates were issued through the department’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Supplement 507 document | Photo courtesy of danno604/Shutterstock

USDA releases new requirements for government salmon purchases

November 19, 2024

Pacific Seafood employees processing steelhead trout — Pacific Seafood employees processing steelhead trout | Photo courtesy of Pacific Seafood/LinkedIn

Pacific Seafood halts processing at Northern California plant

November 19, 2024

A photo of a harbor in Canada — The funding will enable critical infrastructure improvements across 18 harbors in the Pacific region, with work slated to begin before the end of the year | Photo courtesy of Max Lindenthaler/Shutterstock

Canadian government invests CAD 32 million in British Columbia small craft harbors

November 14, 2024

Kristmann Kristmannsson, project manager for processing and procurement at Laxey, and Daði Pálsson, managing director of Laxey, sign an agreement with Karl Ásgeirsson, sales manager at BAADER Iceland — Kristmann Kristmannsson, project manager for processing and procurement at Laxey, and Daði Pálsson, managing director of Laxey, sign an agreement with Karl Ásgeirsson, sales manager at BAADER Iceland | Photo courtesy of Laxey

Laxey, BAADER sign agreement for processing equipment at land-based salmon aquaculture facility

November 13, 2024

A blue catfish underwater — A blue catfish, an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay | Photo courtesy of Giantmango/Shutterstock

Virginia government awards USD 247,000 to Amory Seafood to increase blue catfish processing

November 8, 2024

The two winners of the Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards stand on stage in St. Andrews, Scotland — GenusWave and Tiny Fish took home the 2024 Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards at the Responsible Seafood Summit in St. Andrews, Scotland | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

GenusWave, Tiny Fish win 2024 Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards

October 22, 2024

The Kodiak seafood-processing plant being sold by Trident to Pacific — Trident is selling its processing plant in Kodiak, Alaska, to Pacific Seafoods | Photo courtesy of Trident

Trident Seafoods sells Kodiak plant to Pacific, likely to keep Saint Paul facility closed through 2025

October 15, 2024

A photo of the red-and white colored Inuksuk II, an 80-meter long fishing vessel, at a dock. — Baffin Fisheries has taken delivery of the Inuksuk II, which is now the largest Canadian-owned fishing vessel | Photo courtesy of Baffin Fisheries

Baffin Fisheries to operate Canada's largest fishing vessel; Remora Robotics pulls in NOK 80 million Frøy Kapital investment

October 15, 2024

Miti Crevettes Tapas — Miti Crevettes Tapas | Photo courtesy of Nissui

Nissui's Cité Marine acquires tapas factory in France from Guyader Traiteur Frais

October 14, 2024

Bernucci's Alessandro Puggioli and Alberto Bernucci displaying the company's Slimfresh packaging solution — Bernucci's Alessandro Puggioli and Alberto Bernucci displaying the company's Slimfresh packaging solution | Photo by Cliff White/SeafoodSource

Bernucci marketing innovative Paper2Skin packaging solution

October 11, 2024

Giancarlo Badinotti and Hans Petter Selstad shake hands over a new deal — The Badinotti and Selstad groups have established a partnership via a shared facility in Morocco | Photo courtesy of Sestad and Badinotti groups

Selstad, Badinotti groups partner on facility in Morocco; Canada's Ocean Supercluster invests in AI project

October 10, 2024

Thai Union President and CEO Thiraphong Chansiri, Wageningen Deputy Mayor Maud Hulshof, and Royal Kingdom of Thailand Ambassador Asi Mamanee cut the ribbon on Thai Union's innovation hub — Thai Union President and CEO Thiraphong Chansiri, Wageningen Deputy Mayor Maud Hulshof, and Royal Kingdom of Thailand Ambassador Asi Mamanee cut the ribbon on Thai Union's innovation hub | Photo courtesy of Thai Union

Thai Union opens innovation hub in Netherlands focusing on products, packaging

October 1, 2024

Five representatives of Frostix standing at their booth at the 2024 Seafood Expo Asia — The Frostix team at the 2024 Seafood Expo Asia | Photo by Cliff White/SeafoodSource

Frostix’s HybridICE technology concentrates on high-salinity brine for seafood freezing

October 1, 2024

An aerial shot of Nordic Aqua’s facility on Gaotang Island in Ningbo on China’s east coast — Nordic Aqua’s facility on Gaotang Island in Ningbo on China’s east coast | Photo courtesy of Nordic Aqua

Popularity of tuna and salmon in China help drive demand for BAADER equipment

September 23, 2024

MMC First Process Head of BU Handling Håvard Remøy and CSO Handling Frank Edvard Vike shake hands with Nova Sea CEO Tom Eirik Aasjord and Project Manager Espen Gleinsvåg — From left: MMC First Process Head of BU Handling Håvard Remøy and CSO Handling Frank Edvard Vike with Nova Sea CEO Tom Eirik Aasjord and Project Manager Espen Gleinsvåg | Photo courtesy of MMC First Process

MMC First Process signs contract with Nova Sea; AZTI develops AI to identify fish schools

September 20, 2024

An Ace Aquatec A-Biomass camera sitting on the shoreline of an alpine lake with bright blue water. — Ace Aquatec is working to expand adoption of its A-Biomass camera in New Zealand and Japan | Photo courtesy of Ace Aquatec

Ace Aquatec expanding its AI biomass camera tech into Japan, New Zealand

September 19, 2024

Jaw Feng Overseas Division Manager Mary Kuo standing next to a vacuum-packaging machine — Jaw Feng Overseas Division Manager Mary Kuo | Photo by Cliff White/SeafoodSource

Taiwanese vacuum-pack specialist Jaw Feng Machinery going global

September 12, 2024