Chris Chase

Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) announced its investment quota program is now fully operational. Ilya Shestakov, the head of Rosrybolovstvo, announced the program was fully operational at the Eastern Economic Forum, according to a release from the agency. Despite “restrictions,” Rosrybolovstvo said 58 vessels have already been built under the program, 64 more are under construction, and 30 fish processing plants have… Read More

Ecuador’s shrimp industry has been in a period of constant growth for the last decade, and companies and organizations are working to make that growth continue. Ecuador’s shrimp exports have increased year over year nearly every month for the past two years, and they are on pace to once again hit double-digit percentage growth in 2026. The country went from exporting 720 million pounds of shrimp in 2015 to 3 billion pounds of shrimp in… Read More

Atlantic Sapphire announced it has entered an agreement for a USD 1.5 million (EUR 1.3 million) bridge loan. The company announced on the Oslo Børs that lenders approved the request, extending Bridge Loan Tranche D. Atlantic Sapphire first announced a USD 10 million (EUR 8.6 million) bridge loan, divided into two USD 5 million (EUR 4.3 million) tranches, on 28 March, and then a third USD 10 million tranche on 26 June. The first loan was… Read More

A cadre of marine NGOs are urging member states of the European Union to do more to restore the bloc’s oceans as key deadlines on National Restoration Plans approach. E.U. member states were due to submit drafts of their National Restoration Plans on 1 September. The plans are oriented around restoring biodiversity on both land and sea in the E.U., and the European Council set an E.U. Biodiversity Strategy to commit to protecting more of… Read More

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is planning a rebrand, which will involve changing its name to the National Seafood Association – a first since the organization’s founding, NFI was founded in 1945, and for over 80 years has been advocating for the U.S. seafood industry. Throughout that time period, the organization’s areas of focus have gradually expanded from just U.S. fisheries to the wider supply chain, including things like… Read More

Vietnam’s shrimp exports remained relatively flat in 2025 after strong growth in 2024, with the first several months of 2026 indicating it may be on an upward swing again. Data from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Export Partners presented during the Global Shrimp Forum – gathered by forum managing director and co-founder Willem van der Pijl – showed Vietnam's shrimp exports increased slightly from 303,458 metric tons (MT) in 2024 to… Read More

Ecuador and India have continued to be shrimp-producing powerhouses, with both countries beating their records in 2025 and Ecuador continuing on a record pace in 2026.  According to data gathered by and shared during the Global Shrimp Forum by managing director and co-founder Willem van der Pijl  – Ecuador set a new record in Q2 2026, achieving nearly 450,000 metric tons (MT) of exports, up 14 percent on its previous Q2 record set in 2025.… Read More

The Indonesian shrimp industry is bouncing back after multiple months of lower export totals in the wake of its “radioactive shrimp” crisis, but exports will still be at a multi-year low in 2026. Data from Statistics Indonesia shared during the Global Shrimp Forum – and gathered by the forum’s managing director and co-founder Willem van der Pijl – indicate Indonesia’s shrimp exports began to decline year over year in Q3 2025, and… Read More

The demand on marine ingredients for fishmeal and fish oil is continuing to grow, and signs already point to a looming tonnage gap that has few solutions available for the shrimp aquaculture industry. Dsm-firmenich Head of Business Intelligence Adolfo Fontes, speaking during the Global Shrimp forum in Utrecht, the Netherlands, estimated that by 2028, there will be a gap of 400,000 metric tons (MT) between demand on marine ingredients and the… Read More

Miami, Florida, U.S.A-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) salmon farming company Atlantic Sapphire posted improved financial and biological performance in H1 2026 as it closes in on de-listing from the Oslo Bors. Atlantic Sapphire said its H1 2026 harvests increased 14 percent year over year to 2,842 metric tons (MT), up from 2,486 MT in the same period of 2025. Operating revenue during the period increased to USD 26.5 million (EUR… Read More