Chris Chase

Ecuador’s shrimp production has seen double-digit percentage growth for over a decade, making it the top shrimp producer in the world by volume. Experts at this year's Global Shrimp Forum predict it the sector is still far from its peak capacity.  Statistics shared throughout the forum highlighted the dominance of Ecuador’s shrimp exports, the strength of major shrimp companies in the country, and how Ecuador’s National Aquaculture… Read More

Aquaculture and fish health service provider STIM announced it is acquiring OCEVA, a consultancy for the aquaculture industry. With the acquisition, it plans to establish a new company by splitting its operations in two.  STIM said it will acquire OCEVA and create a new company consisting of OCEVA and STIM Knowledge Services while maintaining its product sales and distribution as a separate entity. "By separating knowledge services from… Read More

Europe may be governed by a singular union, but it’s far from a singular market, and shrimp producers are working on ways to increase demand for their products by keeping an eye on regional trends across the bloc.  According to statistics shared during this year's Global Shrimp Forum in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the E.U.’s imports of raw shrimp from Asia, Latin America, and Africa have declined so far in 2026 compared to 2025 – a year… Read More

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has greenlit Captain Fresh’s acquisition of seafood processing company Morex. The company filed to acquire Morex under its holding company Infifresh Foodtech, which is registered in Oslo, Norway, in July 2026. Morex is a producer of a range of seafood products, including herring, hoki, salmon, hake, saithe, halibut, pollock, mackerel, trout, and pike-perch. The application page… Read More

The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) has implemented multiple measures intended to directly address an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump that included a deregulatory wish list featuring desired changes to fisheries the council manages.  During its September 2026 meeting, the council committed to considering some of the measures that Trump proposed in his order, including opening scallop fishery access to the Northern… Read More

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is calling for project proposals to protect aquatic environments, with successful applications getting a portion of the CAD 77.5 million (USD 55.4 million, EUR 48.2 million) Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk. Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson announced the call for proposals on 16 September, and the DFO said nine areas are the main priority: the Fraser and Columbia watersheds… Read More

China’s shrimp consumption has remained relatively flat in the first half of 2026, but its imports of the species are up significantly year over year. Statistics shared during the Global Shrimp Forum in Utrecht, the Netherlands showed China’s imports of shrimp in Q1 2026 were up 25 percent compared to the same period of 2025, and had hit a new all-time-high for the quarter. The story was the same in Q2 2026, with imports up 20 percent, and… Read More

The Norwegian seafood industry is participating in a widespread effort to clean up plastic pollution ahead of “World Cleanup Day” on 20 September. World Cleanup Day was created to drive progress on tackling waste, and was named an international day on the United Nations Calendar in 2024. According to a release by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), the country’s seafood industry is participating in Beach Cleanup Week, which culminated in… Read More

A new study from Nofima, the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, found using marine side streams combined with plant proteins could produce nutritious and sustainable food products. The research was undertaken by Liv Helene Sickel as part of her PhD thesis at the University of Bergen. According to a release from Nofima, it focused on using byproducts of the seafood industry in food products in way that kept… Read More

The E.U. Parliament has voted in favor of asking the E.U. Commission for proposals on revising the bloc’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The vote follows a review of the CFP, published in late April, which found that the measure had made some progress toward the sustainability of seafood stocks in the E.U. but was far behind what was initially expected. That review identified aging vessels, rising operational costs, and access to fishing… Read More