Erin Spampinato

Stavanger, Norway-headquartered aquaculture nutrition firm Skretting announced a new line of functional fish feed called Necto, featuring proprietary "phytocomplexes" – plant-based extracts that are designed to address fish health and performance.  Necto, which the company said will be available in late 2025, is the first Skretting product to feature the new proprietary phytocomplexes created by Nutreco Exploration, the plant research… Read More

AquaGen Scotland, the Scottish arm of Norway-headquartered aquaculture genetics company AquaGen, has opened a new freshwater recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) center for the incubation of salmon eggs at its salmon hatchery in Holywood, Dumfries.  "The new RAS system is a game-changer for AquaGen Scotland, securing the supply of high-quality best of breed salmon eggs to the Scottish aquaculture industry,” Managing Director Keith Drynan… Read More

Container spot rates for ocean transport have declined significantly, with rates in some trade lanes reaching lows last seen in December 2023. 

Rates between the Far East and the U.S. have fallen significantly, down 8 percent since the end of August, according to experts in the shipping and logistics industry. Rates on these routes spiked at the beginning of September, surprising container pricing analysts, but quickly fell enough to wipe

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A new study which used DNA barcoding to identify species in surimi – specifically imitation crab – sold in grocery stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. found evidence of unlabeled shark meat in 62 percent of the sampled products, with some shark meat from critically endangered species. 

The study, recently published in Food Control comes on the heels of another recent study which found evidence of endangered shark meat

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Three fishery monitoring organizations – the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), Global Fishing Watch (GFW), and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) – are collaborating to combine their databases to improve transparency in the tuna supply chain. The goal, the organizations said, is to give tuna buyers access to information, including vessel by vessel bycatch data and observer reports, in one

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Singapore-based marine alternatives biotechnology company UMAMI Bioworks has announced a new cell-cultivated supplement line it has dubbed Marine Radiance, which it said will give consumers access to omega fatty acids, collagen, and marine bioactive peptides without taxing wild fish… Read More

The U.K. Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) and U.K. Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) have released a new case study on Scottish kelp farming which the organizations say could represent a “step-change for the Scottish kelp industry.”  The project was led by Isle of… Read More

Shipping and logistics industry stakeholders in the U.S. are preparing for shutdown-related delays after congressional deadlock left the federal government without a funding package as of 1 October. 

The shutdown comes amid an already chaotic week in global shipping as Golden Week in China, which runs from 1 - 8 October and closes Chinese factories and ports, slows down supply chains worldwide. 

A number of U.S. agencies with oversight

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E.U.-funded European fisheries research project SEAwise has released the last films in its four-part documentary series about research it has been conducting on the viability of Ecosystems Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in Europe since 2020.  SEAwise said the films showcase EBFM’s… Read More

Ecuador was the top exporter of shrimp to the E.U. and China for the first eight months of 2025, Shrimp Insights OwnerWillem van der Pijl has reported.  According to Shrimp Insights China imported less shrimp than usual in early 2025, but strong numbers in the summer months  brought the… Read More