Michaela Lindström standing by the sea — Michaela Lindström is the CEO of Hailia, a Karkkila, Finland-based food technology company | Photo courtesy of Hailia

January 17, 2025

Op-ed: To meet the rising global demand for seafood, use the whole fish for human food

SSP Director Pamela Nath — SSP Director Pamela Nath launched the Sustainability Report at SustainED in Ecuador | Photo courtesy of Sustainable Shrimp Partnership

January 17, 2025

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership publishes first sustainability report

Morey's new wild salmon product with Mike's Hot Honey — Morey's new wild salmon product with Mike's Hot Honey | Photo courtesy of Morey's

January 17, 2025

US seafood supplier Morey’s launches hot honey salmon product

Renderings of Blue Water Farms' proposed walleye aquaculture facility — Renderings of Blue Water Farms' proposed walleye aquaculture facility | Image courtesy of Blue Water Farms

January 17, 2025

Minnesota walleye startup Blue Water Farms inks RAS partnership with SIFT Group

U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai — U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai | Photo courtesy of Tom Witham/United States Department of Agriculture

January 17, 2025

First-ever USTR strategy to combat forced labor prominently features seafood supply chain

Aquaculture

Honduras's Lake El Cajon, the site of a Regal Springs tilapia farm — Honduras's Lake El Cajon, the site of a Regal Springs tilapia farm | Photo courtesy of Regal Springs

Regal Springs hosts two industry events to address carbon emissions in aquaculture

November 27, 2024

A kelp bed in the St. Lawrence River, Canada | Photo courtesy of RLS Photo/Shutterstock

Cascadia Seaweed secures CAD 4 million in funding

November 26, 2024

The exterior of a Saudi Fisheries Company building — The new venture will be wholly owned by SFC and have starting capital of SAR 100,000 (USD 26,600, EUR 24,500) | Photo courtesy of Saudi Fisheries Company/Facebook

Saudi Fisheries spins off new aquaculture entity as part of overall restructuring

November 25, 2024

A scientist inspecting oyster samples inside a laboratory — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has detected both MSX and Dermo in New Brunswick, the first instances of both pathogens within the province | Photo courtesy of Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Canadian agency reports oyster parasite already hurting Prince Edward Island industry has appeared in New Brunswick

November 22, 2024

Renderings of Salfjord's planned salmon farm in Aure, Norway — Renderings of Salfjord's planned salmon farm in Aure, Norway | Image courtesy of Salfjord

Salfjord secures USD 9 million deal to begin construction on its flowthrough land-based salmon farm

November 22, 2024

Skretting, Cofimar, and MSD Animal Health representatives at the “New paths toward sustainability: How DNA traceability and alternative ingredients are shaping the future of shrimp farming" panel at the 2024 AquaExpo — Skretting, Cofimar, and MSD Animal Health representatives at the “New paths toward sustainability: How DNA traceability and alternative ingredients are shaping the future of shrimp farming" panel at the 2024 AquaExpo | Photo courtesy of Sustainable Shrimp Partnership

AquaExpo panel: Retailers' increasing shrimp welfare demands will require cooperation across the supply chain

November 22, 2024

A humpback whale in the southern Chile region of Patagonia — Both Australis and Cooke have insisted no wrongdoing in the whales’ deaths | Photo courtesy of Marcos Amend/Shutterstock

Humpback whale deaths near Cooke, Australis salmon grow-out centers draw scrutiny in Chile

November 21, 2024

The interior of Proximar Seafood's RAS facility in Japan — Proximar Seafood said it was hit with a filter breach, which didn't cause mortalities but will cause its harvests to be reduced in 2024 and 2025 | Photo courtesy of Proximar Seafood

Proximar biofilter incident reduces projected harvests, but company avoids mortalities

November 21, 2024

Proximar Seafood's "Fuji Atlantic Salmon" for sale inside a Japanese supermarket — Proximar Seafood successfully sold its first harvest of Atlantic salmon for a price premium over similar imported Norwegian salmon | Photo courtesy of Proximar Seafood

Proximar Seafood sells first harvest but pushes Q4 harvest plans into 2025

November 20, 2024

A photo of kelp off the coast of California — NOAA Fisheries began work on evaluating potential AOAs in 2020 following an executive order from then-U.S. President Donald Trump, who charged the agency with establishing 10 AOAs by 2025 | Photo courtesy of Joe Belanger/Shutterstock

NOAA Fisheries proposes aquaculture opportunity areas in Southern California and the Gulf of Mexico

November 19, 2024

A photo of Sebastian Belle on board a boat, with a calm sea covered in ice in the background — Sebastian Belle is the executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Association and the president of the board of directors of the National Aquaculture Association | Photo courtesy of Maine Aquaculture Association

Op-ed: In suing Cooke, Conservation Law Foundation has a short memory

November 18, 2024

Cooke Aquaculture's salmon farm located near Starboard Island in Machiasport, Maine, U.S.A. — Cooke Aquaculture's Maine-based salmon farms are being targeted by a lawsuit for alleged Clean Water Act violations | Photo courtesy of Cooke Aquaculture

Environmental NGO plans lawsuit against Cooke over alleged water pollution at Maine-based salmon farms

November 18, 2024

A photo of farmed shrimp — According to domestic shrimping representative firm the Southern Shrimp Association, international financial institutions have funded “at least eight significant projects” increasing farmed shrimp production in Ecuador since 2012 | Photo courtesy of Phensri Ngamsommitr/Shutterstock

US lawmakers call for investigation into whether Treasury Department is opposing World Bank shrimp funding

November 18, 2024

New packaging for Invermar products — New packaging for Invermar products | Photo courtesy of Invermar SA

Invermar rebrand celebrates the firm’s evolution

November 15, 2024

The waters off of Delma Island, where Abu Dhabi has invested in six floating sea cages — The waters off of Delma Island, where Abu Dhabi has invested in six floating sea cages | Photo courtesy of Emad Ali DXB/Shutterstock

Abu Dhabi finances fish-farming project to enhance nation's food security

November 15, 2024

Shrimp at Onda's new partner facility | Photo courtesy of Onda Research

Onda expands into whiteleg shrimp with new partnership

November 15, 2024

An aerial photo of offshore aquaculture. — SATS claims that offshore aquaculture is being held back “due to the lack of federal legislation to support industry growth.” | Photo courtesy of Leonid Sorokin/Shutterstock

US offshore aquaculture industry launches campaign to increase Congressional support

November 13, 2024

Oyster farming in County Donegal, Ireland — Oyster farming in County Donegal, Ireland | Photo courtesy of Lukassek/Shutterstock

Irish oyster farmers lament drop in export prices to Asia, high input costs

November 13, 2024