A bowl filled with anchovies — Peru has canceled the remainder of its North-Central anchovy fishery for the season, leaving over 1 million metric tons of available quota uncaught | Photo courtesy of PRODUCE

August 21, 2026

Peru ends North-Central anchovy season after lengthy pause

A purse seine tuna fishing vessel a — The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is on the cusp of adopting management procedures for four different tropical tuna stocks, and businesses and NGOs alike are pushing for it to cross the finish line on the proposal | Photo courtesy of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

August 21, 2026

Businesses, NGOs pushing for IATTC to adopt management procedures for tropical tuna

A pair of workers processing salmon — Poland's large processing sector often drives imports of Norwegain salmon | Photo courtesy of Bionysheva-Abramova/Shutterstock

August 21, 2026

Poland and the Netherlands are top export markets by volume for Norwegian salmon in Week 33

Vinh Hoan's booth at the 2026 Vietfish Expo — Vinh Hoan said it has seen growth in markets including Spain and the U.K., as well as Germany | Photo courtesy of Vinh Hoan/LinkedIn

August 21, 2026

Vinh Hoan eyes opportunity in Europe as whitefish supplies tighten

Two individuals overlooking an aquaculture operation in Africa — By the time Samaki Poa concluded in June, around 2,700 aquaculture entrepreneurs had received training directly at the hubs | Photo courtesy of Larive International

August 21, 2026

Norwegian-funded aquaculture hubs helping to train aquaculture entrepreneurs in East Africa and beyond

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A rendering of an aerial view of Pure Salmon's planned salmon RAS — Pure Salmon has secured another key approval for its planned salmon RAS in France | Photo courtesy of Pure Salmon

Pure Salmon secures key approval for France-based salmon RAS, despite protests

July 21, 2026

A Chilean salmon farm — The report said improving biological performance and supportive political momentum are a few factors making Chile the world's most compelling salmon-farming growth story | Photo courtesy of Oleka_Chile/Shutterstock

Rabobank predicts Chile may soon become salmon farming’s principal growth driver

July 20, 2026

Tierra del Fuego coastline — The announcement comes less than a year after the Tierra del Fuego province allowed aquaculture in the province again after a multiyear ban | Photo courtesy of Sun_Shine/Shutterstock

Investor group moves forward on now-permitted Tierra del Fuego RAS farm

July 17, 2026

red drum — With Velella Epsilon, Ocean Era plans to raise up to 20,000 red drum in a single net pen about 40 miles off the coast of Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A. | Photo courtesy of AdamFish/Shutterstock

Ocean Era receives final permit for red drum demo off Florida coast

July 15, 2026

People affiliated with the 10 companies participating in the Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Studio — Hatch Blue has launched its Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Studio with 10 participating companies | Photo courtesy of Hatch Blue

Hatch Blue, Oceans Advance launch Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Studio

July 15, 2026

MAE Deputy Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Heriberto Javier Medina and CNA Executive President José Antonio Camposano — Ecuador's Ministry of Environment and Energy and the nation's National Aquaculture Chamber signed an MoU to bolster the supply of electricity to the nation's shrimp sector and encourage investment in transitioning away from diesel | Photo courtesy of Ecuador’s National Aquaculture Chamber

Ecuador’s CNA and Ministry of Energy sign MoU, define lines of action to electrify shrimp industry

July 13, 2026

A view of Nordic Halibut's net pens — Nordic Halibut said construction at its Tingvoll-based facility is on track and will see halibut moved in in July 2026 | Photo courtesy of Nordic Halibut

Nordic Halibut on track to begin production at Tingvoll this month

July 10, 2026

U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) — U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) introduced the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act of 2026 | Photo courtesy of U.S. Congress

Temporary worker reform bill would enable aquaculture operators, seafood processors to utilize H-2A visas

July 9, 2026

An aerial view of Nordic Aqua Partners' facility in China — Nordic Aqua Partners reported a full run-rate at both its Stage 1 and Stage 2 operations, a first for the company | Photo courtesy of Nordic Aqua Partners

Nordic Aqua Partners hits another milestone with full production on multiple stages

July 9, 2026

An aerial shot of a Chilean aquaculture net pen — The study said by making a few regulatory and operational tweaks, Chile could quickly grow salmon export growth | Photo courtesy of Alexander Gold/Shutterstock

Small adjustments to Chile’s aquaculture sector could lead to USD 520 million export boost, Salmon Council advises

July 9, 2026

A Meox robot sitting on a dock next to the water — Bluefront Equity has acquired Meox, a company specializing in robots which can clean aquaculture installations | Photo courtesy of Meox

Bluefront Equity acquires majority stake in aquaculture equipment provider Meox

July 8, 2026

Tilapia rounded up into a net — Brazil has become an important growth market for Vietnamese tilapia, making the proposed ban especially destructive | Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Tilapia Company

Vietnamese seafood industry seeks urgent government intervention over Brazil tilapia restrictions

July 8, 2026

Khyber Aquaculture's new facility in Kashmir — The firm is aiming for an eventual 7,000 metric tons of annual production | Photo courtesy of Khyber Aquaculture

Khyber Aquaculture launches RAS trout farm in Kashmir, targets 7,000 MT of production

July 7, 2026

The Chilean barquentine vessel Esmeralda — Some events in which the Chilean delegation will participate will include the Chilean barquentine sailing vessel Esmeralda, which is currently docked in New York City | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy, Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dennis C. Cantrell/Wikimedia Commons

Chilean representatives set for US trip to defend salmon’s value proposition

July 6, 2026

fingerlings — According to the lawmakers, the catfish industry has been hard hit by rising production costs caused by inflation, making it all but impossible to turn a profit | Photo courtesy of Bimardani Machmud/Shutterstock

US senators ask government to buy more catfish

July 6, 2026

A pair of Benchmark Genetics researchers working in a laboratory — Benchmark Genetics was part of a team that established a high-density SNP array for two important clam species used in European aquaculture | Photo courtesy of Benchmark Genetics

Benchmark Genetics helps create genomic map for key European clam species

July 1, 2026

Renderings of Bakkafrost's Skálavík hatchery — Construction on the first phase of Bakkafrost's Skálavík hatchery is complete, with the rest of construction slated to take place from now throughout most of 2027 | Image courtesy of Bakkafrost

Soon after Applecross expansion, Bakkafrost announces progress on multiple Faroese hatchery projects

July 1, 2026

A salmon swimming in a Mowi net pen — Mowi has reported a salmon escape in Norway | Photo courtesy of Mowi

Mowi reports salmon escape occurred in May at location in Norway

July 1, 2026