Black soldier fly larvae — The production of fed aquaculture species such as salmon, marine finfish, and crustaceans is forecast to expand by 12 million metric tons (MT) by 2033, prompting some to call for an increase in insect feed to meet that growth | Photo courtesy of Agronutris

November 18, 2025

As fishmeal shortage nears, stakeholders call for controlled ramp up of insect feed production

A blue catfish in a net — The U.S. state of Maryland is helping local food banks purchase fillets of invasive blue catfish | Photo courtesy of M.TaylorsVisuals/Shutterstock

November 18, 2025

Maryland helps local food banks buy invasive blue catfish

The Lower Stikine River — The Stikine River runs through both the Canadian province of British Columbia and the southeastern part of Alaska | Photo courtesy of salparadis/Shutterstock

November 18, 2025

Alaska Tribes deliver 30,000 letters opposing Canadian mining near salmon-bearing rivers

A humpback whale stranded on a beach in Oregon — A stranded humpback whale in Oregon has lead to renewed criticism of the Dungeness crab fishery and it potential impact on the endangered species | Photo courtesy of Oregon State Parks

November 18, 2025

Entangled humpback whale renews criticism of Oregon Dungeness crab fishery

Lake Michigan whitefish — The population of Lake Michigan whitefish has dropped more than 75 percent over the past two decades, prompting such proposals as the one Wisconsin has put forth to cut quota | Photo courtesy of Michigan Sea Grant

November 18, 2025

Wisconsin proposes nearly 40 percent cut to Lake Michigan whitefish quota

Aquaculture

A Gigante Salmon worker looking at one of the company's salmon tanks — Gigante Salmon has begun ramping up production at its land-based salmon-farming facility in Norway | Photo courtesy of Gigante Salmon

Gigante Salmon “ramping up” production at land-based salmon farm

September 24, 2025

NaFAA Acting Director General Cyrus Saygbe — NaFAA Acting Director General Cyrus Saygbe said the aim of this project is for Liberia to "build commercially viable and sustainable aquaculture value chains – from seed to feed, grow-out to market" | Photo courtesy of NaFAA

Liberia fast-tracks World Bank-funded project to enhance feed mill, hatchery

September 22, 2025

Four Queensland Sunshine Oysters that weathered disease outbreaks with no ill effects — A pilot project is exploring the commercial viability of two native species of oyster in the Australian state of Queensland | Photo courtesy of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

Australian FRDC backing project to pilot new oyster species for farming

September 22, 2025

sea lice — Norwegian authorities have warned the industry that sea lice infection pressure – caused by a combination of warm water, louse and fish density, and other factors – has been high this year | Photo courtesy of NatureDiver/Shutterstock

Mattilsynet warns Norwegian salmon farmers to safeguard animal welfare as sea lice levels rise

September 19, 2025

Heifer employees being shown surveillance of the Bohai Aquatic Foods shrimp-farming and -processing operation in Shandong Province — Heifer employees being shown surveillance of the Bohai Aquatic Foods shrimp-farming and -processing operation in Shandong Province | Photo courtesy of Sareth Nhem/Facebook

US NGO-led Cambodia shrimp project draws inspiration from sprawling Chinese farm

September 19, 2025

Songnefjord, Norway — The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has announced that it has prevailed in its case against Aller Aqua over the 2022 escape of 35,000 salmon in Songnefjord – a Norwegian national salmon fjord | Photo courtesy of Olena Znak/Shutterstock

Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries reports Isqueen escape, wins case regarding 2022 Aller Aqua escape

September 18, 2025

Catfish swimming in a tank — The ASC said that it was considering including catfish in its Farm Standard because the fish "is a staple for families around the world." | Photo courtesy of nakon101/Shutterstock

ASC opens consultation on including catfish in its Farm Standard

September 18, 2025

A man feeding fish at a fish farm — F3 has launched its latest challenged oriented around supporting the development of marine-ingredient-free aquaculture feed | Photo courtesy of ALPA PROD/Shutterstock

Future of Fish Feed opens latest contest offering USD 200,000 in prizes for innovative marine ingredient-free feeds

September 16, 2025

Jianglong Shipbuilding and Moen Marin signed a two-vessel deal back in May, and since then, have signed a 12-vessel contract — Jianglong Shipbuilding and Moen Marin signed a two-vessel deal back in May, and since then, have signed a 12-vessel contract | Photo courtesy of Jianglong Shipbuilding

Chinese shipbuilder delivers first of several vessels to Norwegian aquaculture workboat supplier Moen Marin

September 15, 2025

Longyang Zhixian trout farmers — Rainbow trout is often marketed as salmon in China and has been farmed in the country since the late 1950s | Photo courtesy of Longyang Zhixian

Chinese trout firm Longyang Zhixian grows exports 10-fold in 2024

September 11, 2025

Offshore aquaculture nets — Introduced in August, the MARA Act would establish an Office of Aquaculture within NOAA Fisheries to spearhead federal aquaculture permitting | Photo courtesy of Leonid Sorokin/Shutterstock

Fishing industry, environmental groups push back on US offshore aquaculture bill

September 10, 2025

Zhedai Yuyang 60001 — Zhedai Yuyang 60001 | Photo courtesy of China Classification Society

Chinese tanker converted into mobile salmon farm offers alternative model to traditional land-based operations

September 8, 2025

A fishmeal and fish oil production plant in Norway — Global fishmeal and fish oil production through July 2025 has outpaced production in the same period of 2024 | Photo courtesy of AlanMorris/Shutterstock

IFFO surveys find global fishmeal, fish oil production has increased so far in 2025

September 8, 2025

CFEED team, along with Norway's minister of aquaculture — CFEED leaders welcomed Even Tronstad Sagebakken, Norway's state secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries (second from left), to the opening of the expanded facility | Photo courtesy of CFEED

Norwegian biotech firm CFEED expands copepod egg production facility

September 8, 2025

A salmon farm in British Columbia, Canada — Another research paper found little connection between sea lice concentrations in wild salmon and the presence of salmon farming | Photo courtesy of BC Salmon Farmers Association

More research finds removing BC salmon farms hasn’t reduced sea lice levels in wild salmon

September 8, 2025

Forever Young Aquaponics' aquaculture facility in Colorado — Innovasea has collaborated with the Andrew J. Young foundation on its "Forever Young Aquaponics" initiative to build hydroponics facilities | Photo courtesy of Innovasea

Innovasea collaborates with Andrew J Young foundation on launching RAS facilities in US

September 8, 2025

Kelly Loeffler — Kelly Loeffler was confirmed as U.S. President Donald Trump's administrator of the Small Business Administration| Photo courtesy of Maxim Elramsisy/Shutterstock

Aquaculture and fishing firms could benefit from Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act

September 5, 2025

An aerial shot of a Chilean salmon farm — Though talks on establishing a general law have died down, many Chilean aquaculture stakeholders maintain that, at the very least, the country needs to have a nationwide vision on how the industry can sustainably grow | Photo courtesy of SalmonChile

Momentum slows for establishing general aquaculture law in Chile

September 5, 2025