Employees with Ever After Foods and Fishway celebrate the two companies' merger — Ever After Foods has acquired fellow cell-cultured protein manufacturer Fishway | Photo courtesy of Ever After Foods/LinkedIn

August 17, 2026

Ever After Foods acquires cell-cultured seafood producer Fishway

Sara Franey standing on the waterfront — Sara Franey is one of three plaintiffs challenging a Washington state rule requiring 24/7 GPS monitoring of crab-fishing vessels | Photo courtesy of NCLA

August 17, 2026

Crabbers continue lawsuit push against Washington state electronic monitoring

AKVA CEO Knut Nesse — AKVA CEO Knut Nesse said the company’s strong Q2 performance provides “a strong foundation for continued organic growth in 2026 and into 2027” | Photo courtesy of AKVA group

August 17, 2026

Strong order intake drives record Q2 EBITDA for AKVA

Alaska's Kuskokwim River — Federal officials closed Alaska’s Kuskokwim River to coho fishing just weeks into this year's season | Photo courtesy of Samoli/Shutterstock

August 17, 2026

Federal officials close short-lived Kuskokwim River coho season after seizing control of fishery

A Winn-Dixie storefront in Florida — The move comes shortly after Winn-Dixie expanded its seafood offerings across several stores | Photo courtesy of Michael Vi/Shutterstock

August 17, 2026

C&S proposes majority ownership of Winn-Dixie Company, aiming to boost supply chain capabilities

Environment & Sustainability

Sara Franey standing on the waterfront — Sara Franey is one of three plaintiffs challenging a Washington state rule requiring 24/7 GPS monitoring of crab-fishing vessels | Photo courtesy of NCLA

Crabbers continue lawsuit push against Washington state electronic monitoring

August 17, 2026

Alaska's Kuskokwim River — Federal officials closed Alaska’s Kuskokwim River to coho fishing just weeks into this year's season | Photo courtesy of Samoli/Shutterstock

Federal officials close short-lived Kuskokwim River coho season after seizing control of fishery

August 17, 2026

A yellowfin tuna — The study found IUU fishing accounts for as much as 15 percent of global marine wild capture and is estimated to be worth between USD 6.2 billion and USD 12.2 billion (EUR 5.4 billion and EUR 10.5 billion) | Photo courtesy of FtLaud/Shutterstock

Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hampering progress on fighting illegal fishing, research finds

August 17, 2026

surveillance image from CDFW — After watching the pair fish and retain their catch for some time, officers allowed the vessel to return to port and made contact there | Photo courtesy of CDFW

California officers catch commercial fishers operating in conservation area

August 17, 2026

A turtle — According to a NOAA Fisheries environmental impact assessment, however, an estimated 7,794 sea turtles are captured every year by skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawl, and wing net fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

US court hears arguments against turtle excluder devices in inshore Louisiana waters

August 14, 2026

A "Hope in the Water" promotional poster — The first season of the series was directly viewed by more than 7 million people, was featured across more than 145 news stories, and was nominated for an Emmy Award | Photo courtesy of PBS

Second season of Emmy-nominated PBS series “Hope in the Water” confirmed for release in 2027

August 14, 2026

A pair of Aker vessels in the Antarctic — Aker QRILL said it is ending krill fishing in the Antarctic for the season and that the current precautionary limits are working as intended | Photo courtesy of Aker QRILL

Aker QRILL announces end of Antarctic krill fishing for the season after harvest limit hit

August 14, 2026

The Community Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Reporting Center — The Community Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Reporting Center will serve as a community hub for receiving reports on suspected IUU fishing activities, as well as other unusual or illicit activities | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines

US embassy launched IUU reporting hub in the Philippines

August 14, 2026

Entangled whale off the coast of Oregon — The entanglement left the whale’s mouth stretched permanently open, making it unable to feed | Photo courtesy of Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, and Cascadia Research Collective

Whale found tangled in Oregon fishing gear expected to die due to broken jaw

August 13, 2026

a U.S. Coast Guard vessel — The chosen NGO will be charged with using emerging technologies such as satellite monitoring, public vessel tracking systems, artificial intelligence, web scraping, and more to identify and verify instances of forced labor and IUU fishing | Photo courtesy of EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock

US State Department looking for NGO partner to shine light on forced labor and IUU fishing

August 13, 2026

red snapper — Recreational fishing groups and officials from the region have long contended that the red snapper population is far larger than official NOAA Fisheries estimates show | Photo courtesy of Mike Workman/Shutterstock

State-managed recreational red snapper harvest proposals come in 10 times bigger than current limit

August 12, 2026

A graphic depicting sea surface temperature in the arctic ocean — NOAA's Arctic Report Card including reviews of research data relevant to the ocean, including sea surface temperature | Image courtesy of NOAA

Trump administration reportedly ending support for Arctic climate reports

August 12, 2026

offshore wind turbines — If passed, the bill would force the Department of the Interior to allow neighboring offshore wind leaseholders to buy abandoned leases at the original price without any other approval | Photo courtesy of Eric Dale/Shutterstock

US Senate bill would incentivize offshore wind development, despite Trump buyouts

August 12, 2026

Aker QRILL vessels operating in the Antarctic Ocean — Activists are raising alarm about the pace of krill fishing in the Antarctic | Photo courtesy of Aker QRILL

NGOs raise alarm claiming Antarctic krill fishery nearing its limit for second year in a row

August 12, 2026

A california fishing vessel — Under California’s commercial harbor craft amendments, the state has long held more stringent standards for small commercial vessels than those enforced at the national level | Photo courtesy of Michael Barajas/Shutterstock

California representative introduces federal legislation to undo state’s emissions requirements for small vessels

August 11, 2026

Spain's Congress of Deputies building in Madrid, Spain — With the draft of the fisheries law now on the table in Spanish Congress, Oceana said it gives the country the unique opportunity to entrench traceability provisions into its legal framework | Photo courtesy of Jose Miguel Sanchez/Shutterstock

Oceana calls for amendments to Spanish fisheries law in latest effort to combat IUU fishing

August 11, 2026

Mexican canned tuna products — Under a new trade agreement, remaining duties on Mexican tuna products entering the E.U. will be slowly phased out, with tariffs fully eliminated after seven years | Photo courtesy of JRomero04/Shutterstock

EU Market Advisory Council warns of negative impacts of duty-free canned tuna from Mexico

August 11, 2026

oyster barns on Prince Edward Island — The commercial sector in the Canadian provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick has been devastated by the spread of multinucleate sphere unknown (MSX) and Dermo | Photo courtesy of Heidi Besen/Shutterstock

Canada offers to buy out oyster harvesters as disease hits Atlantic fishery hard

August 11, 2026