Iceland Seafood International's booth at Seafood Expo Global — Iceland Seafood International has received a non-binding offer for its stake in Ahumados Domínguez | Photo courtesy of Iceland Seafood International/LinkedIn

October 2, 2026

ISI receives non-binding request for its shareholding in Ahumados Dominguez

a humpback whale — Together, the lawmakers said the Improving Species Recovery Act will enable faster species recovery and stronger stakeholder collaboration while reducing permitting bottlenecks, confusion, and litigation | Photo courtesy of Russ Heinl/Shutterstock

October 2, 2026

As Trump rolls back endangered species protections, US lawmakers push bill to support their recovery

Bakkafrost — Bakkafrost’s salmon farm at Funningsfjørður in the Faroe Islands | Photo courtesy of Bakkafrost

October 2, 2026

Bakkafrost becomes first salmon farmer globally to earn ASC recognition under new Farm Standard

A large net catching pelagic fish — The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas advised higher catch limits for all three major Northeast Atlantic pelagic species | Photo courtesy of the Northeast Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group

October 2, 2026

ICES releases advice for Northeast Atlantic pelagics, increasing quotas for mackerel, herring, blue whiting

A red tide event in Florida — Algae blooms can result in build-up of ciguatoxin, which moves up the food chain from small fish to larger reef predators, concentrating in the flesh and potentially taking months or years to build to dangerous levels | Photo courtesy of Ryan Mcgill/Shutterstock

October 2, 2026

CDC report finds marine toxins continue to present foodborne disease outbreak threat in the US

Environment & Sustainability

red snapper — On 21 May, the day before Florida’s season was set to start, a federal judge placed a pause on the EFPs while the lawsuit worked its way through the court system | Photo courtesy of Mahmud Syahrul/Shutterstock

South Atlantic states cancel planned recreational red snapper seasons over lawsuit, push for fall dates instead

June 25, 2026

A humphead wrasse — Trade of humphead wrasse across borders requires a CITES permit, but experts have surmised that smuggling still occurs | Photo courtesy of Fadila Fitra Kusuma/Shutterstock

Chinese tourists traveling to Malaysia to eat endangered wrasse

June 25, 2026

Coral reef restoration is underway with new funding — Bloomberg Philanthropies is funding coral reef restoration with a multi-million dollar investment | Photo courtesy of Mike Workman /Shutterstock

Bloomberg Philanthropies commits USD 260 Million for ocean conservation work in coral reefs

June 24, 2026

A pile of Atlantic mackerel — The Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission has voted – sans Russia – to curb Russia's mackerel fishing | Photo courtesy of David Gonzalez Yllera/Shutterstock

European countries restricting Russian mackerel fishing in Atlantic following TAC increase

June 24, 2026

Regenerative seaweed farmers work in Southeast Asia — Coast 4C is a seaweed farming firm based in Southeast Asia | Photo courtesy of Hatch Blue

Hatch Blue invests USD 2.5 million in seaweed supply chain platform Coast 4C

June 23, 2026

A squid jigger operating in Argentine waters — According to a new report, Chinese capital has progressively entered the Argentine squid sector over the past two decades through acquisitions, local subsidiaries, and vessel reflagging | Photo courtesy of Milko Schvartzman

Chinese companies control nearly two-thirds of Argentina’s own squid fleet, according to new IUU exposé

June 23, 2026

snow crabs — Much of the funding will go to Alaska's Bering Sea snow crab fishery | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NOAA announces USD 124 million in fisheries disaster assistance

June 23, 2026

A Carrefour store in France — The study pointed to such retailers as Carrefour that have faced lawsuits over its certified seafood supply chain as examples of certification overreliance without a robust due diligence framework to back it up | Photo courtesy of HJBC/Shutterstock

Certification overreliance leaves seafood buyers exposed to lawsuits, greenwashing claims, new report claims

June 18, 2026

WTO Fish Fund — The World Trade Organization's Fish Fund is working with the Tonga people in the Pacific | Photo courtesy of WTO

Tonga submits first-ever fisheries subsidy notification under WTO's Fish Fund

June 18, 2026

Taku River in Alaska — Alaskans are raising concern over the refurbishing project of a gold mine that could pollute the Taku River | Photo courtesy of Gregory Butler/Shutterstock

Alaskans voice pollution concerns over New Polaris gold mine project near Taku River

June 18, 2026

A map of the locations of Ocean Observation Initiative se — The National Science Foundation said it will no longer proceed with removing sensors related to the Ocean Observation Initiative following bipartisan pushback in U.S. Congress | Image courtesy of the National Science Foundation

Trump administration walks back plan to cut ocean observation after legislative effort

June 18, 2026

A giant squid — Two new bills in Chile and Peru propose to allow industrial trawling and the registration of 2,000 more vessels into their countries' jumbo flying squid fisheries, respectively | Photo courtesy of topimages/Shutterstock

Proposed legal changes may risk sustainability of jumbo squid in Chile, Peru

June 18, 2026

Men on shore wave at a fishing vessel — Fifteen countries committed to the Mombasa Declaration during the Our Ocean Conference, promising greater transparency in their fisheries as part of a global effort against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing | Photo courtesy of the Environmental Justice Foundation

15 countries sign Mombasa Declaration in pledge to promote fisheries transparency, combat IUU fishing

June 17, 2026

Milko Schvartzman, the ocean policy coordinator at Argentina-based environmental NGO Circulo de Politicas Ambientales — Milko Schvartzman, the ocean policy coordinator at Argentina-based environmental NGO Circulo de Politicas Ambientales, recently presented at an event in Panama, highlighting the momentum gained by Legal Ocean Watch | Photo courtesy of Milko Schvartzman/LinkedIn

Chile’s Legal Ocean Watch sets new legal precedent in fight against IUU fishing

June 17, 2026

A fishing vessel at sea — Essam Yassin Mohammed is the director general of WorldFish, a leading international research organization working to transform aquatic food systems to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty | Photo courtesy of Dilruba Sharmin/WorldFish

Op-ed: The ocean does not need admiration; it needs action

June 16, 2026

Midwater trawler by NOAA Fisheries — Midwater trawling involves towing a large net through the water column and are designed to capture and trap target species inside the codend as the net is hauled through the water | Image courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NPFMC asks for more research on midwater trawling, despite increased calls for regulation

June 16, 2026

A fin whale — Iceland has set the 2026 fin whale quota at 150, much to conservationists' dismay | Photo courtesy of Juan Gracia/Shutterstock

Whaling set to resume in Iceland after two-year hiatus

June 16, 2026

Fishing boots on top of a courthouse sign — Greenpeace celebrated a victory in court as a judge found fishers alleging Bumble Bee Foods didn't do enough against forced labor have a right to pursue their case | Photo courtesy of Greenpeace

Fishers win partial victory as forced labor lawsuit against Bumble Bee moves forward

June 15, 2026