Elon Musk — Elon Musk’s DOGE team has been working to swiftly gain access to IT and payment systems at key federal agencies and shutting down payments for programs that don’t align with the Trump administration’s priorities | Photo courtesy of Frederic Legrand - COMEO/Shutterstock

February 7, 2025

US Democrats blast Elon Musk-led infiltration of NOAA

Two people in front of a shipping container at a port — Container xChange recommends that importers plan for volatility by collaborating with other stakeholders in the supply chain to stregnthen their positions | Photo courtesy of MAGNIFIER/Shutterstock

February 7, 2025

Experts encourage shippers to use strategic partnerships to navigate "trade war 2.0"

A tray of raw oysters on the half shell in New Orleans, Louisiana — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling oysters after 15 illnesses | Photo courtesy of Suzanne C. Grim/Shutterstock

February 7, 2025

US FDA issues recall of Louisiana oysters due to norovirus illnesses

An aerial view of salmon farming net pens in Scotland — A government inquiry of Scotland’s salmon farms criticized mortality levels, but industry said it’s being unfairly targeted compared to other types of animal farming | Photo courtesy of Salmon Scotland

February 7, 2025

Scottish inquiry criticizes salmon farming mortality levels, industry pushes back

A Chinese fishing boat belching out smoke — Chinese provincial governments have been able to resist national pressure to slow distant-water growth | Photo courtesy of Igor Grochev/Shutterstock

February 7, 2025

Chinese government quietly heeding NGO advice by trying to rein in provincial distant-water fleets

Environment & Sustainability

International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Market Outreach Associate Michael Cohen, Global Fishing Watch Seafood Industry Consultant Huw Thomas, and Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Supply Chain Risk Project Lead Katie Thompson. — International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Market Outreach Associate Michael Cohen, Global Fishing Watch Seafood Industry Consultant Huw Thomas, and Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Supply Chain Risk Project Lead Katie Thompson

SENA Panel: Achieving Full Traceability: The Need for Vessel-Level Data and Opportunities for Industry-Government Engagement

September 26, 2024

A young Peruvian fisher holding up and looking at a mahi he caught — The Walton Family Foundation is one of the leading ocean philanthropic organizations and has supported efforts like mahi fishery sustainability in Peru | Photo courtesy of the Walton Family Foundation

Ocean philanthropy showing promising growth, but still receiving a small fraction of global funding

September 24, 2024

A photo of fishing boats in the Maldives at sunset — Fishing boats in the Maldives at sunset | Photo courtesy of Clive Wyatt/Shutterstock

Maldives reaffirms ban on longline fishing

September 23, 2024

An exterior shot of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, highlighting its proximity to the waters of Monterey Bay — The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, U.S.A. | Photo courtesy of Belyay/Shutterstock

As Seafood Watch turns 25, Monterey Bay Aquarium employs new strategy for red-rated operations

September 20, 2024

Two Maui (mother and calf) dolphins swimming through a grey blue ocean. — Two Maui dolphins, a mother and calf, swimming in Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand | Photo courtesy of FlipFarm USA

Maui dolphin case is dismissed, eliminating prohibition of US imports of some New Zealand seafood

September 20, 2024

A photo of a sea turtle caught as bycatch. — NOAA Fisheries has banned vessels from 14 nations for failing to protect sea turtles. | Photo courtesy of Shutterstock/Tara Lambourne

US denies port privileges to foreign vessels accused of IUU fishing

September 20, 2024

The Heath, Ohio, U.S.A.-based facility that Ahimsa Companies has recently purchased — The Heath, Ohio, U.S.A.-based facility that Ahimsa Companies has recently purchased | Photo courtesy of Gathered Foods

Gathered Foods sells Ohio plant to Ahimsa Companies; Umami Bioworks announces two new partnerships

September 20, 2024

A net full of frozen tuna being transferred from a fishing vessel to a transshipment vessel — A study by The Pew Charitable Trusts identified up to USD 10 billion worth of tuna globally was transshipped in 2018 | Photo courtesy of Roylan Tkg/Shutterstock

Pew study finds tuna secured via transshipment is a USD 10.4 billion industry globally

September 19, 2024

An aerial shot of Isla Magdalena National park in Chile showing deep blue water and rising green mountains — Two production centers operated by AquaChile in Isla Magdalena National Park have allegedly overproduced by thousands of metric tons | Photo courtesy of Fundacion Rewilding Chile

NGO pushes for Cooke, AquaChile to face stiffer punishment for salmon overproduction

September 19, 2024

A Japanese flying squid with its tentacles pulled inward swimming near the ocean floor — A Japanese flying squid | Photo courtesy of Shpatak/Shutterstock

Climate change heavily affecting fish stocks in Japan, resulting in historically low catch totals

September 18, 2024

Nisa Salim stands at a podium which reads "Swinburne". She wears a red shirt with a black cardigan. She is smiling broadly. — Nisa Salim of Swinburne University | Photo courtesy of Swinburne University

Australian university team isolate valuable collagen protein from fish scales and other seafood waste

September 18, 2024

A group of six Filipino men in sweaters holding up their fists — Six Filipino fishermen claim they were abandoned by a U.S. company and had their wages withheld | Photo courtesy of the United 6/Facebook

Filipino fishermen claim they were abandoned by US company, fight for allegedly withheld wages

September 17, 2024

Water in the Ionian sea, tinted pink and blue by the sun, filled with sea bream and sea bass farming cages, which are round and float on top of the water. In the background, mountains appear blue through the mist. — View of sea bream and sea bass farming cages in the Ionian Sea in Greece | Photo courtesy of Tsuguliev/Shutterstock

Survey finds 8 out of 10 European consumers support humane fish-slaughter practices

September 16, 2024

A U.K. fisherman offloading catch off the coast of Dorset — A U.K. fisherman offloading catch off the coast of Dorset | Photo courtesy of Nigel Jarvis/Shutterstock

Seafish report IDs next steps for UK seafood industry's adaptations to climate change

September 12, 2024

A purse seine tuna fishing vessel at sea with its net extended — The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission has adopted new standards for electronic monitoring on board fishing vessels, along with improvements to its compliance processes | Photo courtesy of ISSF/John Muir

IATTC adopts electronic monitoring standards, improvements to compliance processes

September 12, 2024

MarinTrust Executive Director Libby Woodhatch — MarinTrust Executive Director Libby Woodhatch | Photo courtesy of MarinTrust

Op-ed: Shrimp customers demand sustainable products, but where will they come from?

September 10, 2024

A California coastline — Cojo Anchorage is within the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. | Photo courtesy of Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

NOAA inches closer toward establishing marine sanctuary along California coast

September 9, 2024

Workers process shrimp in a shrimp-processing facility in Vietnam — Workers in Vietnam's shrimp supply chain are facing declining wages and increased vulnerability to forced labor as buyers chase cheaper prices | Photo courtesy of Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin/Shutterstock

Investigation finds increasing labor exploitation in Vietnam’s shrimp industry as prices drop

September 9, 2024