A shrimp processing line in Ecuador — Ecuador's shrimp exports hit an all-time high in May as demand from China and the U.S. continued to grow | Photo courtesy of Ecuador's National Aquaculture Chamber

July 3, 2026

Ecuador’s shrimp exports hit all-time record in May

Norwegian soccer team player Erling Haaland — Erling Haaland is a striker on the Norwegian national soccer team | Photo courtesy of Alizada Studios/Shutterstock

July 3, 2026

Erling Haaland spearheading Norwegian seafood campaign during World Cup

Lineage's new cold storage warehouse in Bremerhaven, Germany — The new facility is intended to boost Lineage's European seafood handling capability by serving as a distribution point for global imports | Photo courtesy of Lineage

July 3, 2026

Lineage strengthens European foothold with opening of new German warehouse

lobsters — Both the shellfish and the spearfishing equipment were taken into evidence | Photo courtesy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

July 3, 2026

California individual caught illegally spearfishing lobster

White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro — White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro unveiled the deregulatory proposals 2 July | Photo courtesy of DT phots1/Shutterstock

July 2, 2026

Trump administration sends deregulatory wish lists to regional fishery management councils

Environment & Sustainability

A Maugean skate on the ocean bottom — The Maugean skate has retained its endangered status, and environmentalists are continuing calls to ban salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour in a bid to protect it | Photo courtesy of the University of Tasmania

Maugean skate retains endangered status, environmentalists continue calls to end salmon farming in region

February 17, 2026

A carp in a river — Located near Joliet, Illinois, U.S.A., BRIP is designed to be a choke point with a complex series of deterrents to prevent the invasive carp from advancing into the lakes | Photo courtesy of SandmanPhotography/Shutterstock

Trump administration pauses work on invasive carp choke point; state lawmakers request restart

February 16, 2026

Tuna fishing boats in Ecuador — Ecuadorian conservation NGO TUNACONs works to promote sustainable, scientific-backed solutions for preserving tuna fisheries in the country with support from the World Wildlife Fund | Photo courtesy of the World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund touts TUNACONS as a success story both in Ecuador and internationally

February 13, 2026

A man pushing containers of fresh jumbo flying squid — China has increased its annual landings of jumbo flying squid to more than 400,000 MT, prompting calls for better conservation measures | Photo courtesy of the Committee for the Sustainable Management of the Southern Pacific Jumbo Flying Squid

Over 50 organizations unite in call to contain China's unrestricted squid-fishing fleet

February 13, 2026

A bucket with catches of red snapper inside — The states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina have applied for Exempted Fishing Permits, which would allow the states to control their respective recreational red snapper fisheries | Photo courtesy of EngineerPhotos/Shutterstock

NOAA Fisheries opens public comments on state-led recreational red snapper management, renewing concerns of overfishing

February 13, 2026

A 200-acre oyster reef in Sister (Caillou) Lake — LDFW completed construction of the 200-acre oyster reef in Sister (Caillou) Lake last year using funding from the Deepwater Horizon settlement | Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Louisiana wildlife agents use drone to spot illegal oyster harvesting

February 12, 2026

Fisherman in Somalia pulling up nets from the water — A local fisherman pulls up old fishing equipment out of the ocean as part of the MARCOD and Satlink Project ReCon initiative | Photo courtesy of Satlink

Satlink and MARCOD Center team up with Project ReCon to lessen marine debris in Somalia’s waters

February 12, 2026

A fishing harbor in the U.K. at sunset — The United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs has opened consultations for four fishery management plans | Photo courtesy of Ian_Stewart/Shutterstock

UK opens consultations for four new fishery management plans

February 12, 2026

Red urchins and abalone harvested from the California coast — Red urchins and abalone harvested from the California coast | Photo courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife

California officers catch woman hiding abalone in her pants

February 10, 2026

A river in Ireland winding around farmland — The number of breeding salmon in Ireland has been estimated to have dropped from around 1 million in the 1970s to under 200,000 | Photo courtesy of Aquatic Harvesting

Irish water management solutions firm Aquatic Harvesting develops machine to improve wild salmon breeding

February 10, 2026

Mobile Bay — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has defended its operations, saying it only practices “thin-layer placement” in redistributing sediment after dredging shipping channels | Photo courtesy of nektofadeev/Shutterstock

Alabama state legislature bans “mud dumping” in Mobile Bay

February 9, 2026

A sea spider in one of the canyons encompassed by the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument — Trump has once again opened the area encompassed by the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing | Photo courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

Trump reopens Northeast Canyons and Seamounts to commercial fishing

February 9, 2026

A shopper selecting MSC-certified anchovy — MSC’s analysis confirmed a lot of the recent growth in the U.K. market has come from frozen, canned, and value-added formats | Photo courtesy of the Marine Stewardship Council

MSC-labeled seafood sales surge in British retail as tuna and preserved products drive growth

February 9, 2026

fishing in Louisiana — In a separate incident on 19 January, LDFW agents on patrol arrested Galliano resident Paul Stein III after catching him fishing without a license | Photo courtesy of Delpixel/Shutterstock

Louisiana wildlife agents cite two individuals for illegally selling catfish

February 5, 2026

a sperm whale — The Whale Conservation Habitat Analysis, Research, and Technical Strategies (CHARTS) Act directs NOAA to improve its mapping of whale habitats | Photo courtesy of Delz76/Shutterstock

US lawmakers introduce legislation to better map whale habitats, reduce vessel strikes

February 5, 2026

The Acme Smoked Fish Foundation holds the annual Seafood Industry Climate Awards | Photo courtesy of Acme Smoked Fish

Acme Smoked Fish announces USD 250,000 in grant funding for carbon-reduction projects in US and Chile

February 4, 2026

A view of Newfoundland and Labrador's South Coast Fjords from the water — Newfoundland and Labrador has withdrawn from an MoU that would have worked to establish a large Marine Conservation Area in the province | Photo courtesy of Parks Canada

Newfoundland withdraws from planned marine conservation area

February 4, 2026

A traditional Philippines bangka fishing boat — Nonprofit Oceana has warned that continued inaction could push the Philippines' fisheries toward collapse | Photo courtesy of JomNaz/Shutterstock

Philippine fisheries losing 45,000 tons of fish annually due to weak law enforcement, Oceana report says

February 4, 2026