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

a North Atlantic right whale — Former NOAA Fisheries heads warn the rule change will lead to the extinction of species | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

States sue Trump administration over weakening of ESA “harm” definition

September 10, 2026

a fishing vessel leaving New Bedford — Officials plan to release a special water-tracing dye from the wastewater treatment facility on 12 September to track the flow and dispersion of treated wastewater into the bay | Photo courtesy of Mystic Stock Photography/Shutterstock

Massachusetts using dye to study how New Beford wastewater impacts shellfish

September 10, 2026

A top-down view of fishing boats in Indonesia — Indonesia is opposing the latest proposal on fishing subsidies at the World Trade Organization out of concerns it would hurt the livelihoods of the nation's thousands of small-scale fishers | Photo courtesy of Sony Herdiana/Shutterstock

WTO talks to recommence as US, Indonesia, India oppose current fish subsidies proposals

September 10, 2026

Tribal and government officials standing on a river bank — The two governments said the partnership utilizes both tribal Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and CDFW scientific monitoring | Photo courtesy of California Natural Resources Agency

California announces fishery restoration partnership with Hoopa Valley Tribe

September 10, 2026

MatsyaMetri — The app, named MatsyaMetri, automatically records measurements from images of fish | Photo courtesy of CMFRI

Indian government research group announces smartphone app that can measure fish with camera

September 9, 2026

A school of tuna swimming — Tuna FIPs are still the most prevalent for species, but like FIPs generally, growth has slowed | Photo courtesy of Rob Atherton/Shutterstock

CEA’s new global review reveals the evolution of FIPs model

September 9, 2026

Port Louis in Mauritius — Mauritius has approved new regulations to its electronic reporting system intended to help curb IUU fishing | Photo courtesy of byvalet/Shutterstock

Mauritius approves regulations to help curb IUU fishing

September 9, 2026

The coastline of Italy — Marine NGOs are urging European Union member states to focus more on ocean restoration in their National Restoration Plans | Photo courtesy of Maxmad/Shutterstock

Environmental groups urge EU member states to tighten focus on marine restoration

September 9, 2026

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu (right) and State Secretary Ivan Matijević — FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and State Secretary Ivan Matijević at the inauguration of the Adriatic Sea Technical Unit | Photo courtesy of FAO

GFCM creates technical unit to strengthen sustainable fishing cooperation in Adriatic Sea

September 9, 2026

Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara City College will host an Ocean Collective facility on its campus | Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara commercial fishing group awarded USD 507,500 to launch regional Ocean Collective

September 9, 2026

State Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police confiscated 15 undersize summer flounder during the arrests | Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police

Connecticut police arrest two for illegal fishing operations

September 8, 2026

Vessels in Cyprus — The groups’ priority action items include preferential access for small-scale fishers to traditional fishing grounds | Photo courtesy of Michalakis Ppalis/Shutterstock

Cypriot small-scall fishers call for reforms, national plan

September 8, 2026

A turtle — A TED is a grid of bars that blocks larger animals – like turtles – from entering a commercial fishing net while allowing smaller animals – like shrimp – to pass through into the net | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Louisiana agents cite two for turtle excluder device modifications

September 8, 2026

a sea turtle — NOAA Fisheries estimated that 7,794 sea turtles are caught up by skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing net fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico every year | Photo courtesy of Mahmud Hidayat/Shutterstock

US appeals court rejects challenge to turtle excluder device requirements in Louisiana

September 4, 2026

shrimping vessels in Florida — According to NOAA Fisheries, the agency received 787 public comments in response to the order | Photo courtesy of Carmen K. Sisson/Shutterstock

NOAA Fisheries announces priorities for restoring American seafood competitiveness

September 3, 2026

Maine lobsters — Earlier this year, U.S. Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) and U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R-New York) cosponsored the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act to extend the moratorium through 2035 | Photo courtesy of ImagineerInc/Shutterstock

US House votes to extend pause on new lobster regulations for seven years

September 2, 2026

The Saloum Delta of Senegal — The project is located near Senegal's Saloum Delta, which is a UNESCO-protected wetland area in the southwest of the country | Photo courtesy of issiaga_photography/Shutterstock

Senegal begins installing nation’s first offshore aquaculture project; artisanal fishers, environmental groups urge caution

September 2, 2026

Siskiyou County, California — Among the largest grants is USD 11.5 million (EUR 9.9 million) to The Wildlands Conservancy to acquire 14,177 acres in Siskiyou County, which includes critical habitat for salmon and steelhead runs in the Scott River | Photo courtesy of The Wildlands Conservancy/Shutterstock

California wildlife board approves USD 14 million in funding for salmon restoration

September 1, 2026