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

An aerial view of an aquaculture operation — The ASC has delayed the transition to its new farm standard following stakeholder feedback | Photo courtesy of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council

ASC extends the deadline for its farm standard transition

July 6, 2026

French Polynesia — Thirty percent of French Polynesia's ocean waters are now marine protected areas | Photo courtesy of DigitalArtistryWizard/Shutterstock

French Polynesia expands ocean protections to 30 percent of its waters

July 6, 2026

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

California individual caught illegally spearfishing lobster

July 3, 2026

A female egg-bearing lobster getting v-notched — The Maine Lobster Community Alliance and Maine Lobsterman's Association (MLA) are launching a campaign to promote lobster conservation for cash prizes | Photo courtesy of MLA

“Billion Egg Challenge” kicks off in Maine to promote lobster conservation

July 2, 2026

filipino fishers — Labor activists have warned that many Filipino fishers working on foreign trawlers are trapped in a cycle of exploitation by labor agencies with little power to effect change | Photo courtesy of the International Labor Organization

Poverty, government inaction forcing Filipino fishers to drop exploitation cases against labor agencies

July 2, 2026

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signing a document — Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger added USD 2 million in funding for menhaden research to the state's budget through a late amendment | Photo courtesy of the Office of Abigail Spanberger

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger secures USD 2 million to fund menhaden study

July 1, 2026

a salmon — California Governor Gavin Newsom first released the strategy in 2024 to guide and coordinate the state’s various efforts to restore salmon populations and help the species recover | Photo courtesy of Kevin Cass/Shutterstock

California declares progress in restoring salmon populations

July 1, 2026

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) | Photo courtesy of the Office of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan

Sullivan updates Bycatch Reduction Act bill with stronger measures against trawling and sea floor contact

July 1, 2026

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum — Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the deal earlier in June | Photo courtesy of Joey Sussman/Shutterstock

Trump administration makes new deals to buy, cancel offshore wind projects

July 1, 2026

image of invasive quagga mussels spread across a pipe after 14 months — A display showing an ABS pipe completely covered in quagga mussels after 14 months in Lake Mead | Photo courtesy of ODFW

Highly invasive quagga mussel found dead on the shore of Oregon’s Prineville Reservoir

June 29, 2026

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