A Vietnamese shrimp farm — VASEP is calling for investments in the sector as worries over trade disruptions continue | Photo courtesy of Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin/Shutterstock

July 15, 2025

Vietnamese seafood industry calling for government help to expand high-tech shrimp farming

A pile of raw Easy Peel shrimp — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it is recalling shrimp due to undeclared sulphites, which are considered an allergen | Photo courtesy of Wilasinee Burarak/Shutterstock

July 15, 2025

Soline Trading’s Sea Horse brand easy peel shrimp recalled for undeclared sulphites

Surfclam sizes are hard to predict, making stock assessments difficult — Surfclam sizes are hard to predict, making stock assessments difficult | Photo courtesy of Chonchanok Khaiowmongkol/Shutterstock

July 15, 2025

US research center announces funding for stock management, clam aging, and other seafood projects

The upper Gulf of California is home to the vaquita, an extremely rare porpoise — The upper Gulf of California is home to the vaquita, an extremely rare porpoise | Photo courtesy of Paula Olson/NOAA Fisheries

July 15, 2025

World Heritage Committee keeps Gulf of California on conservation list over vaquita concerns

Del Mar Seafoods' new expanded facility — Del Mar Seafoods has expanded its facilities by 40 percent and added a new Individual Quick Freezing line | Photo courtesy of Del Mar Seafoods

July 15, 2025

Del Mar Seafoods expanding operations with new facility

Environment & Sustainability

A culvert in Washington — The spending is a response to a 2013 federal court order that ruled the state was violating Tribal rights by blocking salmon and steelhead trout migration with culverts, ordering the state to remove them. | Photo courtesy of Beach Creatives/Shutterstock

Washington state legislature approves USD 1.1 billion to remove culverts, support salmon recovery

May 8, 2025

Longfin smelt — Once an abundant fish species in the San Francisco Bay, the longfin smelt population has dropped roughly 99 percent since the 1980s | Photo courtesy of Jacob Stagg/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

US House votes to remove endangered status for San Francisco-area smelt

May 7, 2025

Tuna fisheries produce 5 million metric tons of fish and a dockside value of USD 10 billion (EUR 8.8 billion) a year — Tuna fisheries produce 5 million tons of fish and a dockside value of USD 10 billion (EUR 8.8 billion) a year | Photo courtesy of Erika Nortemann/TNC

Australia’s largest tuna fleet commits to Tuna Transparency Pledge

May 6, 2025

Millions of salmon being released into the Sacramento River — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released 3.5 million hatchery-raised salmon into the main stem of the Sacramento River | Photo courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife

California begins dumping hatchery fish directly into Sacramento River amid salmon crisis

May 6, 2025

A promotional image for Hope in the Water's Emmy nomination featuring Martha Stewart — Three-part docuseries "Hope in the Water" has been nominated for an Emmy | Photo courtesy of Intuitive Content/PBS

“Hope in the Water” nominated for an Emmy

May 5, 2025

U.S. Senator Patty Murray from the U.S. state of Washington has reintroduced a bill to fund Puget Sound's Northwest Straits restoration — Senator Patty Murray from the U.S. state of Washington has reintroduced a bill to fund Puget Sound's Northwest Straits restoration | Photo courtesy of Senate Democrats/Wikimedia Commons

US senators reintroduce bill to fund Puget Sound’s Northwest Straits restoration

May 5, 2025

U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought — U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought | Photo courtesy of Maxim Elramsisy/Shutterstock

Trump administration officially proposes drastic cuts to NOAA, targeting climate-related research

May 5, 2025

ArcelorMittal's headquarters — One of the largest steel manufacturers in the world, ArcelorMittal conducts operations in several countries, including Canada through its ArcelorMittal Canada division | Photo courtesy of JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock

Canada accuses steelmaker of 200 violations of Fisheries Act

May 5, 2025

Gulf of Mexico brown shrimp — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has been distributing its funding via the Mississippi Bonnet Carré Spillway Fisheries Disaster Recovery Program since 2023 | Photo courtesy of Chuck Wagner/Shutterstock

Mississippi opens financial relief to oyster and shrimp harvesters for Bonnet Carré Spillway disaster

May 2, 2025

The Conservation Alliance Executive Director Meaghan Hudgins and Board Chair Richard Stavis — The Conservation Alliance Executive Director Meaghan Hudgins and Board Chair Richard Stavis | Photos courtesy of The Conservation Alliance

Conservation Alliance calls on seafood industry to take the environmental responsibility reins

May 2, 2025

The tuna industry is beset with human rights violations — A new SEAA sponsored study hopes to understand ethical recruitment in the tuna processing industry | Photo courtesy of Agung bayu/Shutterstock

SEAA to unveil responsible tuna processing recruitment study at SEG 2025

May 2, 2025

A Chinese mitten crab — ODFW has asked fishers in the state to keep an eye out for any mitten crabs – which have a unique notch between their eyes, four spines on each side of their carapace, and have hairy, mitten-like claws | Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Oregon reports first sighting of invasive Chinese mitten crabs

May 1, 2025

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan — If passed into law, the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act would establish a blacklist of vessels with a history of engaging in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing | Screenshot by Nathan Strout

US Senate committee recommends passage of IUU fishing bill

May 1, 2025

A view of the stage at the 10th Our Ocean Conference — The Our Ocean Conference secured 277 new commitments to ocean action | Photo courtesy of Our Ocean Conference

Our Ocean Conference secures USD 9.1 billion in commitments to ocean action

May 1, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard interdicting a lancha from Mexico — The detained fishers were transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for processing | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

US Coast Guard detains another 12 Mexican fishers

April 30, 2025

A rock crab on a rock covered in seaweed — The fishery was first closed in 2015 through an emergency rule following the largest outbreak of domoic acid on the West Coast of the United States | Photo courtesy of Iv-olga/Shutterstock

Northern California rock crab fishery opens for first time in a decade

April 30, 2025

A pile of fish-shaped chocolate — The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group recently unveiled a video where children share fish-shaped chocolates to demonstrate how the solution to mackerel overfishing is simple | Photo courtesy of NAPA

NAPA’s members committed to alternative sourcing if mackerel overfishing not solved

April 30, 2025

An aerial view of some of Salmones Antártica's net pens. — Salmones Antártica has certified its entire supply chain to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council standard | Photo courtesy of Salmones Antartica

Salmones Antártica certifies 100 percent of production chain under ASC

April 30, 2025