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 tray of salmon eggs in a Canadian hatchery — Canada is expanding its hatchery markings of Pacific Chinook salmon | Photo courtesy of Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Canada expanding marking of hatchery Pacific Chinook in bid to support conservation

April 14, 2026

Red tide — Red tides affect waters across the globe and can devastate fish populations | Photo courtesy of Alfred Rowan/Shutterstock

Chilean authorities meet with salmon sector to coordinate algal bloom response

April 14, 2026

A fishing harbor in Yorkshire, U.K. — A new report conducted by the U.K. Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs found the country is still behind on achieving its marine environmental goals | Photo courtesy of M Barratt/Shutterstock

UK government report shows mixed outlook for ocean ecosystem, health of commercial fisheries

April 14, 2026

An Aldi location in Wales — Though the retailer was the last major chain to implement such a pledge in the U.K., its commitment is more robust than some competitors' | Photo courtesy of Colin Burdett/Shutterstock

With Aldi Süd commitment, all major UK supermarkets have set time-bound shrimp welfare standards

April 13, 2026

A fishing harbor in Aberdeenshire, Scotland — The Marine Conservation Society has downgraded fisheries from multiple species in an update to its Good Fish Guide | Photo courtesy of Shoesmith Drones/Shutterstock

MCS downgrades cod, langoustine, mackerel ratings in its latest Good Fish Guide

April 13, 2026

An aquaculture operation in Greece — The association also said the European Commission should consider treating freshwater aquaculture applications differently than marine facilities | Photo courtesy of tetiana_u/Shutterstock

EU aquaculture group calls for bloc to refine its planned plastics regulations

April 13, 2026

Fishers posing with their compensation packages — The two vessel owners were paid IDR 300 million (USD 17,550, EUR 15,000) each to have their shark-fishing licenses canceled and vessel decommissioned | Photo courtesy of Kebersamaan Untuk Lautan

Vessel buyout scheme launched in Indonesia to help conserve CITES-protected shark, ray populations

April 10, 2026

The ocean in Antarctica — José María Figueres is the chair and Ashlan Gorse Cousteau is the vice chair of Antarctica2030, a group dedicated to conserving Antarctica's Southern Ocean | Photo courtesy of Anil S Matta/Shutterstock

Op-ed: Is MSC certifying sustainability or endorsing risk?

April 10, 2026

A northern fur seal — CBD is asking the court to force NOAA Fisheries to ban pollock trawling around St. Paul Island during the summer pupping season | Photo courtesy of Nick Pecker/Shutterstock

Conservation group sues over Alaska pollock trawling claiming practice harms fur seal population

April 10, 2026

fishing vessels in Seattle — According to NFWF, the grants will be spread across 13 projects that “will expand proven electronic monitoring and reporting to new fisheries, deploy artificial intelligence onboard vessels to make electronic data collection more efficient, and improve the timeliness of data collection in some of the nation’s largest fisheries” | Photo courtesy of Ian Dewar Photography/Shutterstock

NOAA Fisheries, NFWF announce USD 3.4 million in fishing data modernization grants

April 9, 2026

a lobster boat — In a joint letter to NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñero Soler, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) warned regulators that the lobster industry continues to have strong opposition to mandatory ropeless gear | Photo courtesy of Albert Pego/Shutterstock

Maine senators highlight lobstermen’s concerns with ropeless gear

April 9, 2026

NOAA Fisheries instructors ahead of a mock boarding of a fishing vessel during a training in Bangkok, Thailand — NOAA Fisheries instructors ahead of a mock boarding of a fishing vessel during a training in Bangkok, Thailand | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries continues foreign IUU trainings in Botswana, Thailand

April 8, 2026

Ghana Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Minister Emelia Arthur at the hub’s launch — Ghana Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Minister Emelia Arthur at the hub’s launch | Photo courtesy of Ghana Chamber of Aquaculture

Ghana launches Blue Food Innovation Hub, aiming to drive innovation, spur private investment in aquaculture

April 8, 2026

Xiamen, China — Xiamen has joined Brussels, Belgium, and Valparaíso, Chile, as the three cities bidding to become High Seas Secretariat | Photo courtesy of Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

Chinese city's bid to become High Seas Treaty Secretariat sparks influence-gathering fears

April 8, 2026

boxes of pollock roe — The Coast Guard crew ultimately seized 5.4 MT, or 11,524 boxes, of pollock roe from the vessel. That’s 241 more boxes than noted in the production report. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard seizes USD 65,000 worth of unreported pollock roe in Alaska

April 8, 2026

A Chinese squid jigging vessel in the Southeast Pacific — The Environmental Justice Foundation warns one of the world’s most important squid fisheries is approaching a critical tipping point | Photo courtesy of the Environmental Justice Foundation

EJF warns Southeast Pacific squid fishery near crisis as investigation finds labor abuse, IUU, and lack of oversight

April 7, 2026

A Quinlan Brothers crab-processing plant — Quinlan Brothers said that usable output of crab waste could total 3,000 metric tons per year under the project | Photo courtesy of Quinlan Brothers

Quinlan Brothers announces USD 5 million fish waste project

April 6, 2026

A bag of MSC-certified mussels — The Marine Stewardship Council is seeking feedback on its chain of custody standard revisions | Photo courtesy of the Marine Stewardship Council

MSC, MarinTrust seek feedback on revisions to chain of custody standards

April 6, 2026