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

European Union (EU) Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis — European Union (EU) Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis stood behind new requirements in the Fisheries Control Regulation | Photo courtesy of Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock

EU commissioner stands behind Fisheries Control Regulation requirements, despite pushback from members and industry

April 6, 2026

Bienpesca cards — Affected fishers will receive MXN 15,000 (USD 838, EUR 728) directly through their Bienpesca cards | Photo courtesy of Conapesca

Mexico announces financial aid to fishers affected by oil spill

April 6, 2026

A map of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument — NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has officially rescinded the regulations that prohibited commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument | Image courtesy of NOAA

NOAA officially reopens Northeast Canyons monument to commercial fishing

April 3, 2026

Fish in Styrofoam containers ready for shipment — The project aims to help countries detect and prevent various forms of seafood fraud through the development of fit-for-purpose analytical methods and databases | Photo courtesy of Stefan_Sutka/Shutterstock

International Atomic Energy Agency launches five-year project to address seafood fraud

April 3, 2026

Canada Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson met with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association in Iqaluit, Nunavut on March 28, 2026 — The government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association have established two new marine protected areas | Photo courtesy of Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Canada, Qikiqtani Inuit Association establish MPAs in Nunavut

April 3, 2026

a double-crested cormorant — Walberg’s legislation would direct the secretary of the interior to establish regional management frameworks for culling cormorants | Photo courtesy of Khosro/Shutterstock

US lawmaker proposes new framework for culling cormorants to protect fish stocks

April 3, 2026

A ThayerMahan graphic showing how its IUU detection system works — The Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.-based company said its Outpost systems – floating platforms that can be towed into place and host an array of sensors – were deployed in the Gulf of Maine for an 18-day demonstration | Photo courtesy of ThayerMahan

ThayerMahan reports successful anti-IUU fishing demonstration with NOAA Fisheries

April 2, 2026

Portuguese companies are working on using fish waste to help reduce carbon emissions. | Photo courtesy of NOVA.ID.FTC

Portuguese companies launch project to transform fishing waste into CO2 capture technology

April 2, 2026

A fishing vessel operated by Aker being rammed by the Bandero in the Antarctic Sea — The Captain Paul Watson Foundation confirmed its vessel deliberately struck a krill fishing vessel operated by Aker BioMarine | Photo courtesy of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation

Activist group deliberately rams Aker krill fishing vessel

April 2, 2026

AquaChile employees celebrating the sustainable initiative — The move comes shortly after AquaChile announced it had sent salmon to the U.S. aboard a plane using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) | Photo courtesy of AquaChile

AquaChile incorporates sustainable fuel into truck transport logistics strategy

April 2, 2026

Spain's Supreme Court building in Madrid — Oceana urged Spain's Supreme Court "to confirm that E.U. member states must act to prevent illegal fishing" | Photo courtesy of Sonia Bonet/Shutterstock

NGO lawsuit on illegal fishing in West Africa appealed to Spanish Supreme Court

April 1, 2026

A Gulf menhaden being held by a researcher — The Gulf menhaden fishery has been recertified to the Marine Stewardship Council standard | Photo courtesy of NOAA

Gulf menhaden fishery recertified to MSC standard

April 1, 2026

Innovafeed and the Institute for Research on Insect Biology announced a partnership to create insect feed in aquaculture — Innovafeed and the Institute for Research on Insect Biology announced a partnership to create insect feed in aquaculture | Photo courtesy of Innovafeed

Innovafeed partners with French institute on black soldier fly-derived feed project

March 30, 2026

Residents and organizations in Alaska are asking the government to ban bottom trawling — Residents and organizations in Alaska are asking the government to ban bottom trawling. | Photo courtesy of Howard Sandler/Shutterstock

More than 5,000 Alaskan NGOs, business owners, and citizens sign letter calling for legislation to ban bottom trawling

March 30, 2026

a Dungeness crab — The officers discovered more than two dozen fish and shellfish aboard, including 19 Dungeness crab, nine of which were undersized | Photo courtesy of DFO

Canada fines charter captain for undersized Dungeness crab

March 27, 2026

a North Atlantic right whale — North Atlantic right whales are highly endangered, with the population estimated at just over 380 individuals | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Canada announces North Atlantic right whale protections for 2026

March 27, 2026

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument — The action comes nearly a year after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation directing the government to restore commercial fishing access to large swaths of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument | Photo courtesy of NOAA

WPFMC recommends reopening marine monuments to commercial fishing

March 27, 2026

GDST Executive Director Huw Thomas — GDST Executive Director Huw Thomas is leading the organization toward a new standard while keeping its roots firmly planted in the seafood industry | Photo courtesy of Global Fishing Watch

GDST branching into other commodities with latest standard proposal

March 26, 2026