The Better Catch Program — Compass Group launched the Better Catch program to promote sustainability | Photo courtesy of Compass Group USA/LinkedIn

October 5, 2026

Foodservice firm Compass Group launches “Better Catch” seafood sustainability program

A Cooke Chile farm — Cooke Chile has been trying to relocate a number of its concessions for years, a process which has been held up in government bureaucracy | Photo courtesy of Cooke Chile

October 5, 2026

Cooke Chile pushes forward with more relocation proposals, despite governmental holdup

shrimp — If passed, the Ecuador Shrimp Tariff Act would raise tariffs on Ecuadorian shrimp imports in phases, eventually topping out at a 40 percent duty rate on 1 January 2029 | Photo courtesy of Phensri Ngamsommitr/Shutterstock

October 5, 2026

US senator moves to raise tariffs on Ecuadorian shrimp

Canadian Seafood Farmers Board Chair Joel Richardson — The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) is now Canadian Seafood Farmers, which remains chaired by Joel Richardson | Photo courtesy of Canadian Seafood Farmers

October 5, 2026

Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance rebrands to Canadian Seafood Farmers

An aquaculture net pen featuring a device made by AKVA group — AKVA group has completed its strategic review and has agreed to sell to Yanmar Holdings for USD 612 million | Photo courtesy of AKVA Group

October 5, 2026

AKVA group enters agreement to sell company to Yanmar for USD 612 million

Food Safety & Health

Clearwater Seafoods — Per CBC, the court acknowledged that Clearwater Seafoods cooperated with the investigation and admitted guilt early on | Photo courtesy of Clearwater Seafoods

Clearwater Seafoods fined CAD 150,000 over death of worker in 2024

April 30, 2026

House Representative Sarah Vance introduced a new bill that would change health and safety standards. | Photo courtesy of Alaska State Legislature

Alaska bill would exempt small-scale fishers from some health and safety standards

April 22, 2026

Cod on a plate — Stakeholders are hoping that more focused messaging on the health benefits of seafood will overcome consumer price perceptions and get seafood onto more U.S. consumers' tables | Photo courtesy of Alex_Karlssonn/Shutterstock

To overcome consumer price perceptions, US seafood stakeholders call for health-focused marketing

April 16, 2026

fishes — Oceana found that the most consumed species were also the most likely to be substituted with a cheaper fish | Photo courtesy of Arkadij Schell/Shutterstock

Oceana: Nearly 40 percent of fish sold in Mexico has been substituted for cheaper species

April 8, 2026

A bucket and blanket showing the illegally harvested clams and seafood — Two people were charged with multiple violations of Canada's Fisheries Act in relation to harvesting clams and other species illegally | Photo courtesy of Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Two people fined over CAD 10,000 for illegal shellfish harvesting in British Columbia

February 25, 2026

swordfish — The report concluded that national advice had “limited influence” on consumers’ dietary behavior | Photo courtesy of fansquaresss/Shutterstock

EU research finds consumers largely ignored government advice on mercury in seafood

February 13, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said that the USDA is releasing a new school meals plan by mid-spring to align better with the new guidelines | Photo courtesy of White House Office/Wikimedia Commons

US Dietary Guidelines may soon result in flood of retail, government seafood spending

February 12, 2026

Gold Star Distribution warehouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. — Gold Star said that "persons handling or consuming the products could become seriously ill" due to the presence of animal waste at the packaging facility | Photo courtesy of Google Maps

Starkist among brands in massive Gold Star recall

February 3, 2026

Shrimp at a processing factory — The FDA wants to increase its capacity to inspect imported shrimp products and determine whether they meet U.S. regulatory requirements | Photo courtesy of Ai Han/Shutterstock

US FDA places imported shrimp on its list of 2026 priorities

February 2, 2026

California Attorney General Rob Bonta — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced another Prop 65 settlement with a seafood company | Photo courtesy of Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock

California announces Prop 65 settlement with Pacific American Fish Company over heavy metals allegations

January 28, 2026

A pile of oysters inside their shells — The East Coast Shellfish Association wants the CDC to change how it issues alerts after news of an investigation of potential salmonella issues with oysters wreaked havoc on the industry over the holidays | Photo courtesy of mikeledray/Shutterstock

East Coast Shellfish Association calling for changes after CDC salmonella alert damages oyster industry

January 19, 2026

A rainbow trout fitted with non-invasive electroencephalograph — A rainbow trout fitted with non-invasive electroencephalograph | Photo courtesy of Albin Gräns, associate professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

TCRS receives USD 1.1 million grant for research on humane fish slaughter

January 16, 2026

Dungeness crab — State officials determined Dungeness crab harvested from a stretch of coastline “pose a human health risk due to elevated levels of domoic acid” and recommended a delay | Photo courtesy of mikeledray/Shutterstock

California delays commercial crab season start for section of Northern coast

January 13, 2026

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — Health and Human Services concurred with all seven recommendations provided by GAO to comply with FSMA | Photo courtesy of Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock

US watchdog: FDA hasn't implemented FSMA foodborne illness provisions after more than a decade

January 12, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has prioritized protein such as seafood and has denigrated the consumption of processed foods in his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy | Photo courtesy of Maxim Elramsisy/Shutterstock

Seafood companies, representative orgs praise new Dietary Guidelines for Americans

January 9, 2026

A label for shrimp associated with a large shrimp recall — Direct Source Seafood is recalling over 83,000 bags of shrimp sourced from Indonesia linked to potential Cesium-137 contamination | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

More shrimp added to recalls over presence of radioactive material

December 23, 2025

Frozen whole tuna — Europêche applauded new standards for freezing tuna enacted by the European Commission | Photo courtesy of Europêche

Europêche applauds new “freezing-in-brine” regulation in EU

November 14, 2025

U.S. Senator John Kennedy — U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) compares contaminated shrimp to the movie Alien | Photo courtesy of the Office of U.S. Senator John Kennedy

Louisiana senators demand answers from major retailers on their imported shrimp following radiation recalls

November 10, 2025