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

frozen shrimp — The FDA has issued an alert to the public not to eat, sell, or serve frozen raw shrimp processed by Indonesian firm PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati | Photo courtesy of OlegD/Shutterstock

FDA issues advisory for possible radiation contamination of frozen shrimp

August 20, 2025

Power plants in Lianyungang, China — Chemicals stemming from Lianyungang's manufacturing sector are accumulating in aquatic species in the nearby Yellow Sea and endangering seafood consumers, according to a new report | Photo courtesy of Eddie5/Shutterstock

Chinese research shows dangerous levels of chemical pollution found in seafood at northeast markets

August 15, 2025

frozen oysters — Jayone did not specify if norovirus contamination was the reason for its recall, merely noting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended the recall | Photo courtesy of jreika/Shutterstock

California importer announces oyster recall

August 8, 2025

The Maine Lobster Festival — First launched in 1947, the Maine Lobster Festival is set to kick off this year’s festivities 30 July | Photo courtesy of Darryl Brooks/Shutterstock

PETA sues to stop Maine Lobster Festival

July 28, 2025

Frozen oysters — The oysters were harvested in January and have caused illnesses in the American West | Photo courtesy of kariphotos/Shutterstock

US importers recall Korean oysters due to possible norovirus contamination

July 24, 2025

Four labels for recalled items from Albertsons and Jewel-Osco retailers — Several items at Albertsons retailers and Jewel-Osco stores have been recalled | Photos courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Multiple retailers in US recall tuna salad for potential listeria contamination

July 22, 2025

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

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

July 15, 2025

Vicente Marino has recalled anchovy fillets due to histamine | Photo courtesy of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency/Vicente Marino

Food suppliers recall anchovy fillets, whitefish spread due to histamine reactions, plastic particles

July 8, 2025

Recalled catfish balls imported by Starway International Group — Recalled catfish balls imported by Starway International Group | Photo courtesy of USDA

US importer Starway International Group recalls Vietnamese catfish balls

June 16, 2025

Multiple bags of Bornstein Seafoods' coldwater shrimp meat — Bornstein Seafoods is recalling 44,550 pounds of its shrimp meat products | Photo courtesy of Bornstein Seafoods

Bornstein Seafoods recalls shrimp over listeria potential

June 13, 2025

St. James Smokehouse has acheived an AA+ food safety rating from certification organization BRCGS — St. James Smokehouse has acheived an AA+ food safety rating from certification organization BRCGS | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

St. James Smokehouse’s Miami facility receives BRCGS AA+ Certification

June 10, 2025

ThisFish CEO Eric Enno Tamm — AI is increasingly used in seafood processing, prompting ethical and practical considerations for seafood businesses | | Photo courtesy of Diversified Communications

SENA Video: Can AI Automate and Improve Quality and Food Safety Inspection in Seafood?

June 2, 2025

Santa Monica Seafood's recalled Aldi brand salmon product | Photo courtesy of U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Santa Monica Seafood recalls Aldi brand salmon; FDA issues oyster norovirus warning

May 28, 2025

California Attorney General Rob Bonta — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the settlements ensure companies are complying with Proposition 65. | Photo courtesy of the California Attorney General's Office

California reaches settlements with seafood companies over elevated levels of toxic metals

April 29, 2025

Brian Ravitch, a senior regulatory advisor at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.-based law firm Olsson Frank Weeda who also worked at the FDA for 25 years, including time spent as a seafood specialist. — Brian Ravitch, a senior regulatory advisor at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.-based law firm Olsson Frank Weeda who also worked at the FDA for 25 years, including time spent as a seafood specialist | Photo courtesy of Olsson Frank Weeda

How major FDA changes – both proposed and implemented – could impact the US seafood industry

April 24, 2025

A person with two handfuls of raw shrimp — The Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act would prevent any attempts to reexport contaminated seafood by enabling the FDA to destroy food products that fail an inspection | Photo courtesy of weera sreesam/Shutterstock

US lawmakers want the government to destroy imported seafood that fails inspection

April 21, 2025

Authentica Founder and CEO Mike Borg — Authentica Founder and CEO Mike Borg | Photo by Teddy Hans/SeafoodSource

Authentica’s “microscopic passport” limiting fraud, misrepresentation in global seafood supply chain

April 17, 2025

Big Easy Foods' Independence, Louisiana-based shrimp-processing facility — Big Easy Foods' Independence, Louisiana-based shrimp-processing facility | Photo courtesy of Google Maps

Louisiana shrimp plant faces revocation of permit over “spoiled seafood” smell

April 9, 2025