Workers at a Can Tho Import-Export Seafood Joint Stock Company facility — Workers at a Can Tho Import-Export Seafood Joint Stock Company facility | Photo courtesy of Can Tho Import-Export Seafood Joint Stock Company

August 14, 2026

US Department of Commerce determines certain Vietnamese companies dumped fish fillets

Maxim Agri Holding andKenya Electricity Generating Company representatives signing the agreement — Maxim Agri has become the fifth investor in the facility, which once fully operational will have the capacity to produce 8 metric tons (MT) of feed an hour | Photo courtesy of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company

August 14, 2026

Dutch feed manufacturer invests in USD 4 million Kenyan plant

A turtle — According to a NOAA Fisheries environmental impact assessment, however, an estimated 7,794 sea turtles are captured every year by skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawl, and wing net fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

August 14, 2026

US court hears arguments against turtle excluder devices in inshore Louisiana waters

A "Hope in the Water" promotional poster — The first season of the series was directly viewed by more than 7 million people, was featured across more than 145 news stories, and was nominated for an Emmy Award | Photo courtesy of PBS

August 14, 2026

Second season of Emmy-nominated PBS series “Hope in the Water” confirmed for release in 2027

A pair of Aker vessels in the Antarctic — Aker QRILL said it is ending krill fishing in the Antarctic for the season and that the current precautionary limits are working as intended | Photo courtesy of Aker QRILL

August 14, 2026

Aker QRILL announces end of Antarctic krill fishing for the season after harvest limit hit

Plant-Based & Cell-Based

Bayou Best Foods CEO Kelli Wilson and BettaF!sh Founder and CEO Deniz Ficicioglu — Bayou Best Foods has acquired fellow plant-based seafood analog creator BettaF!sh | Photo courtesy of Bayou Best Foods

Plant-based shrimp analog producer Bayou Best Foods acquires BettaF!sh

July 8, 2026

Alissa Miky — Alissa Miky is the founder and "Sea-E-O" of OoMee, which is a seaweed-based canned drink | Photo courtesy of Alissa Miky

Canned seaweed drink OoMee expands retail footprint to over 700 stores worldwide

March 31, 2026

BlueNalu CEO Lou Cooperhouse at Seafood Expo North America — BlueNalu exhibited its cell-cultivated seafood products at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America as it prepares for a commercial launch | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

Cell-cultivated seafood makes its debut at Seafood Expo North America as BlueNalu prepares for product launch

March 18, 2026

Revo Foods and Atlantic Fish Co are partnering to produce mycoprotein based Atlantic whitefish products — Revo Foods and Atlantic Fish are partnering to produce mycoprotein-based whitefish products | Photo courtesy of Revo Foods

Atlantic Fish, Revo Foods partner to implement 3D mycoprotein tech into cell-cultured whitefish production

January 27, 2026

Bayou Best Foods' plant-based shrimp — Bayou Best Foods' plant-based shrimp | Photo courtesy of Bayou Best Foods/LinkedIn

Umami Bioworks launches marine-based skincare partnership; Bayou Best Foods expands in US

January 23, 2026

BlueNalu CEO, president, and founder, Lou Cooperhouse | Photo courtesy of BlueNalu

BlueNalu garners USD 11 million investment to advance production of cell-cultured bluefin tuna toro

January 7, 2026

Staff at Atlantic Fish Co posing before a banner — Atlantic Fish Co has raised another USD 1.2 million as it works to bring its cell-cultivated black sea bass to market | Photo courtesy of Atlantic Fish Co

Atlantic Fish Co raises USD 1.2 million as it works on cell-cultivated black sea bass

November 7, 2025

ImpacFat press conference — ImpacFat held a press conference in Tokyo announcing the strategic investments and their upcoming expansion into Japan | Photo courtesy of ImpacFat

Cell-cultivated startup ImpacFat receives strategic investments; Mind Blown expands into foodservice

October 9, 2025

Supplements in a jar — UMAMI Bioworks has moved into the USD 704 billion global supplement market | Photo courtesy of Aria Armoko/Shutterstock

UMAMI Bioworks bringing cell-cultivated marine supplement line to market

October 2, 2025

An Umami Bioworks and Friends & Family Pet Food Company partnership announcement — Umami Bioworks and Friends & Family Pet Food Company have partnered for a second time to create cell-cultivated pet food | Photo courtesy of Umami Bioworks

Umami Bioworks moves toward EU regulatory approval for pet food; US National Science Foundation awards grant to cell-cultivated whitefish producer

September 5, 2025

Happy Ocean Foods products — Happy Ocean Foods has announced a pivot from alternative seafood to clean proteins | Photo courtesy of Happy Ocean

Happy Ocean Foods pivots away from seafood alternatives; Revo and Juicy Marbles debut joint mycoprotein-based salmon

August 13, 2025

Steakholder's alt whitefish — Steakholder Foods' alternative whitefish | Photo courtesy of Steakholder Foods

Asia-Pacific, Australian cellular agriculture sectors partner to advance regulatory goals; Steakholder Foods nearing patent for plant-based fish printer

July 29, 2025

An array of plant-based seafood products inside a display case — An E.U. study found plant-based protein analog labeling could cause consumer confusion and recommended the bloc enact new guidelines | Photo courtesy of the European Parliament

Spanish seafood sector lauds EU report calling for stricter plant-based seafood analog labeling standards

July 14, 2025

The Kraken — Revo Foods has relaunched The Kraken, an octopus alternative, thanks to strong customer demand | Photo courtesy of Revo Foods

Report finds vegan seafood lacking in key nutritional elements; Revo launches The Kraken octopus alternative

July 11, 2025

Chefs at Kann in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., hard at work in the kitchen — Wildtype's cell-cultured salmon is on the menu at Kann in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. | Photo courtesy of Wildtype

US FDA greenlights Wildtype’s cell-cultured salmon as its products hit restaurant menus

June 13, 2025

Cells derived from 100 percent egg-to-harvest bluefin tuna in suspension culture — Tuna cells, provided by Maruha Nichiro, will be cultivated by Umami Bioworks to produce bluefin tuna | Photo courtesy of Umami Bioworks

Maruha Nichiro partners with Umami Bioworks on cultivated bluefin; Texas poised to ban lab-grown protein

June 5, 2025

The team from Perles de Savuers brought their algae applications for molecular gastronomy to SEG 2025 — Perles de Savuers brought their algae applications for molecular gastronomy to SEG 2025 | Photo by Erin Spampinato/SeafoodSource

Perles de Saveurs targeting innovative chefs with wide range of flavor pearls

May 7, 2025

Nomad Foods CEO Stéfan Descheemaeker with BlueNalu CEO Lou Cooperhouse — BlueNalu has expanded its partnership with Nomad Foods | Photo courtesy of BlueNalu

BlueNalu expands partnership with Nomad Foods, seeking UK regulatory approval

April 30, 2025