sashimi — U.S. lawmakers want a field test that can conduct a chemical analysis on prepared food, including raw products like ceviche, sashimi, sushi, and poke | Photo courtesy of kim kelly0/Shutterstock

September 25, 2026

US Congress sends Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act to Trump

A Sernapesca worker walking on a net pen — Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) is monitoring salmon farms in the Aysén region after ISA was discovered at a Salmones Camanchaca farm | Photo courtesy of Sernapesca

September 25, 2026

Salmones Camanchaca harvests two pens after ISA virus detected in Aysén farming center

salmon from Norway — China and Poland topped Norwegian salmon export markets in Week 38 | Photo courtesy of vietanh85/Shutterstock

September 25, 2026

China and Poland again top Norwegian salmon export markets by price and export volume

An aerial view of a shrimp farm — A new report from the World Agricultural Forum found major systemic barriers to the growth of aquaculture but also found they could be solved with the right focus and action by the public sector | Photo courtesy of GreenOak/Shutterstock

September 25, 2026

World Agriculture Forum report calls for greater investment in future of blue economy

Bendito Mar has become the first aquaculture operation in Mexico to join the Aquaculture Stewardship Council Improver Program | Photo courtesy of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council

September 25, 2026

Mollusk farmer Bendito Mar becomes first in Mexico to join ASC improver program

Processing & Equipment

An aerial view of Shinkei Systems' new facility — Shinkei Systems has purchased a 16,000-square-foot facility in Tacoma, Washington | Photo courtesy of Shinkei Systems

Shinkei Systems purchases processing plant in Washington to expand supply chain

March 11, 2026

A JBT Marel machine processing salmon fillets — Hans Marius Martinsen, a sales manager with processing equipment company JBT Marel, said processing companies should remember to account for the essential human element when making automation decisions | Photo courtesy of JBT Marel

JBT Marel: Salmon processing automation must account for essential human element

March 10, 2026

Members of Samherji and Optimar's team From the left: Sigmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sigurpáll Hjörvar Árnason, Jón Kjartan Jónsson, Siggi Olason, Espen Rørvik og Sigurd Lillebø — Members of Samherji and Optimar's team from the left: Sigmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sigurpáll Hjörvar Árnason, Jón Kjartan Jónsson, Siggi Olason, Espen Rørvik og Sigurd Lillebø | Photo courtesy of Optimar

Optimar secures three contracts for processing equipment worth NOK 70 million for land-based salmon project

March 10, 2026

BAADER Global Sales Director for Fish Nils Rabe presenting at the 2026 North Atlantic Seafood Forum — BAADER Global Sales Director for Fish Nils Rabe presenting at the 2026 North Atlantic Seafood Forum | Photo by Jason Holland/SeafoodSource

BAADER bets on modular salmon processing as flexibility, welfare reshape production

March 5, 2026

Silver Bay Seafoods is halting processing in Cordova, Alaska for the remainder of 2026 citing low salmon forecasts. — Silver Bay Seafoods is halting processing in Cordova, Alaska, for the remainder of 2026 citing low salmon forecasts | Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Layte/Shutterstock

Silver Bay Seafoods is stopping processing in Cordova, Alaska for remainder of 2026

March 4, 2026

A Quinlan Brothers facility — The partnership includes integrating Wisefish software to improve decision-making and manage production, sales, and logistics, among other tasks, at Quinlan Brothers | Photo courtesy of Quinlan Brothers

Quinlan Brothers partners with software firm Wisefish to modernize operations, strengthen traceability

March 4, 2026

Papua New Guinea Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru met with fishing companies to inform them of the direction the Government was taking for the fisheries industry — Papua New Guinea Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru met with fishing companies to inform them of the direction the government was taking for the fisheries industry, including the plan to build new canneries | Photo courtesy of Richard Maru/Facebook

Major fishing group questions Papua New Guinea’s plan to build 10 new tuna canneries

February 25, 2026

BioMar's production facility in Wuxi, China — BioMar is doubling production capacity at its plant in Wuxi, China | Photo courtesy of BioMar

BioMar doubling its production capacity in Wuxi, China

February 13, 2026

Carsoe processing equipment — Carsoe's processing equipment line for redfish | Photo courtesy of Carsoe

Canadian processing company McGraw Seafood installs Carsoe automated factory line for redfish

February 6, 2026

Fishermen in Mubarak, Balochistan, Pakistan — Fishermen in Mubarak, Balochistan, Pakistan | Photo courtesy of Nadeem A. Khan/Shutterstock

Pakistan seeks to increase value-added processing capacity, ship to key markets directly

February 3, 2026

A rendering of Unitcold's planned warehouse — Unitcold is planning a new form of cold-storage warehouse targeting mid-sized users that have been left behind by large warehouses | Image courtesy of Unitcold

New cold storage project targeting “missing middle” with seafood in its sights

January 20, 2026

Kim Cameron — Kim Cameron is advocating for more collaboration across the seafood industry to extract more value from its resources | Photo courtesy of the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

Op-ed: How a more collaborative seafood industry could help Scotland reel in greater value

January 16, 2026

A person placing a salmon fillet in a package — Salmones Antártica is pursuing an expansion of its Chonchi-based salmon processing facility | Photo courtesy of Salmones Antártica

Salmones Antártica pursuing USD 6 million salmon plant capacity increase

January 5, 2026

An early photo of the fire at the Aquashell processing facility — A large fire has completely destroyed an Aquashell processing facility in Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada | Photo courtesy of the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department

Aquashell plant in Canada destroyed by fire

December 9, 2025

Fortifi has completed its acquisition of Provisur Technologies

Fortifi completes acquisition of Provisur Technologies

December 8, 2025

Karl Bjørge, Torgier Bjørge, and Henning Bjørge — Mathias Bjørge has officially opened its salmon-processing facility on the island of Ellingsøya | Photo courtesy of Mathias Bjørge

Mathias Bjørge begins production at new salmon-processing facility

December 2, 2025

Optimar and team receiving award — Optimar's nephrops stunning and tailing machine was awarded the inaugural Catch Welfare Innovation Award | Photo courtesy of Optimar

Optimar-developed stunning and tailing machine part of award-winning innovation project

November 26, 2025

An aerial view of Quinlan Brothers' facility in Canada — A court dismissed all charges brought against Quinlan Brothers after it presented no evidence for its claims the company improperly handled snow crab | Photo courtesy of Quinlan Brothers

Newfoundland court dismisses charges against Quinlan Brothers related to processing quality allegations

November 14, 2025