A pile of shrimp feed — Fishmeal and fish oil production ticked up in August, but global production year-to-date is still behind and may hit a decades-long low | Photo courtesy of s.sermram/Shutterstock

October 7, 2026

Latest IFFO report shows August uptick in fishmeal, but near-decade lows for year overall

Mega Sardines in three flavors — Mega Prime enters the U.S. retail market as tinned fish sales have exploded this year, with shelf-stable sardine sales recently soaring 42.3 percent by value in August | Photo courtesy of Mega Prime Foods

October 7, 2026

Mega Prime getting in on US tinned fish boom with Kroger launch

An aerial view of a salmon farm in British Columbia — A new study has found sea lice are continuing to be prevalent in wild salmon in British Columbia, even in regions where salmon farming has been banned for years | Photo courtesy of the BC Salmon Farmers Association

October 7, 2026

New study finds continued sea lice presence in BC regions where salmon farms were removed

Mackerel processing — NAPA said the FIPs failed to deliver the comprehensive, science-based sharing arrangements needed to limit overfishing of Northeast Atlantic pelagic species and, therefore, have ditched the model moving forward | Photo courtesy of the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group

October 7, 2026

“This is no longer a fisheries issue” – North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group shifts away from FIPs as sourcing pressure mounts

red snapper — The lawsuit is the latest development in the ongoing battle over recreational fishing for red snapper in the South Atlantic | Photo courtesy of Lena9208/Shutterstock

October 7, 2026

Commercial fishers sue Trump administration to block expanded recreational red snapper seasons

Supply & Trade

Seafood in containers — Industry reps have said the CATCH system places an extreme burden on exporters, as well as E.U. operators coordinating with those exporters | Photo courtesy of chasdesign/Shutterstock

Seafood industry, IUU campaigners declare EU’s CATCH system a letdown six months in

July 8, 2026

red grouper — Under Amendment 62, the annual catch limit (ACL) for red grouper would increase every year from 2026 through 2028, as would the commercial quota | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NOAA accepting feedback on increasing Gulf red grouper quotas

July 8, 2026

Tilapia rounded up into a net — Brazil has become an important growth market for Vietnamese tilapia, making the proposed ban especially destructive | Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Tilapia Company

Vietnamese seafood industry seeks urgent government intervention over Brazil tilapia restrictions

July 8, 2026

A farmer holding shrimp — Global Shrimp Council Co-Founder and Gluna Shrimp CEO Gabriel Luna said the Ecuadorian shrimp industry has increasingly understood the importance of adding value to end products | Photo courtesy of CESAR MERA/Shutterstock

Ecuador making value-added push amid record year for shrimp exports

July 7, 2026

A pile of Atlantic mackerel — Canada is expanding its mackerel fishery, four years after closing it to rebuild | Photo courtesy of David Gonzalez Yllera/Shutterstock

Canada grants increased quota for mackerel, herring fisheries

July 7, 2026

A cod-processing facility in Norway — Norway's seafood export value dropped slightly in H1 2026, with the Norwegian Seafood Council attributing the decline to lower quotas and geopolitical challenges | Photo courtesy of Georg Kristiansen/Shutterstock

Norway’s seafood export value down in first half of 2026 as low quotas and geopolitical impacts take toll

July 6, 2026

a commissary — An amendment to the bill would bar the department from purchasing China-origin seafood for military commissaries | Photo courtesy of RozenskiP/Shutterstock

US lawmakers insert seafood measures into annual defense funding bill

July 6, 2026

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

Ecuador’s shrimp exports hit all-time record in May

July 3, 2026

Norwegian soccer team player Erling Haaland — Erling Haaland is a striker on the Norwegian national soccer team | Photo courtesy of Alizada Studios/Shutterstock

Erling Haaland spearheading Norwegian seafood campaign during World Cup

July 3, 2026

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

Lineage strengthens European foothold with opening of new German warehouse

July 3, 2026

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

Trump administration sends deregulatory wish lists to regional fishery management councils

July 2, 2026

Stolen Dungeness Crabs found in Washington — An officer with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife discovered multiple stolen Dungeness crabs | Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Four criminally cited for attempting to smuggle Washington Dungeness crabs

July 2, 2026

A map depicting the four cod management areas in New England — NOAA Fisheries and the NEFMC has finally approved a shift in how cod stock is managed, but fishing advocates say that shift hasn't fixed underlying issues with how abundance is determined | Image courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NEFMC splits Atlantic cod stock, but fishing advocates still take issue with management methods

July 2, 2026

Five fishermen walking at a fishing wharf — Rosrybolovstvo is auctioning off rights to fish more of its quotas | Photo courtesy of Rosrybolovstvo

Russia trying to sell off more fishing rights via auction

July 2, 2026

Suriname — In August 2025, Suriname was awarded comparability findings for all of its fisheries except one – its drift gillnet fishery | Photo courtesy of evenfh/Shutterstock

Suriname drift gillnet fishery cleared to export products to US

July 2, 2026

Dungeness crab fishing amendments could come in Oregon — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing amendments to Dungeness crab fishing commercially | Photo courtesy of Ashley-Belle Burns/Shutterstock

ODFW is accepting public comments on commercial Dungeness crab fishing amendments

July 1, 2026

a squid — Previously, cephalopods fell under USFWS jurisdiction, unlike other shellfish | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

US Fish and Wildlife Service reclassifies squid and other cephalopods as shellfish

June 30, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump giving a speech in front of a flag — Multiple media reports indicate U.S. President Donald Trump plans to deny an extension of the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement, which would kick off a decade-long process to phase out the trade deal he negotiated | Photo courtesy of the White House

On eve of USMCA deadline, reports indicate Trump administration plans to deny extension

June 30, 2026