A bowl filled with anchovies — Peru has canceled the remainder of its North-Central anchovy fishery for the season, leaving over 1 million metric tons of available quota uncaught | Photo courtesy of PRODUCE

August 21, 2026

Peru ends North-Central anchovy season after lengthy pause

A purse seine tuna fishing vessel a — The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is on the cusp of adopting management procedures for four different tropical tuna stocks, and businesses and NGOs alike are pushing for it to cross the finish line on the proposal | Photo courtesy of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

August 21, 2026

Businesses, NGOs pushing for IATTC to adopt management procedures for tropical tuna

A pair of workers processing salmon — Poland's large processing sector often drives imports of Norwegain salmon | Photo courtesy of Bionysheva-Abramova/Shutterstock

August 21, 2026

Poland and the Netherlands are top export markets by volume for Norwegian salmon in Week 33

Vinh Hoan's booth at the 2026 Vietfish Expo — Vinh Hoan said it has seen growth in markets including Spain and the U.K., as well as Germany | Photo courtesy of Vinh Hoan/LinkedIn

August 21, 2026

Vinh Hoan eyes opportunity in Europe as whitefish supplies tighten

Two individuals overlooking an aquaculture operation in Africa — By the time Samaki Poa concluded in June, around 2,700 aquaculture entrepreneurs had received training directly at the hubs | Photo courtesy of Larive International

August 21, 2026

Norwegian-funded aquaculture hubs helping to train aquaculture entrepreneurs in East Africa and beyond

Supply & Trade

salmon in ice at a store — Prices and masses for Norwegian salmon rose again in Week 32 | Photo courtesy of Nature'sLens21/Shutterstock

Prices and export mass for Norwegian salmon rise in Week 32, as forward prices strengthen

August 13, 2026

red snapper — Recreational fishing groups and officials from the region have long contended that the red snapper population is far larger than official NOAA Fisheries estimates show | Photo courtesy of Mike Workman/Shutterstock

State-managed recreational red snapper harvest proposals come in 10 times bigger than current limit

August 12, 2026

The exterior of the U.S. Court of International Trade — The Trump administration is appealing a CIT decision regarding tariff refunds that could have wider implications for how tariff challenges are handled | Photo courtesy of JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock

Trump administration appeals IEEPA tariff refund process

August 12, 2026

Brazil Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Rivetla Édipo Araújo Cruz and Rosrybolovstvo Head Ilya Shestakov — Rosrybolovstvo Director Ilya Shestakov and Brazil Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Rivetla Édipo Araújo Cruz met to discuss greater cooperation between the two countries | Photo courtesy of Rusfao

Russia, Brazil negotiating on expanded maritime cooperation

August 12, 2026

Fishers sorting catch — Previously, each E.U. member state had implemented its own plan and program for weighting catches, leading to inconsistencies across the bloc | Photo courtesy of Alex Linch/Shutterstock

EU to implement uniform fish weighing rules starting in 2027

August 12, 2026

Canada Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson — Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced millions in funding to repair and upgrade a wharf in Red Head Harbour, Prince Edward Island | Photo courtesy of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Canada DFO investing millions in PEI harbor as part of wider support for small-craft harvesters

August 11, 2026

A South Sudanese woman handling fish — FAO estimates sustainable production in South Sudan could reach 300,000 MT a year | Photo courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization

South Sudan fisheries set to benefit from USD 41 million food security project

August 11, 2026

The Philippines Supreme Court — The Supreme Court ruled the order mandating vessel tracking "cannot justify measures that unnecessarily infringe constitutional rights, particularly when the same goals may be achieved through lawful and less restrictive means" | Photo courtesy of sulit.photos/Shutterstock

Philippines Supreme Court strikes down mandatory vessel monitoring; fishery agency asks for reconsideration

August 11, 2026

Mexican canned tuna products — Under a new trade agreement, remaining duties on Mexican tuna products entering the E.U. will be slowly phased out, with tariffs fully eliminated after seven years | Photo courtesy of JRomero04/Shutterstock

EU Market Advisory Council warns of negative impacts of duty-free canned tuna from Mexico

August 11, 2026

Brixham Harbor — Brixham Harbor in Devon is the site of the Brixham Fish Market, where cod averaged a price of GBP 6.31 (USD 8.51, EUR 7.38, NOK 80.92) in Week 32 | Photo courtesy Charlesy/Shutterstock

Wild Atlantic cod averages GBP 6.53 per kilogram at UK’s Peterhead in Week 32

August 11, 2026

Packaged shrimp at a Costco location — The latest round of tariffs has hit many of the world's top shrimp-producing nations, leaving U.S. seafood importers with few options to avoid rising costs | Photo courtesy of Iv-olga/Shutterstock

Section 301 tariffs leave US seafood importers with few avenues to avoid rising costs

August 10, 2026

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa — Through Executive Decree 425, Ecuador President Daniel Noboa plans to merge multiple ministries, Vice Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries, into a broader ministry called the Ministry of Economic and Productive Development | Photo courtesy of Marco Iacobucci Epp/Shutterstock

Ecuador proposes folding vice ministry responsible for aquaculture, fisheries into a broader entity, leaving industry skeptical

August 7, 2026

Texas Gulf Seafood — The cause of the fire has yet to be determined | Photo courtesy of the Galveston Fire Department

Fire destroys Galveston, Texas seafood warehouse

August 7, 2026

A squid-jigging vessel — The project comes as China’s distant-water squid sector has been the focus of heavy scrutiny for its alleged IUU infractions | Photo courtesy of Colin N. Perkel/Shutterstock

Shanghai Ocean University develops traceability pilot project for Chinese squid

August 7, 2026

fish sticks — In 2023, the Outlaw Ocean Project reported that much of the seafood purchased by the U.S. government was processed in China, and the Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers reported that half of the fish sticks bought for school lunches were processed in China | Photo courtesy of vitals/Shutterstock

US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program

August 7, 2026

An Ocean Harvesters vessel in the fog — A lawsuit against Cooke, Omega Protein, and Ocean Harvesters has lost its appeal and been fully defeated in court | Photo courtesy of Ocean Harvesters

Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Cooke, Omega Protein, Ocean Harvesters

August 6, 2026

A Norwegian seafood market — Norway exported seafood worth a record value in July 2026 | Photo courtesy of Stefano Ember/Shutterstock

Norway’s seafood exports hit new July record on strong salmon demand

August 6, 2026

A salmon tender vessel — Industry representatives have warned that the E.U. CATCH system is unworkable with Alaska's salmon fisheries, which use tender vessels to collect fish from multiple harvesters | Photo courtesy of Clifford Wayne Estes/Shutterstock

Market Advisory Council lists challenges in EU CATCH rollout

August 6, 2026