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

a lobsterman — USDA has reached an agreement with UMaine that will see the Local Catch Network lead the Office of Seafood's outreach to industry | Photo courtesy of ImagineerInc/Shutterstock

UMaine Local Catch Network to lead outreach for USDA Office of Seafood

August 17, 2026

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

US Department of Commerce determines certain Vietnamese companies dumped fish fillets

August 14, 2026

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

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

August 14, 2026

Rwandan fishermen on Lake Kivu — Projections state the country's total fish output could increase to more than 106,000 MT by 2035 | Photo courtesy of Omri Eliyahu/Shutterstock

Rwandan Parliament replaces fragmented fisheries legislation with new cohesive law

August 14, 2026

Malta — The European Commission approved the Maltese plan 13 August | Photo courtesy of Szil16/Shutterstock

European Commission approves Maltese plan to provide fuel aid to fishing sector

August 14, 2026

A tilapia processing line — The Chinese tilapia sector has faced tariff volatility, heavy competition, increasingly stringent regulations, and more over the past year | Photo courtesy of Maoming Hongye Aquatic

Expanding processing capacity worries Chinese tilapia sector already hit by lower prices, high freight costs

August 13, 2026

Workers with Ocean Harvesters on board a fishing vessel — The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is being petitioned to initiate a reallocation process for the menhaden fishery as it also considers whether to reduce a cap on the species in the Chesapeake Bay, a move the industry said isn't based in science | Photo courtesy of Ocean Harvesters

ASMFC petitioned to consider menhaden reallocation, will make decision on fishery cap in Chesapeake

August 13, 2026

a U.S. Coast Guard vessel — The chosen NGO will be charged with using emerging technologies such as satellite monitoring, public vessel tracking systems, artificial intelligence, web scraping, and more to identify and verify instances of forced labor and IUU fishing | Photo courtesy of EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock

US State Department looking for NGO partner to shine light on forced labor and IUU fishing

August 13, 2026

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