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A man gutting a fresh cod on a table in Newfoundland, Canada
The plans aim to address overfishing on several stocks throughout the country, including cod | Photo courtesy of Dolores M. Harvey/Shutterstock
December 23, 2025

Canada releases plans to rebuild depleted fisheries nationwide

Aquabyte CEO Steve Tucker
Aquabyte CEO Stever Tucker said that Vitruvian is the "ideal partner" for the company's next stage of growth | Photo courtesy of Aquabyte
December 23, 2025

Virtruvian Partners acquires majority stake in aquaculture tech firm Aquabyte

A Dungeness crab
Initially set to kick off in early December, both states opted to delay their season opening after preseason testing in Long Beach, Washington, showed that crabs had not reached the 23 percent meat fill requirement for commercial harvesting | Photo courtesy of Tranquil vistas/Shutterstock
December 23, 2025

Washington sets start dates for Dungeness crab season; Oregon prepares to open Northern coast

A label for shrimp associated with a large shrimp recall
Direct Source Seafood is recalling over 83,000 bags of shrimp sourced from Indonesia linked to potential Cesium-137 contamination | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
December 23, 2025

More shrimp added to recalls over presence of radioactive material

Gulf of Maine Shrimp
The Gulf of Maine shrimp season has been canceled through 2028 | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/Calvin Alexander
December 23, 2025

Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery closed until 2028

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A large amount of eels for sale in a market
CITES is considering a number of proposals to raise animals to its Appendix II restrictions, including all species of eel – regardless of conservation status | Photo courtesy of salimreza1989/Shutterstock

International Coalition of Fisheries Associations urging CITES to reject proposals on multiple species

November 25, 2025
Plastic pollution on the beaches of Sri Lanka
The issue of discarded fishing gear, or ghost gear, was scrubbed from the draft text to start INC 5.2 but is likely to remain a key topic in future talks | Photo courtesy of Lina Mo/Shutterstock

INC 5.2 plastics treaty negotiations fail to reach consensus; INC 5.3 scheduled for February 2026

November 25, 2025
Blumar's Cobra fishing vessel
The Prosecutor's Office is also looking into charging Blumar with criminal responsibility for the incident | Photo courtesy of Blumar

Chilean prosecutor to charge Blumar crew members with culpable homicide

November 25, 2025
A coho salmon
The bulk of the funding – roughly USD 71 million (EUR 61 million) – will go directly to projects supporting salmon health and habitat in California’s rivers | Photo courtesy of Joe McDonald/Shutterstock

California announces USD 71 million for salmon conservation, recovery

November 25, 2025
Doug Burgum and President Trump, talking about things
Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior, announced the new oil drilling leases on 20 November | Photo courtesy of Joey Sussman/Shutterstock

Maritime communities, environmental groups push back against Trump plan to drill for oil off coasts of Florida and California

November 25, 2025
A Co-op grocery store in Peterborough, U.K.
Retail experts in the U.K. have said the upcoming Autumn Budget will be crucial in determining whether grocers can keep prices low for consumers | Photo courtesy of David G40/Shutterstock

UK seafood inflation rises, but overall grocery prices on the way down in lead-up to Christmas

November 25, 2025
A Chilean PDI car at a crime scene
During the sting, the PDI seized 60 metric tons (MT) of salmon, as well as trucks, other vehicles, firearms, and related property | Photo courtesy of Rec79/Wikimedia Commons

22 arrested in salmon theft sting operation carried out by Chilean police

November 25, 2025
Dungeness crab traps
The department said that if crabs in Long Beach meet the threshold of 23 percent meat fill in subsequent testing, the commercial season will open 16 December | Photo courtesy of Gary Saxe/Shutterstock

Oregon delays Dungeness crab season after Washington testing falls short

November 25, 2025
A pair of tuna purse-seine vessels in Papua New Guinea
The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea released its first-ever environmental, social, and governance report, which covers the association's actions in 2024 | Photo courtesy of the Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea fishing association releases nation's first-ever fisheries ESG report

November 25, 2025
A rendering of NTT Green & Food's planned RAS facility
NTT Green & Food is planning a coho salmon and trout recirculating aquaculture system in Japan | Image courtesy of NTT Green & Food

NTT Green & Food launching land-based coho salmon, trout facility in Japan

November 25, 2025
breaded shrimp
Though U.S. import volumes for breaded shrimp and other categories were still up year to date through August, the month saw a decline in import volumes for the first time in 2025 | Photo courtesy of Amarita/Shutterstock

US shrimp imports dip in August due to tariff strain

November 24, 2025
Bristol Bay sockeye salmon
Bristol Bay Salmon Week has grown from a handful of participating restaurants to nearly 40 and also includes collaboration with retailers | Photo courtesy of Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association

Seattle restaurants, retailers promote Bristol Bay salmon after above-average harvest

November 24, 2025
Fishing boats at a dock in Grenada
Grenada was one of 12 nations denied comparability findings under the U.S. Marine Mammals Protection Act | Photo courtesy of Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock

Grenada changes fisheries laws to comply with US marine mammal requirements

November 24, 2025
Flooding in Hoi An, Vietnam
The flooding that took place from 16 to 22 November in Central Vietnam was responsible for over 100 deaths and has nearly eliminated the region's lobster-farming operations | Photo courtesy of Tourguide Vn/Shutterstock

Floods devastate aquaculture, processing operations in Vietnam

November 24, 2025
Officials with Lineage at the groundbreaking ceremony in Hutchins, Texas
Lineage has broken ground on a new facility in Texas as the company continues to expand its cold storage capacity in the U.S. | Photo courtesy of Lineage

Lineage issuing EUR 700 million private placement, continues expansion in US

November 24, 2025
Officials attending the launch of the new digital platform
The platform was launched by the FAO in partnership with Sri Lanka's Ministry of Fisheries and National Aquaculture Development Authority and received funding from South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | Photo courtesy of FAO Sri Lanka/Facebook

Sri Lanka unveils digital platform aimed at modernizing shrimp farming

November 24, 2025
A string jellyfish on an aquaculture net pen
String jellyfish have caused harm to thousands of salmon in Norway's aquaculture industry in recent years | Photo courtesy of Norway’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Fund

Norway calling on fishers in North Atlantic to help survey and detect jellyfish concentrations

November 24, 2025
A border control stop in Germany
The warning for the E.U. comes just months after the EJF similarly warned the U.K. of poor import control measures | Photo courtesy of Shaggyphoto/Shutterstock

EU IUU Coalition warns bloc is leaving its borders wide open to illegal seafood imports

November 24, 2025
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