An aerial view of Matorka's facility in the snow-covered landscape of Iceland — Iceland-based Arctic char farmer Matorka has been acquired by Brim following a bankruptcy | Photo courtesy of Matorka

November 9, 2026

Brim acquires bankrupt Arctic char farmer Matorka after volcanic eruptions take toll

microplastics on a beach — Mace’s legislation would instruct the EPA to study and test strategies for engineering plastics that don’t break down into microplastics in marine environments and how to remove them through filtration and capture | Photo courtesy of Real People Images/Shutterstock

November 9, 2026

US bill would direct EPA to study removing microplastics from the environment

Five ocean conservancy and seafood organizations announced the launch of BEACON at the 2026 Sustainable Seafood Summit — Five ocean conservancy and seafood organizations announced the launch of BEACON at the 2026 Sustainable Seafood Summit | Photo courtesy of Ocean Outcomes

November 9, 2026

Ocean conservancy, seafood stakeholders launch BEACON, seeking to facilitate sustainability improvements across East Asia

A group of men working in the menhaden fishery on the water — The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is discussing management measures for Atlantic menhaden on 10 November, and fishery supporters and detractors are making their final arguments ahead of the meeting | Photo courtesy of Ocean Harvesters

November 9, 2026

Menhaden fishing sector, detractors state their final cases before ASMFC makes quota, management decisions

AKVA group headquarters in Klepp, Norway — The Q3 results come as AKVA's board of directors has unanimously recommended its shareholders to accept the per-share deal laid out in a recently announced agreement to sell all issued and outstanding shares in the company to Osaka, Japan-based Yanmar Holdings | Photo courtesy of AKVA group

November 9, 2026

AKVA lifts Q3 earnings despite double-digit revenue decline as Yanmar’s per-share deal opens

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Quebec Minister of Industry and Economic Development Mélanie Joly — Quebec Minister of Industry and Economic Development Mélanie Joly said the funding goes toward "helping Canadian food companies harness innovation, automation, and AI to boost productivity and competitiveness" | Photo courtesy of CFIN

Canada investing CAD 50 million in automation, AI to boost domestic processing capacity

October 29, 2026

Erewhon's Beverly Hills location — The campaign aimed to boost awareness of certified seafood in Erewhon's 14 brick-and-mortar stores, as well as its social media and e-commerce platforms | Photo courtesy of CLS Digital Arts/Shutterstock

Erewhon boosts selection, awareness of MSC- and ASC-certified seafood through marketing campaign

October 29, 2026

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An Iran fisherman — Direct and indirect losses to the fisheries sectors in the provinces of Hormozgan and Bushehr, Iran, have totaled an estimated USD 105.9 million (EUR 94.4 million) | Photo courtesy of Ram the image creator/Shutterstock

War in the Middle East continuing to disrupt Iran’s fisheries sector, with estimated millions in losses

October 29, 2026

Salmon Evolution's facility in Norway — Salmon Evolution said it is on track to complete Phase 2, and it has secured additional funding after weaker-than-expected salmon prices | Photo courtesy of Salmon Evolution

Salmon Evolution secures more funding, expects Phase 2 completion by year end

October 29, 2026

commercial fishing vessel — Global Fishing Watch and Ai2 are teaming up to use artificial intelligence to track fishing vessels | Photo courtesy of Nowaczyk/Shutterstock

Global Fishing Watch and Ai2 announce another partnership to use AI in vessel tracking globally

October 29, 2026

A pile of Northern abalone seized by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans — Caylin James Holland was fined for illegally possessing 10 Northern abalone | Photo courtesy of the Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Canada hits man with CAD 7,500 fine over abalone possession

October 29, 2026

Atlantic salmon fillets — Prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway were up slightly in Week 43 | Photo courtesy of David Tadevosian

Prices and export volumes for Norwegian salmon are up in Week 43

October 29, 2026

Blumar's Puyehue fish hatchery — Among other objectives, the project comprises the construction of additional incubation, fry-rearing, and smoltification facilities | Photo courtesy of Blumar

Blumar proposes USD 20 million modernization project on Los Lagos fish farm

October 28, 2026

A row of fishing boats on the Baltic Sea in Poland — The E.U. Council has decided on total allowable catches for several stocks in the Baltic Sea in 2027 | Photo courtesy of Sheviakova Kateryna

EU Council strikes agreement on Baltic Sea quotas for 2027

October 28, 2026

A Chilean lake undergoing an algal bloom — The preventive emergency declaration will enable monitoring reinforcement, information exchange between agencies, preventive communication, and the preparation of contingency resources | Photo courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory and Wanmei Liang/Wikimedia Commons

Chilean government declares preventive emergency, eyeing threats of harmful algal blooms

October 28, 2026

The interior of Proximar Seafood's RAS facility in Japan — Proximar said it could be days away from reaching the limits of its cash reserves after lower-than-expected revenues | Photo courtesy of Proximar Seafood

Proximar Seafood warns it is nearing end of financing after low revenue

October 28, 2026

A fishing vessel returning to port in Spain — Under its biodiversity strategy for 2030, the E.U. has set an ambitious goal of protecting 30 percent of its marine waters by 2030 | Photo courtesy of tolobalaguer.com/Shutterstock

EU auditors: Europe fails to protect MPAs; unlikely to meet 2030 conservation targets

October 28, 2026

A tuna swimming — The request follows the conclusion of the two-year project, which was funded by the E.U. and aimed to generate more accurate scientific evidence for use in tuna management decision-making | Photo courtesy of Aryuda View/Shutterstock

ITUNNES project seeking continued EU support to sustain tropical tuna research network

October 28, 2026

A trio of fishing vessels in Indonesia — Indonesia is planning to provide thousands of free fishing vessels to the nation's fishers under a modernization plan aiming to replace existing wooden fishing vessels | Photo courtesy of Ady Candra/Shutterstock

Indonesia to provide 4,582 free fishing vessels to fishers under USD 13 billion modernization plan

October 28, 2026

fish oil plant in Norway — Fishmeal and fish oil are extremely likely to see higher prices in response to the recent Peruvian anchovy season cancellation | Photo courtesy of AlanMorris/Shutterstock

Pricing Analysis: The Peruvian anchovy season cancellation and Atlantic salmon prices

October 28, 2026

A pile of krill — The annual meeting of the CCAMLR wraps up on 30 October | Photo courtesy of Nguyen Van Thin3/Shutterstock

NGOs call marketing practices of industrial krill firms into question as CCAMLR annual meeting nears conclusion

October 28, 2026

salmon processing — The funding will be made available through the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Guaranteed Loan Program | Photo courtesy of Bionysheva-Abramova/Shutterstock

USDA announces USD 5 billion in loans available for seafood and meat processors

October 28, 2026

WellFish Tech team — (From left) WellFish Tech CEO Charlie Granfel, WellFish Tech Director of U.K. and Ireland Dave Cockerill, WellFish Tech Techinal Lead for Norway Stein Johannessen, and WellFish Tech CTSO Mark Braceland | Photo courtesy of WellFish Tech

WellFish Tech hires new technical lead for Norway; Canadian Seafood Farmers introduces new executive committee

October 27, 2026

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