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

News

VÅRLAKS salmon — VÅRLAKS recently expanded its U.S. presence, launching in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.-based Lowes Foods, which operates nearly 100 stores in the Southeastern U.S. | Photo courtesy of VÅRLAKS

VÅRLAKS launches in Lowes Foods, labels US as main growth market

October 27, 2026

Great Value shrimp — The lawsuit was filed by Elijah Baptist on 8 October in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois | Photo courtesy of PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock

Class-action lawsuit accuses Walmart of inflating weight of frozen shrimp bags

October 27, 2026

A worker inside a Sanford Limited processing facility — Umios has acquired 10 percent of New Zealand-based Sanford Limited | Photo courtesy of Sanford Limited

Umios acquires more of Sanford Limited for USD 41 million

October 27, 2026

IFFO Technical Director Brett Glencross (left) and Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health Director of Sustainability for Aqua Nutrition Dave Robb — IFFO Technical Director Brett Glencross (left) and Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health Director of Sustainability for Aqua Nutrition Dave Robb | Photo courtesy of IFFO

IFFO, Cargill call for more data on environmental impacts of alternative feed ingredients as supply pressure mounts

October 27, 2026

Manta technology by SRI International — SRI International's Manta technology could bring power to remote areas that are diesel-reliant | Photo courtesy of SRI International

SRI International testing an underwater kite system that could bring power to remote areas of Alaska without diesel

October 27, 2026

A fishing vessel at sea — The Marine Stewardship Council has launched a prototype fishery financial model, and said it could support financing for the sustainable seafood sector | Photo courtesy of Mariusz Bugno/Shutterstock

New MSC finance model suggests certification, sustainability can unlock fishery value

October 27, 2026

Eric Bloom at the Eastern Fish sales booth — Eastern Fish CEO Eric bloom is department company at the end of 2026 | Photo courtesy of Eastern Fish

Eric Bloom leaving Eastern Fish, company promotes two to senior sales roles

October 27, 2026

The Republic of Vanuatu — The Republic of Vanuatu joined the voluntary agreement to protect the ocean's Mesopelagic "twilight zone" | Photo courtesy of LouieLea/Shutterstock

The Republic of Vanuatu joins voluntary agreement to protect the ocean's "twilight zone"

October 27, 2026

a whale off the coast of California — Entanglement risk is a major challenge for California’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery, with the presence of whales leading to regular delays to season openings and early closures | Photo courtesy of UVL/Shutterstock

California commercial fishers, conservationists join forces to reduce whale entanglements

October 27, 2026

The interior of a Phelps Pet Products manufacturing facility — i-Tail Corporation has acquired pet food manufacturer Phelps Industries for USD 160 million | Photo courtesy of i-Tail Corporation/Phelps Industries

Thai Union subsidiary i-Tail acquires Phelps Pet Products for USD 160 million

October 26, 2026

Alaska fishing vessel — Alaska's fixed interest rates are set to expire in 2027 | Photo courtesy of knelson20/Shutterstock

Alaska state fishing loan program's fixed interest rate set to expire in June 2027

October 26, 2026

Umios CEO Masaru Ikemi and High Liner Foods CEO Paul Jewer — Umios has entered an agreement with High Liner to acquire the latter company at an enterprise value of CAD 1.25 billion | Photos courtesy of Umios and High Liner Foods

Umios reaches deal to acquire High Liner for CAD 1.25 billion in enterprise value

October 26, 2026

Pacific Seafoods Newport, Oregon facility — The Newport, Oregon processing facility caught on fire Sunday | Photo courtesy of Pacific Seafoods

Pacific Seafoods' facility in Newport, Oregon damaged by fire

October 26, 2026

New U.S. Caught Seafood label — Most visibly, the strategy includes the introduction of a new voluntary seafood designation that can be applied to products harvested by domestic commercial fishermen on U.S.-flagged vessels | Image courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Trump announces America First Seafood Strategy with new label for domestic products

October 26, 2026

A Spanish aquaculture operation — Under Vision 2040, the E.U. plans to pursue a more coherent regulatory framework for E.U. aquaculture, targeting complex licensing procedures and difficulties accessing suitable space and water that have constrained sustainable sector growth | Photo courtesy of VantagePerspective/Shutterstock

European Commission promises simpler aquaculture rules, clarifies financial details after release of Vision 2040

October 26, 2026

AgroGrINTech team members — Born out of a need to find a sustainable use for the large volumes of pineapple waste generated by an unnamed Portuguese company, the Pep4Fish project has now found a use for that waste to enhance the nutritional profile of fish feed | Photo courtesy of AgroGrINTech

Portuguese startup turning pineapple waste into high-value fish feed ingredient

October 26, 2026

News » Aquaculture

Union Fisheries Secretary Abhilaksh Likhi giving a speech about India's small-scale fisheries inland development plan — India Union Fisheries Secretary Abhilaksh Likhi has launched the development phase of a national action plan for small-scale inland fisheries | Photo courtesy of the Bay of Bengal Program Intergovernmental Organization

India developing plan for inland small-scale fisheries

October 26, 2026

red sea urchin — The U.S. Department of Commerce allocated USD 324,818 (EUR 290,168) for the 2023/2024 California red sea urchin fishery, among other declarations | Photo courtesy of Emily Marie Wilson/Shutterstock

US announces USD 15.8 million in financial relief for fishery disasters

October 26, 2026