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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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Irish coastline off the Cliffs of Moher
A spokesperson for Bord Iascaigh Mhara told SeafoodSource that fishing restrictions may be implemented as the country establishes more MPAs | Photo courtesy of Patryk Kosmider/Shutterstock

Irish fishing industry urges collaboration as government moves ahead with plans to establish larger MPA network

December 3, 2025
A top down view of aquaculture farms with traffic light colors
Norway's latest assessment as part of its "traffic light" system showed little change between 2024 and 2025 | Photo courtesy of Andrei Armiagov

Norway releases review of country’s “traffic light” system ahead of new classifications for major salmon farming areas

December 3, 2025
The main stage at COP20 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species enacted sweeping new trade protections for sharks and rays while denying proposals for similar measures on eels and sea cucumbers at COP20 | Photo courtesy of Danny Skilton, IISD/ENB

CITES adds broad protections for sharks, nixes proposals on eels and sea cucumbers

December 2, 2025
Offshore aquaculture cages
The joint letter was signed by 140 individuals and organizations, representing the seafood industry, aquaculture businesses, environmental and conservation groups, academics, and more | Photo courtesy of bykot photo/Shutterstock

Offshore aquaculture advocates send joint letter to US lawmakers pushing for MARA passage

December 2, 2025
A chum salmon fin sticking out of the water
Salmon bycatch remains a point of contention between the state's salmon fishers and its pollock fleet | Photo courtesy of Mark Lindberg/Shutterstock

NOAA study probes environmental drivers of salmon bycatch in Alaska pollock fishery

December 2, 2025
A pile of Antarctic krill
Several Chinese firms have signaled ambitions to expand krill catch, worrying environmentalists and other stakeholders who have warned of the fragility of the Antarctic ecosystem | Photo courtesy of Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International

Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200 percent increase in krill catch, aligning with nationwide ambitions

December 2, 2025
The Mississippi River
Federal legislators have introduced the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act, a bill that would establish a commission to help coordinate federal and state management of fisheries throughout the basin | Photo courtesy of John Brueske/Shutterstock

US lawmakers hold hearing on forming Mississippi River Basin Commission

December 2, 2025
A fishing trawler vessel off the coast of the U.K.
For the U.K.'s fishing fleet, 2024 represented a "welcome return to business-as-usual," according to Seafish | Photo courtesy of grafxart/Shutterstock

UK seafood import, export growth highlight sector’s resilience, Seafish data finds

December 2, 2025
Farmed Vietnamese shrimp
The value of Vietnamese shrimp exports rose over 20 percent year over year in Q3 | Photo courtesy of Trieu Tuan/Shutterstock

Vietnam seafood companies post strong Q3 results despite reciprocal US tariff

December 2, 2025
A chef holding a barramundi
Barramundi Group posted lower revenue but narrower losses in its FY 2024 results – which it released even later than its FY 2023 results | Photo courtesy of Barramundi Group

Barramundi Group FY 2024 results indicate lower revenue as company continues working on recovery

December 2, 2025
Karl Bjørge, Torgier Bjørge, and Henning Bjørge
Mathias Bjørge has officially opened its salmon-processing facility on the island of Ellingsøya | Photo courtesy of Mathias Bjørge

Mathias Bjørge begins production at new salmon-processing facility

December 2, 2025
Wahoo
Both the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and the Gulf Council officially recommended the South Atlantic snapper grouper, Atlantic dolphin and wahoo, Atlantic and Gulf coastal migratory pelagic (CMP), and Gulf reef fish fisheries move to electronic logbooks | Photo courtesy of Martin Prochazkacz/Shutterstock

NOAA accepting public comments on switching Gulf, South Atlantic fisheries to electronic logbooks

December 2, 2025
A tuna fishing boat transshipping its catch in the South Pacific
Environmental NGOs are calling on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to adopt a set of new regulations, including a management procedure for South Pacific albacore | Photo courtesy of The Pew Charitable Trusts

NGOs call for WCPFC to adopt transshipment rules, echo calls for South Pacific albacore management procedure

December 1, 2025
industrial salmon farm in Norway
After a year that has features lower salmon prices on average, prices have steadily increased as 2025 is coming to a close | Photo courtesy of Photofex_AUT/Shutterstock

Prices for fresh Norwegian salmon up in Week 47 of 2025

December 1, 2025
A Peruvian squid-processing factory
The fishery is the top squid fishery in the world by output | Photo courtesy of CAPECAl

Peru's jumbo flying squid fishery starts path toward MSC certification

December 1, 2025
A Long John Silver's location in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Long John Silver's foot traffic increased at least 7 percent each month from August to October | Photo courtesy of James R. Martin/Shutterstock

Customer visits to top US seafood restaurant chains pick up amid industry-wide stagnation

December 1, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo introduced the initiative earlier this year | Photo courtesy of the Mexico government

Mexico launches new loan program to support aquaculture sector

December 1, 2025
Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and Russia Federal Fisheries Agency Head Ilya Shestakov
Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and Russia Federal Fisheries Agency Head Ilya Shestakov signing the deal | Photo courtesy of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries

Russia renews fisheries agreement with Morocco

December 1, 2025
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