There is a move to apply stricter regulations to tuna fishing for leisure. According to a Minato Shimbun report, to grasp the actual situation of bluefin tuna catches by recreational fishing boats and ...

AquaBounty and Intrexon announced this week that their jointly developed gene edited line of tilapia is “exempt from GM regulation” according to Argentina’s National Advisory Commission on ...

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had removed shrimp from Thailand from the list of prohibited products linked to forced labor, according to a September 5 notice published in the Federal ...

Russia will not face any sharp rise of prices for fish and seafood this year as the current situation in the industry remains stable, which is reflected by the ever growing domestic catch. According ...

AquaBounty, a land-based aquaculture company, announced its intention to sell its Rollo Bay farm operation, located on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The company said the decision to sell the hatchery ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced opening dates for multiple Newfoundland and Labrador Lobster Fishing Areas on Wednesday. LFAs 10, 11E, 11W, 12, 13A and 13B all received start dates. The ...

Salmon giant Mowi is making its next move in the battle over aquaculture in B.C.’s Discovery Islands. This week CEO Ivan Vindheim announced a “strategic review of the Canada West business unit in ...

For the fourth time in three years, Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation has filed a suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of long-established federal fisheries management ...

An unsolicited proposal from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind for two commercial leases for wind energy development off the coast of Texas and/or Louisiana has raised significant new concerns for the U.S.

Local KUTV news reports that a fire broke out Friday night at the Skretting feed plant in Tooele, Utah. Tooele is the USA headquarters for Skretting. The plant manufactures shrimp and aquaculture feed ...

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) announced that it has created a new supervisory division for the country’s aquaculture industry. The authority announced on September 2 that the new ...

Only 9 months after breaking ground at the site, Quin-Sea Fisheries officially opened its live lobster facility in New Habour, Newfoundland last week. The first of its kind in Newfoundland, the ...