New England Council Leaves Scallop Permit Stacking to NOAA, Pushes Northern Edge Access to December

The New England Fishery Management Council worked through a list of management priorities at its September 2026 meeting that NOAA laid out in a July 2 letter tied to Executive Order 14276, "Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness," with outcomes ranging from deferral to outright rejection ahead of a formal Council response due to NOAA by September 30.

The most consequential decision came on scallop permit stacking, which would let vessels combine multiple permits' allocations onto a single boat. Despite NOAA tasking the Council with pursuing action...

Saint Paul Island's Halibut Fleet Rebounds With Record Prices After Years of Disruption

The residents of Saint Paul Island, located in the central Bering Sea, have much to celebrate this fall after a successful Pacific halibut season. It has been a time of change following a trifecta of disasters in the past six years. The Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association (CBSFA), headquartered on the island and representing the community's fishing fleet, said the future today looks brighter than it has since 2019.

The disasters are well known in Alaska's seafood industry — COVID, the crab crash, and a slowly declining halibut...

Captain Fresh Revenue Tops $570 Million in FY26 as Profitability Holds for Second Year

Captain Fresh, the Bengaluru-based packaged seafood company that has spent the past two years assembling a transatlantic processing and distribution network, reported consolidated net revenue of ₹5,169 crore ($574 million) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, up 1.5 times from ₹3,397 crore ($377 million) in FY25. The company also confirmed it remained profit-after-tax positive for a second consecutive year.

Beyond the top-line jump, Captain Fresh reported that adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled to...

SSA Backs Ten-Year Gulf Shrimp Permit Moratorium Extension, Urges Threshold Review

The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) filed comments last week supporting a proposed ten-year extension of the federal commercial shrimp permit moratorium in the Gulf, while urging an urgent examination of the moratorium's minimum permit thresholds amid a continued decline in the fleet.

As Expana reported in August, NOAA Fisheries published a proposed rule implementing Amendment 17B to the Gulf Shrimp Fishery Management Plan, which would extend the existing moratorium on new commercial shrimp permits through October 2036...

Commerce Raises Vietnam Catfish Dumping Margin to $0.20/kg After Court Ruling

The US Department of Commerce has amended its final results in the 2021-2022 antidumping duty administrative review on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, raising the dumping margin assigned to Can Tho Import Export Seafood Joint Stock Company (CASEAMEX) and four separate-rate companies to $0.20 per kilogram, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on September 22.

The change stems from a September 4 US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling in Catfish Farmers of America...

The Retail Rundown: Fall Meat Trends Take Shape

Fall is officially here, and the meat case is beginning to reflect the seasonal shift from grilling to roasting and slow cooking. USDA’s latest national feature data show retailers adjusting the mix, with beef roasts gaining attention while chicken and pork continue to provide plenty of promotional activity.

On the beef side, the national feature rate slipped to 84.9% for the week ending Sept. 24, down from 89.0% the previous week. Ground beef activity has been easing as grilling season winds down, while roast and round cuts are gaining ground...

Leroy Seafood Industries Closed Processing Plant Hestvika, Offers Employees Work Nearby

The Norwegian press has covering an announcement from Leroy Seafood Industries that it plans to close down the production facility In Hitra in Hestvika to counter overcapacity and large investment needs.  All permanent employees have received offers to continue at the company's new facility on Jøsnøya, a short drive away.

“This is a heavy but necessary decision,” Roy Eide, general manager of Lerøy Seafood Industri, told MN24.

“Over time, we have seen that the development in the market and available volume do not provide a basis for...

Innovasea Expands BiomassPro Platform With New Rainbow Trout Algorithm

Innovasea has added a rainbow trout algorithm to its BiomassPro biomass estimation solution, bringing the platform's total species coverage to eight and giving producers a single system deployable across a broader range of operations, the aquatic technology company announced September 22.

BiomassPro pairs a lightweight, AI-powered camera with an intuitive dashboard, designed to operate with or without fixed infrastructure and to be deployed and retrieved by a single employee. Onboard data processing lets farms move the system between pens, while current and historical data feed into Innovasea's...

Elizabeth Barlow Joins Kurt Grinnell Indigenous Aquaculture Scholarship Board

The Kurt Grinnell Indigenous Aquaculture Scholarship — formerly known as the Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation — today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Barlow to its 10-member Board of Directors.

Barlow, the Managing Director of Cermaq Newfoundland Ltd., a subsidiary of Cermaq, brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience building partnerships between industry, government, and First Nation communities across Newfoundland and Labrador. "It is an honor for me to join the KGIAS Board and contribute my experience to those future leaders who seek to incorporate aquaculture to their respective...

Merkley Leads OR and WA Lawmakers in Request for Market Support for Pacific Whiting From USDA

In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins last Friday, a dozen members of Congress expressed their support for the West Coast Seafood Processors Association's (WCSPA) request that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) pursue Section 32 purchases of Pacific hake (whiting) fillets this year and next.

"Historically, Pacific whiting exports to Ukraine, one of the largest whiting fillet markets, reached up to nearly $95 million per year, but instability in the region as a result of war has put that market in...

Global Seafood Alliance's 2027 Responsible Seafood Summit Heads to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced that its annual Responsible Seafood Summit will move to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in 2027, with The Center for Responsible Seafood (TCRS) co-hosting for the second consecutive year and folding its Shrimp Summit programming into the event.

The choice reflects Vietnam's standing as one of the world's largest seafood producers and exporters, giving attendees a chance to connect directly with regional producers and businesses while exploring one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic cities...

NOAA Sets Three-Day 2026 Red Snapper Recreational Season, Reissues State Permits in South Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries announced that the 2026 federal recreational red snapper season in the South Atlantic will open for three days, from 12:01 a.m. on October 9 through 12:01 a.m. on October 12 — one day longer than the two-day season allowed in 2025. The bag limit remains one fish per person per day, with no minimum size limit, according to NOAA's South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin FB26-052.

Alongside the federal season, NOAA Fisheries has issued new exempted fishing permits (EFPs)...

Australis Seafoods Reshuffles Leadership, Targets Up to 54,000 Tonnes for 2026

Chilean salmon farmer Australis Seafoods has reorganized its senior leadership, moving CEO Andrés Lyon into a strategic role at parent company Food Investment SpA while installing farming manager Ignacio Bravo as general manager to run day-to-day operations, according to the company's own statement carried by Chilean trade outlets Aqua.cl and Infosalmon.cl.

Lyon has stepped down from day-to-day leadership of Australis to become CEO of Food Investment SpA — the company's Chilean parent — while also joining Australis' board of directors. Bravo, a civil...

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces Largest Aquaculture Project to Date Totaling CAD 51M

Yesterday, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced its largest project to date, with the $51 million Marine Donut Adaptation and Commercialization Project led by Bluegreen, a Campbell River, BC-based tech company that builds closed-containment aquaculture systems, including the Marine Donut®.

This project will adapt and commercialize the Marine Donut®, a fully closed-containment aquaculture technology system, and will include six key technologies designed specifically for the Pacific Ocean environment.

Investment in innovations like the Marine Donut ® will help position Canada to lead in sustainable...

Maine Lobster Week Returns Sept. 19-26 to Celebrate Maine's Iconic Fishery

Maine Lobster Week is back, bringing lobster rolls, chef-inspired dishes, special menus and more to restaurants across the state now through Sept. 26.

Organized by the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC), the annual celebration invites Mainers and visitors alike to enjoy one of the state's most iconic foods while recognizing the harvesters, dealers, processors, restaurants and working waterfront communities that bring Maine Lobster from trap to table.

Throughout Maine Lobster Week, participating restaurants will showcase Maine Lobster in dishes ranging from classic lobster rolls to creative...

CFIA Recalls R.J. King Fisheries, Moncton Fish Market Frozen Lobster Meat Over Staph Contamination

Canada's food inspection agency has recalled multiple lots of frozen cooked lobster meat sold under the R.J. King Fisheries and Moncton Fish Market brands due to Staphylococcus aureus contamination, according to a notice published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

The recall covers R.J. King Fisheries Ltd. Frozen Cooked Lobster Meat CK in both 1-pound and 2-pound sizes, frozen on May 12, 15, 18, and 19, 2026, with best-before dates two years out. It also covers Moncton Fish Market Frozen Cooked Lobster...

ANALYSIS: Subdued Demand Keeps Lobster Prices in Check Amid Maine-Canada Seasonal Transition

The live lobster market continues to reflect a cautious demand environment as Maine moves deeper into its fall fishery and Canadian production transitions between seasonal openings. Buyers remain disciplined and focused largely on nearby needs, limiting upward price movement even as the supply picture begins to shift heading into October.

That restrained buying pattern has helped keep pricing in check. After reaching elevated levels this spring, 1 1/4 lb quarter prices fell sharply with the seasonal increase...