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Chamberlain Creek Instream Habitat Enhancement Project.

California allocates over $10M for salmon and steelhead habitat restoration

Out of the 53 proposals requesting more than $49 million in funding, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has selected 16 projects.

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From left to right: Emma Cobos (Port of Barcelona), Gustavo Santana (Puertos del Estado), José Alberto Carbonell (Port of Barcelona), Jaume Collboni (Mayor of Barcelona), Sílvia Paneque (Minister of the Government of Catalonia), and Carles Anglada (WTCB).

The Port of Barcelona to host a blue-economy innovation center

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The signing ceremony was attended by senior Liberian officials, EU representatives, and development partners.

EU donates €25M to strengthen artisanal fisheries in Liberia

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Galicia has approved nearly €144 million in funding for the development of 486 projects.

Galicia allocates €14M to modernize fisheries and aquaculture processing

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Humpback whales in the Atlantic Ocean.

Historic High Seas Treaty officially enters into force

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This initiative aims to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Europe invites Argentina to join its seafood certification platform

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Joint statement from the ministry and the fisheries sector.

Spain will request flexibility from the EU in the Fisheries Control Regulation

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ANFACO-CYTMA and the Consellería do Mar of the Xunta de Galicia are leading a programme of activities.

New Spanish agreement to promote canned seafood products

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Old port fishing equipment on pier, Hovsund Norway

Norway enhances the authority to seize and destroy unmarked fishing gear

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María González Corral, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development of Castilla y León's visit to the MerPacífico facility.

Castilla y León region invests to be Spain's leader in inland aquaculture production

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Fisheries ministers at the December 2025 AgriFish negotiations.

European fisheries ministers strike deal on 2026 catch limits

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This initiative is called Generational Renewal: The Future of the Sea.

Galicia focuses on generational renewal to secure the future of the fishing sector

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Pamela Maru, Secretary for the Ministry of Marine Resources of the Cook Islands and Costas Kadis, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, sign the new Implementing Protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries partnership Agreement.

The EU and Cook Islands extend their fisheries partnership for 7 more years

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, Ahmed Bouari, at the agreement-signing ceremony.

Spain and Morocco strengthen cooperation on fisheries and aquaculture

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Blue Ocean Mariculture kanpachi farm in Kona, Hawaii.

U.S. aquaculture advocates urge Congress to accelerate offshore farming research

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Fishing vessels in the North Sea.

Norway, EU and UK strike 2026 fisheries deal with major quota cuts to cod, herring and saithe

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"The EU must convert good intentions into measurable outcomes that enable a thriving, competitive, and sustainable aquaculture sector," say EU producer associations.

Aquaculture groups urge EU to set clear production goals

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Fishing boats moored in Ponza, Italy.

Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls to decade low as aquaculture expands, FAO report shows

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Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss.

Norway's latest "traffic light" report shows little change in lice risk across aquaculture zones

This is an initiative led by the Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP).

Chile promotes public-agency partnership to boost aquaculture oversight

Boat leaving Dingle harbour, Co Kerry, Ireland.

Irish seafood agency prepares new investment drive in processing and coastal communities

Fishing boats at Anstruther Harbour, Scotland.

Scotland proposes new Fisheries Management Plans focused on sustainability

Oyster farms on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.

New South Wales launches funding programme to expand aquaculture sector

A fishing boat in Greek waters.

EU revises 2026 Mediterranean fishing proposal to reflect conservation progress

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