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Peru was recognized as a country free of four diseases affecting rainbow trout.

Peru declares 2025 a "turning point" for national fisheries health and artisanal fishing

The state claims to have strengthened fisheries health standards and advanced the development of artisanal fishing and aquaculture.

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Three people working in an aquaculture open net cage.

ACFFA's Christmas letter is not to Santa but for Canada's Federal Government

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Aquaculture facility in Reyðarfjörður, Iceland.

Iceland's new aquaculture bill is out

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La Sociedad Comercial Agrícola y Forestal Quimeyco Limitada is the owner of the “Piscicultura Quimeyco” project.

Chile sanctions the 'Quimeyco Fish Farming Project' for environmental violations

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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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Boat leaving Dingle harbour, Co Kerry, Ireland.

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

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Fishing boats at Anstruther Harbour, Scotland.

Scotland proposes new Fisheries Management Plans focused on sustainability

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

New South Wales launches funding programme to expand aquaculture sector

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A fishing boat in Greek waters.

EU revises 2026 Mediterranean fishing proposal to reflect conservation progress

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Fomento Palace, the seat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry in Madrid, Spain.

Spain grants additional fishing days for the Mediterranean ahead of the Christmas season

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Oyster shells laid out for a 2016 planting at an oyster restoration sanctuary.

US awards $1.7M to aquaculture research projects to promote economic growth

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"The ideal candidate should be actively involved in new product development (NPD) and have a minimum of three years of experience in the seafood or food sector," according to BIM.

Ireland opens Seafood Innovation Programme to support new product development

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A fishing boat from the South Australian Sardine Fishery.

IUU seafood is not welcome in Australia

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"The new rules will modernise the way fishing activities are controlled, for EU vessels and those fishing in EU waters and foster consistent enforcement across the EU," according to the EU Commission.

EU adopts new rules to streamline and harmonise fisheries control

Vélfag provides technical support, spare parts, and maintenance to the fishing fleet.

Icelandic Vélfag halts operations amid legal dispute with state

A box of quality branded skrei.

Norwegian fish tags to drop year marking in 2026

Norway's Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans, Marianne Sivertsen Næss.

Billion-kroner payout from Norway’s Aquaculture Fund to coastal municipalities

Humpback whales in the Atlantic Ocean.

High Seas Treaty wins 2025 Earthshot Prize for ocean protection

FAO Representative in Somalia, Mr. Etienne Peterschmitt, and Mr. Hiroshi Matsuura, Ambassador of Japan to Somalia, signed the agreement to boost Somalia’s fisheries sector.

FAO and Japan to invest $2M to tackle illegal fishing in Somalia

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