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Jon Woody, U.S. National Fisheries Institute's CSO.

The U.S. National Fisheries Institute names new CSO

Jon Woody, most recently Director of the FDA's Division of Preparedness and Emergency Programs, will replace Lisa Weddig, who is retiring.

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Cermaq Canada operation in Ahousaht Territory, west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Indigenous-led standard leads Cermaq to down sea lice levels without mechanical assistance

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Starting January 1, 2026, any fish or fish products from fisheries without a comparability finding cannot be imported into the United States.

US to block seafood imports from 240 fisheries failing to meet marine mammal protection standards

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Employee delivers a tray of sushi to a customer at one of Bento Inc.'s franchises.

Bento Inc. is the newest member of the U.S. NFI Sushi Council

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Kimberly Stephens, new CFO for Canadian seafood firm High Liner Seafoods.

High Liner Foods appoints Kimberly Stephens as new CFO

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Processing of Ecuadorian shrimp.

Ecuadorian shrimp exports pass US FDA weight analysis

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Aerial view of the Forever Young Aquaponics facility in Atlanta, Georgia.

Innovasea partners with Andrew J. Young Foundation to develop two new aquaponics facilities in the US

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Fish counter in USA. Photo: Trude Bessesen.

Norwegian seafood exports pass US regulations against marine mammals' bycatch

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Dry seaweed scattered on bright sand along Atlantic Ocean shore in Miami Beach on summer afternoon.

Florida's coast explores sustainable seaweed farming opportunities

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Peruvian fishermen aboard an industrial fishing vessel.

Anchovy keeps Peru's fishing GDP growing in July

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This project is part of the PNUD-GEF Humboldt II Project, led by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) and the Ministry of Production of Peru.

Chile and Peru assess the shared anchovy stock biomass

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The Deep Trekker Pivot ROV, purchased with a grant from the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, has significantly streamlined DMR's evaluation of aquaculture lease applications.

Maine acquires new ROV to streamline aquaculture lease evaluations

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SustainED has been sponsored by Cargill, Huawei, Kampi, Omarsa, Plásticos Rival, and Vitapro.

Last SustainED edition focused on innovation and technology in Ecuador's shrimp industry

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Atlantic Sapphire CEO Pedro Courard.

Atlantic Sapphire says performance in first half of 2025 marks a “turning point”

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Aquaculture facility in Peru.

Peru removes red tape in fisheries and aquaculture environmental management

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Chinook salmon run in a British Columbia river.

Coexistence of wild and farm-raised salmon is possible in British Columbia

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Peruvian fishermen catching bonito.

Peru approves its first-ever fisheries policy

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The Tidal AI Inc. team.

Tidal's Global Director of Sales and Marketing steps down

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Artisanal fishing landing site in Peru.

Fisheries and aquaculture, key to Peru's economic growth

Blue Star Foods first introduced the Eco-Fresh™ seafood pouch in 2003.

Blue Star Foods partners with KeHE to expand its nationwide distribution network

Peruvian artisanal fishermen at work.

Artisanal fishing vessels join Peruvian authorities to collect data on jumbo flying squid

Peruvian fishermen during the anchovy season.

Anchovy catches boosted Peru's fishing GDP growth in June

This legislation would promote seafood production in the United States.

New U.S. Marine Aquaculture Research Act aims to regulate offshore aquaculture

Members of HIPRA and LLAMAS Laboratorios.

Spanish HIPRA strengthens its presence in Argentina to boost animal health

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