Chris Chase

The demand on marine ingredients for fishmeal and fish oil is continuing to grow, and signs already point to a looming tonnage gap that has few solutions available for the shrimp aquaculture industry.

Oceana loses appeal in North Pacific trawling lawsuit

The Indonesian shrimp industry is bouncing back after multiple months of lower export totals in the wake of its “radioactive shrimp” crisis.

Ecuador and India have continued to be shrimp-producing powerhouses, with both countries beating their records in 2025 and Ecuador continuing on a record pace in 2026.

Vietnam's shrimp exports remained relatively flat in 2025 after strong growth in 2024, with the first several months of 2026 indicating it may be on an upward swing again.

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is planning a rebrand, which will involve changing its name to the National Seafood Association – a first since the organization's founding, NFI was founded in 1945, and for over 80 years has been advocating for the U.S. seafood industry. Throughout that time period, the organization's areas of focus have gradually expanded from just U.S. fisheries to the wider supply chain, including things like aquaculture and processing. “The whole reason why we're…

A cadre of marine NGOs are urging member states of the European Union to do more to restore the bloc's oceans as key deadlines on National Restoration Plans approach.

Atlantic Sapphire announced it has entered an agreement for a USD 1.5 million (EUR 1.3 million) bridge loan.

Ecuador's shrimp industry has been in a period of constant growth for the last decade, and companies and organizations are working to make that growth continue. Ecuador's shrimp exports have increased year over year nearly every month for the past two years, and they are on pace to once again hit double-digit percentage growth in 2026. The country went from exporting 720 million pounds of shrimp in 2015 to 3 billion pounds of shrimp in 2025. According to Rabobank Analyst Novel Sharma, that…

Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) announced its investment quota program is now fully operational. Ilya Shestakov, the head of Rosrybolovstvo, announced the program was fully operational at the Eastern Economic Forum, according to a release from the agency. Despite “restrictions,” Rosrybolovstvo said 58 vessels have already been built under the program, 64 more are under construction, and 30 fish processing plants have been built. "This program is undoubtedly very important,…