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SATS Campaign Calls for a Federal Permitting Pathway for Open Ocean Aquaculture as Congress Weighs the MARA Act
Date
October 16, 2026
Editorial Staff | Aquaculture Magazine, with information from SATS Timed with National Seafood Month, the coalition argues that eight years to permit a single net pen in federal waters shows why the U.S. needs a predictable pathway, as Congress considers...
ASC Extends Farm Standard Transition to May 2028 and Steps Up Support for Producers
Date
October 16, 2026
Editorial Staff | Aquaculture Magazine, with information from ASC The single global Farm Standard replaces ASC’s species-specific standards; ASC has given producers more time and brought nearly 200 industry stakeholders together in Vietnam to work through the practical questions of...
Texas Aquaculture Association Endorses Dr. Dawn Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner
Date
October 7, 2026
By: Aquaculture Stewardship Council The Texas Aquaculture Association (TAA) has officially endorsed Dr. Dawn Buckingham for reelection as Texas Land Commissioner, citing her responsiveness to the needs of Texas aquaculture producers and her interest in working with the industry to...
I’m Shrimp Farm 5 achieves certification and becomes the first early adopters of the ASC Farm Standard in Thailand
Date
October 5, 2026
Thai company I’m Shrimp Farm 5 in Phang Nga has achieved certification to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Farm Standard, becoming one of the first early adopters of the ASC certification in Thailand. The certification recognizes the farm’s performance across...
Cermaq Strengthens Its Global Management Team
Date
October 5, 2026
The company appoints new CFO and COO and CTO. They launch their Sustainability report for fiscal year 2024. Following the integration of operations from Grieg Seafood in Finnmark and Canada, the international company Cermaq has made several changes to its...
From Pitches to Progress: ASC Champions Practical Change a Global Shrimp Forum 2026
Date
October 5, 2026
By: Aquaculture Stewardship Council From testing new approaches to more inclusive shrimp supply chains to bringing retailers together to advance animal welfare, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) helped turn discussion into practical action at the 2026 Global Shrimp Forum (GSF),...
SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech Joins Initiative to Fully Use Each Fish
Date
October 5, 2026
New York institution becomes fourth research organization and 50th overall to sign the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge. By: 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech has signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, becoming the fourth research...
Bendito Mar Becomes First Mexican Farm to Join Improver Programme by ASC
Date
October 5, 2026
By: Aquaculture Stewardship Council Mexico’s regenerative bivalve producer joins Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) initiative to advance environmental and social improvements in aquaculture. Bendito Mar, a Mexican cooperative of farmed bivalve mollusks in Baja California Sur, has joined the Improver Programme...
Aquaticode Launches Aqualens for Automated Deformity Sorting, Starting with Sea Bass and Sea Bream
Date
October 5, 2026
By: Aquaticode Aquaticode has launched AquaLens, an AI system that finds and removes deformed juveniles in fish hatcheries. The first species are sea bass and sea bream, where AquaLens takes over a job most hatcheries still do by hand, and...