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Marine ingredient scarcity is reshaping the future of aquaculture global production

FRANCE
Monday, July 20, 2026, 09:00 (GMT + 9)

The price volatility of fishmeal and fish oil forces the industry to shift from simple raw material replacement toward a functional optimization based on stable hybrid diets. The global aquaculture industry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by a structural, rather than cyclical, scarcity of its traditional raw materials. According to a technical white paper published by the biotechnology firm Innovafeed dated July 20. 2026, the combination of climate pressures such as the El Niño phenomenon, biological overexploitation, and rising operational costs have completely shattered the commercial buffer that historically stabilized marine product prices and baseline aquafeed inputs. The figures compiled in the research reflect a landscape of high volatility and global supply constraints: The price of premium fish oil recorded an increase of mor... FULL STORY

Worldwide The Pollock Crisis: McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Resists in the United States While Europe Faces a Supply Dead End Jul 20, 00:10 The apparent simplicity of the Filet-O-Fish, one of McDonald's Corporation's most iconic and long-standing pro... FULL STORY		Worldwide From the Soviet Experiment to the New Krill Rush (Part 1 of 5) Jul 20, 00:10 Just half a century ago, Antarctic krill was considered a virtually inexhaustible resource that could feed mil... FULL STORY

Worldwide Closer Does Not Mean More Abundant: Tuna Shifts Its Map in the Pacific Jul 17, 06:00 The warming of the Pacific is modifying the distribution of several tuna species in the Eastern Pacific, tempo... FULL STORY		Peru Jumbo Flying Squid Does Not Necessarily Disappear: It Changes Depth, Location, and Catch Cost Jul 17, 05:00 The warming of the Pacific is altering the behavior of the Peruvian jumbo flying squid, but official data show... FULL STORY

United States
Pacific Seafood Integrates Ocean Beauty Distribution and Expands US Network
Jul 20, 07:00
The operation incorporates six Ocean Beauty Seafoods distribution centers into one of the largest integrated seafood companies in the United States. T... FULL STORY

United States
Sockeye Recovers in Hawk Inlet, but Pink and Chum Remain Below Average
Jul 20, 05:00
The fourth and final test of the season placed the sockeye salmon catch in line with the ten-year average. Pink reached 68% and chum 50%, while coho a... FULL STORY

Spain
In A Guarda, demands rise for fish value to reach fishermen: 'We are selling swordfish cheaper than 25 years ago'
Jul 20, 00:10
The twelfth edition of the International Fisheries Conference on Large Migratory Species gathers producers, cooperatives, and major groups in A Guarda... FULL STORY

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India Jul 17, 04:00 (GMT + 9):
	The Indian shrimp export boom faces its first hurdle before the farm

European Union Jul 17, 02:00 (GMT + 9):
	Digital bottleneck in EU traceability system threatens Alaska pollock supply

Worldwide Jul 17, 00:10 (GMT + 9):
	Structural tension and supply paralysis: The global roadmap of the marine ingredients market

Somalia Jul 17, 00:10 (GMT + 9):
	Historic agreement between Somalia and China boosts marine product exports with zero tariff

Norway Jul 17, 00:10 (GMT + 9):
	Overhalla Betongbygg to deliver concrete elements for land-based salmon farming (RAS) in Iceland

Chile Jul 17, 00:00 (GMT + 9):
	Other Media \| aqua.cl: WSP in Chile: Strategic consulting for the aquaculture of the future

Chile Jul 17, 00:00 (GMT + 9):
	Other Media \| SalmonBusiness: Joyvio: revives $300m Australis battle with fresh arbitration bid

Norway Jul 17, 00:00 (GMT + 9):
	Other Media \| fishfarmingexpert: Slight rise in spot price for Norwegian salmon

Worldwide Jul 17, 00:00 (GMT + 9):
	Other Media \| Fish Focus: Reshaping seafood purchasing

Russian Federation Jul 16, 16:00 (GMT + 9):
	Since the beginning of the year, the total Russian fish catch has amounted to more than 2.5 million tons

Japan Jul 16, 07:00 (GMT + 9):
	International conference on bluefin tuna catch quotas fails to reach agreement on increasing quotas; Mexico changes its mind at the last minute

Chile Jul 16, 05:00 (GMT + 9):
	Exports from Los Lagos exceed US$3,661 million in the first half of the year driven by the fishing and aquaculture sector

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International conference on bluefin tuna catch quotas fails to reach agreement on increasing quotas; Mexico changes its mind at the last minute
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Closer Does Not Mean More Abundant: Tuna Shifts Its Map in the Pacific
Worldwide The warming of the Pacific is modifying the distribution of several tuna species in the Eastern Pacific, temporarily bringing them closer to the California coast. For the industry, this signal does no...

Historic agreement between Somalia and China boosts marine product exports with zero tariff
Somalia The strategic agreement seeks to formalize access to the Asian market, transform the Somali blue economy, and regularize fishing activity in one of the richest exclusive economic zones in the world M...

Fifteen years of liberty for a Patagonian toothfish marked in the Argentine Sea
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