Farmer Cash Push (India): Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu disbursed over Rs 3,000 crore to nearly 47 lakh farmers under the PM-Kisan Annadatha Sukhibhava scheme, with Rs 3,125 crore deposited for the 2026 Kharif season and a focus on seed-to-marketing support. Aquaculture Finance & Inputs (Philippines): BFAR restarted idle bangus cage operations in Pangasinan by delivering 320,000 fingerlings to eight cages, aiming to revive mariculture after fingerling shortages and typhoon losses. Seafood Supply & Quality (Canada): Nova Scotia lobster exporters report poorer shell quality, lower protein and higher mortality during the winter harvest, with DFO linking issues to changing water temperatures and moulting timing. Ocean Governance & IUU (Africa): Oceana says opaque beneficial ownership is driving illegal fishing across Africa, while 14–15 countries signed the Mombasa Declaration to boost fisheries transparency and data sharing. Conservation With Aquaculture Links (Pacific/Caribbean): Fiji and Panama launched the Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge to protect the “twilight zone,” a key food-web layer tied to fishmeal and future ocean food security. Training & Skills (Ghana/US): Ghana’s UESD trained 70 participants in fish processing and aquaculture grow-out skills, while Connecticut SeaGrant’s shellfish farming course enrollment tripled to 36. Climate Risk to Coastal Farms (SE Asia): Thailand’s “Super El Niño” timeline warns of extreme heat and warmer seas that could worsen coral bleaching, seagrass loss, and impacts on coastal aquaculture and fisheries.