Legal & Policy: Kenya’s Lake Victoria Aquaculture Association has appealed to the Court of Appeal over new aquaculture charges, challenging a High Court ruling that upheld 2024 licensing fees and a 5% levy on fish landed by commercial operators. Industry Growth: Ecuador’s shrimp sector is scaling up fast, with farms evolving into industrial-scale outdoor operations and export volumes now tracking major benchmarks like Norwegian salmon. Food Safety Tech: The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa won a $2M NSF award to lead AI-enabled tools that can flag environmental threats to aquaculture and other food systems before they trigger outbreaks. Governance & Accountability: Nigeria’s marine and blue economy ministry is moving from recommendations to action by inaugurating a technical committee to accelerate fish production, citing feed costs, seed access, health/biosecurity gaps, and cold-chain limits. Public Health & Seafood Risk: A Canary Islands survey reports widespread exposure to Kudoa fish parasites, raising new questions about how seafood consumption may affect human health. Training & Value-Add: The University of Guam is running a “tilapia to table” workshop linking raising, processing, and curing with lessons on turning fish waste into fertilizer. Marine Space Planning: Vietnam is pushing marine spatial planning changes to coordinate competing ocean uses, with updated law steps expected to reach the National Assembly in 2026.