Digital aquaculture & farm compliance: Singapore’s aquaculture farms get a productivity boost via a new SG Farm App that helps record weights, mortality and feed use for certification-ready, more accurate reporting. University hatchery expansion: James Cook University (Singapore) launched a new Asian seabass broodstock and hatchery facility to train students and improve production control from breeding to larvae. Cold-water farming wins: Norway’s Ode, the country’s largest farmed cod producer, reported its first profitable year in 2025, with revenue up sharply and cod output scaling fast. Heat stress hits farms: South Korea’s heat wave pushed seawater temperatures up, triggering flatfish deaths at fish farms and raising supply concerns for sashimi. Community-led fisheries reform: Ghana’s Volta fishers agreed to limit the banned poli net to Aug–Feb only to protect juveniles and help fish stocks recover. Policy support for producers: Singapore announced a one-off Farm Business Resilience Support grant to help farms offset short-term Middle East-driven cost pressures. Broodstock & genetics capacity: Nagaland University and ICAR-NBFGR flagged off fisheries input distribution to promote sustainable aquaculture practices and strengthen fish farmer livelihoods. Funding & releases: Malaysia plans to release 200,000 flower crab juveniles off Pulau Besar within a year, supported by seagrass conservation. Animal welfare pressure: Nueva Pescanova abandoned plans for the world’s first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria after NGO and public outcry. Climate risk to aquaculture: El Niño fears are prompting water and crop monitoring in India’s Nellore district, with officials warning impacts could extend to aquaculture and fisheries.