Seafood Export Push (India): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal urged India to scale seafood exports from $8.5B to $30B in five years, betting on higher production quality, value-added products, and new market access from nine recent free trade deals. Blue Economy & Aquaculture Expansion (Andhra Pradesh): CM N. Chandrababu Naidu backed an “aqua corridor” linking key coastal hubs and stressed “pond to port” upgrades, plus more processing capacity to lift India’s seafood competitiveness. Aquaculture Investment & Permitting (Canada): Amar Seafood’s delayed fish farm expansion in Victoria, P.E.I. is expected to break ground by fall or spring after regulators cleared the project. Wild Salmon Crisis (Scotland): A North Atlantic salmon summit highlighted record-low rod catches and pointed to pressures including climate change, overfishing, pollution, sea lice, and farm escape impacts. Biosecurity & Invasive Species (Japan): A study found at least 112 non-native species in Japanese waters since the late 1800s, with warming-linked spread raising risks for farmed fish and shellfish. Ocean Monitoring (EU): The EU announced OceanEye, a $107M push to expand ocean observation using drones and satellites as climate-driven storms intensify. Coastal Resilience (Indonesia): Indonesia’s Java north coast plan calls for hybrid defenses—mangrove restoration, groundwater control, and spatial planning—alongside seawall protection to safeguard fisheries and ports. Disaster Relief (U.S.): SBA opened low-interest drought loans for eligible Georgia small businesses and private nonprofits, with aquaculture enterprises included.