Aquaculture Tech & Water Quality: STEMart added high-precision dissolved oxygen meters aimed at lab and industrial monitoring, including fish hatcheries and aquaculture water-quality checks. Policy & Trade: Canada removed seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariff list after industry feedback, though some aquaculture-related equipment could still be caught under broader “agricultural equipment” categories. Feed, Production & Imports: Nigeria’s marine ministry set up an eight-week technical committee to cut the country’s 2.2m-tonne fish production deficit, targeting feed costs, seed access, fish health, cold-chain gaps, and post-harvest losses. Biosecurity & Climate-Smart Farming: Japan’s JIRCAS and partners signed on to scale cultivation of methane-reducing seaweed (Kagikenori) for cattle-emissions cuts, moving beyond lab work toward real marine production. Invasive Species Pressure: Italy launched “Octo-Blu,” releasing about 130,000 young octopuses to curb invasive blue crabs that have damaged shellfish and coastal fisheries. Regional Capacity Building: UMaine opened a Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center to train students on commercial-scale aquaculture systems and applied research in fish health and nutrition. Disaster Risk for Aquaculture: China’s Zhejiang raised typhoon emergency response to Level I and evacuated aquaculture workers and fishing vessels ahead of Typhoon Saudel.