Blue Economy Governance: Ghana is moving to draft a Blue Economy Commission (Enabling) Bill, with UNDP and the African Union backing an inception process to set a coordinated legal and institutional framework for sustainable marine and aquatic growth. Fisheries Compliance & Co-management: Ghana’s Small-Scale Fisheries Academy is urging stakeholders to turn its legal framework into on-the-ground action via stronger co-management and local dialogue to boost voluntary compliance and tackle IUU and pollution. Feed Costs Relief: Zimbabwe’s VAT exemption on qualifying fish feed is starting to ease input costs, with new consignments landing as the government pushes aquaculture modernization. Transparency Funding Pressure: Ghana’s Fisheries Transparency Initiative progress is being slowed by inadequate funding, even as an online Fisheries Information System is launched to improve public access to sector data. Production & Policy Signals (India): India reiterated its push to scale fisheries and aquaculture, citing major investments since 2015 and the sector’s role in jobs and exports. Aquaculture Tech: Poolking is expanding fiberglass sand-filter technology for large-scale water treatment used in commercial aquatic facilities. Disaster Risk Protection (Philippines): The House approved a bill to strengthen crop insurance coverage for farmers and fisherfolk, extending protection to aquaculture and fishery products. Climate Stress: Marine heatwaves are highlighted as a growing threat to ocean ecosystems and human health. Local Farm Strain (Bangladesh): A government fish seed farm is struggling with silted ponds, outdated hatchery buildings, and major staffing gaps, threatening supply during peak breeding season.