Aquaculture Seed Support (Philippines): BFAR Ilocos handed out 100,000 tilapia fry to fisherfolk across Ilocos Norte and Sur during the 70th Fishery Industry Forum, with talks also covering farm registration, new tech, and market links. New Species Push (Seychelles): Seychelles is exploring commercial farming of the collector sea urchin for uni/roe, with work underway at its Sea Urchin Facility to test controlled production and scaling needs. Policy for Growth (NSW, Australia): Proposed Fisheries Management Act changes would double oyster lease terms from 15 to 30 years, aiming to unlock investment, cut barriers to financing, and boost productivity and jobs for hundreds of operators. Biosecurity Reminder (Australia): NSW councils and agencies are hosting a free H5 bird flu info session for residents and oyster/aquaculture operators, urging people to avoid, record, and report sick or dead birds. Breeding Tech (Belarus): Belarusian scientists say they’ve developed industrial closed-pool breeding for river crayfish, targeting faster incubation and higher larval survival to support large-scale farms. Climate & Fish Health (UK): Scientists warn England’s Atlantic salmon stocks are at record lows, citing habitat damage, water quality and quantity pressures, plus risks from sea conditions and bycatch. Trade Demand (China): A Xiantao, Hubei eel-farming hub says rice eel production is stabilizing after earlier oversupply shocks, keeping local ponds and cages productive.