South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is assessing the outcomes of the October 27 meeting of the Small Pelagic Scientific Working Group. The 25% precautionary limit on the directed sardine fishery expires on October 30, and no official management decision has yet been announced.
Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has disbursed the first tranche of €1.67 million in subsidies to 52 fishing companies operating 81 vessels outside EU waters, compensating for extra fuel costs driven up by the Middle East conflict between March 22 and April 30.
Four companies from Chile's Los Lagos region are participating in the China International Fisheries Expo, held in Qingdao from October 28 to 30, 2026, seeking to expand into Asian markets within the Chilean pavilion organized by ProChile.
Venezuela's Ministry of Fisheries and several seafood companies are attending China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2026, held in Qingdao from October 28 to 30, seeking to expand exports and strengthen trade ties with China and international markets.
Aquaculture and agriculture stakeholders in South Troms are jointly calling on Troms County to offer Vg2 aquaculture/agriculture and horticulture courses at Rå Upper Secondary School, demanding a complete three-year study pathway for students enrolling in autumn 2027, rather than only a one-year Vg1 natural agriculture course.
Canada has renewed the Atlantic Fisheries Fund for 2026–2031 with more than CAD 300 million, with Ottawa contributing 60% and the four Atlantic provinces 40%, targeting fisheries, aquaculture, infrastructure, research and export market diversification.
On October 28, 2026, Skretting Chile held its second Sustainability & Innovation Conference in Frutillar, Chile, where 220 attendees and 11 speakers discussed waste valorization, novel ingredients, functional nutrition, regional collaboration and energy transition; the event also featured the launch of Necto and the presentation of the new ACTívate awards.
On October 28, 2026, Japan's Umios Corporation announced the acquisition of Canadian seafood company High Liner Foods for CAD 1.25 billion (approximately GBP 668 million). High Liner Foods is one of North America's leading seafood companies and a long-standing supplier to Umios.
Data published by Statistics Norway on 28 October show that in week 43 the average export price of Norwegian fresh chilled salmon rose to NOK 76.04 per kilogram (EUR 7.32), up NOK 1.99, or 2.7%, from NOK 74.05 (EUR 7.04) in week 42, marking the second consecutive weekly increase; export volume that week rose 3.0% to 28,518 tonnes.
Six land-based salmon farming companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange carry combined net interest-bearing debt of about NOK 6.98 billion, with annual interest costs of roughly NOK 650 million. Salmon Evolution released its Q3 results on October 28, reporting a NOK 20.2 million EBITDA loss and deferring harvests with a loan of up to NOK 200 million.
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (HI) released 52,000 tagged juvenile salmon at the mouths of two rivers in Vestland county for a vaccine-controlled trial. The results showed no difference in survival or growth between fish vaccinated against PD and unvaccinated fish, leading researchers to conclude that PD outbreaks in aquaculture do not affect wild salmon populations.
Norwegian company Havlaks has announced partnerships with feed supplier Skretting and feed logistics provider Eidsvaag ahead of applying for Norway's new round of offshore salmon farming blocks, and has established an advisory board and launched collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
As the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Australia, nears its close, US NGO Antarctic Wildlife Alliance accuses Aker BioMarine of using an outdated FishSource "A" rating in marketing materials, while Aker rebuts that "data-deficient" does not equal a declining resource. The dispute also centers on conservation measure CM 51-07, which lapsed in 2024, and the trigger level of 620,000 tonnes being reached early for two consecutive years.
From October 28 to 30, 2026, the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2026 is being held in Qingdao. Argentina is participating with a 120-square-meter national pavilion organizing 14 exporting companies, two more than in 2025. China is the top destination for Argentina's fishery exports by value, with exports to China in the first nine months of 2026 totaling about 146,760 tonnes worth US$455.5 million.
The Chubut provincial fisheries department launched the 2026/2027 red shrimp exploratory survey on October 26; the first round in the south yielded few shrimp and high hake bycatch, prompting the fleet to move north early. Provincial Fisheries Secretary Brandán said some vessels had good catches, and final season-opening conditions will be determined based on that day's data.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine reported on October 28, 2026, that Cai Do Fishing Village in Tang Hoa Commune, Quang Ninh Province, has for generations built dikes and reclaimed land while living by the sea; it is both the livelihood environment of the coastal fishing community and a place that fully preserves the area's distinctive historical and spiritual values.
An Binh Fishing Village in Binh An Commune, An Giang Province, Vietnam, is located in the brackish-water mixing zone of the Saigon River estuary, adjacent to the first-class Doc Ca fishing port. A 2026 survey found a total of 464 fishing vessels in the commune, of which 283 are 12 meters or longer, accounting for about 61%.
Van Liet Fishing Village, located at the mouth of Van Phong Bay in Dai Lanh Commune, Khanh Hoa Province, is both a community long engaged in seafood harvesting and a place that preserves unique maritime cultural and spiritual values.
The EU's digital catch certificate system CATCH has been mandatory for EU operators and competent authorities since January 10, 2026. In its analysis, the Argentine magazine Puerto points out that while the system can trace the documentary chain, it cannot on its own determine the legality or sustainability of Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) catches taken outside the 201-mile zone around the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
After poor results in the southern grounds, the Argentine fleet began exploratory fishing in the northern grounds on October 27, 2026. First-day catches per haul ranged from 40 to 50 boxes to more than 100 boxes before falling back again; a 1,500 kg single haul occurred in Northern Zone 1 but was not sustained.
