Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, said on 23 October that the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission, at its meeting in Istanbul, decided to raise the 2027 total allowable catch of Barents Sea cod by 14%, which by calculation comes to about 324,900 tonnes, above the 312,667 tonnes recommended by the Russia-Norway Arctic Fisheries Working Group.
Australis Aquaculture announced that the People's Committee of An Giang Province, Vietnam, has granted it 16 marine leases with 30-year terms; the new farming hub carries a licensed annual output of up to 30,000 tonnes, more than doubling its total licensed capacity. First stocking has begun, with the first harvest expected in mid-2027.
From January to September 2026, Brazil purchased 14,905 tonnes of Argentine cod fillets for USD 52.4 million, at an average price of USD 3,513/tonne, with volume essentially flat year-on-year while the unit price rose 12%; during the same period, four Argentine companies exhibited under the "Mar Argentino" brand at Seafood Show Latin America 2026, held in São Paulo from October 20 to 22.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, announced on October 23 that the Russian-Norwegian Mixed Fisheries Commission has set the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch to increase by 14%, and the commission also agreed on fishing parameters and quota exchange arrangements for haddock, capelin, Greenland halibut and wolffish.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority reported on 23 October that salmon and sea trout in four rivers in Trøndelag county—Mossa, Verdalsvassdraget, Orkla and Gaula—are suspected of being infected with ulcerative dermal necrosis (UDN). The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has found skin lesions consistent with UDN and infection by the parasitic water mold Saprolegnia parasitica on affected fish.
Joyvio, controlling shareholder of Chilean salmon farming company Australis Seafoods, has confirmed that although Santiago's Fourth Guarantee Court rejected its request to reopen the investigation into former owner Isidoro Quiroga, the company will continue to pursue criminal proceedings and has applied for authorization to prosecute independently, with a hearing scheduled for March 15, 2027.
The Chilean salmon industry association SalmonChile carried out institutional and commercial activities in São Paulo this week, meeting with supermarkets, foodservice, importers and Brazilian officials, and exhibiting for the first time under the "Chilean Salmon" brand at Seafood Show Latin America 2026. The core issue is that Brazil's tax reform could apply a 26.5% general VAT rate to salmon.
On October 23, 2026, CME Solar signed a cooperation agreement with Uni-President Vietnam to build a rooftop solar power system with a total installed capacity of 6.601 kWp at the latter's factory, expected to provide about 9.579 MWh of clean electricity per year and avoid approximately 4,351.4 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The Chubut provincial government has confirmed that, starting October 26, a survey of Argentine red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) will be conducted in provincial waters, with 20 licensed fishing vessels operating in two zones, north and south, over four days to assess the resource. The commercial opening date for the 2026/2027 season remains pending technical and administrative decisions.
Javier Garat, president of the European fishing association Europêche, expressed the industry's disappointment with the Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture 2040 to Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, on 22 October 2026, and said he did not rule out launching a mobilization to draw the attention of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Enrico Bachis, IFFO's Director of Market Research, disclosed at the annual conference in Buenos Aires that global fishmeal sales in 2025 reached 5.8 million tonnes, with aquaculture accounting for 92%; fishmeal consumption increased by 372,000 tonnes that year, of which 96% came from the aquaculture sector.
The National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) of South Korea announced it has developed and validated a device that reduces ammonia accumulation in transport containers, lowering tank ammonia concentration by 14.2% and fish blood ammonia levels by 22.2% in an actual vessel test to the Port of Long Beach, USA.
Spanish satellite communications company Satlink announced on October 23, 2026 that it has reached an agreement with Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network Amazon Leo to provide high-performance satellite internet services to maritime customers as an authorized reseller.
The EU, Norway, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and the UK held consultations in London from 20 to 22 October, setting the 2027 total allowable catch for Northeast Atlantic blue whiting at 352,900 tonnes, nearly 54,000 tonnes above the 2026 reference level, but the parties failed to reach agreement on quota allocation.
Vietnam's Ha Tinh Province is converting low-efficiency rice paddies into VietGAP-standard semi-intensive ponds for giant river prawn farming, opening a new direction for local freshwater aquaculture while advancing technical process standardization and environmental control.
At the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission meeting held in Istanbul, Russia and Norway decided to raise the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch by 14%. Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, said this is the first increase after five consecutive years of cod quota cuts.
On October 23, 2026, Murmansk investment company "Russian Cod" won again in its 246 million ruble penalty lawsuit against the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, with both the appellate and final appellate courts upholding the Moscow Arbitration Court's retrial ruling.
Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) held a meeting in Kendari on 23 October to advance export standards and sustainable certification for tuna, skipjack tuna and yellowfin tuna in Southeast Sulawesi, updating the MSC pre-assessment and the fishery improvement plan. The WPPNRI 714 area has set catch quotas of 7,002.56 tonnes for skipjack tuna and 4,119 tonnes for yellowfin tuna.
A court in Astrakhan, Russia, will hear a case involving the illegal resale of seized live shrimp — more than 850 kg, 26,000 specimens in total, valued at over 870,000 rubles — with a former police officer and two local residents as defendants.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, said on 23 October that the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission, at its meeting in Istanbul, decided to raise the 2027 total allowable catch of Barents Sea cod by 14%, which by calculation comes to about 324,900 tonnes, above the 312,667 tonnes recommended by the Russia-Norway Arctic Fisheries Working Group.
Australis Aquaculture announced that the People's Committee of An Giang Province, Vietnam, has granted it 16 marine leases with 30-year terms; the new farming hub carries a licensed annual output of up to 30,000 tonnes, more than doubling its total licensed capacity. First stocking has begun, with the first harvest expected in mid-2027.
From January to September 2026, Brazil purchased 14,905 tonnes of Argentine cod fillets for USD 52.4 million, at an average price of USD 3,513/tonne, with volume essentially flat year-on-year while the unit price rose 12%; during the same period, four Argentine companies exhibited under the "Mar Argentino" brand at Seafood Show Latin America 2026, held in São Paulo from October 20 to 22.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, announced on October 23 that the Russian-Norwegian Mixed Fisheries Commission has set the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch to increase by 14%, and the commission also agreed on fishing parameters and quota exchange arrangements for haddock, capelin, Greenland halibut and wolffish.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority reported on 23 October that salmon and sea trout in four rivers in Trøndelag county—Mossa, Verdalsvassdraget, Orkla and Gaula—are suspected of being infected with ulcerative dermal necrosis (UDN). The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has found skin lesions consistent with UDN and infection by the parasitic water mold Saprolegnia parasitica on affected fish.
Joyvio, controlling shareholder of Chilean salmon farming company Australis Seafoods, has confirmed that although Santiago's Fourth Guarantee Court rejected its request to reopen the investigation into former owner Isidoro Quiroga, the company will continue to pursue criminal proceedings and has applied for authorization to prosecute independently, with a hearing scheduled for March 15, 2027.
The Chilean salmon industry association SalmonChile carried out institutional and commercial activities in São Paulo this week, meeting with supermarkets, foodservice, importers and Brazilian officials, and exhibiting for the first time under the "Chilean Salmon" brand at Seafood Show Latin America 2026. The core issue is that Brazil's tax reform could apply a 26.5% general VAT rate to salmon.
On October 23, 2026, CME Solar signed a cooperation agreement with Uni-President Vietnam to build a rooftop solar power system with a total installed capacity of 6.601 kWp at the latter's factory, expected to provide about 9.579 MWh of clean electricity per year and avoid approximately 4,351.4 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The Chubut provincial government has confirmed that, starting October 26, a survey of Argentine red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) will be conducted in provincial waters, with 20 licensed fishing vessels operating in two zones, north and south, over four days to assess the resource. The commercial opening date for the 2026/2027 season remains pending technical and administrative decisions.
Javier Garat, president of the European fishing association Europêche, expressed the industry's disappointment with the Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture 2040 to Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, on 22 October 2026, and said he did not rule out launching a mobilization to draw the attention of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Enrico Bachis, IFFO's Director of Market Research, disclosed at the annual conference in Buenos Aires that global fishmeal sales in 2025 reached 5.8 million tonnes, with aquaculture accounting for 92%; fishmeal consumption increased by 372,000 tonnes that year, of which 96% came from the aquaculture sector.
The National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) of South Korea announced it has developed and validated a device that reduces ammonia accumulation in transport containers, lowering tank ammonia concentration by 14.2% and fish blood ammonia levels by 22.2% in an actual vessel test to the Port of Long Beach, USA.
Spanish satellite communications company Satlink announced on October 23, 2026 that it has reached an agreement with Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network Amazon Leo to provide high-performance satellite internet services to maritime customers as an authorized reseller.
The EU, Norway, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and the UK held consultations in London from 20 to 22 October, setting the 2027 total allowable catch for Northeast Atlantic blue whiting at 352,900 tonnes, nearly 54,000 tonnes above the 2026 reference level, but the parties failed to reach agreement on quota allocation.
Vietnam's Ha Tinh Province is converting low-efficiency rice paddies into VietGAP-standard semi-intensive ponds for giant river prawn farming, opening a new direction for local freshwater aquaculture while advancing technical process standardization and environmental control.
At the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission meeting held in Istanbul, Russia and Norway decided to raise the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch by 14%. Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, said this is the first increase after five consecutive years of cod quota cuts.
On October 23, 2026, Murmansk investment company "Russian Cod" won again in its 246 million ruble penalty lawsuit against the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, with both the appellate and final appellate courts upholding the Moscow Arbitration Court's retrial ruling.
Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) held a meeting in Kendari on 23 October to advance export standards and sustainable certification for tuna, skipjack tuna and yellowfin tuna in Southeast Sulawesi, updating the MSC pre-assessment and the fishery improvement plan. The WPPNRI 714 area has set catch quotas of 7,002.56 tonnes for skipjack tuna and 4,119 tonnes for yellowfin tuna.
A court in Astrakhan, Russia, will hear a case involving the illegal resale of seized live shrimp — more than 850 kg, 26,000 specimens in total, valued at over 870,000 rubles — with a former police officer and two local residents as defendants.
Norwegian outlet iLaks reported on 23 October 2026 that Organic Seafarm, a salmon farming company based at Nygårdsjøen in the municipality of Gildeskål (now part of Arctic Seafood Group), has been taken over by three farmers from the Helgeland region for around one billion Norwegian kroner. The company began in the early 2000s with cod farming, had only 100 tonnes in its first commercial harvest in 2020, and today its share of superior-quality fish is close to 97%.
