A new study evaluated two seal excluder devices, developed with participation from the Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation and the Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association respectively, finding an 85% reduction in seal bycatch in the North Sea sandeel fishery and an estimated 89% reduction in the herring fishery.
Fosnavåg, Norway-based Norwegian Greentech will deliver water treatment systems for multiple live fish carriers over the next two years as a subcontractor to fellow Fosnavåg fish handling company MMC First Process.
Hofseth Group has significantly scaled down its "World Heritage Salmon" cave aquaculture project in the Storfjorden fjord: annual production cut from 100,000 tonnes to 30,000–35,000 tonnes, mountain excavation reduced by 70%, and preliminary investment cost estimated at NOK 5–7 billion, a reduction of NOK 8–15 billion from the original cost framework.
The Ministry of Production, Fisheries and Science and Technology of Chubut Province, together with industry associations, will hold a national aquaculture conference on November 6 at the CONICET-CENPAT Science and Technology Center in Puerto Madryn. Topics include research on wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata), mussels, microalgae and probiotics, along with two panel discussions on company experience and public policy.
On 21 October 2026, Arctic Seafarm stocked the first 86,000 salmon smolt at its land-based facility in Nesna, Nordland County, Norway, marking the start of fish production at the site.
Monthly Akvafakta data from the Norwegian Seafood Council (Sjømat Norge) show feed sales and biomass both flat, with zero growth since September. Export statistics from the Norwegian Seafood Council (Norges sjømatråd) show that last week was the first time in nine weeks that export volume fell below 40,000 tonnes (in whole-fish weight). Meanwhile, the krone has strengthened markedly on higher oil prices, becoming the main variable in salmon price transmission to the European market.
Anne Hvistendahl, DNB's global head of seafood, told the IFFO International Feed Ingredients Conference in Buenos Aires that salmon farmers face high feed costs they cannot pass on to customers, and that feed formulations are shifting toward alternative sources such as poultry by-products and genetically modified ingredients.
On 22 October 2026, Euronext Oslo Børs decided to delist the shares and warrants of Florida-based farming company Atlantic Sapphire ASA effective 23 October, with the last trading day on 22 October.
The Eurasian Economic Commission has prepared the guide "Peculiarities of Doing Business in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam," published on October 22, 2026, covering market access conditions for aquatic products and food traceability requirements in Vietnam.
In response to a farmer in Hue City asking what different preparations are needed for the next crop in a pond where shrimp disease occurred, the technical department of the Vietnamese fisheries magazine published a reply on October 22, 2026, requiring that dead shrimp, waste and bottom sediment first be collected, the pond and equipment cleaned, and the disease from the previous crop identified before stocking.
Eurostat data show that in 2025 EU commercial fishers' seafood landings were worth €5.5 billion (about US$6.2 billion), broadly unchanged from 2024; landed volume was 3.3 million tonnes, a slight increase from 3.2 million tonnes in 2024.
Data from the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency show that as of 19 October 2026, Russia's cumulative catch of aquatic biological resources reached 3.8677 million tonnes; over the same period, the Far East anadromous Pacific salmon catch was only 98,770 tonnes, 43.5% of the adjusted initial forecast and down 60.3% from the comparable period.
The "Valor Productivo 2026" study, jointly released by GS, Criteria and Adolfo Ibáñez University, shows that respondents in Chile's Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes regions have a 40% trust level in the salmon farming industry, above the national level of 27%; national trust has declined from 33% in 2025 but remains above 17% in 2023 and 19% in 2024.
On October 21, 2026, Chilean seafood company Ventisqueros held a global relaunch event for its Silverside brand in Tokyo, Japan, presenting the premium Pacific salmon brand to more than 80 retail and foodservice customers. From 2021 to 2025, Pacific salmon industry sales grew 82%, with products now reaching 73 markets.
Vietnam and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland formally signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi on October 18. About half of Norway's exports to Vietnam will be duty-free immediately, and the import tariff of up to 15% on salmon entering the Vietnamese market will be eliminated at once, with the mackerel tariff removed within three years.
On October 15, INVE Aquaculture and Santa Priscila signed a cooperation agreement ahead of the opening of AquaExpo International in Guayaquil to supply Artemia paste products to Ecuadorian shrimp hatcheries; the two parties say the solution balances operational convenience and biosecurity.
On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Cross-Industry Hackatón 2026 was held in Puerto Montt, Chile, where five teams built prototype solutions using artificial intelligence around challenges posed by salmon farming and mining companies. Katta, Progerlabs, AquAI, KHW and Typebold were selected.
Rui Feng, Xiaomin Li and colleagues at Sun Yat-sen University published a study in Aquaculture feeding whiteleg shrimp a rosemary extract containing 41.15% triterpenic acids for 56 days; the 0.045% supplementation group showed about 90% survival after 24 hours of acute hypoxia, versus only about 40% in the control group.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine reported on October 21, 2026 that whiteleg shrimp farming continues to expand in area due to high profits, with farming zones moving from high-salinity coastal areas deep into inland regions, where salinity in some areas is only about 3‰; under low-salinity conditions, problems such as soft shells, stunted growth and slow growth are prominent.
A new study evaluated two seal excluder devices, developed with participation from the Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation and the Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association respectively, finding an 85% reduction in seal bycatch in the North Sea sandeel fishery and an estimated 89% reduction in the herring fishery.
Fosnavåg, Norway-based Norwegian Greentech will deliver water treatment systems for multiple live fish carriers over the next two years as a subcontractor to fellow Fosnavåg fish handling company MMC First Process.
Hofseth Group has significantly scaled down its "World Heritage Salmon" cave aquaculture project in the Storfjorden fjord: annual production cut from 100,000 tonnes to 30,000–35,000 tonnes, mountain excavation reduced by 70%, and preliminary investment cost estimated at NOK 5–7 billion, a reduction of NOK 8–15 billion from the original cost framework.
The Ministry of Production, Fisheries and Science and Technology of Chubut Province, together with industry associations, will hold a national aquaculture conference on November 6 at the CONICET-CENPAT Science and Technology Center in Puerto Madryn. Topics include research on wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata), mussels, microalgae and probiotics, along with two panel discussions on company experience and public policy.
On 21 October 2026, Arctic Seafarm stocked the first 86,000 salmon smolt at its land-based facility in Nesna, Nordland County, Norway, marking the start of fish production at the site.
Monthly Akvafakta data from the Norwegian Seafood Council (Sjømat Norge) show feed sales and biomass both flat, with zero growth since September. Export statistics from the Norwegian Seafood Council (Norges sjømatråd) show that last week was the first time in nine weeks that export volume fell below 40,000 tonnes (in whole-fish weight). Meanwhile, the krone has strengthened markedly on higher oil prices, becoming the main variable in salmon price transmission to the European market.
Anne Hvistendahl, DNB's global head of seafood, told the IFFO International Feed Ingredients Conference in Buenos Aires that salmon farmers face high feed costs they cannot pass on to customers, and that feed formulations are shifting toward alternative sources such as poultry by-products and genetically modified ingredients.
On 22 October 2026, Euronext Oslo Børs decided to delist the shares and warrants of Florida-based farming company Atlantic Sapphire ASA effective 23 October, with the last trading day on 22 October.
The Eurasian Economic Commission has prepared the guide "Peculiarities of Doing Business in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam," published on October 22, 2026, covering market access conditions for aquatic products and food traceability requirements in Vietnam.
In response to a farmer in Hue City asking what different preparations are needed for the next crop in a pond where shrimp disease occurred, the technical department of the Vietnamese fisheries magazine published a reply on October 22, 2026, requiring that dead shrimp, waste and bottom sediment first be collected, the pond and equipment cleaned, and the disease from the previous crop identified before stocking.
Eurostat data show that in 2025 EU commercial fishers' seafood landings were worth €5.5 billion (about US$6.2 billion), broadly unchanged from 2024; landed volume was 3.3 million tonnes, a slight increase from 3.2 million tonnes in 2024.
Data from the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency show that as of 19 October 2026, Russia's cumulative catch of aquatic biological resources reached 3.8677 million tonnes; over the same period, the Far East anadromous Pacific salmon catch was only 98,770 tonnes, 43.5% of the adjusted initial forecast and down 60.3% from the comparable period.
The "Valor Productivo 2026" study, jointly released by GS, Criteria and Adolfo Ibáñez University, shows that respondents in Chile's Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes regions have a 40% trust level in the salmon farming industry, above the national level of 27%; national trust has declined from 33% in 2025 but remains above 17% in 2023 and 19% in 2024.
On October 21, 2026, Chilean seafood company Ventisqueros held a global relaunch event for its Silverside brand in Tokyo, Japan, presenting the premium Pacific salmon brand to more than 80 retail and foodservice customers. From 2021 to 2025, Pacific salmon industry sales grew 82%, with products now reaching 73 markets.
Vietnam and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland formally signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi on October 18. About half of Norway's exports to Vietnam will be duty-free immediately, and the import tariff of up to 15% on salmon entering the Vietnamese market will be eliminated at once, with the mackerel tariff removed within three years.
On October 15, INVE Aquaculture and Santa Priscila signed a cooperation agreement ahead of the opening of AquaExpo International in Guayaquil to supply Artemia paste products to Ecuadorian shrimp hatcheries; the two parties say the solution balances operational convenience and biosecurity.
On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Cross-Industry Hackatón 2026 was held in Puerto Montt, Chile, where five teams built prototype solutions using artificial intelligence around challenges posed by salmon farming and mining companies. Katta, Progerlabs, AquAI, KHW and Typebold were selected.
Rui Feng, Xiaomin Li and colleagues at Sun Yat-sen University published a study in Aquaculture feeding whiteleg shrimp a rosemary extract containing 41.15% triterpenic acids for 56 days; the 0.045% supplementation group showed about 90% survival after 24 hours of acute hypoxia, versus only about 40% in the control group.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine reported on October 21, 2026 that whiteleg shrimp farming continues to expand in area due to high profits, with farming zones moving from high-salinity coastal areas deep into inland regions, where salinity in some areas is only about 3‰; under low-salinity conditions, problems such as soft shells, stunted growth and slow growth are prominent.
Data compiled by the Industry and Trade Information Center of Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade show that in mid-October 2026, aquatic raw material prices moved unevenly across several localities: white shrimp in Đắk Lắk and squid and tuna in Đà Nẵng rose compared with mid-September, prices for some sizes of shrimp in Cà Mau fell, while shrimp and lobster prices in Quảng Trị were basically flat.
