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.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine published an article on October 21, 2026, providing a systematic introduction to shrimp translucent post-larvae disease (TPD) caused by the highly virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain VpTPD, covering its pathogen, epidemiological characteristics, diagnostic methods, and prevention and control measures at each stage of aquaculture.
In October 2026, Chilean salmon industry association SalmonChile took part in both the 13th Pucón Flavor Expo in Chile and the Bariloche food festival in Argentina, promoting links between southern Chilean seafood and culinary tourism through live cooking, tastings and the supply of 60 kg of Chilean salmon.
The Spanish National Association of Canned Fish and Seafood Manufacturers (ANFACO-CYTMA) and the Vigo Port Fishing Vessel Owners' Cooperative (ARVI) separately criticized the European Commission's 2040 Fisheries and Aquaculture Vision Strategy for postponing key decisions and lacking funding and trade safeguards, citing data showing that Spain's distant-water fleet shrank by 228 vessels between 2010 and 2025.
After positive feedback from operating experience in the current production cycle, Andfjord Salmon has decided to extend Moleaer's nanobubble technology from tanks K1 and K3 to the soon-to-be-commissioned K2 and K4 at its land-based Atlantic salmon farming facility at Kvalnes on Andøya, Norway.
Government delegations from the UK, EU, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland held consultations from 20 to 22 October 2026 at the headquarters of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission in London, negotiating the political allocation of 2027 Atlantic mackerel fishing opportunities on the technical basis of the ICES-recommended total allowable catch cap of 352,938 tonnes.
The fisheries authority of Chubut Province, Argentina, has confirmed that the opening date of the 2026-2027 provincial-waters shrimp season will depend on the results of a biological exploratory survey in the last week of October, involving 20 vessels—16 from the yellow fleet and 4 artisanal boats. At the same time, the province has publicly backed introducing a national system of transferable individual fishing quotas, though the allocation formula remains undecided.
Vietnam's shrimp exports hit a record high of US$4.6 billion in 2025, but raw material costs are roughly twice those of Ecuador, pushing the Mekong Delta shrimp value chain toward a circular economy model.
Organic Seafarm in Nygårdsjøen, Gildeskål municipality, Norway, welcomed new owners this summer. The previously low-profile small farming company relies on self-modified cages and feeding equipment, laser delousing, and long-term apprentice training, and currently has 13 employees.
Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency announced on October 21 that the specialized trawl fishery for pollock in the Okhotsk Sea "B season" has opened in the North Okhotsk Sea subarea, while operations in the West Kamchatka and Kamchatka-Kuril subareas begin on November 1. The 2026 total allowable catch for Okhotsk Sea pollock is 1.176 million tonnes.
Chile's fisheries and aquaculture regulator Sernapesca issued a statement on October 19 saying that authorities in the Aysén region and salmon producers are reviewing preparedness for potential mass fish mortality events during the critical El Niño period, which is expected to begin in December.
Bangkok-based seafood company Thai Union announced on October 21 that it will partner with Spanish marine technology company Zunibal to upgrade the electronic monitoring system for its Indian Ocean tuna longline fleet, adopting cloud-based data management and AI-assisted review.
The European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries voted on October 12 to adopt a draft resolution calling on the European Commission to submit a revised Western Mediterranean multiannual management plan by December 1, granting greater flexibility in fishing effort limits and strengthening consideration of socioeconomic factors.
On October 21, 2026, SeafoodSource published a price analysis noting that record diesel prices are profoundly affecting the global seafood industry. Manolin CEO Tony Chen called diesel "one of the overlooked risks in the seafood industry," with diesel prices in some regions more than doubling year-on-year.
On October 21, 2026, fishfarmingexpert published an article reporting divergent positions among Atlantic salmon farming companies on the use of poultry by-products in feed; the previous Friday, Peru confirmed it would not approve a second anchovy season in the north-central waters.
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (HI) this year tested a specialized stunner mounted on a long pole that can deliver a controlled, single-shot kill of free-swimming Atlantic bluefin tuna. The researchers say the tool could in future be used to handle the tuna that enter salmon and trout aquaculture pens every year.
The South Pacific Chilean jack mackerel fishery has been recertified against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard, covering seven European pelagic trawlers flying the flags of Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania. The fishery was first certified by the MSC in 2020 and has now been renewed following a new round of assessment.
Blumar, in partnership with Jorle Industrial, held sonar and ocean detection equipment training sessions in Concepción and Valdivia for artisanal fishing vessel owners and skippers from the Biobío and Los Ríos regions, with about 60 participants.
On October 20, 2026, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Kostas Kadis presented the "2040 Vision" strategy for the next 15 years in Strasbourg, but the strategy did not incorporate the industry's demand for reform of the 2013 Common Fisheries Policy.
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.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine published an article on October 21, 2026, providing a systematic introduction to shrimp translucent post-larvae disease (TPD) caused by the highly virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain VpTPD, covering its pathogen, epidemiological characteristics, diagnostic methods, and prevention and control measures at each stage of aquaculture.
In October 2026, Chilean salmon industry association SalmonChile took part in both the 13th Pucón Flavor Expo in Chile and the Bariloche food festival in Argentina, promoting links between southern Chilean seafood and culinary tourism through live cooking, tastings and the supply of 60 kg of Chilean salmon.
The Spanish National Association of Canned Fish and Seafood Manufacturers (ANFACO-CYTMA) and the Vigo Port Fishing Vessel Owners' Cooperative (ARVI) separately criticized the European Commission's 2040 Fisheries and Aquaculture Vision Strategy for postponing key decisions and lacking funding and trade safeguards, citing data showing that Spain's distant-water fleet shrank by 228 vessels between 2010 and 2025.
After positive feedback from operating experience in the current production cycle, Andfjord Salmon has decided to extend Moleaer's nanobubble technology from tanks K1 and K3 to the soon-to-be-commissioned K2 and K4 at its land-based Atlantic salmon farming facility at Kvalnes on Andøya, Norway.
Government delegations from the UK, EU, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland held consultations from 20 to 22 October 2026 at the headquarters of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission in London, negotiating the political allocation of 2027 Atlantic mackerel fishing opportunities on the technical basis of the ICES-recommended total allowable catch cap of 352,938 tonnes.
The fisheries authority of Chubut Province, Argentina, has confirmed that the opening date of the 2026-2027 provincial-waters shrimp season will depend on the results of a biological exploratory survey in the last week of October, involving 20 vessels—16 from the yellow fleet and 4 artisanal boats. At the same time, the province has publicly backed introducing a national system of transferable individual fishing quotas, though the allocation formula remains undecided.
Vietnam's shrimp exports hit a record high of US$4.6 billion in 2025, but raw material costs are roughly twice those of Ecuador, pushing the Mekong Delta shrimp value chain toward a circular economy model.
Organic Seafarm in Nygårdsjøen, Gildeskål municipality, Norway, welcomed new owners this summer. The previously low-profile small farming company relies on self-modified cages and feeding equipment, laser delousing, and long-term apprentice training, and currently has 13 employees.
Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency announced on October 21 that the specialized trawl fishery for pollock in the Okhotsk Sea "B season" has opened in the North Okhotsk Sea subarea, while operations in the West Kamchatka and Kamchatka-Kuril subareas begin on November 1. The 2026 total allowable catch for Okhotsk Sea pollock is 1.176 million tonnes.
Chile's fisheries and aquaculture regulator Sernapesca issued a statement on October 19 saying that authorities in the Aysén region and salmon producers are reviewing preparedness for potential mass fish mortality events during the critical El Niño period, which is expected to begin in December.
Bangkok-based seafood company Thai Union announced on October 21 that it will partner with Spanish marine technology company Zunibal to upgrade the electronic monitoring system for its Indian Ocean tuna longline fleet, adopting cloud-based data management and AI-assisted review.
The European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries voted on October 12 to adopt a draft resolution calling on the European Commission to submit a revised Western Mediterranean multiannual management plan by December 1, granting greater flexibility in fishing effort limits and strengthening consideration of socioeconomic factors.
On October 21, 2026, SeafoodSource published a price analysis noting that record diesel prices are profoundly affecting the global seafood industry. Manolin CEO Tony Chen called diesel "one of the overlooked risks in the seafood industry," with diesel prices in some regions more than doubling year-on-year.
On October 21, 2026, fishfarmingexpert published an article reporting divergent positions among Atlantic salmon farming companies on the use of poultry by-products in feed; the previous Friday, Peru confirmed it would not approve a second anchovy season in the north-central waters.
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (HI) this year tested a specialized stunner mounted on a long pole that can deliver a controlled, single-shot kill of free-swimming Atlantic bluefin tuna. The researchers say the tool could in future be used to handle the tuna that enter salmon and trout aquaculture pens every year.
The South Pacific Chilean jack mackerel fishery has been recertified against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard, covering seven European pelagic trawlers flying the flags of Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania. The fishery was first certified by the MSC in 2020 and has now been renewed following a new round of assessment.
Blumar, in partnership with Jorle Industrial, held sonar and ocean detection equipment training sessions in Concepción and Valdivia for artisanal fishing vessel owners and skippers from the Biobío and Los Ríos regions, with about 60 participants.
On October 20, 2026, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Kostas Kadis presented the "2040 Vision" strategy for the next 15 years in Strasbourg, but the strategy did not incorporate the industry's demand for reform of the 2013 Common Fisheries Policy.
U.S. grocery chain Albertsons, after same-store sales fell 0.8% in the second quarter of 2026, is seeking about $8 billion from Kroger over the failure of their $24.6 billion merger, with the case going to trial on October 19; Kroger plans to cut 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years.
