U.S. President Trump signed the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act on October 15, 2026, requiring NOAA Fisheries to work with NIST to develop a standard method for testing seafood country of origin, with red snapper and tuna as the pilot-phase targets.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), a UK-based environmental non-profit headquartered in Herefordshire, released the biannual update of its Good Fish Guide on October 20, reviewing more than 100 ratings, of which 29 were downgraded, 11 upgraded and 64 unchanged, and for the first time rating Atlantic bluefin tuna caught in UK waters.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force disclosed on October 20 that its MC-12K King Air aircraft has completed a two-week maritime surveillance and reconnaissance patrol in Vanuatu's jurisdictional waters. Personnel from the Vanuatu Police Maritime Unit, the Fisheries Office and the Transnational Crime Unit embarked on the aircraft on a ride-along basis, with the focus on "dark ships" that deliberately switch off their tracking and identification systems.
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has published a draft order on regulation.gov.ru proposing localized fishing bans for northern shrimp and sculptured shrimp in parts of the Sea of Japan in 2027, and extending the closed season for northern shrimp to February–March.
From September 1 to 3, the Global Shrimp Forum (GSF) held its fifth annual meeting in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with nearly 600 representatives from the global shrimp industry in attendance. Data disclosed at the event show that farmed shrimp exports from major producing countries in 2025 are estimated at close to 3.8 million tonnes, up nearly 4.5% year on year; European retail shrimp sales in 2025 totaled approximately 615,000 tonnes, up more than 11% year on year.
On September 29, 2026, Ethical Seafood Research announced a 24-month partnership with Kenyan fish producer Rio Fish, focused on welfare training, slaughter protocols and a path to ASC certification, with plans to extend the practices to more than 1,500 farmers in Rio Fish's network.
In the week ending 18 October 2026, spot fishmeal quotes at major Chinese ports including Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin and Guangzhou were raised by 500-550 yuan/tonne compared with the start of the month; the second anchovy season quota for north-central Peru remains pending IMARPE assessment and a PRODUCE decree.
Norwegian salmon farming giant Mowi released preliminary Q3 results on the morning of October 19, with operating profit (EBIT) of €275 million (NOK 3.017 billion), far exceeding analysts' expectations of €216 million, while farming cost fell year-on-year to €5.11/kg.
London, Ontario-based B&T Pets has formally signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, becoming the 51st business and organization to join the multinational initiative; the company processes the skins, trim and by-products of Great Lakes freshwater fish into pet food and supplements.
Peru's Ministry of Production officially announced on October 19 the cancellation of the second anchoveta fishing season in the north-central fishing zone. IMARPE assesses total anchoveta biomass at only 5.12 million tonnes, with juveniles accounting for 79% of the population; rising water temperatures triggered by El Niño further intensify pressure on the resource.
From September 22 to 24, the sixth "100% fish for profit" conference was held in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Dutch research project "Het neusje van de Zalm" sent an 11-person delegation to attend and to study Iceland's practices for high-value utilization of by-products such as cod skin, bones and viscera.
The latest IFFO member data show that global fishmeal and fish oil production improved year-on-year in August, with raw material arrivals rising markedly in Chile, Spain and the United States; however, cumulative year-to-date fishmeal production remains 45% below the same period in 2025, and fish oil 26% lower, with the end of the Peruvian anchovy season continuing to weigh on the total.
In August 2026, Quality Seafood of Urk, Netherlands completed its acquisition of Kraan's Palinghandel; the two were already Urk's largest buyers of IJsselmeer eel. The merged eel trading business continues under the new name Maravea BV, with Bart Kraan and Klaas Tol remaining on board.
Dutch fisheries media outlet Visserijnieuws reported on 31 August 2026 that plaice, once seen as the symbol of Urk, is now considered abundant by biologists yet is hardly fished anymore, and the market has shrunk dramatically.
At public hearings on the regional draft budget, Primorsky Krai authorities presented preliminary 2026 fisheries results and 2027 plans: an estimated catch of 9.16 million tonnes of aquatic products in 2026, and for 2027, 850,000 tonnes based on scientific data, with an expected 920,000 tonnes after efforts to boost production.
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced the repeal of Order No. 291 of May 13, 2021, with the minimum daily catch requirement per vessel for crab in the Far East basin no longer applicable from October 27. The indicator, established in 2011, had been regarded by both industry and government agencies as having evolved into a redundant administrative barrier.
As of October 15, 2026, cumulative Pacific salmon catch in Russia's Far East basins reached 99,000 tonnes, down 60.2% from the previous comparable period; Alaska's cumulative catch totaled 88.562 million fish, 26.1% below the preseason forecast; Hokkaido's salmon catch reached 4,977 tonnes, down 55.2% year-on-year.
Data released by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency on October 16 shows that as of September 30, the national cumulative autumn salmon return was only 2.39 million fish, down 32% year-on-year and the lowest for the period since 1989; Hokkaido coastal catch and catch value both declined, while the average price per fish rose significantly.
The Argentine business chamber CAPEAR ALFA has asked the Federal Fisheries Council to maintain the current management model for Argentine red shrimp (阿根廷红虾) and opposes Santa Cruz Province's claim to 50,000 tonnes as a "social quota" under a possible quota system; the minutes of meeting No. 26/2026 of September 30 record both positions, but no decision was made on the quota system, nor were the 50,000 tonnes allocated.
U.S. President Trump signed the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act on October 15, 2026, requiring NOAA Fisheries to work with NIST to develop a standard method for testing seafood country of origin, with red snapper and tuna as the pilot-phase targets.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), a UK-based environmental non-profit headquartered in Herefordshire, released the biannual update of its Good Fish Guide on October 20, reviewing more than 100 ratings, of which 29 were downgraded, 11 upgraded and 64 unchanged, and for the first time rating Atlantic bluefin tuna caught in UK waters.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force disclosed on October 20 that its MC-12K King Air aircraft has completed a two-week maritime surveillance and reconnaissance patrol in Vanuatu's jurisdictional waters. Personnel from the Vanuatu Police Maritime Unit, the Fisheries Office and the Transnational Crime Unit embarked on the aircraft on a ride-along basis, with the focus on "dark ships" that deliberately switch off their tracking and identification systems.
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has published a draft order on regulation.gov.ru proposing localized fishing bans for northern shrimp and sculptured shrimp in parts of the Sea of Japan in 2027, and extending the closed season for northern shrimp to February–March.
From September 1 to 3, the Global Shrimp Forum (GSF) held its fifth annual meeting in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with nearly 600 representatives from the global shrimp industry in attendance. Data disclosed at the event show that farmed shrimp exports from major producing countries in 2025 are estimated at close to 3.8 million tonnes, up nearly 4.5% year on year; European retail shrimp sales in 2025 totaled approximately 615,000 tonnes, up more than 11% year on year.
On September 29, 2026, Ethical Seafood Research announced a 24-month partnership with Kenyan fish producer Rio Fish, focused on welfare training, slaughter protocols and a path to ASC certification, with plans to extend the practices to more than 1,500 farmers in Rio Fish's network.
In the week ending 18 October 2026, spot fishmeal quotes at major Chinese ports including Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin and Guangzhou were raised by 500-550 yuan/tonne compared with the start of the month; the second anchovy season quota for north-central Peru remains pending IMARPE assessment and a PRODUCE decree.
Norwegian salmon farming giant Mowi released preliminary Q3 results on the morning of October 19, with operating profit (EBIT) of €275 million (NOK 3.017 billion), far exceeding analysts' expectations of €216 million, while farming cost fell year-on-year to €5.11/kg.
London, Ontario-based B&T Pets has formally signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, becoming the 51st business and organization to join the multinational initiative; the company processes the skins, trim and by-products of Great Lakes freshwater fish into pet food and supplements.
Peru's Ministry of Production officially announced on October 19 the cancellation of the second anchoveta fishing season in the north-central fishing zone. IMARPE assesses total anchoveta biomass at only 5.12 million tonnes, with juveniles accounting for 79% of the population; rising water temperatures triggered by El Niño further intensify pressure on the resource.
From September 22 to 24, the sixth "100% fish for profit" conference was held in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Dutch research project "Het neusje van de Zalm" sent an 11-person delegation to attend and to study Iceland's practices for high-value utilization of by-products such as cod skin, bones and viscera.
The latest IFFO member data show that global fishmeal and fish oil production improved year-on-year in August, with raw material arrivals rising markedly in Chile, Spain and the United States; however, cumulative year-to-date fishmeal production remains 45% below the same period in 2025, and fish oil 26% lower, with the end of the Peruvian anchovy season continuing to weigh on the total.
In August 2026, Quality Seafood of Urk, Netherlands completed its acquisition of Kraan's Palinghandel; the two were already Urk's largest buyers of IJsselmeer eel. The merged eel trading business continues under the new name Maravea BV, with Bart Kraan and Klaas Tol remaining on board.
Dutch fisheries media outlet Visserijnieuws reported on 31 August 2026 that plaice, once seen as the symbol of Urk, is now considered abundant by biologists yet is hardly fished anymore, and the market has shrunk dramatically.
At public hearings on the regional draft budget, Primorsky Krai authorities presented preliminary 2026 fisheries results and 2027 plans: an estimated catch of 9.16 million tonnes of aquatic products in 2026, and for 2027, 850,000 tonnes based on scientific data, with an expected 920,000 tonnes after efforts to boost production.
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced the repeal of Order No. 291 of May 13, 2021, with the minimum daily catch requirement per vessel for crab in the Far East basin no longer applicable from October 27. The indicator, established in 2011, had been regarded by both industry and government agencies as having evolved into a redundant administrative barrier.
As of October 15, 2026, cumulative Pacific salmon catch in Russia's Far East basins reached 99,000 tonnes, down 60.2% from the previous comparable period; Alaska's cumulative catch totaled 88.562 million fish, 26.1% below the preseason forecast; Hokkaido's salmon catch reached 4,977 tonnes, down 55.2% year-on-year.
Data released by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency on October 16 shows that as of September 30, the national cumulative autumn salmon return was only 2.39 million fish, down 32% year-on-year and the lowest for the period since 1989; Hokkaido coastal catch and catch value both declined, while the average price per fish rose significantly.
The Argentine business chamber CAPEAR ALFA has asked the Federal Fisheries Council to maintain the current management model for Argentine red shrimp (阿根廷红虾) and opposes Santa Cruz Province's claim to 50,000 tonnes as a "social quota" under a possible quota system; the minutes of meeting No. 26/2026 of September 30 record both positions, but no decision was made on the quota system, nor were the 50,000 tonnes allocated.
A global tuna market review published on October 19, 2026 shows frozen skipjack raw material arrival prices in Bangkok rising from USD 1,500/t at the start of the cycle to USD 2,300–2,350/t in Q4; regular bluefin auctions at Japan's Toyosu wholesale market averaged JPY 6,500–16,000/kg, with imported farmed bluefin at JPY 4,200–6,800/kg.
