Peru's Ministry of Production confirmed on October 16 that no second anchovy fishing season will open in the north-central zone in 2026; a day earlier, Peruvian super prime fishmeal was quoted at RMB 24,000–25,000 per tonne at Shanghai port. IMARPE assessments show an acoustic biomass of 5.12 million tonnes of anchovy in the north-central zone, of which 79% is juveniles.
On the morning of October 7, students aged 6 to 8 from Escola Básica de Sagres in Portugal took part in an activity at the Fortaleza de Sagres, learning about the Iberian Peninsula endemic plant Portuguese crowberry (camarinha) and the threat posed by invasive species to coastal vegetation.
Vietnam's draft Decree on Several Policies for Aquaculture Development prioritizes intensive, high-tech, biosecure and sustainable farming, requiring shrimp farming projects to set targets for output, water and energy efficiency and emissions reduction simultaneously, along with stable sales channels and traceable data.
The aquaculture doctoral program jointly offered by the Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN), the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) and the Universidad de Chile has opened admissions for the 2027 academic year. The first application round closes on November 20, 2026, and the second round runs from December 1, 2026 to January 15, 2027.
The Biobío Industrial Fisheries Association (Pescadores Industriales del Biobío) held its first circular economy matchmaking event in Talcahuano, bringing together six fishing companies—Camanchaca, Blumar, Landes, FoodCorp, PacificBlu and Nutrisco—with more than 20 startups, SMEs and suppliers to match solutions for reducing and valorizing plastic, organic and hazardous waste.
Chilean aquaculture photoperiod technology company Bioled participated in the Fremtidens Smoltproduksjon 2026 conference held at Sunndal kulturhus in Norway on October 14–15, showcasing its LED lighting systems and biological support services, and visited Nofima's research facility in Sunndalsøra.
On October 17, 2026, the finals of the "Five Seas Cup" youth sambo tournament, organized by the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, were held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow, with about 250 young athletes competing for medals in the all-Russian competition.
On October 13, 2026, the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency reported on volunteer actions by employees of the agency and its subordinate institutions, covering a September 26 coastal cleanup in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, stray animal rescue by staff of the Far East and West Siberian territorial administrations, and quarterly recyclable-material collections for an animal protection organization by its Vologda branch.
From 5 to 11 October 2026, the Northern Territorial Administration of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries carried out 57 patrols in waters of Murmansk Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, detecting 42 fishery violations and seizing 55 fishing gear items, 33 of which were banned nets with a total length of 1771 metres.
On October 9, 2026, the 28th Congress of the Association of Universities and Research Centers of the Caspian States was held in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Astrakhan State Technical University, a founding member of the Association, proposed establishing a Caspian Science Passport and a unified Caspian scientific data hub, and applied to join the five-party commission for the protection and rational use of marine aquatic biological resources of the Caspian Sea.
On October 3, a new public pier and boarding point was inaugurated at La Paloma Lake in Coyhaique, Aysén Region, Chile. The project was carried out by the Coyhaique Municipality in partnership with Mowi Chile and was built using salmon farming infrastructure that had completed its production cycle and was repurposed for the construction.
Chilean fishing company PacificBlu has received the highest-level Excellence Seal (Sello de Excelencia) of the Chilean Ministry of Environment's HuellaChile program for the second consecutive year, corresponding to its 2025 carbon management; the company has also obtained emissions reduction certification for three consecutive years, with all of its electricity consumption sourced from I-REC-certified renewable energy.
The fishing division of Chilean company Camanchaca reduced 5,752 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025 through technical upgrades at its Iquique, Coronel and Tomé plants, as verified by external audit, and obtained the Quantification, Reduction and Excellence certifications under the Chilean Ministry of Environment's HuellaChile program.
On 23 September 2026, the European Commission put forward a proposal to amend the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Regulation, intending to write the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement into EU law and to raise the budget cap for fleet measures and permanent cessation from 15% to 30%, while removing the budget cap for temporary cessation.
A technical article in the Vietnamese aquaculture magazine dated 15 October 2026 systematically reviews the intake water treatment process at shrimp hatcheries: from intake screens and sedimentation tanks to multi-stage fine filtration, then selecting chlorine, ultraviolet or ozone disinfection according to scale, and preventing secondary infection of treated water through pipeline separation and regular cleaning.
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issued Consolidated Document No. 90/2026/VBHN-NĐ-BNNMT on September 30, 2026, systematically consolidating administrative penalty provisions in the fisheries sector, with a maximum fine of VND 1 billion for a single violation by an individual, doubled for organizations, and clarifying handling rules for IUU fishing, VMS signal loss, and removal of monitoring equipment from other vessels.
Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) reported that two farming centres operated by Multiexport Patagonia in the Magallanes-Chilean Antarctic region activated mass mortality contingency plans following a harmful algal bloom, with an estimated 300 tonnes of salmon dead.
Shrimp Insights released the Guide to the Indian Shrimp Industry on April 30, 2024. The report spans 196 pages, is supported by 12 sponsors for free download, and is priced at EUR 125 for the print edition.
Russia's Atlantic salmon catch forecast for June 2025 was raised to 364,000 tons, and further adjusted to 435,800 tons for August; over the same period, Russia's Atlantic salmon trade volume rose from 11,000 tons in June 2024 to 22,000 tons in June 2025.
Peru's Ministry of Production confirmed on October 16 that no second anchovy fishing season will open in the north-central zone in 2026; a day earlier, Peruvian super prime fishmeal was quoted at RMB 24,000–25,000 per tonne at Shanghai port. IMARPE assessments show an acoustic biomass of 5.12 million tonnes of anchovy in the north-central zone, of which 79% is juveniles.
On the morning of October 7, students aged 6 to 8 from Escola Básica de Sagres in Portugal took part in an activity at the Fortaleza de Sagres, learning about the Iberian Peninsula endemic plant Portuguese crowberry (camarinha) and the threat posed by invasive species to coastal vegetation.
Vietnam's draft Decree on Several Policies for Aquaculture Development prioritizes intensive, high-tech, biosecure and sustainable farming, requiring shrimp farming projects to set targets for output, water and energy efficiency and emissions reduction simultaneously, along with stable sales channels and traceable data.
The aquaculture doctoral program jointly offered by the Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN), the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) and the Universidad de Chile has opened admissions for the 2027 academic year. The first application round closes on November 20, 2026, and the second round runs from December 1, 2026 to January 15, 2027.
The Biobío Industrial Fisheries Association (Pescadores Industriales del Biobío) held its first circular economy matchmaking event in Talcahuano, bringing together six fishing companies—Camanchaca, Blumar, Landes, FoodCorp, PacificBlu and Nutrisco—with more than 20 startups, SMEs and suppliers to match solutions for reducing and valorizing plastic, organic and hazardous waste.
Chilean aquaculture photoperiod technology company Bioled participated in the Fremtidens Smoltproduksjon 2026 conference held at Sunndal kulturhus in Norway on October 14–15, showcasing its LED lighting systems and biological support services, and visited Nofima's research facility in Sunndalsøra.
On October 17, 2026, the finals of the "Five Seas Cup" youth sambo tournament, organized by the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, were held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow, with about 250 young athletes competing for medals in the all-Russian competition.
On October 13, 2026, the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency reported on volunteer actions by employees of the agency and its subordinate institutions, covering a September 26 coastal cleanup in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, stray animal rescue by staff of the Far East and West Siberian territorial administrations, and quarterly recyclable-material collections for an animal protection organization by its Vologda branch.
From 5 to 11 October 2026, the Northern Territorial Administration of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries carried out 57 patrols in waters of Murmansk Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, detecting 42 fishery violations and seizing 55 fishing gear items, 33 of which were banned nets with a total length of 1771 metres.
On October 9, 2026, the 28th Congress of the Association of Universities and Research Centers of the Caspian States was held in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Astrakhan State Technical University, a founding member of the Association, proposed establishing a Caspian Science Passport and a unified Caspian scientific data hub, and applied to join the five-party commission for the protection and rational use of marine aquatic biological resources of the Caspian Sea.
On October 3, a new public pier and boarding point was inaugurated at La Paloma Lake in Coyhaique, Aysén Region, Chile. The project was carried out by the Coyhaique Municipality in partnership with Mowi Chile and was built using salmon farming infrastructure that had completed its production cycle and was repurposed for the construction.
Chilean fishing company PacificBlu has received the highest-level Excellence Seal (Sello de Excelencia) of the Chilean Ministry of Environment's HuellaChile program for the second consecutive year, corresponding to its 2025 carbon management; the company has also obtained emissions reduction certification for three consecutive years, with all of its electricity consumption sourced from I-REC-certified renewable energy.
The fishing division of Chilean company Camanchaca reduced 5,752 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025 through technical upgrades at its Iquique, Coronel and Tomé plants, as verified by external audit, and obtained the Quantification, Reduction and Excellence certifications under the Chilean Ministry of Environment's HuellaChile program.
On 23 September 2026, the European Commission put forward a proposal to amend the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Regulation, intending to write the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement into EU law and to raise the budget cap for fleet measures and permanent cessation from 15% to 30%, while removing the budget cap for temporary cessation.
A technical article in the Vietnamese aquaculture magazine dated 15 October 2026 systematically reviews the intake water treatment process at shrimp hatcheries: from intake screens and sedimentation tanks to multi-stage fine filtration, then selecting chlorine, ultraviolet or ozone disinfection according to scale, and preventing secondary infection of treated water through pipeline separation and regular cleaning.
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issued Consolidated Document No. 90/2026/VBHN-NĐ-BNNMT on September 30, 2026, systematically consolidating administrative penalty provisions in the fisheries sector, with a maximum fine of VND 1 billion for a single violation by an individual, doubled for organizations, and clarifying handling rules for IUU fishing, VMS signal loss, and removal of monitoring equipment from other vessels.
Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) reported that two farming centres operated by Multiexport Patagonia in the Magallanes-Chilean Antarctic region activated mass mortality contingency plans following a harmful algal bloom, with an estimated 300 tonnes of salmon dead.
Shrimp Insights released the Guide to the Indian Shrimp Industry on April 30, 2024. The report spans 196 pages, is supported by 12 sponsors for free download, and is priced at EUR 125 for the print edition.
Russia's Atlantic salmon catch forecast for June 2025 was raised to 364,000 tons, and further adjusted to 435,800 tons for August; over the same period, Russia's Atlantic salmon trade volume rose from 11,000 tons in June 2024 to 22,000 tons in June 2025.
Vitapro, in partnership with Humboldt Zentrum, has launched the "Talentos del Mañana" technical training program in Yaguachi and surrounding areas of Ecuador. 25 young people will receive four months of dual theoretical and practical education, and upon completion will obtain international certification issued by the Ecuadorian-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
