From September 28 to 30, the 4th AquaEpi International Conference on Aquatic Animal Epidemiology was held in Medellín, Colombia. Researchers and advisors from Chile's CASA Collaborating Centre attended, exchanging views on the challenges of implementing international aquatic animal health standards.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine published an article on October 8, 2026, introducing the pathogens, symptoms, transmission routes, and comprehensive prevention and control measures for liver, kidney, and spleen abscess disease and Aeromonas hydrophila septicemia in pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) farming, citing recommendations from the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance for 2026.
Argentina's Hake Fishery Monitoring Committee met in mid-September, where INIDEP noted that the northern population's average declared catch over the past five years was about 35,780 tons and trending downward, that CPUE for the southern trawl fleet has recently declined, and proposed reducing discards and maintaining closed areas to protect the spawning stock.
Los Angeles-based animal health company Sudvet joined the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) as an associate member in September 2026, with the company focused on reducing the use of antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs in salmon farming.
In the second half of October 2026, Taiwan frozen tuna wholesale prices remained firm, with both yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna recording notable gains in the Kaohsiung market, with the latest quotes at NT$154.70/kg and NT$159.80/kg respectively.
Norwegian independent research institute SINTEF officially opened its Bioprocess Piloting Lab in Tiller on October 6, 2026, supporting microbial fermentation piloting at scales up to 20,000 liters. The first project to be deployed is the EU-funded PYROCO₂, which plans to use 700 tonnes of captured industrial CO₂ per year to produce 300 tonnes of acetone.
Marine Biology students from the Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception (UCSC) visited the Abate Juan Ignacio Molina Marine Biology Station in Lenga, taking part in hands-on activities including coastal biodiversity identification; meanwhile, Luciano Arrau, a student in the same program, received a scholarship to present his research on heavy metal accumulation in birds of the Hualpén Peninsula at the XV Chilean Ornithology Congress 2026 in Concepción.
On October 16, 2026, the Dmitrov Fisheries Technical Institute under the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries celebrated its 60th anniversary. Agency head Ilya Shestakov sent congratulations to faculty, staff and alumni, and the institute completed its first master's cohort in Water Resources Management the same year.
The training sailing ship "Pallada", subordinate to the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, departed on 17 October 2026 on a planned voyage, with the Chinese port of Qingdao as one of its main ports of call; the ship carries 119 cadets from six institutions under the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, and its arrival in China coincides with China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2026, held in Qingdao from 28 to 30 October 2026.
The city of Nizhnevartovsk is accepting applications from legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and farmers for agricultural and fisheries development subsidies. Applications close on October 26, and winners are scheduled to be determined by November 16. The subsidies cover expenses on machinery, equipment and tools, at no more than 50% of documented costs and no more than RUB 500,000 per recipient per year.
The Russian Fisheries Cooperative Union (Rosrybkolkhozsoyuz) held a board meeting on October 14 to review its annual work and set priorities for the coming year. Key topics included seeking to extend the 15% preferential tax rate beyond December 31, 2027, extending investment quota contracts to 20 years, and addressing the poor salmon season in Khabarovsk and the difficulties of registering small fishing vessels in Kaliningrad.
The Trelew Free Trade Zone in Chubut Province, Argentina, has implemented national, provincial and municipal tax and customs incentives. The park includes a 165-hectare sub-zone and focuses on attracting fishery processing, fishmeal and technology companies. Two companies are already operating and one is about to build a plant.
On October 16, 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission held an international pikeperch workshop in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where experts from 11 countries discussed pikeperch breeding and commercial aquaculture.
Blåne, a Grønn plattform project led by Norwegian research institute NORCE with participation from multiple companies and research institutes, has officially launched with NOK 55 million in funding from the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and SIVA. It aims to convert sludge from marine aquaculture into valuable products such as organic fertilizer, plant biostimulants and mineral phosphorus.
Norway's Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans announced on October 16 that coastal states have reached agreement on 2027 quotas for blue whiting and Norwegian spring-spawning herring, with a blue whiting quota of 1,064,191 tonnes and a total Norwegian spring-spawning herring quota of 588,004 tonnes.
The JF Zengyoren (National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations) announced on October 16 that the 12th Fish-1 Grand Prix will be held on December 6, 2026, at a special venue in the Odaiba Aomi area, and that 8 finalist entries for the Domestic Seafood Cuisine Contest have been selected through document screening from 47 entries submitted by 45 companies and organizations.
In the first nine months of this year, the port of Gilleleje in Denmark landed 403 tonnes of Norway lobster, the highest for the same period since 2021; the average price rose to DKK 65.95 per kg, with more than half sold directly to the Netherlands or Spain.
With only weeks to go before the shrimp season opens in Chubut Province's provincial waters, Argentina, no public tender notice had been issued for the Puerto Rawson dredging project as of mid-October. Since the project was included in the 2026 budget in December 2025, official timelines have been adjusted repeatedly, and the investment scale has risen from about 458 million pesos to more than 7 billion pesos.
On October 13, the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Yakutia signed Order No. 01-05/1-578, setting the 2027 annual catch standards for aquatic biological resources for indigenous peoples and their communities in the region, covering several species including whitefish (чир), broad whitefish (сиг), small whitefish species (ряпушка). The move is an implementation measure following the entry into force of amendments to Russia's federal traditional fishing regulations on September 1, 2026.
From September 28 to 30, the 4th AquaEpi International Conference on Aquatic Animal Epidemiology was held in Medellín, Colombia. Researchers and advisors from Chile's CASA Collaborating Centre attended, exchanging views on the challenges of implementing international aquatic animal health standards.
Vietnam Fisheries Magazine published an article on October 8, 2026, introducing the pathogens, symptoms, transmission routes, and comprehensive prevention and control measures for liver, kidney, and spleen abscess disease and Aeromonas hydrophila septicemia in pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) farming, citing recommendations from the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance for 2026.
Argentina's Hake Fishery Monitoring Committee met in mid-September, where INIDEP noted that the northern population's average declared catch over the past five years was about 35,780 tons and trending downward, that CPUE for the southern trawl fleet has recently declined, and proposed reducing discards and maintaining closed areas to protect the spawning stock.
Los Angeles-based animal health company Sudvet joined the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) as an associate member in September 2026, with the company focused on reducing the use of antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs in salmon farming.
In the second half of October 2026, Taiwan frozen tuna wholesale prices remained firm, with both yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna recording notable gains in the Kaohsiung market, with the latest quotes at NT$154.70/kg and NT$159.80/kg respectively.
Norwegian independent research institute SINTEF officially opened its Bioprocess Piloting Lab in Tiller on October 6, 2026, supporting microbial fermentation piloting at scales up to 20,000 liters. The first project to be deployed is the EU-funded PYROCO₂, which plans to use 700 tonnes of captured industrial CO₂ per year to produce 300 tonnes of acetone.
Marine Biology students from the Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception (UCSC) visited the Abate Juan Ignacio Molina Marine Biology Station in Lenga, taking part in hands-on activities including coastal biodiversity identification; meanwhile, Luciano Arrau, a student in the same program, received a scholarship to present his research on heavy metal accumulation in birds of the Hualpén Peninsula at the XV Chilean Ornithology Congress 2026 in Concepción.
On October 16, 2026, the Dmitrov Fisheries Technical Institute under the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries celebrated its 60th anniversary. Agency head Ilya Shestakov sent congratulations to faculty, staff and alumni, and the institute completed its first master's cohort in Water Resources Management the same year.
The training sailing ship "Pallada", subordinate to the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, departed on 17 October 2026 on a planned voyage, with the Chinese port of Qingdao as one of its main ports of call; the ship carries 119 cadets from six institutions under the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, and its arrival in China coincides with China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2026, held in Qingdao from 28 to 30 October 2026.
The city of Nizhnevartovsk is accepting applications from legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and farmers for agricultural and fisheries development subsidies. Applications close on October 26, and winners are scheduled to be determined by November 16. The subsidies cover expenses on machinery, equipment and tools, at no more than 50% of documented costs and no more than RUB 500,000 per recipient per year.
The Russian Fisheries Cooperative Union (Rosrybkolkhozsoyuz) held a board meeting on October 14 to review its annual work and set priorities for the coming year. Key topics included seeking to extend the 15% preferential tax rate beyond December 31, 2027, extending investment quota contracts to 20 years, and addressing the poor salmon season in Khabarovsk and the difficulties of registering small fishing vessels in Kaliningrad.
The Trelew Free Trade Zone in Chubut Province, Argentina, has implemented national, provincial and municipal tax and customs incentives. The park includes a 165-hectare sub-zone and focuses on attracting fishery processing, fishmeal and technology companies. Two companies are already operating and one is about to build a plant.
On October 16, 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission held an international pikeperch workshop in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where experts from 11 countries discussed pikeperch breeding and commercial aquaculture.
Blåne, a Grønn plattform project led by Norwegian research institute NORCE with participation from multiple companies and research institutes, has officially launched with NOK 55 million in funding from the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and SIVA. It aims to convert sludge from marine aquaculture into valuable products such as organic fertilizer, plant biostimulants and mineral phosphorus.
Norway's Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans announced on October 16 that coastal states have reached agreement on 2027 quotas for blue whiting and Norwegian spring-spawning herring, with a blue whiting quota of 1,064,191 tonnes and a total Norwegian spring-spawning herring quota of 588,004 tonnes.
The JF Zengyoren (National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations) announced on October 16 that the 12th Fish-1 Grand Prix will be held on December 6, 2026, at a special venue in the Odaiba Aomi area, and that 8 finalist entries for the Domestic Seafood Cuisine Contest have been selected through document screening from 47 entries submitted by 45 companies and organizations.
In the first nine months of this year, the port of Gilleleje in Denmark landed 403 tonnes of Norway lobster, the highest for the same period since 2021; the average price rose to DKK 65.95 per kg, with more than half sold directly to the Netherlands or Spain.
With only weeks to go before the shrimp season opens in Chubut Province's provincial waters, Argentina, no public tender notice had been issued for the Puerto Rawson dredging project as of mid-October. Since the project was included in the 2026 budget in December 2025, official timelines have been adjusted repeatedly, and the investment scale has risen from about 458 million pesos to more than 7 billion pesos.
On October 13, the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Yakutia signed Order No. 01-05/1-578, setting the 2027 annual catch standards for aquatic biological resources for indigenous peoples and their communities in the region, covering several species including whitefish (чир), broad whitefish (сиг), small whitefish species (ряпушка). The move is an implementation measure following the entry into force of amendments to Russia's federal traditional fishing regulations on September 1, 2026.
On October 16, 2026, police in Russia's Khabarovsk Territory detained a man illegally fishing chum salmon in the Amur River during the "Fishing Season 2026" operation; using a 100-meter net, he caught 8 chum salmon, causing losses of more than 170,000 rubles, and a criminal case has been opened under Part 1 of Article 256 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
