Henrik Carl, head of the Danish fish atlas project, notes that warming is making sardines, anchovies and other new species increasingly common in waters around Denmark, with golden grey mullet and spotted scat also arriving; meanwhile, cod, which cannot tolerate high temperatures, has shown signs of migrating to more northerly waters in the North Sea.
On the weekend of October 3, police at Pismo Beach, California, seized a batch of Pismo clams after the legal clam-harvesting hours had ended; of the 494 clams, 478 were below the legal 4.5-inch size for retention. Three people involved were arrested on multiple commercial fishing violations, and another fled the scene.
In its Q3 2026 operational update, Nordic Aqua Partners disclosed that its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Ningbo, China harvested 1,838 tonnes of salmon in Q3, with an average harvest weight of 4.4 kilograms (head-on gutted, HOG), a 95% superior-grade rate, and production exceeding 2,000 tonnes for three consecutive quarters.
On October 11, Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries sealed two shrimp ponds suspected of violating licensing regulations on Karimunjawa Island, with a total area of 7.71 hectares, and said regular inspections will be conducted to prevent them from resuming operations.
From January to August 2026, Argentina's fishmeal export value reached USD 25.57 million, up from USD 14.72 million in the same period of 2025; export volume rose from 13,216 tonnes to 18,514 tonnes. Over the same period, implementation of Peru's first fishing season quota was hampered, tightening global fishmeal supply.
Ideal Control has opened a new module at San Andrés Industrial Park in Puerto Montt, bringing its facilities there to three and its total infrastructure area to nearly 1,000 square meters, supporting its energy efficiency, water efficiency and oxygenation solutions under its "Intelligence as a Service" model.
On October 13, 2026, a Premium Atlantic Salmon with Guinness Sweet Honey Mustard Melt & Panko Crumb product from The Good Fish Company won Ireland's top award, described as proof that Atlantic salmon and Guinness are an excellent combination.
After a three-and-a-half-year investigation, Chile's Public Ministry has formally announced it will not continue criminal prosecution over the sale of Australis salmon company; at the same hearing, Judge Paulina Moya rejected all of Joyvio's evidentiary requests to reopen the investigation.
From January to September 2026, Argentine mackerel landings fell from 1,751.2 tonnes in the same period last year to about 418 tonnes, a drop of 76.1%, with the stock south of 39°S down 88.2%; the fleet turned to anchovy to complete trips because of the difficulty in locating the fish.
As of October 11, the Pacific salmon catch in Russia's Far East totaled approximately 98,600 tonnes, below the forecast target and far behind previous years; Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin Oblast were the main producing regions.
Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono reaffirmed that the government will permanently halt exports of clear lobster seeds (BBL), prioritizing domestic lobster aquaculture to boost the fisheries sector's added value.
Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, through Resolution No. 191/2026, has granted Argenova S.A. the right to use the "Argentine Food, a Natural Choice" mark for Patagonian toothfish (merluza negra, Dissostichus eleginoides) processed aboard the BP Argenova XXI and sold under the Pescanova brand, for a two-year authorization period.
Near Þorlákshöfn in southwest Iceland, First Water and Thor Salmon are advancing large land-based farming projects that, according to plan, will eventually reach an annual output of 100,000 tonnes of farmed salmon. Local industry collaboration platform Ölfus Cluster says it is working on supporting efforts around water resources, a green industrial park and by-product utilisation.
Drift counts conducted by Norwegian researchers in the Gaula River system, an important salmon river, show that the number of salmon observed this year is only one-sixth of last year's figure, and half of the observed salmon show fungal infection. The river section was closed to salmon fishing on August 1 due to the critical state of the stock.
Svend-Erik Andersen, chairman of the Danish Fisheries Association, said the halving of the 2026 North Sea and Skagerrak cod quota was a heavy blow to the fishery but has not restored the North Sea cod stock; the association recommends setting the total quota at slightly above 10,000 tonnes based on scientific advice.
Reykjavik restaurant Sushi Social will hold a bluefin tuna festival from October 15 to 18, with a whole bluefin tuna weighing approximately 140 to 160 kg shipped specially from Spain to Iceland; Spanish master fish cutter Fernando Chan will carve it on site using traditional Japanese knife techniques.
At the 33rd CCSBT Annual Meeting in Brussels, Indonesia secured a 25% increase in its annual southern bluefin tuna catch quota, from 1,336 tonnes to 1,670 tonnes, applicable for 2027–2029; the global total allowable catch was also raised to 23,647 tonnes.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority stipulates that fish that have touched the floor during slaughter and processing may not enter the human food chain and may only be used for fishmeal, fish oil or animal feed. Isfjord Norway estimates that around 20 tonnes of fish are removed from the food chain each year for this reason, while Filetfabrikken estimates that floor-contact fish accounts for 0.1% to 0.3% of its output.
Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) reports that harmful algal blooms (FAN) at Multiexport Patagonia S.A.'s Taraba 7 and Taraba 8 farming centers in aquaculture concessions ACS 43 A and 43 B in the Magallanes region have caused cumulative salmon mortality of 642.5 tonnes. The company has deployed mobile ensilaje barges and dispatched vessels for urgent removal, with the dead fish to be transported to processing plants in the Los Lagos region.
Henrik Carl, head of the Danish fish atlas project, notes that warming is making sardines, anchovies and other new species increasingly common in waters around Denmark, with golden grey mullet and spotted scat also arriving; meanwhile, cod, which cannot tolerate high temperatures, has shown signs of migrating to more northerly waters in the North Sea.
On the weekend of October 3, police at Pismo Beach, California, seized a batch of Pismo clams after the legal clam-harvesting hours had ended; of the 494 clams, 478 were below the legal 4.5-inch size for retention. Three people involved were arrested on multiple commercial fishing violations, and another fled the scene.
In its Q3 2026 operational update, Nordic Aqua Partners disclosed that its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Ningbo, China harvested 1,838 tonnes of salmon in Q3, with an average harvest weight of 4.4 kilograms (head-on gutted, HOG), a 95% superior-grade rate, and production exceeding 2,000 tonnes for three consecutive quarters.
On October 11, Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries sealed two shrimp ponds suspected of violating licensing regulations on Karimunjawa Island, with a total area of 7.71 hectares, and said regular inspections will be conducted to prevent them from resuming operations.
From January to August 2026, Argentina's fishmeal export value reached USD 25.57 million, up from USD 14.72 million in the same period of 2025; export volume rose from 13,216 tonnes to 18,514 tonnes. Over the same period, implementation of Peru's first fishing season quota was hampered, tightening global fishmeal supply.
Ideal Control has opened a new module at San Andrés Industrial Park in Puerto Montt, bringing its facilities there to three and its total infrastructure area to nearly 1,000 square meters, supporting its energy efficiency, water efficiency and oxygenation solutions under its "Intelligence as a Service" model.
On October 13, 2026, a Premium Atlantic Salmon with Guinness Sweet Honey Mustard Melt & Panko Crumb product from The Good Fish Company won Ireland's top award, described as proof that Atlantic salmon and Guinness are an excellent combination.
After a three-and-a-half-year investigation, Chile's Public Ministry has formally announced it will not continue criminal prosecution over the sale of Australis salmon company; at the same hearing, Judge Paulina Moya rejected all of Joyvio's evidentiary requests to reopen the investigation.
From January to September 2026, Argentine mackerel landings fell from 1,751.2 tonnes in the same period last year to about 418 tonnes, a drop of 76.1%, with the stock south of 39°S down 88.2%; the fleet turned to anchovy to complete trips because of the difficulty in locating the fish.
As of October 11, the Pacific salmon catch in Russia's Far East totaled approximately 98,600 tonnes, below the forecast target and far behind previous years; Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin Oblast were the main producing regions.
Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono reaffirmed that the government will permanently halt exports of clear lobster seeds (BBL), prioritizing domestic lobster aquaculture to boost the fisheries sector's added value.
Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, through Resolution No. 191/2026, has granted Argenova S.A. the right to use the "Argentine Food, a Natural Choice" mark for Patagonian toothfish (merluza negra, Dissostichus eleginoides) processed aboard the BP Argenova XXI and sold under the Pescanova brand, for a two-year authorization period.
Near Þorlákshöfn in southwest Iceland, First Water and Thor Salmon are advancing large land-based farming projects that, according to plan, will eventually reach an annual output of 100,000 tonnes of farmed salmon. Local industry collaboration platform Ölfus Cluster says it is working on supporting efforts around water resources, a green industrial park and by-product utilisation.
Drift counts conducted by Norwegian researchers in the Gaula River system, an important salmon river, show that the number of salmon observed this year is only one-sixth of last year's figure, and half of the observed salmon show fungal infection. The river section was closed to salmon fishing on August 1 due to the critical state of the stock.
Svend-Erik Andersen, chairman of the Danish Fisheries Association, said the halving of the 2026 North Sea and Skagerrak cod quota was a heavy blow to the fishery but has not restored the North Sea cod stock; the association recommends setting the total quota at slightly above 10,000 tonnes based on scientific advice.
Reykjavik restaurant Sushi Social will hold a bluefin tuna festival from October 15 to 18, with a whole bluefin tuna weighing approximately 140 to 160 kg shipped specially from Spain to Iceland; Spanish master fish cutter Fernando Chan will carve it on site using traditional Japanese knife techniques.
At the 33rd CCSBT Annual Meeting in Brussels, Indonesia secured a 25% increase in its annual southern bluefin tuna catch quota, from 1,336 tonnes to 1,670 tonnes, applicable for 2027–2029; the global total allowable catch was also raised to 23,647 tonnes.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority stipulates that fish that have touched the floor during slaughter and processing may not enter the human food chain and may only be used for fishmeal, fish oil or animal feed. Isfjord Norway estimates that around 20 tonnes of fish are removed from the food chain each year for this reason, while Filetfabrikken estimates that floor-contact fish accounts for 0.1% to 0.3% of its output.
Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) reports that harmful algal blooms (FAN) at Multiexport Patagonia S.A.'s Taraba 7 and Taraba 8 farming centers in aquaculture concessions ACS 43 A and 43 B in the Magallanes region have caused cumulative salmon mortality of 642.5 tonnes. The company has deployed mobile ensilaje barges and dispatched vessels for urgent removal, with the dead fish to be transported to processing plants in the Los Lagos region.
Some farmers in Vinh Binh commune, An Giang province, rotate all-male giant river prawn (罗氏沼虾, Macrobrachium rosenbergii) with rice, harvesting the prawns after about 6 months before moving into the rice season. One household in Vinh Binh harvested about 1.5 tonnes from 3 hectares, generating revenue of 150 million VND and a profit of about 70 million VND.
