A gold mining company in the Neryungri District of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia, built a dam without permits, diverting the flow of the Timpton River and draining its channel. The court fully upheld the claim filed by the Yakut Nature Protection Prosecutor's Office; the compensation of over 5 million rubles has been fully enforced and paid into the budget.
On October 28, 2026, officials from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development disclosed at the conference "Russian Gastronomy: From Standards to Market" that the gastronomy industry created RUB 513.9 billion in value added for the Russian economy in 2025, accounting for about 6.22% of the total for creative industries, and stated that Russia is promoting regional Russian cuisine through tourism.
VÅRLAKS, the premium salmon brand under Norwegian Seafood Group, announced on October 27, 2026 that it has entered US retailer Lowes Foods with a trial in 25 of the latter's stores, positioning the US as the brand's main growth market.
Japanese seafood group Umios announced on October 27, 2026, that it will acquire 9,638,100 ordinary shares of New Zealand's Sanford Limited at NZD 7.47 per share, for total consideration of NZD 72 million (approximately USD 41 million), with Ngāi Tahu Investments Limited as the seller.
The "Israel Tech Mission" organized by Patagonia Consultores will take place from November 28 to December 5, covering Haifa, Tel Aviv and Eilat, aiming to connect Chilean aquaculture companies with Israel's innovation ecosystem, with a focus on sensing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics and data management.
Peru's Ministry of Production published Ministerial Resolution No. 00368-2026-PRODUCE on October 22, setting a red line for Peruvian anchoveta bycatch in the exploratory fishery for samasa (Anchoa nasus); fishing must stop immediately once bycatch reaches or is projected to reach the limit. Meanwhile, the Peruvian Marine Research Institute conducted an acoustic resource survey of sardine and anchoveta from Punta Infiernillos to Chimbote between October 19 and 31.
Salvu Ellul, chairman of Malta Fish Farming (MFF), told Xinhua that the company expects to export 700 to 1,000 tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna to China this year, compared with about 200 tonnes delivered in 2024. The company is also advancing two-way cooperation with China through the ultra-low-temperature processing vessel "Ocean Star", a trading subsidiary in Shanghai, the introduction of fertilized eggs in Zhangzhou, Fujian, and the purchase of feed fish.
Statistics from Zhangzhou Customs show that from January to August 2026, Zhangzhou's seafood exports to Africa reached RMB 2.34 billion (USD 325 million), up 6.3% year on year and a record high for the period, accounting for 32.3% of China's total seafood exports to Africa over the same period. Local companies are adjusting specifications and cut sizes for frozen tilapia, canned sardines in oil and pre-cooked frozen skipjack loins to meet demand in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Rwanda, Cameroon and Nigeria, driving export growth.
NOAA Fisheries, in partnership with the commercial fishing industry in the northeastern United States, has completed a peer-reviewed research-track stock assessment for longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii). In August 2026, an independent scientific review panel formally endorsed the assessment in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, approving two newly developed complementary assessment models.
Data from the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency's monitoring system as of October 26 show total aquatic biological resource catches across Russia reached 3.9302 million tonnes, with the Far East basin leading at 3.1045 million tonnes; Pacific herring and Alaska pollock increased by 146,900 tonnes and 34,800 tonnes year on year, respectively.
Norway's State Administrator in Rogaland has rejected Grieg Seafood's applications for closed or semi-closed aquaculture facilities at Mulen and Krossnes, each with a maximum allowed biomass of 2,200 tonnes, citing deteriorating ecological conditions and poor oxygen conditions in the inner Lysefjorden.
Land-based farming company Andfjord Salmon Group completed a NOK 1.25 billion senior secured bond issuance on 27 October 2026, with a coupon rate of three-month NIBOR plus 8.50 percentage points and an effective interest rate of 13.3%.
On October 27, 2026, fisheries groups in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, opposed proposed fisheries legislation, called on the government to take action against Indian trawlers entering illegally, and demanded the withdrawal of a fisheries bill they say would place marine resources under corporate control.
Four Bergen-based investors together hold 32.71% of Proximar Seafood, which farms Atlantic salmon at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan. The company's average harvest weight in the third quarter was only 2.59 kg, and it failed to secure a price premium in the Japanese market. After announcing on October 27 that its cash was about to run out, its share price fell 81% in a single day.
OPAGAC is scheduled to hold the 7th National Tuna Congress on November 4, 2026, at the Palacio de Neptuno in Madrid, where experts, scientists and industry leaders will discuss European fleet competitiveness, regulations, trade agreements, environmental and social sustainability, generational renewal and food sovereignty.
On October 22, Mowi reported an escape incident at the Skipningsdalen farming site in Agder, caused by an Atlantic bluefin tuna entering a net pen. Mowi estimates that as many as 1 to 10 salmon may have escaped, marking the second bluefin tuna-related escape report recorded by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries this season.
Scottish heritage salmon producer Loch Duart Salmon will exhibit in China for the first time at the 2026 China Fisheries & Seafood Expo, at Booth 0418, Hall B9, in the Qingdao venue.
On 26 October, the EU Council approved the extension of autonomous tariff quotas until 31 December 2027, continuing to allow specified fishery raw materials to be imported duty-free within quota, covering Patagonian shrimp, common hake and squid. The measure amends Regulation No. 2023/2720, which was due to expire at the end of 2026; annual quota volumes and access conditions remain unchanged.
Jókin and Vestmanna Fiskavirki have agreed to acquire the fishing vessel Birita and its fishing rights from Gráastein, including pelagic fishing licences; the deal is now under competition review, with comments due by 9 November 2026.
A gold mining company in the Neryungri District of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia, built a dam without permits, diverting the flow of the Timpton River and draining its channel. The court fully upheld the claim filed by the Yakut Nature Protection Prosecutor's Office; the compensation of over 5 million rubles has been fully enforced and paid into the budget.
On October 28, 2026, officials from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development disclosed at the conference "Russian Gastronomy: From Standards to Market" that the gastronomy industry created RUB 513.9 billion in value added for the Russian economy in 2025, accounting for about 6.22% of the total for creative industries, and stated that Russia is promoting regional Russian cuisine through tourism.
VÅRLAKS, the premium salmon brand under Norwegian Seafood Group, announced on October 27, 2026 that it has entered US retailer Lowes Foods with a trial in 25 of the latter's stores, positioning the US as the brand's main growth market.
Japanese seafood group Umios announced on October 27, 2026, that it will acquire 9,638,100 ordinary shares of New Zealand's Sanford Limited at NZD 7.47 per share, for total consideration of NZD 72 million (approximately USD 41 million), with Ngāi Tahu Investments Limited as the seller.
The "Israel Tech Mission" organized by Patagonia Consultores will take place from November 28 to December 5, covering Haifa, Tel Aviv and Eilat, aiming to connect Chilean aquaculture companies with Israel's innovation ecosystem, with a focus on sensing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics and data management.
Peru's Ministry of Production published Ministerial Resolution No. 00368-2026-PRODUCE on October 22, setting a red line for Peruvian anchoveta bycatch in the exploratory fishery for samasa (Anchoa nasus); fishing must stop immediately once bycatch reaches or is projected to reach the limit. Meanwhile, the Peruvian Marine Research Institute conducted an acoustic resource survey of sardine and anchoveta from Punta Infiernillos to Chimbote between October 19 and 31.
Salvu Ellul, chairman of Malta Fish Farming (MFF), told Xinhua that the company expects to export 700 to 1,000 tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna to China this year, compared with about 200 tonnes delivered in 2024. The company is also advancing two-way cooperation with China through the ultra-low-temperature processing vessel "Ocean Star", a trading subsidiary in Shanghai, the introduction of fertilized eggs in Zhangzhou, Fujian, and the purchase of feed fish.
Statistics from Zhangzhou Customs show that from January to August 2026, Zhangzhou's seafood exports to Africa reached RMB 2.34 billion (USD 325 million), up 6.3% year on year and a record high for the period, accounting for 32.3% of China's total seafood exports to Africa over the same period. Local companies are adjusting specifications and cut sizes for frozen tilapia, canned sardines in oil and pre-cooked frozen skipjack loins to meet demand in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Rwanda, Cameroon and Nigeria, driving export growth.
NOAA Fisheries, in partnership with the commercial fishing industry in the northeastern United States, has completed a peer-reviewed research-track stock assessment for longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii). In August 2026, an independent scientific review panel formally endorsed the assessment in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, approving two newly developed complementary assessment models.
Data from the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency's monitoring system as of October 26 show total aquatic biological resource catches across Russia reached 3.9302 million tonnes, with the Far East basin leading at 3.1045 million tonnes; Pacific herring and Alaska pollock increased by 146,900 tonnes and 34,800 tonnes year on year, respectively.
Norway's State Administrator in Rogaland has rejected Grieg Seafood's applications for closed or semi-closed aquaculture facilities at Mulen and Krossnes, each with a maximum allowed biomass of 2,200 tonnes, citing deteriorating ecological conditions and poor oxygen conditions in the inner Lysefjorden.
Land-based farming company Andfjord Salmon Group completed a NOK 1.25 billion senior secured bond issuance on 27 October 2026, with a coupon rate of three-month NIBOR plus 8.50 percentage points and an effective interest rate of 13.3%.
On October 27, 2026, fisheries groups in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, opposed proposed fisheries legislation, called on the government to take action against Indian trawlers entering illegally, and demanded the withdrawal of a fisheries bill they say would place marine resources under corporate control.
Four Bergen-based investors together hold 32.71% of Proximar Seafood, which farms Atlantic salmon at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan. The company's average harvest weight in the third quarter was only 2.59 kg, and it failed to secure a price premium in the Japanese market. After announcing on October 27 that its cash was about to run out, its share price fell 81% in a single day.
OPAGAC is scheduled to hold the 7th National Tuna Congress on November 4, 2026, at the Palacio de Neptuno in Madrid, where experts, scientists and industry leaders will discuss European fleet competitiveness, regulations, trade agreements, environmental and social sustainability, generational renewal and food sovereignty.
On October 22, Mowi reported an escape incident at the Skipningsdalen farming site in Agder, caused by an Atlantic bluefin tuna entering a net pen. Mowi estimates that as many as 1 to 10 salmon may have escaped, marking the second bluefin tuna-related escape report recorded by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries this season.
Scottish heritage salmon producer Loch Duart Salmon will exhibit in China for the first time at the 2026 China Fisheries & Seafood Expo, at Booth 0418, Hall B9, in the Qingdao venue.
On 26 October, the EU Council approved the extension of autonomous tariff quotas until 31 December 2027, continuing to allow specified fishery raw materials to be imported duty-free within quota, covering Patagonian shrimp, common hake and squid. The measure amends Regulation No. 2023/2720, which was due to expire at the end of 2026; annual quota volumes and access conditions remain unchanged.
Jókin and Vestmanna Fiskavirki have agreed to acquire the fishing vessel Birita and its fishing rights from Gráastein, including pelagic fishing licences; the deal is now under competition review, with comments due by 9 November 2026.
Following its meeting with EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis, the European fishing association Europêche has called for a targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy and expressed disappointment with the EU's 2040 Fisheries Vision.
