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.
Poland's seafood processing industry consists of about 200 companies, most of them family-owned SMEs serving the domestic market, alongside more than ten very large companies; about eight years after the collapse of the Baltic cod fishery, many companies have shifted their production focus to imported fish raw materials.
Yukihiro Furukawa, chairman of the Japan Shimonoseki Seafood Export Association (SAPEA), said at Seafood Expo Asia 2026 in Singapore that the association is using phonetic similarities between Japanese and Chinese as a hook to promote fugu consumption in China's premium dining market, with public education and dispelling fears of fugu toxin as its top priority.
Norwegian salmon spot prices have held steady for 18 consecutive weeks, with the 16-week average in the NOK 60 range and 2 weeks in the NOK 70 range. Farmers hope for NOK 2-3 increases across all size classes, but exporters believe ample market supply and China demand that has yet to kick in leave limited room for price gains.
The German government has approved the decommissioning (sanering) applications for shrimp trawlers GRE 34 "Emily Sophia" and GRE 33 "Vertrouwen", involving two fishing operators in Zoutkamp and Urk. To receive the German decommissioning subsidy, the vessels must cease fishing operations by September 15.
In week 38 (14–20 September), prices for most sizes of Norwegian Atlantic salmon continued their flat trend, with both the SeafoodSource pricing portal and the Sitagri salmon index recording only slight increases; the sole exception was extra-large fish, where some categories rose by nearly NOK 20, though export volumes for that week were very low.
The 26th Border Guard Agencies Forum was held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk from September 28 to October 2, 2026, hosted by the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federal Security Service, with delegations from the coast guards of China, South Korea and Russia participating. Topics included combating illegal fishing, counterterrorism, anti-smuggling and maritime search and rescue.
Norwegian farmed Atlantic cod producer Ode has launched large-scale domestic retail distribution, supplying fresh, never-frozen cod products to more than 200 grocery stores, and has established Ode Brands to launch two ready-to-cook products: cod loin and cod burger.
Under Section 32 authority, the USDA has awarded frozen pollock fillet purchase contracts totaling $2 million to two Massachusetts companies, with delivery scheduled for January to February 2027.
Data from Statistics Norway show that in week 38 (September 13–19), the global average export price for all categories of Norwegian salmon was NOK 72.50 per kilogram, with China and Poland once again ranking among the top Norwegian salmon export markets in both price and export volume.
The dispute between Chubut, Argentina seafood processor Conarpesa and the food industry workers' union STIA has escalated from piece-rate pay and box-weight disagreements to arson-threat allegations and a judicial complaint. The company proposes two-shift operations targeting 400,000 kg per day, while the union insists the company must honour the collective labour agreement and reserves the right to strike.
Statistics from Argentina's National Directorate of Fisheries Coordination and Inspection show national landings reached 696,722 tonnes as of September 28, up 8% year on year; Argentine hake led with 225,621 tonnes, while squid fell 9% due to poor catches of the northern Buenos Aires stock, cutting about 50,000 tonnes of squid landings at Mar del Plata port.
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.
Poland's seafood processing industry consists of about 200 companies, most of them family-owned SMEs serving the domestic market, alongside more than ten very large companies; about eight years after the collapse of the Baltic cod fishery, many companies have shifted their production focus to imported fish raw materials.
Yukihiro Furukawa, chairman of the Japan Shimonoseki Seafood Export Association (SAPEA), said at Seafood Expo Asia 2026 in Singapore that the association is using phonetic similarities between Japanese and Chinese as a hook to promote fugu consumption in China's premium dining market, with public education and dispelling fears of fugu toxin as its top priority.
Norwegian salmon spot prices have held steady for 18 consecutive weeks, with the 16-week average in the NOK 60 range and 2 weeks in the NOK 70 range. Farmers hope for NOK 2-3 increases across all size classes, but exporters believe ample market supply and China demand that has yet to kick in leave limited room for price gains.
The German government has approved the decommissioning (sanering) applications for shrimp trawlers GRE 34 "Emily Sophia" and GRE 33 "Vertrouwen", involving two fishing operators in Zoutkamp and Urk. To receive the German decommissioning subsidy, the vessels must cease fishing operations by September 15.
In week 38 (14–20 September), prices for most sizes of Norwegian Atlantic salmon continued their flat trend, with both the SeafoodSource pricing portal and the Sitagri salmon index recording only slight increases; the sole exception was extra-large fish, where some categories rose by nearly NOK 20, though export volumes for that week were very low.
The 26th Border Guard Agencies Forum was held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk from September 28 to October 2, 2026, hosted by the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federal Security Service, with delegations from the coast guards of China, South Korea and Russia participating. Topics included combating illegal fishing, counterterrorism, anti-smuggling and maritime search and rescue.
Norwegian farmed Atlantic cod producer Ode has launched large-scale domestic retail distribution, supplying fresh, never-frozen cod products to more than 200 grocery stores, and has established Ode Brands to launch two ready-to-cook products: cod loin and cod burger.
Under Section 32 authority, the USDA has awarded frozen pollock fillet purchase contracts totaling $2 million to two Massachusetts companies, with delivery scheduled for January to February 2027.
Data from Statistics Norway show that in week 38 (September 13–19), the global average export price for all categories of Norwegian salmon was NOK 72.50 per kilogram, with China and Poland once again ranking among the top Norwegian salmon export markets in both price and export volume.
The dispute between Chubut, Argentina seafood processor Conarpesa and the food industry workers' union STIA has escalated from piece-rate pay and box-weight disagreements to arson-threat allegations and a judicial complaint. The company proposes two-shift operations targeting 400,000 kg per day, while the union insists the company must honour the collective labour agreement and reserves the right to strike.
Statistics from Argentina's National Directorate of Fisheries Coordination and Inspection show national landings reached 696,722 tonnes as of September 28, up 8% year on year; Argentine hake led with 225,621 tonnes, while squid fell 9% due to poor catches of the northern Buenos Aires stock, cutting about 50,000 tonnes of squid landings at Mar del Plata port.
The Russian Fishery Club plans to hold a meeting in Moscow on February 12, 2027, with the prospects for seafood processing and the market situation amid the decline in Pacific salmon catches listed as one of the agenda items, focusing on its impact on the domestic market and on various product categories.
