The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) recently released August 2026 squid import and export statistics: imports from Peru for the month were 42,000 tonnes, with cumulative imports of 205,000 tonnes from January to August; exports for the month were 37,000 tonnes, up more than 10% month-on-month.
The South Korean government announced on August 27 its "Response Plan for Illegal Fishing by Foreign Fishing Vessels near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea," declaring that joint enforcement near the NLL will be strengthened starting with the September autumn swimming crab season, along with an expanded scope of penalties, additional enforcement personnel, and more gear-removal vessels.
Japanese customs statistics show that in July 2026 Japan's imports of processed eel products reached 4,784 tonnes, up 84% year-on-year and the highest for the same period in nearly five years; Chinese eel industry channels confirm that both China's grilled eel export volume to Japan and Japan's cumulative eel imports for the eel year have hit five-year highs.
The Argentine red shrimp fishing season in national waters entered its final phase on September 9, with the competent authority setting that date as the last day for vessel dispatch. Operations are expected to conclude entirely before September 13, nearly a month earlier than the usual season closure in previous years.
On Tuesday of Week 37 of 2026, China's imported salmon wholesale market showed a recovery, with quotes from all origins in the three major markets of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou up 3 to 8 yuan/kg compared with last Tuesday.
In the first 8 months of 2026, Vietnam's seafood export value reached US$7.94–8 billion, up 10.9%–11.8% year-on-year, though growth slowed in August alone; China and Hong Kong markets were the largest source of growth with a cumulative increase of 33.4%, while the US and EU markets performed weakly.
Mowi, the world's largest salmon company, has completed a management adjustment at its China operations, with Chen Hongfeng taking over as General Manager of China and disclosing a strategy to complete a full localized production capacity layout within a three-year cycle, planning to establish at least 5 plants within three years.
The Fourth International Scientific Workshop on Argentine Shortfin Squid was held in Vigo, Spain, from September 30 to October 2, and the meeting agreed to advance a regional fisheries and biological information database for the Southwest Atlantic, with Uruguay's DINARA agreeing to host the database, but Argentina and its INIDEP did not participate in the meeting.
APM Terminals Pipavav has announced the appointment of Zeeshan Mukhi as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for commercial matters including customer relations, business development and cargo volume growth.
Blue Dart Express Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NCRTC to assess the feasibility of transporting courier parcels on the 82 km Namo Bharat corridor between Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
Nha Trang University and the World Aquaculture Society Asia-Pacific Chapter have signed a cooperation agreement to co-host the Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2027 conference (APA 2027), scheduled for September 7-10, 2027, in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The World Aquaculture Conference 2026 Tanzania edition has opened abstract submissions for researchers worldwide, with the event to be held in December in Dar es Salaam.
World Aquaculture Tanzania 2026 has confirmed its keynote speaker, Professor Peter Britz, who will speak on the need to bring a "human development" perspective to African aquaculture.
UK aquaculture news outlet FishUpdate, ahead of Aquaculture UK, highlights two exhibiting companies: Norway's Akvapartner AS with its solar cell automatic feeding device, and Applied Acoustics with its Vesta underwater positioning system.
Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, through Resolution No. 190/2026, has extended the incentives for specific vessel replacement under the fishing vessel modernization regime to fishing vessels more than 60% rebuilt domestically.
The 27th Conxemar International Frozen Seafood Exhibition is being held from October 6 to 8 at the Ifevi venue in Vigo, Spain. The 14th International Conference, jointly organized by Conxemar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), was held first on October 5. Spanish Fisheries Minister Luis Planas cancelled his trip due to the snap election, and Secretary-General for Fisheries Isabel Artime attended on his behalf.
Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (DPP) has submitted a proposal to the hake fishery monitoring committee to update the resource management regime, responding to companies seeking biological sustainability certification.
Preliminary INIDEP assessment indicates that the spawning biomass of the northern Argentine hake stock may remain below the biological reference lower limit of 150,000 tonnes; the southern stock's biomass recovered somewhat between 2024 and 2025, but fishery discards rose by 12.7%.
The Argentina-Uruguay Mixed Technical Commission for the Maritime Front (CTMFM) has adopted Resolutions 9, 10 and 11/2026, establishing new conservation measures for three fishery resources in the Common Fishing Zone, including catch limits and juvenile protection zones.
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) recently released August 2026 squid import and export statistics: imports from Peru for the month were 42,000 tonnes, with cumulative imports of 205,000 tonnes from January to August; exports for the month were 37,000 tonnes, up more than 10% month-on-month.
The South Korean government announced on August 27 its "Response Plan for Illegal Fishing by Foreign Fishing Vessels near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea," declaring that joint enforcement near the NLL will be strengthened starting with the September autumn swimming crab season, along with an expanded scope of penalties, additional enforcement personnel, and more gear-removal vessels.
Japanese customs statistics show that in July 2026 Japan's imports of processed eel products reached 4,784 tonnes, up 84% year-on-year and the highest for the same period in nearly five years; Chinese eel industry channels confirm that both China's grilled eel export volume to Japan and Japan's cumulative eel imports for the eel year have hit five-year highs.
The Argentine red shrimp fishing season in national waters entered its final phase on September 9, with the competent authority setting that date as the last day for vessel dispatch. Operations are expected to conclude entirely before September 13, nearly a month earlier than the usual season closure in previous years.
On Tuesday of Week 37 of 2026, China's imported salmon wholesale market showed a recovery, with quotes from all origins in the three major markets of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou up 3 to 8 yuan/kg compared with last Tuesday.
In the first 8 months of 2026, Vietnam's seafood export value reached US$7.94–8 billion, up 10.9%–11.8% year-on-year, though growth slowed in August alone; China and Hong Kong markets were the largest source of growth with a cumulative increase of 33.4%, while the US and EU markets performed weakly.
Mowi, the world's largest salmon company, has completed a management adjustment at its China operations, with Chen Hongfeng taking over as General Manager of China and disclosing a strategy to complete a full localized production capacity layout within a three-year cycle, planning to establish at least 5 plants within three years.
The Fourth International Scientific Workshop on Argentine Shortfin Squid was held in Vigo, Spain, from September 30 to October 2, and the meeting agreed to advance a regional fisheries and biological information database for the Southwest Atlantic, with Uruguay's DINARA agreeing to host the database, but Argentina and its INIDEP did not participate in the meeting.
APM Terminals Pipavav has announced the appointment of Zeeshan Mukhi as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for commercial matters including customer relations, business development and cargo volume growth.
Blue Dart Express Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NCRTC to assess the feasibility of transporting courier parcels on the 82 km Namo Bharat corridor between Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
Nha Trang University and the World Aquaculture Society Asia-Pacific Chapter have signed a cooperation agreement to co-host the Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2027 conference (APA 2027), scheduled for September 7-10, 2027, in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The World Aquaculture Conference 2026 Tanzania edition has opened abstract submissions for researchers worldwide, with the event to be held in December in Dar es Salaam.
World Aquaculture Tanzania 2026 has confirmed its keynote speaker, Professor Peter Britz, who will speak on the need to bring a "human development" perspective to African aquaculture.
UK aquaculture news outlet FishUpdate, ahead of Aquaculture UK, highlights two exhibiting companies: Norway's Akvapartner AS with its solar cell automatic feeding device, and Applied Acoustics with its Vesta underwater positioning system.
Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, through Resolution No. 190/2026, has extended the incentives for specific vessel replacement under the fishing vessel modernization regime to fishing vessels more than 60% rebuilt domestically.
The 27th Conxemar International Frozen Seafood Exhibition is being held from October 6 to 8 at the Ifevi venue in Vigo, Spain. The 14th International Conference, jointly organized by Conxemar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), was held first on October 5. Spanish Fisheries Minister Luis Planas cancelled his trip due to the snap election, and Secretary-General for Fisheries Isabel Artime attended on his behalf.
Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (DPP) has submitted a proposal to the hake fishery monitoring committee to update the resource management regime, responding to companies seeking biological sustainability certification.
Preliminary INIDEP assessment indicates that the spawning biomass of the northern Argentine hake stock may remain below the biological reference lower limit of 150,000 tonnes; the southern stock's biomass recovered somewhat between 2024 and 2025, but fishery discards rose by 12.7%.
The Argentina-Uruguay Mixed Technical Commission for the Maritime Front (CTMFM) has adopted Resolutions 9, 10 and 11/2026, establishing new conservation measures for three fishery resources in the Common Fishing Zone, including catch limits and juvenile protection zones.
The Argentina B2B Week seafood edition will be held in Paris on October 2, where 15 exporting companies will connect with French importers, distributors, wholesalers, supermarkets, and foodservice operators, with a focus on wild Argentine red shrimp and Argentine scallops.
