After unveiling 'Vision 2040,' a 15-year strategy for fisheries and aquaculture, the European Commission said through a spokesperson that it will push for a more coherent regulatory framework for farming, simplify licensing and access to water space, and clarify that the proposed EUR 2 billion minimum allocation in the 2028–2034 long-term budget is not an investment fund exclusively for commercial seafood companies.
Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency reported on October 26 that the Russian research vessel Atlantida has begun an assessment of aquatic biological resources in Morocco's Atlantic fishing zone. The survey will last 45 days and plans 145 trawls; the results will be used to determine fishing quotas for Morocco's domestic fleet and Russian fishing vessels.
Brazil's tax reform approved in January 2025 excludes salmon and trout from the zero-rated food category, and Chilean producers are seeking to amend the legislation; Chilean salmon exports to Brazil could face VAT of up to 26.5%.
Norwegian company AquaGen will build new seawater tanks at its Steigen broodstock facility, with construction planned to start in November 2026 and completion in April 2028, to strengthen its ability to supply high-quality eggs outside the regular season.
Samherji's Eldisgarður land-based salmon farming project in western Iceland has completed seawater well drilling, with a total of 21 wells drilled at depths of 42 meters or 36 meters. Drilling began earlier this year and took about nine months.
Portuguese startup AgroGrINTech, under the Pep4Fish project, extracts bromelain from pineapple processing waste for use as a raw material for fish feed protein hydrolysates; pilot plant annual capacity has been raised from 50 kg to approximately 200 kg.
The Chubut Provincial Fisheries Secretariat launched the Argentine red shrimp survey on October 26, running for four effective fishing days with 20 vessels operating in two zones, north and south; the survey results will determine whether the 2026-2027 provincial shrimp season opens and the operating conditions.
The September situation report from Argentina's Dirección de Planificación Pesquera shows national landings of 699,900.1 tonnes in January–September 2026, up 7.4% year on year; Mar del Plata port totaled 258,278.4 tonnes, down 12.2% year on year, while Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado grew 32.6% and 48.8% respectively.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has confirmed that large numbers of diseased and dead wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout have appeared since this summer in several important salmon rivers in Trøndelag county, including the Orkla and Gaula, with ulcerative dermal necrosis (UDN) and Saprolegnia parasitica fungal infection detected; the cause and progression of the disease remain unclear.
On 19 October, a panel debate was held at the "Gastronomi under overfladen" event in Copenhagen, where representatives from the Danish Fisheries Association, DTU Aqua, and the foodservice and retail sectors discussed trawl fishing, AI-assisted selective gear, diversifying fish species, and consumer guidance.
On September 14, 2026, the US House of Representatives passed a revised version of the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, requiring NOAA and NIST to develop standardized chemical analysis methods to identify the country of origin of seafood through environmental signals in fish tissue, with pilot testing on tuna and red snapper. The bill was returned to the Senate on September 21 and has not yet become law.
The Undersecretariat of Fisheries of Chubut Province, Argentina, has approved an exploratory fishery for Patagonian shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) in provincial waters to assess the status and availability of the resource. The exploratory fishery began at midnight on October 26 and runs for four effective fishing days, with 20 vessels from the yellow fleet and artisanal fleet participating.
Following the annual bilateral summit of the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission, Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, confirmed a 14% increase in the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch (TAC), with commercial fishing permitted to recover.
Research published by the European Commission on August 28, 2026 shows that apparent seafood consumption in the EU fell from 12.94 million tonnes in 2014 to 10.25 million tonnes in 2023, while per capita annual consumption dropped from 25.5 kg to 22.9 kg. EUMOFA data shows that in May 2026 fish and crustacean prices rose 4.5% year on year, above the EU's overall inflation rate of 3.3% that month.
As of October 26, 2026, Pacific herring catches in the Russian Far East rose by 12,400 tonnes in the most recent week, bringing the year-to-date landed volume to 588,700 tonnes, 153,000 tonnes more than the same period in 2025.
On October 26, 2026, heads of Russian seafood processing companies participating in the "Strong Processing — Pride of the Industry" project and the head of the Russian Fisheries Union said in an interview with Fishnews magazine that an open information policy can translate into expanded market opportunities.
The Eurasian Economic Union is coordinating among member states on the draft Agreement on the Procedure for Recognizing Organic Products within the EAEU Framework. The draft stipulates that organic products must comply with the Union's list of standards and undergo voluntary certification through accredited bodies, and bear a dedicated label; aquaculture farm products may apply for "organic" status.
Tracking data from the Greenland Fisheries and Hunting Control Authority as of 25 October show that the Southeast Greenland cod quota is 99.9% used, and Norway's northern prawn quota in East Greenland waters is 99.7% used, with only 4 tonnes remaining.
From 20 to 21 October, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance carried out a veterinary inspection at Khabarovsk (Novy) Airport on 5.6 tonnes of industrially produced salmon roe. The products were produced by seafood processing enterprises in Khabarovsk Krai and shipped by air to Kaliningrad, Omsk, Yakutsk and Moscow.
After unveiling 'Vision 2040,' a 15-year strategy for fisheries and aquaculture, the European Commission said through a spokesperson that it will push for a more coherent regulatory framework for farming, simplify licensing and access to water space, and clarify that the proposed EUR 2 billion minimum allocation in the 2028–2034 long-term budget is not an investment fund exclusively for commercial seafood companies.
Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency reported on October 26 that the Russian research vessel Atlantida has begun an assessment of aquatic biological resources in Morocco's Atlantic fishing zone. The survey will last 45 days and plans 145 trawls; the results will be used to determine fishing quotas for Morocco's domestic fleet and Russian fishing vessels.
Brazil's tax reform approved in January 2025 excludes salmon and trout from the zero-rated food category, and Chilean producers are seeking to amend the legislation; Chilean salmon exports to Brazil could face VAT of up to 26.5%.
Norwegian company AquaGen will build new seawater tanks at its Steigen broodstock facility, with construction planned to start in November 2026 and completion in April 2028, to strengthen its ability to supply high-quality eggs outside the regular season.
Samherji's Eldisgarður land-based salmon farming project in western Iceland has completed seawater well drilling, with a total of 21 wells drilled at depths of 42 meters or 36 meters. Drilling began earlier this year and took about nine months.
Portuguese startup AgroGrINTech, under the Pep4Fish project, extracts bromelain from pineapple processing waste for use as a raw material for fish feed protein hydrolysates; pilot plant annual capacity has been raised from 50 kg to approximately 200 kg.
The Chubut Provincial Fisheries Secretariat launched the Argentine red shrimp survey on October 26, running for four effective fishing days with 20 vessels operating in two zones, north and south; the survey results will determine whether the 2026-2027 provincial shrimp season opens and the operating conditions.
The September situation report from Argentina's Dirección de Planificación Pesquera shows national landings of 699,900.1 tonnes in January–September 2026, up 7.4% year on year; Mar del Plata port totaled 258,278.4 tonnes, down 12.2% year on year, while Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado grew 32.6% and 48.8% respectively.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has confirmed that large numbers of diseased and dead wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout have appeared since this summer in several important salmon rivers in Trøndelag county, including the Orkla and Gaula, with ulcerative dermal necrosis (UDN) and Saprolegnia parasitica fungal infection detected; the cause and progression of the disease remain unclear.
On 19 October, a panel debate was held at the "Gastronomi under overfladen" event in Copenhagen, where representatives from the Danish Fisheries Association, DTU Aqua, and the foodservice and retail sectors discussed trawl fishing, AI-assisted selective gear, diversifying fish species, and consumer guidance.
On September 14, 2026, the US House of Representatives passed a revised version of the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, requiring NOAA and NIST to develop standardized chemical analysis methods to identify the country of origin of seafood through environmental signals in fish tissue, with pilot testing on tuna and red snapper. The bill was returned to the Senate on September 21 and has not yet become law.
The Undersecretariat of Fisheries of Chubut Province, Argentina, has approved an exploratory fishery for Patagonian shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) in provincial waters to assess the status and availability of the resource. The exploratory fishery began at midnight on October 26 and runs for four effective fishing days, with 20 vessels from the yellow fleet and artisanal fleet participating.
Following the annual bilateral summit of the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission, Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, confirmed a 14% increase in the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch (TAC), with commercial fishing permitted to recover.
Research published by the European Commission on August 28, 2026 shows that apparent seafood consumption in the EU fell from 12.94 million tonnes in 2014 to 10.25 million tonnes in 2023, while per capita annual consumption dropped from 25.5 kg to 22.9 kg. EUMOFA data shows that in May 2026 fish and crustacean prices rose 4.5% year on year, above the EU's overall inflation rate of 3.3% that month.
As of October 26, 2026, Pacific herring catches in the Russian Far East rose by 12,400 tonnes in the most recent week, bringing the year-to-date landed volume to 588,700 tonnes, 153,000 tonnes more than the same period in 2025.
On October 26, 2026, heads of Russian seafood processing companies participating in the "Strong Processing — Pride of the Industry" project and the head of the Russian Fisheries Union said in an interview with Fishnews magazine that an open information policy can translate into expanded market opportunities.
The Eurasian Economic Union is coordinating among member states on the draft Agreement on the Procedure for Recognizing Organic Products within the EAEU Framework. The draft stipulates that organic products must comply with the Union's list of standards and undergo voluntary certification through accredited bodies, and bear a dedicated label; aquaculture farm products may apply for "organic" status.
Tracking data from the Greenland Fisheries and Hunting Control Authority as of 25 October show that the Southeast Greenland cod quota is 99.9% used, and Norway's northern prawn quota in East Greenland waters is 99.7% used, with only 4 tonnes remaining.
From 20 to 21 October, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance carried out a veterinary inspection at Khabarovsk (Novy) Airport on 5.6 tonnes of industrially produced salmon roe. The products were produced by seafood processing enterprises in Khabarovsk Krai and shipped by air to Kaliningrad, Omsk, Yakutsk and Moscow.
Russia and Norway held a meeting of the Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission in Istanbul from 19 to 23 October, agreeing a 2027 total allowable catch of 325,000 tonnes for Northeast Arctic cod, up 14% year on year and the first increase after several consecutive years of cuts.
