The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has supplied an additional 500,000 hatchery-reared green mussel seed to fishers and tribal communities in Maharashtra, bringing cumulative supply over the past six months to 1 million, alongside 100,000 oyster seed and aquaculture technology training.
Last week, the Dutch Coast Guard required the fishing vessel UK 68 to fly the Dutch flag correctly in red, white and blue. Flying the flag upside down at sea does not constitute a lawful display of the Dutch flag and, under the 1967 Fisheries Agreement Implementation Act, is punishable by up to six months' detention or a third-category fine.
The Russian Federal Fisheries Agency reported on October 23 that the Far East Pacific herring catch increased by 12,400 tonnes in the most recent week, with cumulative landings of 588,700 tonnes since the start of the year, 153,000 tonnes more than the same period in 2025.
The fifth Seafood Show Latin America closed in São Paulo on October 22, with four Argentine companies exhibiting as part of the national pavilion; hake fillets became the focus of buyer inquiries, but internal costs and border obstacles continue to constrain exports, while shrimp failed to break into Brazil's large importers.
On October 23, the commission of the Western Baltic Territorial Administration of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries completed its supervisory inspection of the 2026 artificial propagation plan for aquatic biological resources, having released a total of 1.9 million whitefish juveniles into the coastal waters of the Baltic Curonian Lagoon during the year.
Sonoma County, California, plans to replace the aging ice facility at Spud Point dock in Bodega Bay harbor with USD 2.8 million in funding; the facility is the only ice supply point of its kind between San Francisco and Fort Bragg, serving about 250 commercial fishing vessels, charter boats and recreational fishing boats.
Vitaly Orlov, owner of Russian fishing company Norebo, has sued Norwegian non-profit media outlet The Barents Observer over its coverage of EU sanctions between May 2025 and January 2026, with the paper calling the lawsuit "absurd and dirty."
The Argentine fisheries research vessel "Mar Argentino" returned to Mar del Plata port at 07:00 on October 22, concluding an ecosystem survey of the cartilaginous fish closed area in the Argentina-Uruguay Common Fishing Zone. The survey was organized by INIDEP under the CTMFM framework and lasted about 12 days, aiming to provide a basis for defining the areas and time periods for shark and ray protection.
Norwegian seafood processing and sales company First Seafood completed its management transition on 23 October 2026: founder Andreas Sundnes, who led the company for 12 years, stepped down as CEO to become chairman while also serving as chief commercial officer, and former chief financial officer Trine Sæther Romuld was promoted to CEO the same day.
In 2026, more than 30 tonnes of mackerel were landed at Denmark's Gilleleje auction market, compared with the usual roughly 5 tonnes. Auctioneer Lasse Nordahl says he has never seen so much mackerel in more than 20 years in the trade.
Irish seafood promotion agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) last month launched its Seafood Business Advisory Program nationwide, connecting Irish seafood companies with external experts such as accountants and business advisors to help them address structural challenges and build operational resilience.
Los Angeles-based Asian restaurant operator Chubby Group, after closing a $50 million Series A led by Prysm Capital and signing a letter of intent to acquire GEN Korean BBQ's 47 US restaurants, announced it will extend its direct meat and seafood sourcing model to the newly added locations.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has issued a sales ban on a batch of salmon from the slaughter vessel "Seifisk jr." after inspections at a farming facility in Solund and at the Sekkingstad receiving station on the island of Sotra found fish that were "belly-eroded, dissolved, discolored and slimy," and observed dead salmon entering the slaughter system.
Norway's fisheries minister responded to a parliamentary question, defending further cuts to salmon farming capacity in Western Norway and saying environmental benefits justify the restrictions on production and jobs. The dispute centers on the biennial "traffic light" assessment of Norway's 13 production zones, under which red zones must cut licensed farming capacity by 6%.
After the Federal Criminal Appeals Court confirmed the archiving of the lawsuit against former Undersecretary of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture Carlos Lieberman, Conarpesa president Fernando Álvarez Castellano announced that the company will appeal to the National Supreme Court, reiterating the complaint filed in May 2023.
On 23 October, Norwegian salmon exporters quoted spot prices for next week's deliveries to iLaks, with a stronger krone and rising oil prices cited as the main downward pressures, while quotes for weight classes such as 4-7 kg were flat or even lower.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, said on 23 October that the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission, at its meeting in Istanbul, decided to raise the 2027 total allowable catch of Barents Sea cod by 14%, which by calculation comes to about 324,900 tonnes, above the 312,667 tonnes recommended by the Russia-Norway Arctic Fisheries Working Group.
Australis Aquaculture announced that the People's Committee of An Giang Province, Vietnam, has granted it 16 marine leases with 30-year terms; the new farming hub carries a licensed annual output of up to 30,000 tonnes, more than doubling its total licensed capacity. First stocking has begun, with the first harvest expected in mid-2027.
From January to September 2026, Brazil purchased 14,905 tonnes of Argentine cod fillets for USD 52.4 million, at an average price of USD 3,513/tonne, with volume essentially flat year-on-year while the unit price rose 12%; during the same period, four Argentine companies exhibited under the "Mar Argentino" brand at Seafood Show Latin America 2026, held in São Paulo from October 20 to 22.
The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has supplied an additional 500,000 hatchery-reared green mussel seed to fishers and tribal communities in Maharashtra, bringing cumulative supply over the past six months to 1 million, alongside 100,000 oyster seed and aquaculture technology training.
Last week, the Dutch Coast Guard required the fishing vessel UK 68 to fly the Dutch flag correctly in red, white and blue. Flying the flag upside down at sea does not constitute a lawful display of the Dutch flag and, under the 1967 Fisheries Agreement Implementation Act, is punishable by up to six months' detention or a third-category fine.
The Russian Federal Fisheries Agency reported on October 23 that the Far East Pacific herring catch increased by 12,400 tonnes in the most recent week, with cumulative landings of 588,700 tonnes since the start of the year, 153,000 tonnes more than the same period in 2025.
The fifth Seafood Show Latin America closed in São Paulo on October 22, with four Argentine companies exhibiting as part of the national pavilion; hake fillets became the focus of buyer inquiries, but internal costs and border obstacles continue to constrain exports, while shrimp failed to break into Brazil's large importers.
On October 23, the commission of the Western Baltic Territorial Administration of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries completed its supervisory inspection of the 2026 artificial propagation plan for aquatic biological resources, having released a total of 1.9 million whitefish juveniles into the coastal waters of the Baltic Curonian Lagoon during the year.
Sonoma County, California, plans to replace the aging ice facility at Spud Point dock in Bodega Bay harbor with USD 2.8 million in funding; the facility is the only ice supply point of its kind between San Francisco and Fort Bragg, serving about 250 commercial fishing vessels, charter boats and recreational fishing boats.
Vitaly Orlov, owner of Russian fishing company Norebo, has sued Norwegian non-profit media outlet The Barents Observer over its coverage of EU sanctions between May 2025 and January 2026, with the paper calling the lawsuit "absurd and dirty."
The Argentine fisheries research vessel "Mar Argentino" returned to Mar del Plata port at 07:00 on October 22, concluding an ecosystem survey of the cartilaginous fish closed area in the Argentina-Uruguay Common Fishing Zone. The survey was organized by INIDEP under the CTMFM framework and lasted about 12 days, aiming to provide a basis for defining the areas and time periods for shark and ray protection.
Norwegian seafood processing and sales company First Seafood completed its management transition on 23 October 2026: founder Andreas Sundnes, who led the company for 12 years, stepped down as CEO to become chairman while also serving as chief commercial officer, and former chief financial officer Trine Sæther Romuld was promoted to CEO the same day.
In 2026, more than 30 tonnes of mackerel were landed at Denmark's Gilleleje auction market, compared with the usual roughly 5 tonnes. Auctioneer Lasse Nordahl says he has never seen so much mackerel in more than 20 years in the trade.
Irish seafood promotion agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) last month launched its Seafood Business Advisory Program nationwide, connecting Irish seafood companies with external experts such as accountants and business advisors to help them address structural challenges and build operational resilience.
Los Angeles-based Asian restaurant operator Chubby Group, after closing a $50 million Series A led by Prysm Capital and signing a letter of intent to acquire GEN Korean BBQ's 47 US restaurants, announced it will extend its direct meat and seafood sourcing model to the newly added locations.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has issued a sales ban on a batch of salmon from the slaughter vessel "Seifisk jr." after inspections at a farming facility in Solund and at the Sekkingstad receiving station on the island of Sotra found fish that were "belly-eroded, dissolved, discolored and slimy," and observed dead salmon entering the slaughter system.
Norway's fisheries minister responded to a parliamentary question, defending further cuts to salmon farming capacity in Western Norway and saying environmental benefits justify the restrictions on production and jobs. The dispute centers on the biennial "traffic light" assessment of Norway's 13 production zones, under which red zones must cut licensed farming capacity by 6%.
After the Federal Criminal Appeals Court confirmed the archiving of the lawsuit against former Undersecretary of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture Carlos Lieberman, Conarpesa president Fernando Álvarez Castellano announced that the company will appeal to the National Supreme Court, reiterating the complaint filed in May 2023.
On 23 October, Norwegian salmon exporters quoted spot prices for next week's deliveries to iLaks, with a stronger krone and rising oil prices cited as the main downward pressures, while quotes for weight classes such as 4-7 kg were flat or even lower.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, said on 23 October that the Russia-Norway Joint Fisheries Commission, at its meeting in Istanbul, decided to raise the 2027 total allowable catch of Barents Sea cod by 14%, which by calculation comes to about 324,900 tonnes, above the 312,667 tonnes recommended by the Russia-Norway Arctic Fisheries Working Group.
Australis Aquaculture announced that the People's Committee of An Giang Province, Vietnam, has granted it 16 marine leases with 30-year terms; the new farming hub carries a licensed annual output of up to 30,000 tonnes, more than doubling its total licensed capacity. First stocking has begun, with the first harvest expected in mid-2027.
From January to September 2026, Brazil purchased 14,905 tonnes of Argentine cod fillets for USD 52.4 million, at an average price of USD 3,513/tonne, with volume essentially flat year-on-year while the unit price rose 12%; during the same period, four Argentine companies exhibited under the "Mar Argentino" brand at Seafood Show Latin America 2026, held in São Paulo from October 20 to 22.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, announced on October 23 that the Russian-Norwegian Mixed Fisheries Commission has set the 2027 Barents Sea cod total allowable catch to increase by 14%, and the commission also agreed on fishing parameters and quota exchange arrangements for haddock, capelin, Greenland halibut and wolffish.
