Norway Orders Daily Fish Farm Mortality Reporting From January 2027

Norway will require fish farmers to report fish losses daily from the start of 2027, as the government seeks a clearer picture of when mortality events happen in its staple aquaculture industry. Mattilsynet, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, announced the rules Nov. 9.

Mortality is currently reported as one figure for the whole month, which makes it hard to tell when fish died...

Chile Truckers' Fuel Strike Hits Shipping Routes, Putting Salmon Logistics on Watch

Chilean truckers began a national strike Tuesday over diesel costs. Organizers say more than 4,000 trucks are stopped along routes from Arica in the north to Puerto Aysén in the south, according to ADN Radio's live coverage. Aysén is one of Chile's salmon-farming regions.

Truckers are blocking stretches of Route 5 North and South and Route 68. Blockades have been reported in the Tarapacá, Maule, Biobío, La Araucanía and Metropolitan regions. Interurban buses also cut Route 5 South at San Bernardo...

Cermaq Developing New US Processing Plant as Mitsubishi Cuts Salmon Earnings Outlook

Cermaq is developing a new value-added processing facility in the US, according to its parent Mitsubishi Corporation's first-half earnings presentation. The same slide says Cermaq is adding capacity and automation at its existing facility in Chile. Mitsubishi framed the processing push as a way to improve profitability and make the business more resilient to market swings. The slide gives no location, investment amount or timeline.

The plans come as Mitsubishi warned that salmon earnings will fall short of its initial expectations this fiscal...

USDA Solicits 117,040 Cases of Canned Pink Salmon for Delivery Through June

The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a solicitation for canned pink salmon for federal food and nutrition assistance programs. It is separate from the wild frozen salmon fillet and shrimp request Expana reported Monday.

Solicitation 12-3J14-27-B-0090 seeks 117,040 cases of pink salmon packed 24 cans to a case, with 14.75 ounces per can. That works out to roughly 2.6 million pounds. About 103,360 cases are standard pink salmon, and 13,680 cases are kosher...

DFO Opens Consultation on Listing 12 Atlantic Salmon Populations Under Species at Risk Act

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is consulting on whether to list 12 Atlantic salmon populations under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the move Nov. 5.

The populations span Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. They include the Gaspé Peninsula, Outer Bay of Fundy, Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton, and Southern Labrador populations...

USDA Seeks Wild Salmon Fillets and Shrimp for Federal Food Programs

The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a combined solicitation for wild frozen salmon fillets and peeled and deveined shrimp for federal food and nutrition programs. Solicitation 12-3J14-27-B-0091 was posted November 4, and bids are due November 17 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time. Awards will be announced by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on November 30...

Hokkaido Ikura Hits Record JPY 30,000+/kg as Chum Catch Halves

Amidst a historic low in the Hokkaido fall chum salmon catch, this season’s new ikura salmon caviar from Hokkaido has begun to reach the market. On November 2nd, soy-sauce-marinated ikura from the top-tier brand Marusa Sasaya Shoten, based in Kushiro, Hokkaido, appeared at markets in Tokyo Toyosu and Sapporo Markets, with wholesale prices set between 31,000 and 32,000 yen/kg ($195.62-201.93/kg), according to the Minato Shimbun...

P.F. Chang’s Rolls Out Holiday Menu, Three-Course Meal and First-Ever Christmas Day Service

P.F. Chang’s is heading into the holiday season with a seasonal menu, a three-course holiday meal and new catering options. The chain also plans to open all US restaurants on Christmas Day for the first time.

The holiday menu is available now through Jan. 26, 2027, and includes several new dishes: King Crab Gyoza, Dashi Risotto with Seared Hokkaido Scallops, Fire-Roasted Crispy Duck and Honey Sesame Crème Brûlée.

King Crab Gyoza features dumplings served with garlic, yuzu ponzu, lemon...

Russia Keeps Raising Fish and Seafood Exports to Japan

Russia's fish and seafood exports to Japan are still rising this year and are close to record levels. Analysts at the Russian Fish Union, using Japanese customs data, report that exports exceeded $600 million in the first three quarters, with crab, pollock roe and sockeye salmon among the best-selling products.

Crab accounted for most of the exports. Frozen snow crab shipments totaled 7,000 tons, worth $132 million. Frozen king crab shipments rose 5% in volume and 15% in value from the same period in 2025...

US Seafood Consumption Declines in 2024 Despite Gains for Several Species

The National Seafood Association reported an overall dip in US seafood consumption in 2024 compared with 2023, even as several species logged gains, the group's latest data show. Americans ate 18.4 pounds of seafood per capita in 2024, down year over year (YOY).

“Looking back at 2024, we see some consumers prioritizing value seafood items while at the same time diversifying their purchases. Increasing variety continues a trend that began in earnest four years earlier,” said Lisa Wallenda Picard, President and CEO of the...

SalMar Posts Record Harvest of 105,100 MT as Q3 Operational EBIT Hits NOK 1.6 Billion

SalMar reported record-high harvest volume and a significant improvement in results for the third quarter of 2026. Operational EBIT for the group was NOK 1,609 million ($172.5 million), and the company harvested a record 105,100 tonnes, with operational EBIT per kg of NOK 15.3. Norway alone posted operational EBIT of NOK 1,620 million, on 99,900 tonnes harvested and NOK 16.2 per kg...

Faroese Salmon Producer Bakkafrost Sees Global Supply Falling 3% in Q4 as Q3 EBIT Rises

Bakkafrost posted a group operational EBIT of DKK 128 million ($19.2 million) in the third quarter of 2026, up from DKK 22 million a year earlier. The Faroe Islands carried the result. Revenues there were DKK 1,436 million, and operational EBIT was DKK 267 million, up from DKK 227 million. Scotland remained in the red, with revenues of DKK 245 million and an operational EBIT loss of DKK 140 million, against a loss of DKK 205 million a year earlier...

ASC Honors Sainsbury’s, MOWI and Seafood Suppliers at 2026 UK Awards

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) recognized retailers, producers and suppliers for their contributions to responsible aquaculture at the MSC and ASC UK Awards 2026, held Oct. 28 at Fishmongers’ Hall in London.

Sainsbury’s, MOWI, Co-op, Waitrose and New England Seafood were among this year’s winners, highlighting efforts to expand the availability of ASC-certified seafood and strengthen environmental and social responsibility across the aquaculture supply chain.

Sainsbury’s received the ASC Supermarket of the Year award for the fifth consecutive year...

ADF&G Forecasts 67 Million Pink Salmon for Southeast Alaska in 2027, Largest Run Since 2013

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has forecast a 2027 Southeast Alaska pink salmon harvest of 67 million fish. That would be the largest harvest since 2013 and the fourth highest on record. "The 2027 harvest forecast of 67 million pink salmon would be the largest harvest since 2013 (94.7 million) and would be the 4th highest harvest on record," Andrew Piston, ADF&G's Southeast Alaska Salmon Research Supervisor, wrote.

The forecast rests on juvenile fish...

Umios Raises Stake in New Zealand's Sanford to 15.5%

Umios Inc. will acquire an additional 10.31% stake in Sanford Limited, a major New Zealand fisheries company, lifting its ownership from 5.22% to 15.53%. The acquisition date is November 2, 2026, and the price is NZ$71,996,607 ($40.4 million).

Umios and its wholly owned subsidiary, Maruha (NZ) Corporation, already hold 5.22% of Sanford. Sanford holds fishing quotas within New Zealand's exclusive economic zone and fishes for hoki, silverfish and scampi. It also farms king salmon and green mussels. Its products are sold in the US, Europe and China...

SalmonChile Warns 26.5% Brazilian VAT Would Make Chilean Salmon Less Affordable

Chile's salmon industry is pressing Brazil to keep salmon off the standard tax rate. During a trip to São Paulo, SalmonChile president Patricio Melero warned that applying a 26.5% VAT would significantly raise the cost of the food basket. He said salmon needs competitive access terms in a market that is Chile's second most important.

The delegation met the Brazilian Supermarket Association (ABRAS) and the São Paulo Supermarket Association (APAS)...

Scotland's New £7.5 million Salmon Farm Opens in Shetland

A new £7.5 million salmon farm in Shetland has officially opened, adding eight full-time jobs and expanding the company’s farming infrastructure with larger pens and new feeding technology designed to support fish health and welfare.

The Billy Baa marine farm, located west of South Whiteness and Weisdale Voe, is Scotland’s largest salmon farm. Stocked in September, the site is part of the company’s strategy to develop larger farms in deeper waters with stronger currents.

The farm features nine 160-meter-circumference...

Animal Welfare Group Petitions Maine to Write Rules for Farmed Salmon, Targeting Cooke

Animal Outlook, a Washington-based animal welfare nonprofit, has petitioned the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to adopt rules on the welfare of farmed salmon. The Maine Monitor reported the petition.

Animal Outlook filed under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. State law requires the department to begin rulemaking within 60 days of a petition signed by at least 150 registered Maine voters. A department spokesperson said it received the petition Sept. 29 and expects to start the process this month. Rulemaking would include a public...

ADF&G Forecasts 'Strong' 49.3 Million Sockeye Run for Bristol Bay in 2027

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is forecasting a strong 2027 Bristol Bay sockeye run of 49.31 million fish. That would allow a potential harvestable surplus of 35.26 million fish. The department released the forecast Nov. 6.

The forecast comes with an 80% prediction interval of 35.47 million to 63.14 million fish. The 49.31 million point estimate is 3% below the most recent 20-year average of 50.96 million fish and 31% above the long-term average of 37.56 million (1963–2026)...

USTR Extends Section 301 Exclusions for 10 Seafood Tariff Lines, Keeps Chinese Vessel Fees on Hold

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has pushed back two China-related Section 301 deadlines by two months. The extensions keep a set of seafood tariff exclusions in place and extend the suspension of fees on Chinese-built and Chinese-operated vessels.

In one Federal Register notice, USTR extended all 178 existing product exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports. Ten of them cover seafood tariff lines. The exclusions had been set to expire today...

Alaska Salmon Harvest Halves in 2026, but Ex-Vessel Value Rises 20%

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has released preliminary figures for the 2026 statewide salmon season. The commercial harvest was 99 million salmon, down from 195 million in 2025, while the estimated ex-vessel value rose 20% to $648 million from $541 million.

The value gain came from higher prices. ADF&G says the 2026 statewide average ex-vessel price per pound for all salmon species improved considerably on 2025, offsetting the lower harvest volume...

Norway's Salmon Exports Hit Record, but US Sales Slip 11%

Norway's salmon exports reached a record value in October, even as shipments to the US fell. Salmon exports totaled 159,810 tonnes, worth NOK 13 billion, up 6% in value and 9% in volume from the previous year, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC). October set a record monthly salmon export value, NOK 264 million above September's record.

The US did not share in that growth. Norway's exports to the US fell 11% in October, to NOK 1.2 billion, driven by...

Agrosuper Signs MOU to Buy Blumar's Salmon Business for Up to $540 Million

Agrosuper has put up to $540 million for Blumar's salmon business, but the deal remains a non-binding MOU subject to due diligence, regulatory clearance, and a shareholder vote.

Blumar's board approved the MOU on August 24, and the companies disclosed it to Chile's Financial Market Commission (CMF) on November 4, after the regulator asked Blumar about the deal, according to Diario Financiero...

Mowi Posts Record Q3 Revenue, Volumes and Operating Profit as Farming Costs Fall

Mowi reported record-high revenues of EUR 1.73 billion ($1.94 billion) and a seasonally record-high operational EBIT of EUR 275 million for the third quarter of 2026. The Norwegian salmon farmer said it harvested a record 186,000 tonnes in the quarter, up 12% on the same period in 2025, while farming costs fell by EUR 51 million.

CEO Ivan Vindheim said the results showed the company continuing "to deliver on key parameters such as volume growth, price achievement and, not least, cost control, thereby achieving...

Icelandic Salmon Q3 2026: Harvest Up, EBIT Turns Positive

Icelandic Salmon, which farms in Iceland's west fjords through its Arnarlax subsidiary, reported a return to positive operational EBIT in the third quarter of 2026. Operational EBIT was EUR 1.4 million, compared with a loss of EUR 9.4 million in the same quarter of 2025. Harvest rose to 5,200 tonnes gutted weight from 3,800 tonnes, and operational EBIT per kilo was EUR 0.27, against a loss of EUR 2.48 a year earlier...

Scotland Trials 12-Mile Aquaculture Zones East of Shetland

Crown Estate Scotland is piloting an extension of aquaculture development areas from the current three-mile limit to 12 nautical miles, with trial sites in three areas off the east coast of Shetland. The pilot will test new technology and management approaches to finfish farming, and it will assess whether farms in more exposed water can reduce environmental impacts while supporting fish health and welfare...

Norwegian Salmon Farm Profits Fall 46% in 2025

Norway's salmon farms earned a combined pre-tax profit of NOK 7.7 billion ($829 million) in 2025, down NOK 6.6 billion, or 46%, from NOK 14.3 billion in 2024, according to the Directorate of Fisheries (Fiskeridirektoratet). The directorate's profitability survey covers 87% of smolt permits and 87.6% of salmon and rainbow trout food-fish permits.

The squeeze came from prices. The average salmon sale price fell 10.2% to NOK 61.31 per kg, from NOK 68.26 in 2024...

Wild Fish Conservancy Threatens New Suit Over Alaska Chinook Catches in Area M

The Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) has served notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Alaska state officials. The group says they are failing to manage fisheries that catch Chinook salmon "without federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) oversight of their impacts on threatened and endangered Pacific Northwest Chinook."

The Washington-based group has sued NMFS and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) more than once over Chinook bound for the Pacific Northwest...

Chile Declares Preventive Emergency in 15 Regions as Algal Bloom Risk Builds Ahead of El Niño Season

Chile has declared a preventive emergency across 15 regions over the threat of harmful algal blooms (HABs), running from November 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The decree, published on October 26, is a precaution, not a response to a specific outbreak. It aims to prepare the country's disaster system before summer, when the risk peaks.

The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service requested the decree, and the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, Sernapesca, supplied the technical... 

Salmon Evolution Keeps 2027 Output Guidance as Phase 2 Ramps, Adds $21.6 Million Credit Line

Salmon Evolution is holding to its near-term targets as it brings its Phase 2 facility online. The company guides for 11,000 to 12,000 tonnes HOG harvested in 2027 and targets farming EBITDA costs of NOK 60 to 65 per kg by mid-2027. CEO Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen said the company remains "fully focused on unlocking the Phase 1 biomass growth potential" through water quality improvements...