Europêche is calling for Common Fisheries Policy reform, stronger international negotiations and practical measures to support struggling European fishing fleets

Europêche has called on the European Commission to include a targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in its 2027 Work Programme, expressing disappointment with the EU’s Vision for Fisheries 2040.Following a meeting with the Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis, the fishing industry association welcomed plans for practical measures in 2027–2028 but stressed that implementation must accompany legislative reform.

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OPAGAC will bring together the tuna industry on November 4, 2026.

At Palacio de Neptuno, experts, scientists and industry leaders will discuss European fleet competitiveness, regulations, trade agreements, environmental and social sustainability, generational renewal and food sovereignty, addressing key challenges facing the tuna sector.

Deal includes pelagic fishing licenses and fishing rights.

Jókin and Vestmanna Fiskavirki agreed to purchase Birita from Gráastein, including its fishing rights, to be distributed among their existing fleets.

The acquisition is under competition review, with comments accepted until November 9, 2026.

The integration aims to boost efficiency and strengthen its nursing-care food business.

Umios will merge Yayoi Sunfoods and Umios Sun Gourmet on April 1, 2027.

The new Umios Yayoi will streamline frozen food production for hospitals and care facilities, reinforcing the group's leading position in Japan's soft-food market.

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In eastern Uganda, a family-run fish farm is looking beyond production, with ambitions to become a place where the next generation of aquaculture farmers can learn and grow.

Located in Namasere, Bugiri District, along the Jinja-Busia Road in eastern Uganda, Kange Integrated Fish Farm (Kaiffa Uganda) was founded by Kange Samuel, who had a vision of promoting sustainable aquaculture and supporting local communities.

His son, Iwumba Peter, later took the helm, and is now the farm’s managing director.The farm has 12 ponds across approximately 10 acres of land.

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The Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) fishery in the Russian Far East reached outstanding milestones over the past week, following an increase of 12,400 metric tons.

With this surge, cumulative landings for the year to date reached 588,700 metric tons, exceeding the volume recorded during the same period in 2025 by 153,000 metric tons. In addition, the Russian fishing fleet processed over 478,400 metric tons of this resource on board using its own raw material.

This commercial upswing aligns with evaluations from the scientific community. Experts from the Sakhalin branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) point out that, over the past decade, Sakhalin-Hokkaido herring stocks have shown a steady growth trend off the southern coast of Sakhalin and the South Kuril Islands.

If current harvest intensity continues, the biomass available in the East Sakhalin subzone could conclude the cycle by setting a new landings record for the 21st century.

NUUK — Several Greenlandic fisheries are nearing their annual catch limits, according to tracking data from the Greenland Fisheries and Hunting Control (Grønlands Fiskeri- og Jagtkontrol / GFJK) updated through October 25.

Southeast Greenland cod (Gadus morhua) stands at 5,285 metric tons out of a 5,290-ton quota, representing 99.9% uptake. The northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) allocation for Norway in East Greenland waters has reached 99.7%, leaving a remaining margin of just four metric tons.

Also notable is the Faroese allocation of cod in Southeast Greenland, which has reached 97.1% utilization, while inshore cod harvesting in West Greenland has attained 90.7%.

These uptake levels require strict monitoring by vessel owners and processors. The GFJK notes that these recorded figures are preliminary and subject to administrative adjustment. Reaching the formal accounting limit of a quota does not automatically result in an immediate official closure order.

Commercial cod fishing in the Barents Sea is poised for recovery following an agreed 14% increase in the total allowable catch (TAC) for 2027.

The decision was confirmed by Ilya Shestakov, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo), following the annual bilateral summit of the Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission.

The intergovernmental body oversees shared marine stock management across both the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Beyond cod, delegates established harvest quotas and regulatory frameworks for haddock, capelin, halibut, and perch, alongside quota exchange mechanisms backed by an international scientific working group.

According to Rosrybolovstvo, sustained environmental monitoring shows biomass indicators entering a positive reversal across the Northern Basin following years of stock decline, enabling the upward quota adjustment for fleet operators in Russia and Norway.

Barents Sea cod quota rises 14% after six years of cuts.

Norway and Russia agreed on 325,000 tonnes of cod and 180,336 tonnes of haddock (+18%) for 2027. Greenland halibut rises 11%, redfish falls 3%, and capelin remains closed. The deal extends joint management rules for five years.

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