Declared rebuilt in 2026 after 25 years away, yelloweye rockfish could return to limited fishing in 2027 — one fish in May, under a 116-tonne coast-wide cap. Here is what is confirmed and what is still only proposed.
Norway and Russia have raised the 2027 Barents Sea cod quota to 325,000 tonnes — the first increase in six years. But the agreed catch sits above scientific advice, and capelin stays closed. Here are the numbers that matter.
Ireland’s seafood leaders say 2026 quota cuts cost producers over €200 million — and the December 2027 quota deal will decide whether coastal towns recover or sink further.
Six coastal states agreed a 352,938-tonne mackerel catch for 2027 — in line with science. But the shares that decide whether it holds are still to come.
Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Matsya Sampada Scheme scheduled safety kits — gloves, shoes, headgear, finger cotton and masks — for women fishers at Mumbai’s Sassoon Dock on 28 October 2026. Here is what was in the kit, who was there, and what fishers should do next.
NOAA Fisheries proposes a 9.2-million-pound Atlantic spiny dogfish quota for 2026 and biomass-linked overage paybacks under Framework Adjustment 7. Comments close 12 November 2026 — this proposal is not yet a final rule.
EU ministers agreed 2027 Baltic Sea catch limits on 26 October: central Baltic herring up 71% to 165,228 tonnes and sprat up 44% — while cod stays bycatch-only and recreational cod fishing remains banned.
The US unveiled its America First Seafood Strategy on 23 October 2026 — a voluntary ‘U.S.-Caught Seafood’ label, the Seafood.gov portal, and more than $5 billion in USDA-backed processing loans. What it changes, and what it does not.
African Union ministers have endorsed a ten-year programme to transform fisheries and aquaculture across the continent from 2026 to 2035 — tackling IUU fishing, seed and feed bottlenecks, and weak value chains in three phases.
NOAA has allocated $15.8 million in fishery disaster funding to Florida, California and the Makah Tribe — covering Hurricane Ian, collapsed salmon runs and the red sea urchin fishery. Recipients get 120 days to apply once NOAA issues its funding letter.