Key Highlights: Processing data for Alaska pollock Season B in the US continues to deteriorate. According to production data for the week ending August 15 released by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), weekly output of both fillets and surimi fell by nearly 70% year‑on‑year. The production gap versus the same period last year widened markedly within a single week. Processing data for Alaska pollock Season B in the US continues to deteriorate. According to production data for the...

The Peruvian government has declared a national 120‑day state of emergency for its relevant fisheries sub‑sectors. Signed by President Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi and Minister of Production Juan Carlos Requejo Alemán, Supreme Decree No. 012‑2026‑PRODUCE was issued against the backdrop of an ongoing super El Niño event. Peru ranks as the world’s top harvester of Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), accounting for over half of global landings. Based on marine biological mechanisms, comparisons...

I. Industry Flash: Peru Urgently Halts Artisanal Squid Fishing On July 22, 2026, major international seafood news broke: Peru’s annual squid fishing quota is nearly depleted. Local authorities have suspended operations of artisanal fishing boats in phases. Coupled with climatic disruptions caused by El Niño, global supplies of raw squid will tighten significantly in the second half of the year. Artisanal fishing vessels harvesting squid in Peru Frozen raw squid from Peru According to an...