Fish is the strongest family in seafood this quarter. As of 4 November 2026, its 70 indexed species rose 2.6% on average over three months and 9.6% over a year, against 1.1% and 7.2% for seafood as a whole. Fifty-four were up and sixteen down. The family lists 76 materials, from whitefish and salmon to tuna and small pelagics.
Rays led by a wide margin. Skate gained 28.1% and thornback ray 26.3%, ahead of sockeye salmon at +17.8%, saithe at +16.1% and conger at +14.8%. Coho salmon, chum salmon and pink salmon all rose 11.3%, the same as Alaska pollock.
Seven of the sixteen fallers are down by double digits. Mullet dropped 18.6%, common sole 15.3% and striped red mullet 15.2%. Round sardinella (-13.7%), mud red mullet (-13.6%), meagre (-12.3%) and turbot (-12.0%) complete that list.
The year-on-year view is steeper still. Chilean jack mackerel is up 56.0% over twelve months, Alaska pollock 42.8% and saithe 37.5%. Mackerel gained 29.4% on the year but only 1.7% over the quarter. Atlantic cod / salted cod is up 16.4% on the year but down 2.2% over three months; its note reported cod shortages driving record prices across European markets on 17 August.
On pollock, the notes cite record US fillet export prices on 10 September and a B-season output well below 2025. Norway set its 2027 Northeast Arctic saithe quota below the 2026 level on 14 October. For mackerel, a 7 August report on Japan said prices surged on tight Norwegian supply.
Salmon prices rose for a second straight week on 30 October, according to the salmon notes. For herring, up 3.1% over three months, the note reports a sharp fall in Norwegian herring prices in week 42, published on 22 October. Sardine, down 4.4% over three months, has a note reporting shortages of some canned sardines in Belgium on 22 October.