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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  ICCAT's 2026 Commission Meeting Opens in Vilamoura

  Centro de Congressos do Algarve, Alameda Praia da Marina, Vilamoura, Quarteira, Loulé, Faro 8125-909, PortugalInternational Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

  

  11/16/2026 - 11/23/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 48 daysICCAT^[1][2] Circular #02258/2026 (1 April 2026): the European Union 'will host the 25th Special Meeting of the Commission, which will be held at the Centro de Congressos do Algarve ... (Vilamoura, Portugal) from 16 to 23 November 2026'.

  The Atlantic tuna commission holds its 25th Special Meeting at Vilamoura in Portugal's Algarve from 16 to 23 November 2026, hosted by the European Union, to set catch rules for Atlantic tunas and related species.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  WTO Fisheries Subsidies Committee Meets for the Second Time

  Centre William Rappard, 154, Rue de Lausanne, Sécheron, Pâquis, Genève, 1202, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraWorld Trade Organization

  

  10/26/2026 - 10/30/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins72% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 72%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 27 daysEstimated: the WTO's^[1][2][3][4] 1 May 2026 report says 'The next regular meeting of the Committee on Fisheries Subsidies is scheduled for the week of 26 October 2026' without naming the day, so the pin spans that working week.

  The WTO committee that polices the 2025 ban on subsidies for illegal fishing and for fishing overfished stocks holds its second regular meeting in Geneva, as talks on the unfinished 'Fish 2' rules run in parallel.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  International Whaling Commission Meets in Hobart for IWC70

  Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, 1, Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, AustraliaInternational Whaling Commission

  

  09/28/2026 - 10/02/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1 day agoNOAA's Federal Register^[1] notice: 'The IWC will hold its 70th meeting in Hobart, Australia from September 28-October 2, 2026'.

  The International Whaling Commission's biennial meeting, its 70th, opens in Hobart, with a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary proposal and a pro-whaling 'sustainable use' resolution among the items before it.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  CCAMLR's 45th Meeting Opens in Hobart With Krill Rules on the Table

  Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, AustraliaCommission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

  

  10/19/2026 - 10/30/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 20 daysCCAMLR^[1] meeting page for CCAMLR-45, Hobart, Australia: 'Meeting Start Date/Time: Monday, 19 October 2026 ... Meeting End Date/Time: Friday, 30 October 2026'.

  The Antarctic fisheries commission meets in Hobart from 19 to 30 October 2026 to set conservation measures for the 2026/27 season, after two straight early closures of the krill fishery.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  WTO Fisheries Subsidies Committee Holds Its First Meeting

  Centre William Rappard, 154, Rue de Lausanne, Sécheron, Pâquis, Genève, 1202, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraWorld Trade Organization

  

  Starts 05/01/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better151 days agoThe WTO^[1][2][3] says members 'held the first regular meeting of the Committee on Fisheries Subsidies on 1 May 2026'; no time is given.

  WTO members held the first regular meeting of the Committee on Fisheries Subsidies, set up to police the 2025 agreement, adopting its rules of procedure and granting the FAO permanent observer status.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  Trump Opens the Pacific Remote Islands Marine Monument to Commercial Fishing

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States

  

  Starts 04/17/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years agoThe Federal Register^[1][2] prints it as 'Proclamation 10918 of April 17, 2025, Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific'.

  Proclamation 10918 lifted the ban on commercial fishing in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, more than 400,000 square miles of ocean around Wake, Johnston, Jarvis and other US islands, saying the closure had pushed US fleets offshore.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  EU Fisheries Ministers Meet to Set 2027 Fishing Quotas

  Europa Building, 165 Rue de la Loi - Wetstraat, European Quarter, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumCouncil of the European Union

  

  12/14/2026 - 12/15/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 76 daysIrish Presidency indicative high-level calendar (July-December 2026): 'AGRIFISH' listed on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December 2026.^[1]

  The December Agriculture and Fisheries Council, chaired by Ireland's EU presidency, meets on 14-15 December 2026 in Brussels to fix the EU's 2027 catch limits and quotas for the Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea.

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• Law09/27/2026@LawDesk

  Federal Judge Voids NOAA Letter Opening the Pacific Monument to Fishing

  Prince Kūhiō Federal Building, 300, Ala Moana Boulevard, Hawaii Capital Historic District, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, 96850, United StatesUnited States District Court for the District of Hawaii

  

  Starts 08/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoMaui Now^[1]: 'US District Court judge on Aug. 8 in Honolulu nullified a letter sent in April'; Judge Smith ruled 'just 3 days after hearing arguments in the case Aug. 5'.

  A federal judge in Honolulu struck down the National Marine Fisheries Service letter that let commercial boats fish 50 to 200 nautical miles around Johnston Atoll, Jarvis and Wake islands, ruling the agency could not strip the protections without rulemaking.

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• Energy09/28/2026@EnergyDesk

  Coastal Commission Fines Sable $18 Million and Orders Pipeline Work Stopped

  633, East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93103, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 04/10/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years agoSanta Barbara Independent^[1], Thu Apr 10, 2025: 'the California Coastal Commission voted on April 10 to impose a more than $18 million fine on oil company Sable Offshore'.

  Meeting in Santa Barbara, the California Coastal Commission voted 8-3 for an $18,022,500 penalty and unanimously issued a cease-and-desist order and a restoration order over Sable's unpermitted repair work on the Las Flores pipelines along the Gaviota Coast. Sable says the work is authorized by permits issued in the 1980s.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Enters Into Force

  Centre William Rappard, 154, Rue de Lausanne, Sécheron, Pâquis, Genève, 1202, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraWorld Trade Organization

  

  Starts 09/15/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.0 years agoThe WTO's^[1][2][3] acceptances page states: 'The Agreement entered into force on 15 September 2025 once two-thirds of WTO members had formally accepted the Protocol'; no clock time is given.

  The WTO's first agreement with environmental sustainability at its core took effect once two-thirds of members had accepted it, banning subsidies for illegal fishing, for fishing overfished stocks and for fishing on the unregulated high seas.

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• Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  Trump Opens Papahānaumokuākea and Two More Monuments to Commercial Fishing

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States

  

  Starts 06/11/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better110 days agoThe proclamation is signed 'this eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six' (Federal Register^[1][3], 17 June 2026).

  Proclamation 11035 removed monument-based bans on commercial fishing in parts of Papahānaumokuākea beyond 50 nautical miles, the Islands Unit of the Mariana Trench monument and waters 12 to 50 nautical miles around Rose Atoll, for US-flagged vessels.

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• Food09/27/2026@FishingDesk

  Seafood Expo Global 2026 Draws a Record 35,500 to Barcelona

  Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via, Carrer del Platí, Sant Cristòfol, la Marina de Port, Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08908, EspañaDiversified Communications

  

  04/21/2026 - 04/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better161 days agoThe organiser's 9 April 2026 release says the expo 'will take place in Barcelona, from 21 to 23 April'; its 24 April release says the 32nd edition has concluded.^[1]

  The world's largest seafood trade show held its 32nd edition in Barcelona with more than 35,500 visitors and 2,290 exhibiting companies from 85 countries, both records for the event.

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