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Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Bering Sea Snow Crab and Red King Crab Seasons Open for 2026-27
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Alaska 99692, United StatesAlaska Department of Fish and Game
Starts 10/15/2026 8:00PM UTCESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%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 13 daysEstimated: ADF&G's 20 August 2026 advisory opens preseason registration and says total allowable catches 'will be announced ... in early October'; the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries opened at 12:00 noon on 15 October in each of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 advisories.^[1]
Alaska's Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries are due to open at noon on 15 October 2026, with catch limits set in early October after the summer trawl survey.

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Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Antarctic Krill Fishery Closes Early for a Second Year at 620,000 Tonnes
Bransfield Strait, AntarcticaCommission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Starts 08/12/2026CONFIRMEDDate 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 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 better51 days agoThe Fish Site^[1][4], 14 August 2026: 'The Antarctic krill fishery concluded its 2026 season on 12 August after reaching the 620,000-tonne precautionary catch limit'.
The Antarctic krill fishery ended its 2026 season on 12 August after reaching CCAMLR's 620,000-tonne trigger limit, the second early closure in a row, after closing on 1 August in 2025.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Iceland's Whalers Land Their First Fin Whales in Three Years
Hvalstöð, Hvalfjarðarvegur, Hvalfjarðarsveit, Vesturland, 301, ÍslandHvalur hf.
Starts 06/22/2026CONFIRMEDDate 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 better102 days agoIceland Review^[1][3], 22 Jun 2026: 'The first catch of the season was made overnight by the vessel Hvalur 9, which harpooned two fin whales'; IFAW^[2], datelined 23 June, says Hvalur 9 harpooned them 'Yesterday'.
Hvalur 9 harpooned two fin whales, Iceland's first commercial catch since 2023, after two seasons with no hunt, as the government prepared legislation to end whaling.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
EU Fisheries Ministers Agree 2026 Fishing Quotas, With No Mackerel Deal
Europa Building, 165 Rue de la Loi - Wetstraat, European Quarter, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumCouncil of the European Union
Starts 12/13/2025CONFIRMEDDate 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 better293 days agoEuropean Commission (DG MARE) news of 13 December 2025: 'Today, EU fisheries ministers agreed fishing opportunities for 2026 for the Atlantic and North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea.'^[1]
EU fisheries ministers set 2026 catch limits for the Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea, raising anchovy and Norway lobster but cutting sole in the Skagerrak-Kattegat by 44%, while mackerel was left without an agreed total catch.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
CCAMLR Ends in Stalemate on Antarctic Marine Reserves and Krill Rules
Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, AustraliaCommission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
10/20/2025 - 10/31/2025CONFIRMEDDate 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 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 better347 days agoCCAMLR^[1] meeting page for CCAMLR-44, Hobart, Australia: 'Meeting Start Date/Time: Monday, 20 October 2025 ... Meeting End Date/Time: Friday, 31 October 2025'.
The Antarctic fisheries commission's 2025 meeting in Hobart closed without new marine protected areas, vetoed by Russia and China, and without a rule to spread krill catches after the fishery hit its catch limit for the first time.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Bering Sea Snow Crab Opens With a Doubled 9.3-Million-Pound Quota
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Alaska 99692, United StatesAlaska Department of Fish and Game
Starts 10/15/2025 8:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%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 better352 days agoADF&G advisory of 6 October 2025: 'The 2025/26 Bering Sea snow crab fishery will open ... at 12:00 noon October 15, 2025 and close at 11:59 p.m. May 15, 2026 in the Eastern Subdistrict ... and close at 11:59 p.m. May 31, 2026 in the Western Subdistrict'.^[1]
Alaska nearly doubled the Bering Sea snow crab catch limit to 9.3 million pounds for the season opening 15 October 2025, adding 1 million pounds aimed at an unprecedented abundance of snow-Tanner hybrid crab.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
UK Gives EU Boats 12 More Years of Access to Its Fishing Waters
Lancaster House, Stable Yard Road, St. James's, Westminster, Victoria, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 1BB, United KingdomGovernment of the United Kingdom
05/19/2025 - 06/30/2038CONFIRMEDDate 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 better1.4 years agoThe UK-EU Summit Common Understanding of 19 May 2025 notes 'the political agreements leading to full reciprocal access to waters to fish until 30 June 2038'; the end is the exclusive boundary after that day.^[1]
At their 19 May 2025 summit the UK and EU agreed full reciprocal access to each other's fishing waters until 30 June 2038, a 12-year extension that replaces annual access talks, as part of a reset that also eases food and shellfish exports.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Bering Sea Snow Crab Reopens After Two Canceled Seasons
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Alaska 99692, United StatesAlaska Department of Fish and Game
Starts 10/15/2024 8:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate 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 better2.0 years agoADF&G advisory of 4 October 2024: 'The 2024/25 Bering Sea snow crab fishery will open ... at 12:00 noon October 15, 2024 and close at 11:59 p.m. May 15, 2025 in the Eastern Subdistrict ... and close at 11:59 p.m. May 31, 2025 in the Western Subdistrict'.^[1]
The Bering Sea snow crab fishery reopened at noon on 15 October 2024 with a 4.72-million-pound catch limit, its first season since the stock collapsed and the fishery was shut in 2022.
Marine09/27/2026@FishingDesk
Bristol Bay Red King Crab Reopens After Two Closed Seasons
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Alaska 99692, United StatesAlaska Department of Fish and Game
Starts 10/15/2023 8:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%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 better3.0 years agoADF&G advisory of 6 October 2023: 'The 2023/24 Bristol Bay red fishery will open October 15, 2023 at 12:00 noon, and close 11:59 pm, January 15, 2024.'^[1]
The Bristol Bay red king crab fishery reopened at noon on 15 October 2023 with a 2.15-million-pound catch limit after two years shut, while Bering Sea snow crab stayed closed for a second season.