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24th Working Party on Billfish (WPB24)

Meeting: 
Working Party on Billfish (WPB)
Meeting year: 
2026
Meeting session: 
24
Date: 
Wed, 09/09/2026 - 09:00 to Sat, 12/09/2026 - 17:00
Venue country/city: 
La Reunion
Location: 
TBD
Chairperson: 
Dr Jie Cao
Vice-Chairperson: 
Dr Sylvain Bonhommeau
Deadlines: 
  • Meeting Participation Fund applications due 45 days before meeting starts (26 July 2026)
  • Paper titles  are due 30 days before the meeting starts (10 August 2026)
  • Full papers are due 15 days before the meeting starts (25 August 2026)
  • Meeting Registration closes 5 days before meeting starts (4 September 2026)

(all submissions should be sent to IOTC-secretariat@fao.org)

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Please note that participation in IOTC meetings requires pre-approval by the Commission. If you are not from a CPC or a pre-approved observer, please consult the Observers page for details on the application process.

Meeting information documents

Title File
Information sheet

Documents

Meeting Report
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-WPB24-R Report of the 24nd Session of the IOTC Working Party on Billfish
Datasets
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA02 Annual amount of fish caught and retained 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA03 Geo-referenced catch and effort data - All fisheries 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA04 Geo-referenced size-frequency data - Black Marlin (BLM) 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA05 Geo-referenced size-frequency data Blue Marlin (BUM) 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA06 Geo-referenced size-frequency data - Swordfish (SWO) 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA07 Geo-referenced size-frequency data - Striped Marlin (MLS) 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA08 Geo-referenced size-frequency data -Indo-Pacific sailfish (SFA) 13/07/2026
IOTC-2026-WPB24-DATA09 SWO CPUE indices for 2026 14/07/2026
Meeting documents
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-WPB24-01a Draft agenda for the 24th Working Party on Billfish
IOTC-2026-WPB24-01b Draft annotated agenda for the 24th Working Party on Billfish
IOTC-2026-WPB24-02 List of documents for the 24th Working Party on Billfish
IOTC-2026-WPB24-03 Outcomes of the 28th session of the Scientific Committee
IOTC-2026-WPB24-04 Outcomes of 30th sessions of the Commission
IOTC-2026-WPB24-05 Review of current Conservation and Management Measures relating to billfish species
IOTC-2026-WPB24-06 Progress made on the recommendations and requests of WPB23 and SC28
IOTC-2026-WPB24-08 Revision of the WPB Program of Work (2027-2031)
IOTC–2026–WPB24–XX IOTC Working Paper Cover Sheet Template 25/06/2026

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