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October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress [1]

Media are invited to cover the IUCN World Conservation Congress for free, either in person or virtually. Held every four years, the 2025 event takes place in Abu Dhabi with five themes.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Food [11]
Forests [12]
Government [13]
Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [19]
Policy [20]
Pollution [21]
Technology [22]
Transportation [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region: 
International [27]
Middle East [28]
September 16, 2012 to September 17, 2012

Industry Leadership Forum on Arctic Sustainable Development [29]

The World Ocean Council (WOC) Arctic Business Leadership Council meeting marks the start of an ongoing forum for multi-sectoral collaboration among responsible companies on the future of the Arctic. The gathering will bring together representatives of shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, marine science/technology and other industries with interests in the Arctic.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [25]
Technology [22]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
Natural Resources [16]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Government [13]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Health [8]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Economy & Business [6]
Region: 
Europe [31]
September 14, 2012 to September 15, 2012

State of the Gulf Fisheries Symposium [32]

The mission of the symposium is to inform and share knowledge among stakeholders so that everyone can move forward with a unified mission of a sustainable and healthy fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [25]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
People & Population [18]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Government [13]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Health [8]
Economy & Business [6]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]

"Trying To Tame The (Real) Deadliest Fishing Jobs" [34]

"On the fishing-boat piers of New England, nearly everyone knows a fisherman who was lost at sea."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: NPR [36], 08/22/2012

"Floating Robot Helps Track Great White Sharks" [37]

"A floating robot has been deployed to track great white sharks in the Pacific as part of efforts to understand the giant predators."

Biodiversity [4]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
International [27]
Source: Reuters [38], 08/20/2012

"Proposed Yuba River Hydroelectric Dam Raises Concerns Over Fish" [39]

"A Canadian company's surprise proposal to build a hydroelectric generation facility on the Yuba River has raised alarm among government agencies and nonprofits working to restore salmon runs on the river."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
California [40]
Canada [41]
Source: Sacramento Bee [42], 08/17/2012
September 18, 2012 to September 20, 2012

Climate Change Adaptation Forum Focusing on Food Security and Traditional Plant Use [43]

This forum is for community‐level practitioners, academics, government representatives and community leaders who work in the area of climate change adaptation in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada and Tribes in the United States.

Other Events [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [22]
Science [44]
Policy [20]
Planning & Growth [19]
Natural Resources [16]
Health [14]
Government [13]
Forests [12]
Food [11]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Environmental Health [8]
Disasters [45]
Climate Change [5]
Biodiversity [4]
Agriculture [46]
Region: 
Canada [41]

"U.S. Asked To List Great White Sharks as Endangered" [47]

"A petition by environmentalists notes that young sharks are frequently caught in gill nets. There are about 340 mature great whites in the northeast Pacific, researchers say."

Biodiversity [4]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: LA Times [48], 08/13/2012

"Survey Shows Shark Fin Soup a Local Delicacy, International Problem" [49]

"CHICAGO -- At Ming Hin Cuisine in Chicago's Chinatown, a giant shark fin decorates the wall in the main dining room, and shark fin soup is offered on the banquet menu for customers willing to pay the price."

Biodiversity [4]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Food [11]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: Chicago Tribune [50], 08/10/2012

"Study: California Must Improve Salmon, Steelhead Hatcheries" [51]

"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Most of the salmon caught in California come from hatcheries in the Sacramento Valley, yet it turns out not much is known about these fish even though they are bred by hand."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Public [3]
California [40]
Source: McClatchy [52], 08/08/2012

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