The 14th Meeting of the SPRFMO Commission (COMM14) will take place in Panama City, Panama, from 2 to 6 March 2026, hosted at the ATLAPA Convention Center. Delegates from SPRFMO Members, Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CNCPs), and observers are invited to participate.

Relevant information for participants (e.g., accommodation, visa, advice) is available in the Information for Participants section. Panama, as host of the meeting, has also prepared an information document that can be downloaded for convenience.

Associated sessions and activities

The Commission meeting will be preceded by the following subsidiary body sessions, also to be held at the ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City:

• 13th Compliance and Technical Committee (CTC13)
  24-27 February 2026

• 13th Finance and Administration Committee (FAC13)
  26-27 February 2026

A general schedule of the two weeks of meetings is now available for download, which includes side sessions and events listed below:

• Pre-CTC Heads of Delegation meeting at
  6pm Monday 23 February.

• Pre-FAC Heads of Delegation meeting
  6pm on Wednesday 27 February

• Session of the Working Group on Electronic Monitoring Standards (WGEMS)
  9am to 12:30pm on Saturday 28 February

•  Jack Mackerel Science-Managers Dialogue
  2pm on Saturday 28 February

• Salas y Gomez and Nazca Task Team session
  9am to 3:30pm on Sunday 1 March

• Pre-COMM Heads of Delegation meeting
  4pm on Sunday 1 March 

• Welcome event hosted by Panama
  6pm on Monday 2 March (further details to be confirmed), and,

• A series of side events:

  • Panama side event on the anniversary of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), on Tuesday 3 March at 12:30pm.

  • Global Fishing Watch side event, on Tuesday February at 6pm

     

The following meeting documents will be reviewed and discussed by the Commission. Meeting document posting will be finalised no later than 10 February 2026.