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    • .fish

    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .fish is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 21 February 2014.
    • On ICANNWiki the TLD is categorized under Sport.

    History

    • Application and Delegation:

      • .fish was proposed through ICANN's New gTLD Program and the application succeeded.
      • The string was delegated to the Root Zone on 21 February 2014, completing the successful application.

    • Registry Operator and Agreements:

      • The registry operator for .fish is Donuts (registered as Fox Woods, LLC).
      • Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on 12 December 2013.
      • Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) as part of its application.

    • Back-end and Operations:

      • Demand Media provides back-end registry services for the .fish registry (as noted in the application information).
      • Donuts was one of many applicants in the New gTLD program; the organization filed for a large portfolio of strings and reported substantial application fee investment for its program.

    • Private Auction:

      • Donuts won the right to operate .fish in a private auction, defeating a competing applicant (Dot Club LLC).
      • The auction was managed by Innovative Auctions and the winning bid amount was not publicly disclosed.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Competing Applicants:

      • Dot Club LLC (associated with WhatBox?) was a competing applicant for .fish and lost to Donuts in the private auction.
      • The Dot Club LLC application listed Erik Ludwick of WhatBox? as a primary contact.

    • Milestones:

      • Contract signed with ICANN: 12 December 2013.
      • Delegation to the Root Zone: 21 February 2014.

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       FISH

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.FISH 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:23 65.22.28.23
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.FISH 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:23 65.22.29.23
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.FISH 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:23 65.22.30.23
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.FISH 161.232.14.23 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:23
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.FISH 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:23 65.22.31.23
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.FISH 161.232.15.23 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:23
ds-rdata:     46519 8 2 4b82d075b2315da06036fa1f9530b15e142fce0ff748f3370cd36877b1c50aa2

whois:        whois.nic.fish

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2014-02-13
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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