Marine Fisheries Websites

Research, education, and advocacy to return billfish populations worldwide to healthy levels of abundance.

Has developed fishery management plans for salmon, groundfish and coastal pelagic species in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off Washington, Oregon and California, and recommends Pacific halibut harvest regulations to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.

New York Times article discusses the worldwide decline in marine fisheries, with focus on the Gulf of California. [Free registration required.]

Information about efforts aimed at enhancing fisheries and other marine resources in the region.

1999 report from a U.S. National Academy of Sciences study conducted to evaluate whether marine-capture fisheries are sustainable and assess whether new approaches to ocean fishery management can help achieve sustainability.

Research areas include marine fishery resources, marine aquaculture, marine fishery environment protection, fish nutrition and diets, marine biological metabolic product utilization, marine fishing technologies, and aquatic product processing.

Scientific and technical reports about halibut, including its management and harvesting.