About the Habitat Program

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission's (PSMFC) Habitat Program is involved in programs on the West Coast that further habitat protection for anadromous, estuarine, and marine fish species. Program efforts are focused on watershed and estuarine conservation and restoration, work with regional science and policy bodies and marine debris and pollution abatement. The program also works to assist fishermen and communities with recycling fishing nets, gear, and other marine debris and tracking and promoting efforts to remove derelict fishing gear.

Contacts:
Fran Recht
Habitat Program Manager

Credit: Cacophony (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons

Credit: Cacophony (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons