Programs

PSMFC coordinates programs that conserve, develop, and manage fishery resources. Each program is an organized effort to collect, analyze, and share information in pursuit of a specific goal. Programs can span one or more of the PSMFC member states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Areas of focus include:

Scientific and economic research
Inventory of fish stocks
Data collection, consolidation, and distribution

For industry professionals with scientific or economic interests, PSMFC programs provide invaluable information. For the general public, these programs build an understanding of the importance of conservation—and how to fish responsibly.

Areas of focus

Scientific and Economic Research

Inventory of Fish Stocks

Data Collection, Consolidation, and Distribution

List of Programs

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Alaska Fisheries Information Network (AKFIN)

The Alaska Fisheries Information Network (AKFIN) is a regional program that consolidates and supports the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of fisheries statistics for North…
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program (AIS)

In 1999, in response to the significant environmental threats posed by aquatic invasive species, PSMFC established the AIS Prevention Program. The goal of the program…
California Cooperative Anadromous Fish and Habitat Data Program (CalFish)

California Cooperative Anadromous Fish and Habitat Data Program (CalFish) is a multi-agency cooperative program designed to gather, maintain, and disseminate fish and aquatic habitat data…
Economic Data Reports (EDRs)

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is the Data Collection Agent for four Economic Data Report (EDR) collections pertaining to the following federal regulatory…
Electronic Logbooks

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) supports several efforts by state and federal agencies to collect logbooks from commercial fishermen. Non-trawl Groundfish Electronic Logbook NOAA…
Electronic Monitoring Program

Objective: To test the viability of Electronic Monitoring (EM) as a source of data to document individual accountability of catch and bycatch in the North…
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 Aquaculture Research Projects

Photo Credit: Tomi Marsh Pacific Marine Pilot Projects: In 2017 PSMFC entered into an agreement with the NOAA Fisheries Office of Aquaculture to support establishing…
Northern Pikeminnow Management Program (NPMP)

The Northern Pikeminnow Management Program (NPMP) was started in an effort to reduce predation by northern pikeminnow on juvenile salmonids during their emigration from natal…
Pacific Ballast Water and Biofouling Group (PBWBG)

The mission of the Pacific Ballast Water and Biofouling Group (PBWBG) is to promote development and implementation of safe, economical, effective management of aquatic nuisance…
Pacific Fisheries Bycatch Program

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (PSMFC) Pacific Fisheries Bycatch Program is a collaborative program established in 2008 and designed to develop techniques to reduce…
Pacific Fisheries Information Network (PacFIN)

The Pacific Fisheries Information Network (PacFIN) provides timely and accurate data essential for effective fisheries management. The nation’s first regional fisheries data network, PacFIN is…
PIT Tag Information Systems (PTAGIS)

The PIT Tag Information System (PTAGIS), is a data collection, distribution, and coordination project. The fundamental purpose of PTAGIS is to monitor the migratory habits…
Recreational Fisheries Information Network (RecFIN)

Recreational Fisheries Information Network (RecFIN) is a coordinated fishery data collection, analysis, and monitoring program which seeks to integrate existing state and federal recreational data…
Regional Mark Processing Center (RMPC)

The Regional Mark Processing Center (RMPC) has been in operation since 1977 when it was decided that a centrally managed regional database was needed to…
StreamNet

StreamNet is a cooperative information management and data dissemination project specializing in regionally standardized, georeferenced fisheries and aquatic habitat data from across the Columbia River…
Tri-State Dungeness Crab (TSDC)

The Dungeness crab is a native species to Pacific nearshore habitat from Alaska to Mexico. It supports one of the West Coast’s most valuable fisheries,…
Vessel Monitoring System Reimbursement Program (VMS)

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) collaborates with NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) to administer allocated Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) reimbursement funds to…
West Coast and Alaska Fisheries Economic Data Program (EFIN/AKFED)

The Fisheries Economics Data Program (EFIN) and the Alaska Fisheries Economic Data Program (AKFED) are cooperative efforts to collect and consolidate economic data on West…
West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (WCGOP)

The West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (WCGOP) is a collaborative program between the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) and the National Marine Fisheries Service…