Government Agencies (US & Canada)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Groundfish Management Unit - Pacific Region (and Halibut Information)
• Conservation and Protection

NOAA

• Halibut Images from the NOAA Central Library
• North Pacific Ocean Theme Page
• Bering Sea Climate and Ecosystem website
• Office for Law Enforcement
  • VMS and vessel clearance in Area 4

NMFS

• Alaska Region Home Page

• Alaska Fisheries Science Center
  • Kodiak Laboratory
  • Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division
• Fisheries Statistics and Economics
• Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division - Newport, OR
• Restricted Access Management Division
  • Halibut/Sablefish IFQ information - current catch information
  • Subsistence fishing
• North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center
• Northwest Regional Office
  • Pacific Halibut Management
    • Area 2A Incidental halibut during salmon troll fishery regulations (see Salmon Management Measures)
• Seafood Inspection Program

Canadian Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

• District 17 - Alaska
• District 13 - Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
• District 11 - California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah

USGS

• Alaska Biological Science Center - satellite pop-up tag research

Alaska Department of Fish & Game

• Sport Fisheries
• Pacific halibut profile

California Department of Fish & Game

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

North Pacific Fishery Management Council - Alaska fisheries management

• Halibut Issues

Pacific Fishery Management Council - WA/OR/CA fisheries management

State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

Alaska Department of Community and Business Development

• Seafood Industry
• "Halibut Farming - Its development and likely impact on the market for wild Alaska halibut"

B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries

• "Halibut and Sablefish Aquaculture in BC: Economic Potential

Other Pages

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation

Alaska Marine Conservation Council

Alaska Sea Grant Program

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

American Fisheries Society

Association for Professional Observers

Coastal Villages Region Fund

Committee of Age Reading Experts (CARE)

Fishery Meetings Calendar

Fishing Vessel Owners' Association

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Halibut Advisory Board (HAB)

Halibut Association of North America (HANA)

Heads Up! -West coast fishing industry news

North Pacific Fisheries Observer Training Center

North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association

North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)

North Pacific Research Board (NPRB)

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Oregon Sea Grant at Oregon State University

Pacific Coast Fisheries Information Network: PACFin

Pacific Halibut Management Association of British Columbia

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

University of Washington

• School of Fisheries
• School of Oceanography

Washington Sea Grant

Literature

ADF&G — Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin

ADF&G — Sport Fish Division Reports

American Fisheries Society Publications

NRC Research Press

NMFS Scientific Publications Office

Oceans and Law of the Sea