Employment at the IPHC

The Halibut Commission employs 27 permanent staff members and roughly 30 temporary field staff (port samplers and sea samplers). As an international organization, the IPHC is not restricted by the nationality of candidates.

Please visit our Employment Page for job opportunities.

IPHC Internship Program

Each summer (May-August), the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) seeks an enthusiastic and motivated student to work in the IPHC office located in Seattle, WA. The Internship Program is designed to give students exposure to a wide variety of tasks associated with the management of an international fisheries resource. Each student is assigned a specific project (chosen by the staff), often requiring field work, which he/she executes. The student works closely with a supervisor to ensure continuing progress toward work goals and with other staff members on the various tasks assigned.

For more information regarding this program, please visit our Internship Page.

IPHC Merit Scholarship

The International Pacific Halibut Commission funds several Merit Scholarships to support University, Technical College, and other post-secondary education. The scholarship fund has been established to assist the further education of Canadian and U.S. students connected to the halibut fishery and its industry. Generally, a single scholarship valued at $2,000 (US) per year, is awarded. The scholarships are renewable annually for the normal four-year period of undergraduate education, subject to maintenance of satisfactory academic performance.

For more information regarding this bursary, please visit our Scholarship Page.