Established in 1947 by consent of the United States Congress, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is an interstate agency that helps resource agencies and the fishing industry sustainably manage valuable Pacific Ocean resources in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. Each state represented by three commissioners.
Based in Portland, Oregon, the commission’s purpose is “to promote the better utilization of fisheries – marine, shell and anadromous, which are of mutual concern, and to develop a joint program of protection and prevention of physical waste of such fisheries in all of those areas of the Pacific Ocean over which the compacting states jointly or separately now have or may hereafter acquire jurisdiction.”
The primary goal of the commission is to promote and support policies and actions to conserve, develop and manage fishery resources in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. This goal is accomplished by coordinating research activities, monitoring fishing activities and facilitating a wide variety of projects. The commission works to collect data and maintain databases on salmon, steelhead, and other marine fish for fishery managers and the fishing industry.
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