Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, ALFA -A non-profit association of independent commercial longline vessel owners and crewmembers who are committed to continuing the sustainable harvest of sablefish, halibut, and groundfish, while supporting healthy marine ecosystems and strong coastal communities through […]
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, BSFA – was designed to unify a variety of people, issues and goals. It began with 150 fishermen from over 30 villages in western Alaska ranging from Bristol Bay to Kotzebue Sound. These […]
Cordova District Fishermen United, CDFU- is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and perpetuating the commercial fishery in Area E. CDFU has a board of up to 13 experienced commercial fishing permit holders in 4 seperate divisions: Gillnet, Groundfish, Seine and Herring. CDFU is governed by organizational bylaws, which determine eligibility for Board membership. Board seats are staggered, and any Prince William Sound commercial fishery permit holder can run for a seat in the division in which they hold a permit.
Groundfish Forum The Groundfish Forum is a trade association that currently represents 5 trawl companies that fish for flatfish such as rock sole, yellowfin sole, flathead sole, as well as Atka mackerel, Pacific Ocean Perch and Pacific cod in the […]
Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association The Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association, FVOA- is a trade association. The Association was formed to represent the needs of halibut boat owners involved in longline fishing in the North Pacific. The fishery began in Seattle and […]
Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union of the Pacific The Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union of the Pacific is an independent union and the oldest organization of crewmen and skippers in the North Pacific. The Union has a distinguished, positive and progressive history […]
The Kenai Peninsula Fishermen’s Association, KPFA - is one of the largest trade organizations of its type in Alaska. Their 300 plus members are primarily setnetters, but also include drifters and seiners who fish in Cook Inlet. On some sites, four generations of families participate together in this fishery. They represent an industry where 84% of the participants are Alaskan residents, 56% of whom reside on the Kenai Peninsula year round. The primary species harvested in Cook Inlet, by an overwhelming margin, is Sockeye Salmon.
Kodiak Fishermen’s Wives and Associates Kodiak Fishermen’s Wives and Associates is tribute to the fishermen who have lost their lives at sea and a reminder that commercial fishing is their country’s most dangerous occupation. Founded by local fishermen’s wives, this […]
Seafood Harvesters of America, SHA believes that as domestic harvesters of an American public resource, they need to recognize and embrace their stewardship responsibility. They strive for accountability in their fisheries, encourage others to do the same, and speak out on issues of common concern that affect the U.S. commercial fishing industry, the stewardship of their public resources and the many millions of Americans who enjoy seafood.
Purse Seine Vessel Owners’ Association Purse Seine Vessel Owners’ Association, PSVOA- was established in 1936 to promote the Puget Sound purse seine fleet. Today, PSVOA represents membership interests throughout Alaska and along the West Coast. Although salmon is the dominant fishery, […]
Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, NSRAA- was created to assist in the restoration and rehabilitation of Alaska’s salmon stocks, and to supplement the fisheries of Alaska by utilizing artificial propagation to enhance the availability of salmon […]
North Pacific Fisheries Association, NPFA- represents commercial fishermen and fishing families who harvest halibut, salmon, black cod, pacific cod, crab and herring. Headquartered in Homer, their members fish throughout the waters off Alaska -- from Dixon Entrance to Adak to St. Mathews Island.
North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association, NPFVOA- are a non-profit association dedicated to safety education, hands-on training, and environmental issues as they relate to public health and safety. NPFVOA Vessel Safety program provides USCG-approved STCW courses and specialized hands-on courses to meet all your safety needs. Basic Safety Training, Medical Care Provider, Stability, Navigation, Drill Instructor Workshop, HAZWOPER, and numerous other courses. Top of the line Safety DVDs including the new Safety and Survival DVD.
Northwest Fisheries Association Northwest Fisheries Association, NWFA- provide NWFA members an environment in which to network business opportunities, and to supply them with current information on state and federal policy, fish standards and quality control, transportation, and tax and environmental issues. […]
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, NWIFC- is a support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Headquartered in Olympia, the NWIFC employs approximately 65 people with satellite offices in Burlington and Forks. The role of […]
Oregon Fishermen’s Cable Committee Oregon Fishermen’s Cable Committee promotes communication, coordination and cooperation between members of the commercial fishing industry and undersea fiber-optic cable industry so that they can amiably discuss and resolve concerns. The OFCC works with undersea cable […]
Pacific Seafood Processors Association Pacific Seafood Processors Association, PSPA- is a nonprofit seafood industry trade association. Its corporate members are major seafood processing companies with operations in Alaska and Washington. PSPA was founded in 1914 to foster a better public understanding of […]
Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative, PWCC is comprised of the companies licensed to operate in the at-sea catcher-processor sector of the Pacific whiting fishery. PWCC was formed to promote rational harvest, optimal utilization, and minimal waste in […]
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation, PWSAC- was founded by a local commercial fishermen’s organization to optimize Alaska’s wild salmon resources. PWSAC produces hatchery-born, ocean-raised wild salmon for the commercial, sport, personal use and subsistence fisheries in the Prince William Sound and Copper River regions. […]
Seafood Producers Cooperative Seafood Producers Cooperative is owned by over 575 members who fish the waters of the North Pacific. Each member is a small boat hook and line fisherman and owner of the cooperative, and therefore receives the benefits […]
SeaShare helps the seafood industry donate to hunger-relief efforts in the United States. It began with a small group of commercial fishermen in Alaska who took bycatch that was required by law to be thrown back into the sea, and gave those fish – vital, healthy protein – to food banks.
Seattle Fishermen's Memorial at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle is a magnificent bronze and stone aggregate monument at Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal dedicated to the lost lives of Fishermen at sea.
The Southeast Alaska Seiners Association, SEAS- is a group of concerned Ketchikan commercial salmon purse seiners. For a time it was known as SASBOO. It later became SEAS in 1988 and remains so to this day. SEAS endeavors to strive to balance the interests of all the users of their healthy Tongass so that seiners can harvest their historical and rightful share of the salmon resources in the waters of Southeast Alaska.
The Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, SSRAA- is a corporation whose mission is “to enhance and rehabilitate salmon production in southern Southeast Alaska to the optimum social and economic benefit of salmon users”.
United Catcher Boats was established to provide a strong, unified voice for the owners of vessels that trawl for groundfish in the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and West Coast commercial fisheries. Many of the UCB member vessels also have a long history of fishing Bering Sea crab in addition to their groundfish trawl fisheries.
The United Cook Inlet Drift Association, UCIDA- represents the 570 drift gillnet salmon fishing permit holders in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. UCIDA’s purpose is to enhance and perpetuate the interests of this valuable commercial salmon fishing industry.
United Southeast Alaska Gillnetter’s Association, USAG- is a member-based organization representing the Southeast Alaska Gillnet Fishery. USAG’s main purpose is to protect, enhance, and look after the commercial gillnet fishery within the US Canada Treaty process, the Alaska Board of Fish process, United Fishermen of Alaska, the gillnet task force
The Western Fishboat Owners Association, WFOA- is a non-profit association representing albacore troll-vessel owners and supporting businesses in mainly in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. They also maintain a limited membership of vessels in New Zealand, and British Columbia, Canada. These family-owned boats fish for Wild Pacific Albacore from June through October, and in the South Pacific from January through April.
