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The mission of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center is to generate the scientific information and analysis necessary for the conservation, management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources.

News and Research Highlights

EBS Water Column Data

Eastern Bering Sea water column temperature data, 1982-2006, available now. More>

Groundfish Survey Data

2008 Groundfish Survey data is available now. More>

Field Data Technology

A workshop on electronic data acquisition and database integration in the marine environment. Seattle, 1-3 April. More>

Cool Stuff

Juneau Humpback Catalog, Groundfish Survey Data, Glacial Ice Photos, Fish Ageing Demo, Rockfish Game, Fish & Invertebrate Photos

Fisheries Monitoring & Analysis

National Marine Mammal Lab

Resource Assessment &
Conservation Engineering

Resource Ecology & Fisheries
Management

Research Programs

Information on the AFSC's research divisions, programs, projects, and plans.

Information about the AFSC mission, administration, directory, activities, facilities, directory, jobs, news, links

Species

Information on species of fish, invertebrates, marine mammals, and seabirds.

Citations database, stock assessments, tech memos, journal articles, research reports.

Survey, catch, age and growth, life history, telemetry, interactive maps, spatial data, software.

Images

Photos of fishes, crabs, corals, marine mammals, underwater video, slideshows, posters.

Education & Outreach

Iinformation on internships, careers, job shadow, K-12 science, species ID, and other outreach materials.

Quick Links

Quick Links:NMFS HeadquartersNMFS Alaska RegionAuke Bay LabFMA Division (Observers)HEPR ProgramNatl Marine Mammal LabRACE DivisionREFM DivisionKodiak LabNewport LabNPFMCWRCMore Links...

		Northern Fur Seal Rookery Photo Archive Northern fur seal rookery photo archive: Aerial and ground-level photos, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, 1895 - 2006 and AFSC Processed Rep. 2009-03, 62 p. . View Online (.pdf, 4.3 MB).

		Through-Ice Sampling Workshop Report A report on the AFSC Fishery Interaction Team's November 2007 workshop on methods for sampling the marine environment under the ice. AFSC Processed Rep. 2009-02, 52 p.(pdf, 1.86 MB). More >

		John N. Cobb Named to National Register The NOAA ship John N. Cobb, a former fisheries research vessel based in Seattle, has been named to the National Register of Historic Places. More>

		Forecasting Pink Salmon 2009 Harvest Auke Bay Laboratories forecast model for adult pink salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska performed very well for 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 harvests, giving estimates within 11% of actual harvests. Information on 2009 model is available online. More>

		2008 Acoustic Survey of Gulf of Alaska Pollock AFSC Processed Report: Results of February-March 2008 Echo Integration-trawl Surveys of Walleye Pollock Conducted in the Gulf of Alaska, Cruises MF2008-01 and OD2008-03. (pdf; 4MB)

		A Systemic Approach to Fisheries Management This article condenses and highlights a vast literature on an alternative approach to management that accounts for the evolved nature of natural systems and finds sustainability in the selectivity and intensity of fishery harvests. More>

		Status Review of Ribbon Seal NOAA Tech Memo NMFS-AFSC 191: Status Review of the Ribbon Seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is a compilation of the best available information concerning the past, present, and future threats to this species.. More>

		Pacific Right Whale Evaluation Study The Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program is conducting a multiyear study on the distribution, abundance, and habitat use of North Pacific right whales in the North Aleutian Basin and southeastern Bering Sea. More> .

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Last updated 10 March, 2009

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