Organizations Relevant to the Bering Sea

Organizations and programs

• US Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC)
• PICES - An an intergovernmental scientific organization (Canada, People's Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the US)
• International Bering Sea Forum - represents a diverse set of citizens from the United States and Russia, including scientists, indigenous leaders, environmentalists, and fishermen
• Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
• North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) - established to promote the conservation of anadromous stocks in the N. Pacific Ocean. Has links to Bering-Aleutian Salmon International Survey (BASIS. Contracting Parties include Canada, japan, republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States.
• Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia
• Alaska Native Science Commission facilitated by funding from the National Science Foundation
• NOAA Fisheries
• NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center
• NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
• NOAA Fisheries Oceanography Combined Investigations (FOCI)
• NOAA Alaska Regional Office
• NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory
• NOAA Office of Protected Resources
• NOAA Arctic Research Program
• Higher Education and Research in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region from the Barents region portal website
• Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) Program - NSF funded project at the University of Washington

Fisherman and seafood processors

• American Seafoods Group
• Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center
• North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• International Pacific Halibut Commission
• National Fisherman
• Alaska Commercial Fisherman's Fund
• United Fisherman of Alaska
• SciFish - Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc.
• National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Regional Office
• Marine Mammals Stranding Event forms from NOAA
• Species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) from NOAA
• Deep Sea Fisherman's Union of the Pacific