RELATED LINKS:
Below are links to organizations, agencies, and others whom AFRF works with or depends on for research or data collection and services.
The Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California — with whom the AFRF has a long history of cooperation:
SWFSC conducts research on the albacore populations that inhabit the Pacific Ocean, namely, the North and South Pacific stocks. Different albacore stocks can be found in tropical and temperate waters of all three of the Great Oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian). To date, much of SWFSC’s research has focused on the North Pacific stock, largely because the U.S.-based albacore fisheries, both commercial and recreational, primarily target this population. However, the South Pacific stock also receives research and monitoring attention, because a small U.S. fleet has operated in these waters since the late 1980s.
ALBACORE CATCH AND LANDING DATA:
MANAGEMENT:
International:
- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
- Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
- Canadian Coast Guard
Federal:
- Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC)
- Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council (WPFMC)
- NOAA/NMFS
State:
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
CLIMATE AND WEATHER:
Climate-related
- Climate Diagnostics Center
- Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Lab
- Climate Prediction Products
- Climate Prediction Center
- El Niño
- Extreme Climate and Weather Events
- Heating and Cooling Degree Day Data
- La Niña
- National Climatic Data Center
- National Geophysical Data Center
- National Ice Center (Icebergs)
- National Oceanographic Data Center
- Regional Climate Maps: USA
- Seasonal Climate Outlooks
- U.S. Historical Climatology Network
- Volcano Ash Advisory Centers
Ocean-related
- Argo
- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab
- Beach Temperatures
- Buoys
- Coastal Services Center
- Coastal Water Temperature Guide
- Coral Reefs
- National Ocean Service
- Marine and Aviation Operations
- Marine Sanctuaries
- Marine Weather Links
- National Geodetic Survey
- Ocean Report
- Oceanographic Data Center
- Oceanographic Real-time Products
- Oil and Chemical Spills
- Pacific Marine Environmental Lab
- Ships and Aircraft
- Tides Online: Water Level Observations
- Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
- Undersea Research Program
Weather-related
- 3-D Weather Images
- Beginnings and Endings Photos – Sunrises and Sunsets
- Centers for Environmental Prediction – Long-term Climate and Weather Forecasts
- El Niño
- Historic Weather Photos
- La Niña
- Marine Weather
- National Hurricane Center
- National Data Buoy Center
- National Warnings
- National Weather Service
- Natural Hazards
- NOAA Weather Radio
- Office of Meteorology
- Scripps Institute of Oceanography Weather
- Severe Storms Lab
- Severe Storms Photos
- Severe Weather Awareness
- Significant USA Weather Events 2000 (Graphic)
- Space Weather Forecasts
- Storm Prediction Center
- Solar Images and Space Weather Forecasts
- Volcano Ash Advisory Centers
- Weather.gov – USA Forecasts
- Weather Satellites – Real-time
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES (U.S. and INTERNATIONAL):
- Alaska Fisheries Science Center
- Alaska Regional Office
- NOAA
- National Marine Fisheries Service HQ homepage