APCFA Commercial Fishing Web Links

Marine Brokers:
> Dock Street Brokers IFQ's, Boats and Permits
> GSI Permit and IFQ Broker
> Permit Masters Permit and IFQ Broker
> Alaska Boats and Permits IFQ's and Permits
> Alaska Fishermen It is our goal to serve the needs of Alaska's commercial fishermen. By providing commercial fishermen with better choices, we hope to maximize your opportunities for profitable fishing operations.
> Alaska Quota & Permits PetersBurg Fishermen Service Inc
> Alaska Boat and Marine You can contact us anytime by calling (907) 463-5559, or 1- 888-530-2628 toll free. Our Fax Number is (907) 463-5547. You can also email us directly at info@alaskaboatbrokers.com, or use the form below to request more information, or to sign up for our mailing list.
> Rickey and Associates --- IFQ's, Permit and Expedite all Fishing permits Phone 907-586-2442 Fax 907-364-2282

Marine Enviromental and Education:
> Green Peace It was a group of thoughtful, committed citizens that came together in 1971 to create Greenpeace. A handful of determined activists leased a small fishing vessel, called the Phyllis Cormack, and set sail from Vancouver for Amchitka Island in Alaska.
> Oceana OCEANA CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S OCEANS. Our teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals and other sea life.
> MSC The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes responsible fishing practices.
> WWF For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature.
> MCBI Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) began in 1996 with a new approach: to encourage scientists who want to safeguard the oceans’ web of life.
> The Tagging of Pacific Pelagic (TOPP) research project explores the Pacific, using a carefully selected group of animals from its ecosystems to gather data about their world.
> Marine Fish Conservation > Network The Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) is a coalition of over 190 national and regional environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishing groups, aquariums, and marine science groups dedicated to conserving marine fish and to promoting their long-term sustainability.
> Pices The North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), an intergovernmental scientific organization, was established in 1992 to promote and coordinate marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas.
> Sea Shepard Conservation Society The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was founded in 1977 in Vancouver BC by Captain Paul Watson. The mandate of the organization was marine mammal protection and conservation with an immediate goal of shutting down illegal whaling and sealing operations.
> Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center The PCCRC was established in February 2000 to improve knowledge about the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea through research and education, focusing on the commercial fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
> Alaska Oceans Program is an independent program of the Alaska Conservation Foundation.
> Cook InletKeeper Protecting Alaska's Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains

Fish Agencies:
> NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
> IPHC International Pacific Halibut Commission
> PFMC Pacific Fisheries Managment Council
> Alaska Board of Fisheries Alaska Board of Fisheries
> ADF&G Westward web site
> CFEC Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
> NPFMC North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

Fishing Sites:
> Fishing Vessel (F/V) "Northwestern" Northwestern was built in 1977 at Marco Shipyard in Seattle, WA. She was originally 108 feet in length overall. The vessel was built specifically for the King and Tanner crab fisheries of Alaska's Bering Sea.
> Deadliest Catch Groupee's Talk with fellow fans about Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch.
> Deadliest Fans For fans of The Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel's highest-rated series of 2006
> Deadliest Reports This is a dedication to the men, women, and fans of Discovery’s Deadliest Catch. When this show caught my eye a while back, I was introduced to a line of work and a lifestyle that could have existed on another planet for all I knew–it was that foreign to me! I imagine it is so for many others.
> F/V Maverick is owned and operated by one of the very few husband and wife teams in the Alaska fishing industry.
> F/V Evening Star Based out of the Columbia River, the men and women who ply their time honored trade upon the sea are a special breed. Physical comfort is not an option- the work is grueling, the hours long and the conditions can be brutal.
> F/V Cornelia Marie Welcome to the official site for the fishing vessel Cornelia Marie! This will be a blog where Capt. Phil, the crew, and even Cornelia Marie Collins will be posting interesting news about the vessel, how the season is going and where the action is on the site!

Fishing Organizations:
> Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of the Pacific Longline Association
> Coastal Jobs Coalition The Pacific Fishery Management Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service are currently considering long-overdue changes to the rules that govern West Coast groundfish fisheries. These changes will have a direct impact on dozens of coastal communities and thousands of families and jobs...
> Marine Fish Conservation The Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Working Group is a comprised of members of the Marine Fish Conservation Network who have a direct interest and concern about how IFQ programs are developed throughout the country...
> Pacific Seafood Processors Association Fishing is the heritage of the Pacific Northwest. For more than a century commercial fishing has framed that heritage.
> Northwest Fisheries Association Our goal is twofold: to 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.
> 4Alaskafishers.com Is Rationalization Rational? Some Thoughts from Fishermen, and the Press...
> The Marine Conservation Alliance was established in 2001 by fishing associations, communities, Community Development Quota groups, harvesters, processors, and support sector businesses, to promote the sustainable use of North Pacific marine resources by present and future generations, based on sound science, prudent management, and a transparent, open public process.
> APICDA Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association
> Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition We are fishermen. ANCSA corporations, village councils, boroughs and cities, community associations, individuals. We are your neighbors. The Gulf of Alaska's small coastal fisheries-dependent communities are facing their greatest challenges.
> Area M It's nicknamed the False Pass fishery.But fishing in False Pass is nearly impossible. Rumors abound about millionaire locals who fish here. But poverty rates in the communities that depend on this fishery are the highest in Southwest Alaska...
> Southeast Alaska Fishermens Alliance SEAFA is a non-profit organization designed to assist in maintaining, enhancing and prolonging the longevity of the fishermen and the renewable resources that live in the waters of Southeast Alaska.
> Georgia Strait Alliance Caring for our Coastal Waters...
> AFIRM Alaska Fishing Industry Relief Mission Inc. Within days of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf of Mexico, Senator Lisa Murkowski's office approached the Alaska seafood industry and together we recognized the need to help the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry.

Governments:
> AEB Aleutians East Borough
> SWAMC South West Alaska Municipal Conference
> Assocation of Village Council Presidents AVCP is centralized in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, along the South Western region of Alaska. It Serves 56 federally recognized Native Alaskan Tribes.

Marketing:
> ASMI Alaska Seafood Marketing Agency
> Alaska Seafood Exchange is an Internet-based business that places buyers and sellers of Alaskan seafood in touch with one another. Any legal product forms of Alaskan seafood are welcome.
> SouthEast Alaska Rainforest WILD Infrastructure, marketing, promotions, research and more are available to the industry.We have this opportunity … what are we going to do with it?
> Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association Bristol Bay salmon account for roughly 1/3 of the total value of all Alaska salmon. It is the single most valuable salmon fishery in Alaska. But ex-vessel value for Bay sockeye is lower than sockeye harvested in most other Alaska regions - and the price gap is growing wider.
> Aleutia The fishery stretches across more than 8,000 square miles of icy, cold water around Alaska's Eastern Aleutian Islands, Shumagin Islands and Western Peninsula. These are pure, mineral rich waters that remain virtually untouched by man.

Marine Stores:
> Seattle Marine Nets, fishing gear, in Seattle
> West Marine National mainly for sport Boater
> Kachemak Gear Shed Phone: 907.235.8612 Fax: 907.235.7233 Sales@KachemakGearShed.com Alaska Toll Free: 1.800.478.8612 Hydraulic equipment. hoses. fittings. machinery design and repairs. 59385 East End Rd. • Homer, AK 99603

Marine Engines:
> Remanufactured Diesel Engines Portland Oregon
> Power Delivery Systems Packless Sealing System
Radtke Marine--- Phone 206-789-5850 Caterpillar and Mitsubishi
MER Phone--- 1-800-777-0714 John Deere, Yanmar
> Tacoma Diesel Marine Engines
> Boatdiesel.com is dedicated to independently providing detailed information on Marine Diesels and Associated Equipment.
> Marine Parts Express Volvo Penta in our new One List . All you need to know is your engine or sterndrive model number, then point and click.

Marine Repair:
> Sloth Boats A Homer fiberglass boat builder specializing in high speed catamarans, tophouses and stretches

Seafood Processing Companies:
> Trident Seafoods is a vertically integrated harvester, processor and marketer of seafood from Alaska,
> Peter Pan Seafoods For as long as fishermen have dipped nets into the sea, the oceans have yielded their wealth
> Icicle During the winter of 1965 a group of local fishermen and employees purchased the Pacific American Fisheries
> Ocean Beauty Seafoods , Inc., a pioneer in the Northwest and Alaska seafood industry, today ranks among the largest and most successful vertically integrated seafood companies in the Pacific Northwest.
> American Seafoods We are a world leader in harvesting, at-sea processing, preparation and supply of quality seafood. From the ocean to the plate, American Seafoods has established a global sourcing, selling, marketing and distribution network bringing quality seafood to consumers worldwide.