PacFIN Brief for 1982

[Complete 1982 PSMFC Annual Report (pdf)]

Operational services to PMFC States and the Pacific Region.

On behalf of its member States, PMFC's secretariat coordinates a broad array of operational functions, particularly in fisheries data c ollection, consolidation, and dissemination for regional fisheries management purposes. Grants and contracts currently total approximately $1.3 million per year. Much of this funding is transferred directly to the participating States; some support regional activities managed by PMFC's secretariat. Major projects include the Pacific States portion of the National Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, the Pacific Fishery Information Network (PacFIN), and the salmonid Regional Mark Processing Center.

PMFC manages approximately 20 different externally funded contracts and cooperative agreements grouped in the accompanying figure into five catgories. General Administrative Support includes participation in the activities of the Pacific and North Pacific Fishery Management Councils, and facilitation of State-Federal interactions generally for management of shared fishery resources. Contract Accounting Services are provided for the Salmon and Steelhead Advisory Commission and the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Council (formerly the Columbia River Fisheries Council). Regional Fisheries Data Consolidation Programs encompass coordination of the Pacific Coast segment of the National Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey, the Pacific Coast Fisheries Data Improvement Program which has developed PacFIN, the Pacific Fishery Information Network, and management of the salmonid Regional Mark Processing Center. Fisheries-Related projects concerns port sampling and data collection for albacore, salmon and groundfish. State Services encompass a broad array of "pass-through" funding for salmon and groundfish monitoring and management in the individual States.