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California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
www.ceres.ca.gov
CERES is an information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse environments. The goal of CERES is to improve environmental analysis and planning by integrating natural and cultural resource information from multiple contributors and by making it available and useful to a wide variety of users.
California Department of Fish and Game
www.dfg.ca.gov
The Department's web page includes information on sport and commercial fishing regulations, marine reserves and refuges, and publications, among other things.
California Coastal Commission
www.ceres.ca.gov/coastalcomm/web/
The Coastal Commission was established by voter initiative in 1972 (Proposition 20) and made permanent by the Legislature in 1976. The mission of the Commission, as the lead agency responsible for carrying out California's coastal management program, is to plan for and regulate development in the coastal zone consistent with the policies of the California Coastal Act.
The California Coastal Commission's web page provides general and specific information on California's coastal policy and law, permit applications, meeting agendas, information on commission programs such as pollution control, and other matters.
California Fish and Game Commission
www.dfg.ca.gov/fg_comm/index.html
The Commission's web page includes meeting schedules and agendas, Commission policies, fish and game regulations, the Commission's Strategic Plan, and other matters.
California Office of Administrative Law
www.oal.ca.gov
The State of California's Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is an independent office in the executive branch of California state government that enforces the laws which allow California state agencies to adopt rules and regulations. OAL reviews proposed administrative regulations before they go into effect.
The Office's web page includes the California Code of Regulations, the table of contents for the California Regulatory Notice Register (one way to keep up with proposed regulations), and information on the regulatory process.
California Sea Grant Program
www.csgc.ucsd.edu
California Sea Grant, administered by the University of California, draws on the talents of scientists and engineers at public and private universities, and works in partnership with industry, government and the public. California Sea Grant supports advanced research on marine issues as well as an extension program of area advisors and specialists. Extension personnel form a direct link for two-way communication between the university on the one hand, and industry and the public on the other.
The program's web page includes descriptions of current research, the program's newsletter, publications, and other material.
California Seafood Council
www.CA-Seafood.org/csc_org/index.htm
In 1991, California's fishing industry authorized the establishment of the California Seafood Council (CSC) by referendum. California's Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) administers the Council, an advisory body to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. The Council represents commercial fishermen and primary fish handlers. More than 3,000 commercial fishermen and 200 primary receivers who harvest and receive California seafood pay assessments to support Council activities.
The Council's web page includes information on its activities, factsheets, recipes, and links to other web pages.
California State Assembly
www.assembly.ca.gov
The State Assembly's web page includes the daily schedule of business, a directory, and other information about the State Assembly.
California State Senate
www.sen.ca.gov
Like the Assembly's web page, the State Senate's web page includes information on legislators, committees, schedules, and an audio link.
California State Legislative Information
www.leginfo.ca.gov
This site includes a wealth of information on legislation and legislative activities in the State Senate and Assembly, including the text and history of bills before the legislature, information on the organization of the legislature, committee memberships, and guides to the legislative process.
Center for Marine Conservation
www.cmc-ocean.org
The Center for Marine Conservation, which operates an office in San Francisco, is one of the largest national environmental organizations involved in marine fisheries conservation. CMC's web page provides an orientation to the organization and its many activities.
Environmental Defense
www.edf.org
Environmental Defense, another national environmental organization, has devoted much of its marine conservation effort to promoting marine reserves and the use of market-based approaches to fisheries conservation.
The web page includes extensive material on ED's oceans program, including reports on marine reserves and individual transferable quotas.
Fisherman's Marketing Association
www.trawl.org
The FMA is composed of trawl vessel owners, skippers and deck hands. The Association is divided into districts with each district electing members to the Board of Directors. The Fishermen's Marketing Association (FMA) was founded in 1952 in order to promote stable prices and an orderly flow of wholesome seafood to the consumer. Today the FMA supplies groundfish and shrimp to around twenty different fish processing companies at over forty buying stations from Bellingham, Washington to San Pedro, California. The foremost objective of the FMA is to promote market stability.
The FMA's web page includes its monthly newsletter, reports on the west coast fishing industry, fisheries management, and fisheries legislation, and other information.
Gadus Associates
www.wimsey.com/~gadus/index.html
This web page includes an enormous worldwide list of links to web pages related to fisheries, from organizations and suppliers to scientific reports and management organizations.
Institute for Fishery Resources
www.pond.net/~fish1ifr
The web page of the Institute for Fishery Resources, which is affiliated with the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association, includes information on its projects on salmon and seabird bycatch as well as a weekly newsletter.
The Marine Stewardship Council
www.msc.org
Based in London, England, with an office in Seattle, the Marine Stewardship Council oversees the certification of fisheries that meet its standards for sustainability. The web page includes the organization's principles and criteria, description of fisheries that have been certified, as well as other materials.
National Marine Fisheries Service
www.nmfs.gov
The federal marine fisheries agency's web page includes information ranging from commercial and recreational fishing statistics to reports on issues such as seabird bycatch, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The web also includes links to the pages of Fishery Management Councils as well as the program and regional offices of NMFS.
Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org/nrdc
The National Resources Defense Council, which is based in New York City, operates offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. NRDC staff were heavily involved in the drafting of the MLMA. NRDC's web page includes information on their campaigns, including long-standing efforts to curb coastal water pollution.
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
www.pond.net/~pcffa
The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) is a coalition of 25 different port and fishermen's marketing associations spanning the US west coast from San Diego to Alaska. It is funded principally through assessments on catches, collected at the local port level.
The PCFFA web page includes testimony presented to the State Legislature, links to other organizations, and position papers on issues such as marine protected areas.
Pacific Fishery Management Council
www.pcouncil.org
The Pacific Council is one of eight regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Pacific Council has developed fishery management plans for salmon, groundfish, and coastal pelagic species in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, and recommends Pacific halibut harvest regulations to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
The web page includes the Council's newsletter and information on managed fisheries, fisheries management plans, meetings, reports, and other matters.
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
www.psfmc.org
Authorized by Congress in 1947, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) includes representatives from California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. The PSMFC does not have regulatory or management authority; rather it serves as a forum for discussion and works for coastwide consensus among state and federal authorities.
The web page includes information on PSMFC projects and publications ranging from research reports to meeting summaries. One call also access data on commercial landings data and prices and recreational catches in the PacFIN and RecFIN databases.
Sea Urchin Harvesters Association
www.seaurchin.org/index.html
SUHAC is a communications network among sea urchin divers that provides information on policies, procedures, statutes, and regulations affecting the sea urchin fishery. SUHAC convenes statewide conferences for members of the industry to meet for purposes of strengthening the industry and benefiting industry goals.
The web page includes information on the sea urchin fishery, and on issues ranging from Individual Transferable Quotas to sea otters.
Sportfishing Association of California
www.sacemup.org
The Sportfishing Association of California or SAC is a non-profit industry organization whose members are associated one way or another with the recreational fishing industry in southern California, particularly party and charter boats. The organization, which was founded in 1972, is politically active at state and federal levels and in Mexico.
The web page provides background on SAC's positions and issues.
United Anglers of California
www.unitedanglers.org
United Anglers is an organization of recreational anglers founded in 1981. The web page carries news about the organization's activities.
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
www.fao.org/fi/default.asp
The Fisheries Department of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization oversees a wide variety of programs, ranging from the compilation of worldwide statistics to the development and implementation of international plans of action on seabird bycatch and shark conservation. The web page provides a means for keeping track of international developments, and offers useful databases, including a glossary that defines and sometimes illustrates important terms.
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