Southwest Fisheries Science Center

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) contributes to the CalCOFI partnership in three major areas: 1) CalCOFI sea surveys, 2) scientific research on the fisheries, ecology, and oceanography of the California Current system, and 3) communication of the results of the CalCOFI  surveys and related laboratory research to the scientific community, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council.