The Halibut Commission employs 27 permanent staff members and roughly 30 temporary field staff (port samplers and sea samplers). As an international organization, the IPHC is not restricted by the nationality of candidates.

Please visit our Employment Page for job opportunities.

The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated student to work in the IPHC office located near Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle, Washington. The Internship Program is designed to give the selected student exposure to experiences they might not otherwise have the opportunity to have as an undergraduate. The student this year will be assigned to work with a team in development of an image-based system that can ultimately be used by biologists in the field for fisheries sampling.

For more information regarding this program, please visit our Internship Page.

The International Pacific Halibut Commission funds several Merit Scholarships to support University, Technical College, and other post-secondary education. The scholarship fund has been established to assist the further education of Canadian and U.S. students connected to the halibut fishery and its industry. Generally, a single scholarship valued at $2,000 (US) per year, is awarded. The scholarships are renewable annually for the normal four-year period of undergraduate education, subject to maintenance of satisfactory academic performance.