SEATTLE – Setline Survey Specialists (Field) came from across the globe for training at the IPHC HQ in Seattle, WA, this week. Ten specialists met with the HQ team to help prepare each other for a successful and safe 2026 Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS).
The FISS will begin this upcoming Memorial Day weekend with first hooks being deployed from the FV Vanisle in the Charlotte charter region, FV Star Wars in the Goose Island charter region, FV Pender Isle in the Ketchikan charter region, FV Predator in the Fairweather charter region, and FV Kema Sue in the Gore Point charter region. Other vessels will begin work later in the summer.
Please join us in wishing them a safe and productive FISS season!
For further information please contact the IPHC Secretariat at secretariat@iphc.int or 206.634.1838.
IPHC Secretariat
International Pacific Halibut Commission
2320 W. Commodore Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98199-1287
206-634-1838 | www.iphc.int