Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Working with the Pacific Islands Regional Office to conduct research and monitoring programs that support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources across the Pacific Islands.

Our Location

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Bounded by the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, American Samoa and U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas in the south, and the Mariana Archipelago in the west, the Pacific Islands region encompasses the largest geographical area within NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction. The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) within the region includes more than 1.7 million square nautical miles of ocean, roughly equal to the total EEZ of the continental United States and Alaska. We also research living marine resources in the high-seas areas of the central and western Pacific.


Our Leadership


Management Team