Pribilof Islands Collaborative:
Promoting a Strong Economy and a Healthy Ecosystem
What is the Pribilof Islands Collaborative?Promoting a Strong Economy and a Healthy Ecosystem
The Pribilof Islands Collaborative is a collaborative effort among key entities from the Pribilof Islands communities, the conservation community, and Alaska's fishing industry, to address fish and wildlife declines in this unique marine ecosystem, while supporting viable Native and commercial fisheries. The Pribilof Islands Collaborative (PIC) is a group of people with diverse backgrounds, interests, and perspectives working together to identify ways to improve and enhance the health of the ecosystem and economy in and around the Pribilof Islands. Members of this group include Pribilof Islands residents, scientists, fisheries industry representatives, conservationists, and ordinary citizens. Over the last year, participants in this process have met formally several times to discuss declines in the halibut and crab fisheries, northern fur seal, and bird populations of the Pribilof Islands area. Participants also have discussed the consequences of these declines for the economy and cultural well-being of the region. These stakeholders have agreed to work together for a 18-24 month process (through 2006), during which they will seek agreement on areas of common interest; identify information gaps; and identify actions that support the goal of sustainable fisheries, wildlife, and economies. Such an approach will help to ensure a strong Bering Sea economy and continuation of the Islands' traditional culture, both of which are dependent on a healthy ecosystem. Click here to read about PIC's accomplishments.
The PIC is administered by World Wildlife Fund. To learn more about the PIC, please email Janice.hidalgo@wwfus.org, or call 907-279-5504.
Wildlife Declines the PIC Is Addressing
 |  | Northern Fur Seals |
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 | | Crabs |
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 | | Halibut |
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 | | Pribilof Birds |
Meeting Presentations and Output Documents
January 2009 Annual PIC Meeting
Meeting Agenda
Presentations and other documents:
- Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (BSIERP): seabird part
- Essential Fish Habitat
- The Bering Sea Ecosystem (ecosystem indicators, climate change, acidification)
- NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF RECENT TRENDS: Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska
- Northern Fur Seal and Steller Sea Lion Research, 2008
- Marine Debris Accumulations on the Pribilof Islands
- Reclaiming Rat Island: Restoring Seabird Habitat in the Western Aleutian Islands
- King Crab Aquaculture and Enhancement in Alaska
- Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association
- Pribilof Island Aleut Community of St. George Island Traditional Council: Collaborative Research Programs, Environmental Monitoring and Educational Outreach on St. George Island
- Collaborative Research Programs, Environmental Monitoring and Educational Outreach on St. George Island
- Bering Sea Marine Science Education in the Pribilof Islands
- Amendment 80 cooperative fisheries 2008
Meeting Agenda
Participants List
Meeting Notes
- Perspectives on Eastern Bering Sea Living Marine Resources 2007
- The Status of Seabirds in the Pribilofs: An Update
- Northern Fur Seal Entanglement Studies on the Pribilof Islands in 2006
- Phil Zavadil, Fishing Debris is a major component of debris foreign to the sea ecosystem
- Trends in Northern Fur Seals and Stellar Sea Lions
- Bering Sea Canyons: Vulnerable Habitats in Need of Protection
- Pribilof Islands Climate Vulnerability Analysis: Project Update and Relation to Bering Sea Research
- Marine Exchange of Alaska: Briefing to the Pribilof Islands Collaborative Meeting
- Amendments 79, 80 & 85 to Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Fisheries Management Plan
- Towards a Pribilof Islands Research Center: Background Information and Feasibility Assessment
November 2006 Meeting on St. George
- Notebook Contents: Pribilof Islands Collaborative Ecological Economics Meeting (Nov 4-5, 2006)
- PowerPoint Presentations:
- Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association
- Perspectives on Eastern Bering Perspectives on Eastern Bering Sea Living Marine Resources Sea Living Marine Resources
- Consequences of Fur Seal Consequences of Fur Seal Foraging Strategies (COFFS) Foraging Strategies (COFFS)
- New Challenges for Northern Fur Seals in Alaska
- Historic Preservation Grants
- Historic Preservation on the Pribilof Islands
- Bering Sea Climate
- Community Economic Development Principles
- Photographs
Northern Fur Seal Meetings: January 2005 and March 2005
Crab and Halibut Meeting: September 2005
Pribilof Birds Meeting: February 2006
Tales from the Bering Sea's Tiniest Creatures - an interview with Jackie Grebmeier
Steering Committee Meeting Notes
Letters from the PIC
