Established in 1964 to study the sardine and tuna fisheries of the U.S. west coast, the SWFSC provides scientific information to support fisheries management and the conservation of protected species in the California Current, throughout the Pacific Ocean and in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica. SWFSC is headquartered in La Jolla, California, at the site of the Scripps Oceanographic Institute. SWFSC's research divisions consist of Antarctic Ecosystem Research, Environmental Research, Fisheries Ecology, Fisheries Resources, and the Marine Mammal & Turtle Division. 

Current Publications

Historical Publications