Western Fishboat Owners Association

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The Western Fishboat Owners Association is a nonprofit group representing about 400 albacore troll-vessel owners and supporting businesses. Based in Redding, Calif., it offers customers a wide range of services in the categories of American Fishermen's Research Foundation (AFRF) management, legislative/government liaisons and highly migratory species (HMS) conservation/management. This includes compiling data though voluntary logbooks and tagging studies to determine migration and to assess stocks. In addition, Western Fishboat Owners Association works on fish biology as well as product quality/waste avoidance.