Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation
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What it says it does
TO AID, ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REGARDING THE SHELLFISH AND ANCILLARY FISHERIES OF THE NORTH PACIFIC
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $3.0 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 13
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- BRISTOL BAY RED KING CRAB RESEARCH: DURING 2024, BSFRF ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SEVERAL PROJECTS FOR BRISTOL BAY RED KING CRAB (BBRKC). A WINTER/SPRING DISTRIBUTION POT AND TRAWL SURVEY (CPS2) WAS CONDUCTED IN MARCH AND APRIL 2024 IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME (ADF&G). THE FOUNDATION CHARTERED THREE FISHING VESSELS (THE FV VESTERAALEN, THE FV ARCTIC LADY, AND THE FV SEABROOKE) TO COMPLETE A WINTER/SPRING BBRKC SURVEY IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA. THIS WAS THE SECOND IN A SEQUENCE OF COLLABORATIVE POT SAMPLING (CPS) PROJECTS FOCUSING ON SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF BBRKC AND ADDED A SECOND GEAR TYPE TO SAMPLE WITH THE BSFRF NEPHROPS SURVEY TRAWL. THE PROJECT PLACED SUBCONTRACTORS FROM BSFRF ALONG WITH PERSONNEL FROM NMFS AND ADF&G ONBOARD THE CHARTERS AS SCIENTIFIC PARTIES TO COMPLETE THE RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSED A PRIMARY RESEARCH PRIORITY OF COLLECTING MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINTER/SPRING DISTRIBUTION OF BBRKC TO REVIEW THE EFFICACY OF CURRENT SPATIAL CONSERVATION MEASURES. THE COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT OF SATELLITE TAGS FOR BBRKC WAS A HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH ITEM AND PART OF ONGOING RESEARCH TO ADDRESS BBRKC MOVEMENT AND SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION IN BRISTOL BAY. THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY $242,000 OF SMART-TECHNOLOGY TAGS TO BE SHARED WITH NMFS SCIENTISTS FOR PLACEMENT ON BBRKC DURING THE BERING SEA NOAA SUMMER SURVEY. TAGS WERE PURCHASED FROM WILDLIFE COMPUTERS BY BSFRF AND SHIPPED TO NMFS KODIAK SCIENTISTS FOR DEPLOYMENT DURING THE SURVEY.
- BERING SEA SNOW CRAB AND OPILIO RESEARCH: A HIGH-PRIORITY PILOT FIELD PROJECT WAS COMPLETED ON BERING SEA OPILIO (SNOW CRAB) IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2024 BY BSFRF IN COLLABORATION WITH NMFS AND ADF&G. TWO INDUSTRY VESSELS (THE FV VESTERAALEN AND THE FV CONFIDENCE) WERE CHARTERED TO COMPLETE SAMPLING AT SPECIFIED STATIONS ACROSS THE BERING SEA SHELF OPILIO GROUNDS. PORTIONS OF THIS SAMPLING WERE CONDUCTED IN COORDINATION WITH THE NMFS SURVEY OPERATING IN THE SAME TIME AND AREA. THE TWO CHARTERS USED POT AND TRAWL SAMPLING GEAR FOR COMPARATIVE CATCHES TO INFORM FURTHER FULL-SCALE OPILIO RESEARCH OF SIMILAR NATURE. IN EARLY MAY 2024, THE BSFRF CO-HOSTED A SNOW CRAB WORKSHOP IN ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS (DFO), CANADA. SEVERAL BERING SEA CRAB RESOURCE STAKEHOLDERS (BSFRF, ADF&G, AND NMFS) TRAVELED TO ST. JOHNS FOR A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP HOSTED IN-PERSON BY CANADIAN SNOW CRAB RESEARCHERS. THE WORKSHOP WAS INTENDED TO HEAR FROM ALASKA, CANADA, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS FOR ADVICE ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF GLOBAL SNOW CRAB FISHERIES DURING PERIODS OF ECOSYSTEM CHANGE AND VARIABLE STOCK DYNAMICS. FINDINGS FROM THE WORKSHOP ARE IN PRESS WITH A PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION.
- HABITAT ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: THE BSFRF COLLABORATED ON A NEW LARGE-SCALE PROJECT IN 2024 TO UTILIZE AN UNDERWATER TOWED CAMERA ARRAY (CAMSLED) OWNED BY ADF&G TO ASSESS PRESENCE OF BBRKC AND SUITABLE JUVENILE AND LARVAL HABITAT IN BRISTOL BAY. THE CHARTER FOR THE PROJECT (CHARTERING THE FV EARLY DAWN) WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH ADF&G AND FUNDED BY COMBINED SUPPORT FROM ADF&G AND THE NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD (NPRB) THROUGH BSFRF. A SECONDARY COMPONENT OF THIS RESEARCH PLACED MODIFIED BBRKC POTS AFFIXED WITH NEW LARVAL COLLECTORS TO REMAIN IN BRISTOL BAY OVER THE SUMMER PERIOD FOR RETRIEVAL IN THE FALL.
- SCIENCE COORDINATION AND ADVISORY PARTICIPATION: THE BSFRF SCIENCE ADVISORY TEAMS OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING 2024 INCLUDED THE CRAB PLAN TEAM MEETINGS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, THE ALASKA MARINE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM, AND THE BERING SEA CRAB SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHERED THE FOUNDATIONS GOAL OF SUPPORTING COLLABORATION AMONG INDUSTRY, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF BERING SEA CRAB RESOURCES.
- SCIENCE COORDINATION AND ADVISORY PARTICIPATION: THE BSFRF SCIENCE ADVISORY TEAMS OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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