The Director’s Office manages and directs the overall activity of the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center. It guides the Center’s integrated, multidisciplinary research programs in biology, mathematics, oceanography, economics, and computer sciences for the purpose of developing scientific information to support the management and allocation of coastal and high-seas fishery resources. These activities are designed to support the scientific, statistical, and economic needs of the Regional Fishery Management Councils; international commissions for the allocation of worldwide tuna resources; efforts directed toward the reduction of dolphin mortality; protected resources and habitat conservation; a better understanding of the biological and environmental factors affecting commercial and recreational fisheries; and the development of underutilized fishery resources.
Contact the Director's Office
Dawn Graham, Executive Assistant to the Science Directorate
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 546-7081
Fax: (858) 546-7003