The North Pacific Fisheries Association or NPFA was incorporated in 1955.  Its 

primary function , during the first two decades, was as a marketing entity. It

served as a vehicle for negotiating salmon prices in both the Cook Inlet seine and

gillnet commercial fisheries. As the post statehood salmon fisheries expanded and

commercial fishing in general developed the scope of NPFA’s role expanded to

include local crab price negotiations . With the advent of halibut IFQ’s, NPFA

became active in both halibut and ground fish topics, working to keep its members

and surrounding area fishermen up to date on the evolving management structure. 

NPFA is and has been a member of UFA , United Fishermen of Alaska, and is active in

all aspects of Alaska’s management processes, sending  representatives to the 

Alaska Board of Fish meetings, International Pacific Halibut Commission meetings,

North Pacific Council meetings, and United Fishermen of Alaska board meetings. NPFA

has, is, and will continue to be,  a vehicle for fishermen to use as an information source and 

an entity by which their views may be expressed.