The overall goal of our research was to generate genomic data to help resolve some of these uncertainties and provide more definitive results regarding stock boundaries of albacore tuna in the North Pacific. This collaborative effort involved researchers from Oregon State University, NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center, the Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Marine Specimen Tissue Bank and partners from the American Fishermen’s Research Foundation (now ARF) and the Western Fishboat Owner’s Association.