Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis (FMA)
Organization Hierarchy
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
- Age and Growth (AGEANDGROWTTH)
- Aleution East Bourough (AEB)
- Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL)
- Economic and Social Science Research Program (ESSRP)
- Fisheries Interaction Team (FIT)
- Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis (FMA)
- Kodiak Fisheries Research Center (KFRC)
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML)
- North Pacific Research Board (NPRB)
- POP.Information@noaa.gov (Mail_Address)
- Status of Stocks and Multispecies Assessments (SSMA)
Organization Information
Name: | Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis |
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Acronym: | FMA |
Type: | External to NMFS and FIS |
Description: |
The Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division (FMA) monitors groundfish fishing activities in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska and conducts research associated with sampling commercial fishery catches, estimation of catch and bycatch mortality, and analysis of fishery-dependent data. The Division is responsible for training, briefing, debriefing and oversight of observers who collect catch data onboard fishing vessels and at onshore processing plants and for quality control/quality assurance of the data provided by these observers. Division staff process data and make it available to the Sustainable Fisheries Division of the Alaska Regional Office for quota monitoring and to scientists in other AFSC divisions for stock assessment, ecosystem investigations, and an array of research investigations. |