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States Receive $3 Million to Improve Recreational Fisheries Data Collection

The Marine Recreational Information Program’s Modern Fish Act investment funds will support regional data collection priorities and the implementation of specialized state surveys.
June 04, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
West Coast
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Richard Cody Appointed Office of Science and Technology’s Fisheries Statistics Division Chief

Dr. Cody will oversee the coordination and implementation of commercial and recreational fisheries data collection, information management, and research.
May 12, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
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NOAA Fisheries Appoints 11 Members to New Recreational Electronic Reporting Task Force

Members will serve on a task force under the agency’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee.
April 16, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
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Pacific Islands Region Evaluates Improvements to Hawaii's Marine Recreational Fishing Survey

Fisheries managers and scientists reviewed the strengths and limitations of several potential survey designs to estimate recreational catch in Hawaii.
April 07, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Marine Recreational Information Program Updates Implementation Plan

The partnership has outlined its recent accomplishments, as well as its priorities for 2020.
January 21, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
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Nominations Sought for New Recreational Electronic Reporting Task Force

UPDATE: Application deadline has been extended through February 21, 2020 for the Recreational Electronic Reporting Task Force of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee.
November 20, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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NOAA Fisheries Reissues Policy for Transitioning to New Recreational Fishing Surveys

A revised policy directive formally documents the Marine Recreational Information Program’s survey certification process as a key step in transitioning to a new or improved data collection design.
September 11, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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Sneak Peek: 2019 Northeast Groundfish Assessment Peer Review

A look ahead at what's under discussion during the upcoming peer review for Northeast groundfish assessments.
September 04, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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U.S. Territorial Bottomfish Stocks Less Healthy Than Previously Assessed

Scientists assessed the stocks of bottomfish in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and the results varied.
August 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Close-up of a large reel and pulley on a ship, with blue water and jagged mountains in the background.

NOAA Fisheries Recommends Source of Recreational Catch Statistics for Assessing Gulf Reef Fish Stocks

The suggested path forward is the only option capable of producing catch estimates that can be compared across the historical time series.
August 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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