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Marine Recreational Information Program Partners
State and regional partners help the Marine Recreational Information Program develop, improve, and implement surveys to measure total recreational fishing catch.
State and regional partners are vital to the success of the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP). Our partners work together to identify—and work with MRIP to meet—regional data needs. Several state agencies coordinate in-person, on-site data collection efforts, with state samplers collecting data directly from anglers and state managers ensuring our surveys are being administered as designed. Regional partners also play important roles in our program, from program coordination and communications to data storage and quality control.
State Partners
- Maine Department of Marine Resources
- New Hampshire Fish and Game
- Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
- Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources
- Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Regional Partners
- Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- New England Fishery Management Council
- Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- Caribbean Marine Fishery Management Council
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission RecFIN
- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission RecFIN
- Pacific Fishery Management Council
- Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network
- Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council
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