Annual Report for the Fishing Effort Survey
April 27, 2020
This report describes the agency's survey of marine recreational fishing trips during the year specified.
The Marine Recreational Information Program administers the Fishing Effort Survey: a mail survey of households in Hawaii and along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts that measures the number of fishing trips saltwater anglers take. This annual report provides an overview of the Fishing Effort Survey's design, data collection schedule, and sampling and weighting methodologies, as well as its response rates.
Previous Reports
- 2022 Report for the Fishing Effort Survey (PDF, 41 pages)
- 2021 Report for the Fishing Effort Survey (PDF, 41 pages)
- 2020 Report for the Fishing Effort Survey (PDF, 46 pages)
- 2019 Report for the Fishing Effort Survey (PDF, 48 pages)
- 2018 Report for the Fishing Effort Survey (PDF, 48 pages)