MRIP Progress Toward the National Academies' 2017 Recommendations

Section 201(b) of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act, or Modern Fish Act, of 2018, requires NOAA Fisheries to implement, to the extent feasible, the recommendations in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's 2017 report, Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program. The Modern Fish Act also requires NOAA Fisheries to submit biennial reports to Congress detailing the agency's progress toward these recommendations. 

• The first biennial report to Congress (PDF, 24 pages) was submitted in October 2021. The report is built on a framework (PDF, 11 pages) developed by the Marine Recreational Information Program in 2017. 
• The second report (PDF, 37 pages) was submitted to Congress in January 2023. 
• The third report (PDF, 11 pages) was submitted to Congress in December 2024. 

Note: The National Academies' 2017 Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program was a follow-up to its 2006 Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods. It is separate from the National Academies' 2021 report, Data and Management Strategies for Recreational Fisheries with Annual Catch Limits.