Factsheet: Atlantic For-Hire Data Makes a Difference
February 21, 2024
An infographic that explains the various for-hire recreational fishing data collection programs along the Atlantic. This data is combined with commercial, biological, and observer data to inform stock assessments and fisheries management decisions.
When you and your customers participate in recreational fishing surveys, you’re making a vital contribution to the assessment and management of U.S. fish stocks. Recreational catch and effort data collected from recreational anglers and for-hire captains is combined with commercial, biological, and observer data to inform stock assessments and fisheries management decisions that aim to achieve sustainable fisheries and fishing opportunities into the future.
Different data collection programs gather different types of information about for-hire fishing activity. Taken together, these complementary programs provide a more complete picture of for-hire fishing than any single one could.