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of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration implemented the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS) in 1979 to obtain statistics about marine recreational fisheries, management goals and objectives have changed since then, as has the complexity of the recreational fishing sector.
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Indeed, it is much more difficult to collect data on recreational saltwater anglers than on commercial fishing operations. There are far more saltwater anglers than commercial fishermen -- approximately 14 million anglers fished annually in recent years -- and they do not land their catches at specific points where there are dealers, as do commercial fishermen.
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THE PRESENT STUDY To help identify solutions to some of the above problems, NMFS asked the National Academies to assemble a committee to review current marine recreational fishing surveys and to make recommendations for improvements -- especially to the MRFSS -- and to recommend the implementation of possible alternative approaches. (See Box S.1 for the committee's statement of task.)
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The study will consider the match or mismatch between options for collecting recreational fisheries data and alternative approaches for managing recreational fisheries. In particular, the committee will assess current types of survey methods giving consideration to: · The suitability for monitoring different types of fishing (e.g., charter boats versus private boats, offshore versus near-shore species, fisheries with temporally or spatially restricted fishing seasons)
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· The for-hire sector of marine recreational fisheries (i.e., charter, guide, and head boat operations) is more like a commercial sector than it is like the private-angler sector.
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· The for-hire sector of marine recreational fisheries should be considered a commercial sector, and survey methods and report ing requirements for that sector therefore should be different from those for private anglers. Sampling Issues Conclusions · The committee concludes that the current methods used in the MRFSS for sampling the universe of anglers and for determining their catch and effort are inadequate.
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Some states have more complete information than others, and in the states that have no saltwater license, there is no list of saltwater anglers. The lack of a universal sampling frame (registry or license requirement)
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· Additional studies are needed to understand the extent to which fish are kept and inspected, as well as the extent of catch not available for inspection to improve the accuracy of catch esti mates. · Panel surveys, which contact individual anglers repeatedly over time, should be considered in recreational fishing surveys to gather angler trend data and to improve the efficiency of data collection.
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The existence of a universal frame described above would make this approach unnecessary for offsite sampling. · Internet surveys should be considered for their potential use in recreational fishing surveys, especially in panel surveys, as a way for anglers to submit information.
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The qualities of social, economic, and other human dimensions data have been compromised for many of the same reasons that the biological data have been compromised, inclu ding such issues as those related to coastal populations, tele phone surveys, and sampling protocol. The human dimensions data have been further compromised by simply being added onto the biological data collection efforts that have different sampling requirements and survey design needs.
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· Add-on surveys for human dimensions should be continued but in a more focused way than currently is done to target specific management needs and to supplement the national data as needed. · The national database on marine recreational fishing sites and their characteristics should be enhanced to support social, eco nomic, and other human dimensions analyses.
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· Additional funding is needed for a survey office devoted to the management and implementation of marine recreational surveys, including coordination between surveys conducted in various state and federal agencies. Communication and Outreach Conclusions · It is difficult for individual anglers to see the effects of recre ational fishing on their target species and to distinguish daily and seasonal fluctuations from trends.
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Many NRC and other re ports stress the importance of using local and traditional knowl edge, capacity building, and local communities in knowledge gathering and dissemination activities. These recommendations apply, as well, to the recreational fishing community.
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