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5 Framework for Continued Scientific Evaluation, Review, and Certification
5 Framework for Continued Scientific Evaluation, Review, and Certification
Pages 81-94
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Implicit in this advice was the notion that the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) would need to be flexible and adaptive if it were to become the umbrella framework under which recreational fisheries data for assessment and management at the national level are provided.
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For example, most of the current MRIP staff have taken graduate-level courses on high-level technical topics such as survey methodology, sampling theory, and survey operations through the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) .1 Furthermore, two MRIP staff have completed a master's degree in survey methodology through JPSM.
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Consultants The 2006 NRC report recommended that a permanent and independent research group should be established and funded to continuously evaluate the statistical design and adequacy of recreational fishery surveys and to guide necessary modifications or new initiatives. In response, the MRIP has developed and maintained a high-end cadre of statistical consultants who have greatly advanced survey revisions and improvements, facilitated faster and broader implementation of the MRIP certification process, and increased the efficiency of providing technical advice and guidance to regional and state partners.
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Norway Workshop on Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods June 2010 MRIP workshop: Review of Oregon Recreational Fisheries Surveys July 2010 MRIP workshop: Review of Washington Recreational Fisheries November 2010 Surveys MRIP workshop: Addressing the Fishery Management Need for More March 2011 Timely Recreational Data Workshop of ICES Planning Group for Recreational Fisheries April 2011 Surveys (PGRFS) MRIP workshop: Review of California Recreational Fisheries Surveys June 2011 6th World Recreational Fisheries Conference Session on "New August 2011 Methodological Tools to Survey and Assess Recreational Fisheries" American Fisheries Society (AFS)
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MRIP workshop: Design Effort Surveys for Shoreline Fishing in July 2013 Highly Migratory Recreational Fisheries Surveys MRIP workshop: Marine Recreational Information Program July 2013 Executive Steering Committee Implementation Workshop ICES Annual Science Conference Session on Marine Recreational September 2013 Fisheries: Understanding Impacts and Consequences for Management MRIP workshop: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Recreational Catch November 2013 Accounting Methods Workshop MRIP workshop: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Recreational Catch March 2014 Accounting Methods Workshop II Workshop of ICES Working Group for Recreational Fisheries Surveys June 2014 (WGRFS) MRIP workshop: Proportional Standard Error and Management September 2014 Uncertainty in Recreational Data Collection on the Atlantic Coast MRIP workshop: MRIP Calibration Workshop II September 2014 MRIP workshop: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Recreational Catch December 2014 Accounting Methods Workshop III MRIP workshop: Peer Review of Louisiana Creel Survey Program June 2015 AFS Symposium: Survey Methods for Monitoring Recreational August 2015 Fisheries in Support of Stock Assessments and Fisheries Management MRIP workshop: Peer Review of Alabama Snapper Check Survey December 2015 Program MRIP workshop: For-Hire Programs: Inventory, Certification, and May 2016 Integration Planning MRIP workshop: Peer Review of Mississippi Tails ‘n Scales Survey June 2016 Program SOURCE: Committee.
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A total of 105 regionally based pilot projects have been conducted since the program was implemented in 2008 in response to the NRC 2006 review. Our review of the MRIP pilot study program indicates that it constitutes an appropriate and effective mechanism for providing highly specialized technical and scientific support (including access to technical consultants)
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Alabama Private Boat Refining the reporting methods and field validation protocols for Electronic Red Snapper reporting recreational red snapper landings by Alabama private Fishing Census recreational vessels. Testing the Impacts of Assessing the potential for bias resulting from measurement error One-Month Waves in the Fishing Effort Survey and evaluating the impact of 1-month versus 2-month reference waves on the precision and timeliness of estimates on the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts.
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Building on previous work in this area, the MRIP is funding several separate pilot studies to examine electronic reporting options to allow anglers to self-report data electronically.
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In practice, evaluation and testing of new technologies for MRIP fisheries data collection are being accomplished through implementation of several MRIPfunded pilot studies, often structured according to Regional MRIP Implementation Plans. For example, researchers and stakeholders in Florida are testing the use of a smartphone- and Internet-based electronic reporting tool called iAngler to collect and report data on recreational effort and catch.
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. THE MRIP CERTIFICATION PROCESS The 2006 NRC report recommended that a permanent and independent research group should be established and funded to continuously evaluate the statistical design and adequacy of recreational fishery surveys and to guide necessary modifications of new initiatives.
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For example, in 2010 the MRIP funded a full review of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Resources Program's Ocean Recreational Boat Survey and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Ocean Sampling Program and Puget Sound Sampling Program, and in 2011 the MRIP funded a review of the California Recreational Survey Program. The committee received feedback that the partners greatly appreciated the input and reviews.
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The review committee also discussed whether mechanisms are in place to confirm that surveys are implemented according to certified protocols and that assessments of data quality occur before incorporation of state or regional survey data into the MRIP database. Fortunately, because the vast majority of surveys certified by the MRIP are implemented through Regional Implementation Plans, several mechanisms are in place (e.g., regional RecFIN meetings, MRIP Wave meetings, regional stock assessment panel meetings)
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Conclusion: With the development of a certification process, the MRIP made substantial progress toward implementing relevant key recommendations of the 2006 National Research Council report. The MRIP has invested in the development of a well-structured process for continued scientific evaluation, review, and certification of the recreational fisheries surveys conducted under its umbrella.
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Recommendation: The MRIP should develop a strategy to better articulate the complexities, costs, and timelines associated with implementing new and emerging technologies in recreational fisheries data collection and monitoring. This communication strategy should not only focus on regional partners but also address questions and concerns expressed by private anglers and for-hire operators.
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