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It does so principally through the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) , a survey program that consists of an in-person survey at fishing access sites and a mail survey, in addition to other comple entary m or alternative surveys.
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4. Determine if the degree of coordination among federal, state, and ter ritorial survey programs is sufficient to provide a clear, national perspec tive on marine recreational fisheries.
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To further complicate matters, recreational anglers release some of their catch, and because discard mortality is difficult to assess, the overall impact on fish stocks also is difficult to assess. MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES STATISTICS SURVEY In 1979, NMFS established the MRFSS as a national program for gathering standardized and comparable data on marine recreational fisheries in the United States.
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In 2007, Congress called for implementation of the recommendations in the report to the extent feasible. MARINE RECREATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAM Since 2007, NMFS has worked to improve the survey program by transitioning from the MRFSS program to the MRIP.
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Instead, NMFS developed an innovative mail survey that uses address-based sampling enhanced by the NSAR to improve effectiveness and appropriateness of fishing effort estimation. A pilot test with this frame resulted in impressive improvements over the telephone survey used in the MRFSS, and the committee commends NMFS's innovative use of the registry.
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Recommendation: NMFS should conduct pilot studies to determine the optimal method for collecting accurate information on total catch dif ferences between public- and private-access sites. For example, NMFS could add a question to the Fishing Effort Survey questionnaire about angler use of private sites or public access sites.
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Recommendation: As recommended in the 2006 report, electronic data collection should be further evaluated as an option for the Fishing Effort Survey, including smartphone apps, electronic diaries for prospective data collection, and a web option for all or just panel members. Missing responses also lower the quality of the fishing effort estimates.
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The angler interviews are obtained by intercepting marine recreational anglers at shore or boat access points after they have been fishing. Interviewers obtain information about the completed trip, including fishing locations, the species and number of fish caught, the gear used, and the length of the trip.
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Data Quality The statistical soundness of the intercept survey has been considerably strengthened since the 2006 review due to the previously discussed improvements to data-collection methods. The APAIS also provides valuable information on the number of anglers that are intercepted who reside in noncoastal households.
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The MRIP has either organized or been involved in the organization of several workshops or symposia, which have been attended by highly trained statisticians and fishery scientists. These meetings have facilitated review and discussion of MRIP issues by a broad range of experts, promoting an exchange of ideas, and giving MRIP technical staff, as well as regional and state partners, an opportunity to explore a variety of recreational fisheries issues under different scenarios.
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The program constitutes an appropriate and effective mechanism for providing highly specialized technical and scientific support toward the development, review, and certification of surveys. Use of New Technology Traditionally, recreational fishing survey responses have been recorded using paper-and-pencil survey forms.
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This certification process provides a framework for maintaining a national perspective for recreational fisheries data collection and for evaluating whether the regional and state efforts meet the basic MRIP requirements for stock assessment and management. Furthermore, it affords a mechanism for providing highly specialized technical and scientific support for the development, review, and certification of regional- or state-specific surveys and enhances the MRIP's ability to address regional and state needs for stock assessment and fisheries management.
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The MRIP's purpose is to estimate catch in recreational fisheries. Because fisheries management is a complex, multistage process involving many agencies and stakeholders, the MRIP should not be held responsible for explaining all facets of fisheries management.
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Data users include stock assessment analysts, Council SSCs and Advisory Panels, and Council and NMFS Regional Office staff who use MRIP data to implement catch limits. Assessment analysts broadly recognize the improvements in the MRIP and have found MRIP staff to be responsive to their requests for data, but would benefit from additional coordination.
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The committee also heard frustration from regional managers over the lack of timeliness of MRIP estimates for implementing catch limits -- particularly when fisheries have short seasons or bursts of activity (i.e., pulses) , as many recreational fisheries do.
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CONTINUITY There is a need for continuity in the recreational fisheries data used for assessment, management, and allocation, because changes in time series can create challenges for management. Many important components of management are dependent on these catch and effort estimates, including stock assessment, development of harvest policies, in-season management, and catch allocation.
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Recommendation: The MRIP should continue development of a statis tically sound calibration methodology as improvements to the Access Point Angler Intercept Survey and Fishing Effort Survey methodologies are incorporated. In the interim, the existing ratio-based calibration should be continued.
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