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1 Introduction
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... This background provides essential context for the Statement of Task, for the approach taken in addressing the task, and for the structure of the report. RECREATIONAL FISHERIES, MANAGEMENT, AND DATA Marine recreational fishing is a popular activity enjoyed by more than 9 million Americans annually and is a positive driver of the growing American marine -- or blue -- economy.
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... It is therefore important for marine recreational fisheries to be managed effectively so as to maintain the quality of the recreational fishing experience and ensure its ecological sustainability for the present and future generations. The MSA requires fisheries in federal waters to be managed using annual catch limits (ACLs)
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... The MFA requires the federal management agency, NOAA, to implement certain changes, studies, and reviews aimed at reforming the federal management of recreational fisheries. This report addresses one of the requirements of the MFA: to "evaluate … how the design of the Marine Recreational Information Program, for the purposes of stock assessment and the determination of stock management reference points, can be improved to better meet the needs of in-season management of annual catch limits." The characteristics of recreational fisheries pose unique challenges to management, but they do not obviate the need for these fisheries to be managed effectively, both for their own benefit (maintenance of sustainable fishing quality)
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... Chapter 4 BOX 1.1 Statement of Task This study will evaluate: A. if and how the design of the Marine Recreational Information Program, for the purposes of stock assessment and the determination of stock management reference points, can be improved to better meet the needs of in-season management of annual catch limits (ACLs) ; B. what actions the Secretary, Councils, and States could take to improve the accuracy and timeliness of data collection and analysis to improve or supplement the Marine Recreational Information Program and facilitate in-season management; and C. alternative management approaches that could be applied to recreational fisheries, consistent with requirements for fisheries with ACLs, for which the Marine Recreational Information Program is not sufficient to meet the needs of in-season management This evaluation will include the following: 1.
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... Chapter 5 outlines alternative management strategies for recreational fisheries for which MRIP data do not adequately serve the needs of in-season management. It provides suggestions for multiple alternative management options that hold potential to address the ACL management challenges while also serving broader social and economic management objectives.
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Key Terms

  • marine recreational
  • recreational fishing
  • catch data
  • recreational information
  • fisheries management

  • catch limits
  • annual catch
  • information program
  • saltwater recreational
  • commercial fisheries

  • federal management
  • alternative management
  • stock assessment
  • recreational catch
  • fisheries policy

  • catch estimates
  • commercial catch
  • fishery management
  • federal fishery
  • fishing season

  • management act
  • national saltwater
  • academies study
  • managed effectively
  • stock assessments

  • mrip survey
  • ecological sustainability
  • survey design
  • modernizing recreational
  • private recreational


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