Marine Recreational Information Program

Fishing Effort Survey Research and Improvements

This page outlines our previous and ongoing research on our Fishing Effort Survey as part of our continuous improvement process. The FES collects private recreational fishing trip information to estimate recreational fishing effort.

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Pacific Islands

Southeast

The Fishing Effort Survey: Calibrating Recreational Catch Estimates

NOAA Fisheries recently completed a three-year transition from MRIP’s Coastal Household Telephone Survey to the Fishing Effort Survey.

May 29, 2018 - Feature Story

Pacific Islands MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Now Available

The Marine Recreational Information Program Ad-hoc Steering Committee and its advisors have completed an MRIP Regional Implementation Plan for the Pacific Islands.

May 29, 2018 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

MRIP Transition Plan for the Fishing Effort Survey

This plan outlines a three-year timeline for the Marine Recreational Information Program's transition from the Coastal Household Telephone Survey to the Fishing Effort Survey.

May 05, 2018 - Other Reports ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Pacific Islands

Southeast

Recreational Fishing Survey and Data Standards

These standards promote data quality, consistency, and comparability across the Marine Recreational Information Program’s national network of recreational fishing surveys.

National

Marine Recreational Information Program Milestones

NOAA Fisheries has collected recreational fishing data since 1979. Milestones in our data collection history and changes to the design and coverage of our recreational fishing surveys are described below.

National

About the Marine Recreational Information Program

The Marine Recreational Information Program administers a suite of recreational fishing surveys and produces catch and effort estimates that support science and management needs.

National

NOAA Fisheries Hosts Access Point Angler Intercept Survey Calibration Workshop

NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology is hosting a peer review workshop on proposed calibration methods for its recreational catch survey from March 20-22, 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland. The workshop is open to the public. On the

March 21, 2018 - Feature Story

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Access Point Angler Intercept Survey Calibration Workshop

In 2018, NOAA Fisheries convened a peer review of a method of producing revised historical catch statistics that are comparable to those produced by the improved Access Point Angler Intercept Survey.

Recreational Fishing Data

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New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Releases MRIP Regional Implementation Plan

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program has completed an MRIP Regional Implementation Plan (PDF, 16 pages) summarizing the data needs and funding priorities for improving recreational fisheries data collection on the Atlantic Coast. The A

February 19, 2018 - Feature Story

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Marine Recreational Information Program Results