NOAA Fisheries and Gulf of Mexico regional and state partners released a blueprint that prioritizes projects to improve recreational fishing data collection now and into the future.
“This plan is a collaborative effort among Gulf state, regional, and federal partners,” said Evan Howell, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology director. “NOAA Fisheries remains committed to working closely with and engaging partners in the recreational fishing community to evaluate and make improvements to recreational fishing data and partnerships.”
This research plan is a component of the Gulf Transition Plan. The Transition Plan was developed to ensure a consistent, historical time series of regional recreational fisheries statistics across the Gulf survey programs. It allows stock assessors and fisheries managers to have the data needed to make informed fisheries decisions.
