Sportfishing Community Reacts to NOAA's Announcement on Data Program Failure
September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Center for Sportfishing Policy (formerly the Center for Coastal Conservation) issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023:
Today, the nation's leading recreational fishing and marine conservation organizations released a white paper on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) findings that its Marine Recreational Information Program - Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) may be overestimating recreational catch and effort . . .
Today, the nation's leading recreational fishing and marine conservation organizations released a white paper on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) findings that its Marine Recreational Information Program - Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) may be overestimating recreational catch and effort . . .