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Ongoing Activities Collection of recreational catch and effort data Trip ticket operations Biological sampling

Recreational Catch/Effort Conducted almost 53, 000 interviews in 2005 – Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and

Recreational Catch/Effort Collection of recreational fishing effort – Still looking at using recreational fishing

Commercial Trip Ticket Programs Trip ticket programs implemented in states – Florida, Louisiana and

Commercial Trip Ticket Programs Electronic trip ticket reporting – Working with dealers in TX,

Biological Sampling For 2005, collected almost 60, 000 otoliths for over 95 species –

At-sea head boat sampling Alabama and Florida collecting catch and bycatch data via at-sea

FIN Data Management System Have commercial data (trip tickets) in system – – –

Future Activities Sampling of Highly Migratory Species – Council asked FIN to address issue

Future Activities Effort – Collected via telephone survey Catch – Combination of catch card/dockside

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Fisheries Information Network Commercial Fisheries Information Network (Com. FIN) Recreational Fisheries Information Network [Rec. FIN(SE)] Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council March 2006

Ongoing Activities Collection of recreational catch and effort data Trip ticket operations Biological sampling At-sea sampling for head boats Operation of FIN Data Management System

Recreational Catch/Effort Conducted almost 53, 000 interviews in 2005 – Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida (east and west coast) Exceeded 2005 quotas for all modes (Gulf-wide) – Shore mode 1. 4 X – Charter mode 5. 4 X – Private/rental mode 1. 3 X

Recreational Catch/Effort Collection of recreational fishing effort – Still looking at using recreational fishing licenses as sampling frame – GSMFC is compiling various states license databases Examine completeness of data Determine effectiveness of using these data sets First step in using licenses as sampling frame

Commercial Trip Ticket Programs Trip ticket programs implemented in states – Florida, Louisiana and Alabama are fully implemented – Texas – full implementation in 2006 – Mississippi – implemented oyster, bait shrimp and finfish; will be working on other aspects in future

Commercial Trip Ticket Programs Electronic trip ticket reporting – Working with dealers in TX, LA, MS, AL, & FL – Allows electronic reporting of data More efficient and less time consuming – Currently have 315 dealers on-line Represents ⅓ of landings

Biological Sampling For 2005, collected almost 60, 000 otoliths for over 95 species – Targeting red snapper, king mackerel, gulf and southern flounder, and amberjack – Both commercial and recreational sampling – State and federal partners Red snapper Flounders King mackerel G. amberjack ~9, 300 ~3, 800 ~1, 450 ~170

At-sea head boat sampling Alabama and Florida collecting catch and bycatch data via at-sea sampling In 2005, samplers took over 330 trips, resulting in almost 6, 800 interviews

FIN Data Management System Have commercial data (trip tickets) in system – – – FL - 1985 to 2005 AL - 2000 to 2005 MS - 2003 to 2005 (oyster and finfish only) LA - 2000 to 2005 Historical data from NMFS available Recreation data - 1981 -2004 – Includes Texas (1998 -2003) Menhaden data - 1987 -1990 and 1993 -1999 Biological data – 2002 -2004 System on-line (as of July 2002) – To confidential and non-confidential users

Future Activities Sampling of Highly Migratory Species – Council asked FIN to address issue – FIN has developed draft protocols

Future Activities Effort – Collected via telephone survey Catch – Combination of catch card/dockside sampling FIN continuing to refine protocols

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