MRIP "Improvements"???

[Roccus7]

MRIP - something we can all agree on, the fact that it's HORRIBLE. It's going through some major changes, but for the life of me, I've read through the documentation this snipped cites and I couldn't figure WTF they were talking about.

I would suggest a strong dose of your favorite ETOH containing beverage before reading and if you can make heads or tails out of it, please enlighten the rest of us!!

Progress Updates on Marine Recreational Information Program Data Collection Initiatives​

Today, NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) is providing progress updates on the revised Fishing Effort Survey and the initiative to re-envision the recreational fishing data collection partnership.

We will host discussions with key partners and schedule listening sessions during specific regional fishery management council meetings, including the upcoming HMS Advisory Panel meeting in September.

Here's the link:
Proposed MRIP "Improvements"

 

[george]

Here's a summary of the link:

Update on Recreational Fishing Data Collection Initiatives

Hey everyone,

Even in the dog days of summer, we're making great progress on two key recreational fishing data collection initiatives:

1. Fishing Effort Survey Study:

• We’re in the eighth month of a year-long study to compare the current Fishing Effort Survey (FES) design with a revised version.
• Early results show improved data quality with fewer reporting errors and more accurate trip counts.
• Data collection wraps up by the end of this year, with a report on findings due in summer 2025. Decisions on implementing the new design will follow in 2026.

2. Re-envisioning the State-Federal Partnership:

• We’re working to develop a new vision for the state-federal partnership by 2026, focusing on region-specific data needs.
• Key themes from partner discussions include building trust, ensuring regional data flexibility, and making decisions based on timely, precise data.
• More discussions and listening sessions are planned through fall, with working groups forming in early 2025 and regional workshops in summer 2025.

How to Join the Discussion:

• Virtual Briefings and Listening Sessions: Keep an eye on announcements from NOAA Fisheries for upcoming virtual briefings and listening sessions. These sessions are open to key partners and members of the recreational fishing community.
• Regional Fishery Management Council Meetings: Attend specific regional fishery management council meetings where listening sessions will be scheduled. Check your regional Council’s website for information on dates and how to participate.
• Working Groups: In early 2025, working groups will be formed to help develop the new vision and action plan. Express your interest in joining these groups when the call for participation is announced.
• Regional Workshops: Participate in regional workshops scheduled for summer 2025 to help shape the shared vision and action plan. Details on these workshops will be provided closer to the date.

Stay tuned for more updates and join the discussions if you can. Let’s keep improving our recreational fishing data collection together!

Evan Howell, NOAA Fisheries' Director of the Office of Science and Technology

 

[OVERBORED]

This reads like a bad grant proposal.

They use the phrase "key recreational partners" but never identify them! Such BS.....

As the saying goes: "10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish"

The 10% are not likely to volunteer information so your stuck with inconsistent, unreliable data. Same chit, different wording.....

 

[Roccus7]

This reads like a bad grant proposal.

They use the phrase "key recreational partners" but never identify them! Such BS.....

As the saying goes: "10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish"

The 10% are not likely to volunteer information so your stuck with inconsistent, unreliable data. Same chit, different wording.....

Exactly my thoughts. This summary would score an A+ for its inclusion of all the key, meaningless buzzwords. It's all fluff and absolutely no substance and I don't expect the "new and improved MRIP" to be either...

At least when I review grants I get to tell the potential funding agency how I really feel about them...

 

[george]

I feel the same way. I found it amusing when they mentioned "improved data quality with fewer reporting errors and more accurate trip counts." Given the amount of money spent and the technology available, you'd think they would have already perfected that.

 

[OVERBORED]

Ironic how one person like R7 can keep meticulous fishing data but a well funded government entity is still trying to figure it out after years of failure!

As my PI would always say "the answers are in the data"

 

[george]

@OVERBORED If they left it to the scientists it would probably be fixed. It's the politics that's doing the damages.