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  The sampling designs used for cooperative resource surveys may range from traditional stratified random sampling similar to resource surveys conducted on research vessels to sentinel surveys where fisherman recommend sampling stations based on their empirical knowledge. It is important that the partners in the program understand that there are many variations in survey design, many different designs have merit, and all designs have limitations.
  • The Industry-Based Survey is a partnership between four New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island); NOAA Fisheries; and the fishing industry to collect data pertinent to Gulf of Maine cod and Southern New England yellowtail flounder stocks. The purpose of this program is for the fishing industry to assist in providing higher-resolution data in near-shore areas.

  • The focus of the Gulf of Maine Cod Assessment is to survey aggregations of cod in time and space, describe cod distributions by stock demographic characteristic (age structure, spawning, and variance), and develop a species aggregation map. These surveys of cod distribution are needed to monitor inshore stocks, assess the importance of these areas as nursery and spawning grounds, and may provide greater detailed information for management purposes. This program will be operational in late 2003.

  • The focus of the Southern New England Yellowtail Flounder Project is to derive precise estimates of the abundance of Southern New England yellowtail flounder at age using intense sampling with industry designed "flatfish" trawls. Work on this project is currently underway.
     

Second Industry-Based Yellowtail Survey to Begin October 1, 2003:
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