| Developed to meet
the needs of fisheries management and stock assessment activities
in the northeastern United States, NEAMAP (Northeast Area Monitoring
and Assessment Program) is an integrated, cooperative state/federal
data collection program. Its mission is to facilitate the collection
and dissemination of fishery-independent information obtained in the
Northeast for use by state and federal fisheries management agencies,
the fishing industry (commercial and recreational), researchers, and
others requesting such information. The intent of NEAMAP is not to
change existing programs, but to coordinate and standardize procedures
and improve data quality and accessibility.
NEAMAP
partners include the state marine fishery agencies from Maine through
North Carolina, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission,
the National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science
Center, the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Potomac River Fisheries
Commission, and the District of Columbia.
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