RJ
01-25-2008, 02:01 PM
Anglers participating in New Jersey’s Volunteer Striped Bass Bonus Fish program are now able register and report their daily landings data online. They may do so using the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS)* a web-based reporting application originally developed for commercial fishermen and dealers on the Atlantic coast. This automated reporting capability is new to the recreational fishing industry* which has only been able to register and report volunteer data using paper applications and logbooks.
“This system is an exciting addition to SAFIS because it can be easily replicated for other natural resource management agencies that are interested in automating their recreational volunteer logbooks” said ACCSP director Mike Cahall.
In addition to providing anglers access to their catch records so that they can view their logbook history* the electronic system provides real-time monitoring of the bonus program quota. This enables the New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (NJDFW) biologists to analyze catch data more quickly and accurately. It also frees NJDFW staff to devote more time toward collecting and analyzing harvest data for striped bass and other species.
Under current striped-bass recreational size limits set by the New Jersey Legislature* anglers can harvest two fish at 28 inches or greater daily. The New Jersey Striped Bass Bonus Fish program enables anglers with a bonus permit to keep an extra striped bass each day.
The application was developed and integrated into SAFIS by the ACCSP* a state and federal partnership for Atlantic coastal fisheries data collection and data management* at the request of the NJDFW.
For more information on the ACCSP* please visit www.accsp.org. For more details on New Jersey's striped bass bonus program* visit www.njfishandwildlife.com/bonusbass.htm or contact Tom Baum* New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Principal Biologist* at 609-748-2020 or tom.baum@dep.state.nj.us.
About the ACCSP The ACCSP is a state and federal partnership for Atlantic coastal fisheries data collection and data management. The program strives to integrate standardized marine fisheries statistics data into a single data management system for fishery managers* scientists* and fishermen. It is composed of representatives from natural resource management agencies coast-wide* including the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission* the three Atlantic fishery management councils* the 15 Atlantic states* the Potomac River Fisheries Commission* the D.C. Fisheries and Wildlife Division* NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. For more information please visit www.accsp.org.
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“This system is an exciting addition to SAFIS because it can be easily replicated for other natural resource management agencies that are interested in automating their recreational volunteer logbooks” said ACCSP director Mike Cahall.
In addition to providing anglers access to their catch records so that they can view their logbook history* the electronic system provides real-time monitoring of the bonus program quota. This enables the New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (NJDFW) biologists to analyze catch data more quickly and accurately. It also frees NJDFW staff to devote more time toward collecting and analyzing harvest data for striped bass and other species.
Under current striped-bass recreational size limits set by the New Jersey Legislature* anglers can harvest two fish at 28 inches or greater daily. The New Jersey Striped Bass Bonus Fish program enables anglers with a bonus permit to keep an extra striped bass each day.
The application was developed and integrated into SAFIS by the ACCSP* a state and federal partnership for Atlantic coastal fisheries data collection and data management* at the request of the NJDFW.
For more information on the ACCSP* please visit www.accsp.org. For more details on New Jersey's striped bass bonus program* visit www.njfishandwildlife.com/bonusbass.htm or contact Tom Baum* New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Principal Biologist* at 609-748-2020 or tom.baum@dep.state.nj.us.
About the ACCSP The ACCSP is a state and federal partnership for Atlantic coastal fisheries data collection and data management. The program strives to integrate standardized marine fisheries statistics data into a single data management system for fishery managers* scientists* and fishermen. It is composed of representatives from natural resource management agencies coast-wide* including the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission* the three Atlantic fishery management councils* the 15 Atlantic states* the Potomac River Fisheries Commission* the D.C. Fisheries and Wildlife Division* NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. For more information please visit www.accsp.org.
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