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Peer Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program Data Standards

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The NOAA Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) administers a suite of recreational fishing surveys, and produces catch and effort estimates to support science and management needs. To support the development and use of those surveys, MRIP has issued the NOAA Fisheries’ Recreational Fishing Survey and Data Standards. The standards are intended to support the program’s commitment to transparency, promote data quality, consistency, and comparability across data collection programs, facilitate the shared use of the statistics these programs produce, and ensure the scientific integrity of the data collection efforts and the quality of the recreational fisheries statistics.

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Description

At the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc committee to review and evaluate the MRIP survey and data standards (MRIP Standards). The committee will:

  • Evaluate the effectiveness and applicability of the MRIP standards for key data uses, considering a few exemplar domains and sectors.
  • Identify the alignment of the MRIP Standards to best practices in federal agencies and the survey profession more generally.
  • Assess the adequacy of the MRIP Standards for meeting OMB Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys.

The committee will produce a brief, targeted final report focused on its assessment of the standards, including conclusions and recommendations for improvements to the standards.

Collaborators

Committee

Chair

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Bradford Chaney

Staff Officer

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Committee Membership Roster Comments

Dr. Luiz Barbieri withdrew his nomination from the committee on April 2, 2025.

Sponsors

Department of Commerce

Staff

Melissa Chiu

Lead

MChiu@nas.edu

Bradford Chaney

Lead

BChaney@nas.edu

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