Survey To Collect Economic Data From Recreational Anglers Along the Atlantic Coast

This request is for revision and extension of a currently approved information collection and is sponsored by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). The original data collection effort in 2019 under OMB Control Number 0648–0783 was to assess how changes in saltwater recreational fishing regulations affect angler effort, angler welfare, fishing mortality, and future stock levels. That data collection effort focused on anglers who fished for Atlantic cod and haddock off the Atlantic coast from Maine to Massachusetts (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey I). In 2020, the collection was revised to remove the cod and haddock survey and add a survey focused on anglers who fish for summer flounder and black sea bass along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to North Carolina (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey II). This current revision will re-add the original cod and haddock survey to this control number (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey III).

The latest form for Survey To Collect Economic Data From Recreational Anglers Along the Atlantic Coast expires 2026-11-30 and can be found here.