ACCSP Issues Request for FY2022 Proposals

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (Program or ACCSP) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to Program Partners and Committees for FY22 funding. ACCSP’s Funding Decision Document (FDD) provides an overview of the funding decision process, guidance for preparing and submitting proposals, and information on funding recipients’ post-award responsibilities. Projects in areas not specifically…

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2020 Fisheries Data are Now Available in the ACCSP Data Warehouse

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program is pleased to announce that the Spring Data Load to update the 2020 commercial data is complete. The commercial and recreational data for 2020 excluding the North Carolina trip ticket data and New York datasets are available in the Data Warehouse. ACCSP partner data suppliers have added CARES Act…

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ACCSP Announces FY21 Funding Recipients

ACCSP is pleased to announce the recipients of its FY21 funding awards. Thanks to NOAA Fisheries, ACCSP is able to fund 6 new and 8 ongoing projects submitted by our state and federal partners to improve fisheries data collection and processing on the Atlantic coast. This year’s awards, including the Administrative Grant, total approximately $3.4…

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SAFMC, NCDMF, and ACCSP Seek Input on Customizable Citizen Science Application

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) is funding the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) and is a proud partner to help facilitate the creation of this mobile application. We will hold a series of workshops in March and April 2021. These workshops are to discuss…

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ACCSP releases SAFIS eTRIPS/mobile v2 with Switchboard

ACCSP has just released the newest version of SAFIS eTRIPS/mobile v2.This new version features innovative functionality for the Switchboard Attributes. ACCSP and its partners have identified core data elements to be collected on all trips reports.  In addition to these core elements, some partners may also choose to collect additional ‘supplemental’ elements. SAFIS administrators can…

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NOAA Fisheries provide states along coast $3M to improve recreational fisheries data collection

As a part of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018, NOAA Fisheries is able to provide the Pacific, Gulf, and Atlantic coasts an additional $3 million per year to assist improvement of data collection for recreational fisheries through state partnerships. NOAA fisheries Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) helps to improve data collection through…

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ACCSP Director comments on impacts of COVID-19 on fishery-dependent data collection

In an interview with Geoffrey White, Director of the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) highlights the effects of COVID – 19 on the For-Hire Electronic Reporting and dockside data from fishermen. ACCSP is responsible for the commercial and recreational data collection for all the states from Maine…

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ACCSP Issues Request for FY2021 Proposals

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (Program or ACCSP) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to Program Partners and Committees for FY21 funding. ACCSP’s Funding Decision Document (FDD) provides an overview of the funding decision process, guidance for preparing and submitting proposals, and information on funding recipients’ post-award responsibilities. Projects in areas not specifically…

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