ACCSP Launches SciFish

ACCSP is excited to announce the first round of SciFish applications is now open! Pre-applications will be accepted during this first round until April 1, 2024. The next deadline for pre-applications will be June 1, 2024. We created a new mobile application that allows the public to participate in scientific research by collecting and sharing…

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ACCSP Updates the Public and Login Data Warehouse system to reflect MRIP Wave Data

The ACCSP Data Warehouse is an online database populated with Atlantic coast fishery-dependent data supplied by the ACCSP’s 23 program partners. The Warehouse harmonizes all of the data received into one set of codes for variables such as species, gear, and fishing area, making it possible to combine datasets from different sources for larger scale…

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ACCSP Staff Member Receives AFS Distinguished Service Award

ACCSP Deputy Director, Julie DeFilippi Simpson was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from The American Fisheries Society (AFS) at their annual business meeting on August 23, 2023, in Grand Rapids, MI. AFS is the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources. AFS…

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ACCSP releases FY2023 Request for Proposals

he Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (Program or ACCSP) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to Program Partners and Committees for FY24 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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2022 Fisheries Data are Now Available in the ACCSP Data Warehouse

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program is pleased to announce that the commercial data and recreational final estimates for 2022 are now available in the Data Warehouse. There are new data sets from PRFC, including setting up participant data delivery. ACCSP updated 1500 rows of Rhode Island participant information. Historical updates were done Maine and…

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ACCSP, NOAA Fisheries Release Plan to Improve Atlantic Recreational Fisheries Data

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program and NOAA Fisheries have jointly released the Marine Recreational Information Program Regional Implementation Plan for the Atlantic Coast. It highlights data needs and funding priorities over the next 5 years for improving recreational fisheries data collection on the Atlantic Coast. “Our regional and state partners are essential to developing,…

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Holiday Greetings from ACCSP

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a joyous new year. See you in 2023!

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2021 Fisheries Data are Now Refreshed in the ACCSP Data Warehouse

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program is pleased to announce that the Fall Data Load to update the 2021 commercial data is complete. ACCSP reloaded historical data from Maine from 2008-2020 in order to include the legacy data field for DISPOSITION_CODE. ACCSP also performed a data refresh for North Carolina data from 2017-2020. The commercial…

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ACCSP re-opens FY23 RFP through Aug 17

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) is re-opening the FY23 Request for Proposals (RFP) to Program Partners and Committees. The extension is an opportunity to utilize available funds to support several more projects under the FY23 RFP that was originally advertised on May 3, 2022. ACCSP encourages the submission of new proposals to ensure…

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