Quantech, Inc.

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QuanTech's Fisheries Research Group conducts the Large Pelagics Survey (LPS) for the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology . Since 1992, the National Marine Fisheries Service has administered the LPS to collect information about the recreational fishery directed at large pelagic species (e.g., tunas, billfishes, swordfish, sharks, wahoo, dolphinfish, and amberjack) in the offshore waters from Maine through Virginia. Participation in this survey is greatly appreciated and is an important step toward fulfilling mandatory reporting requirements as an Highly Migratory Species (HMS) permit holder. The authority to collect LPS data comes from the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The collection of catch and effort information on large pelagics also fulfills U.S. obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) . The LPS includes two independent, yet complementary, types of surveys which provide the effort and average catch per trip estimates needed to estimate total catch by species. The Large Pelagics Intercept Survey (LPIS) is a dockside survey of fishing access sites, primarily designed to collect catch data from private and charterboat captains who have just completed fishing trips directed at large pelagic species. LPIS data are used to estimate the average recreational catch per large pelagic boat trip by species. The LPIS involves intensive field interviewing in the coastal areas from Virginia through Maine. In Maine, the LPIS is conducted by State personnel. QuanTech conducts the LPIS from Virginia through New Hampshire. The LPIS effort involves: data collection procedures in cooperation with NOAA Fisheries

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