Introduction and Update

CMR Regulatory Modification

Effective October 21, 2014 the CMR adopted a regulatory modification to Title 22 Part 9 Statistical Reporting and Confidentiality of Statistical Data for Marine Fisheries in the State of Mississippi.

Providing provisions to reporting requirements making it mandatory for the owner or captain of any vessel recreationally harvesting red snapper to complete a harvest report that is provided by MDMR.

Mobile App, Web Portal, Call In The purpose of the mobile app is to collect information on all recreational

Red Snapper landings in Mississippi during the 2015 season.

Anglers will be required to register and request a trip number for any trip on which they intend to target Red Snapper.

New trip numbers will not be issued until the previous catches are reported.

Active trips each day will be available to Marine Patrol for enforcement purposes.

A call in option will be available for anglers without smartphones or internet access

Information Collected Location of vessel landing

Number of anglers

Time spent fishing

Number of Red Snapper harvested

Area fished (natural bottom, rig or artificial reef)

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Mobile App

Mobile App

Web Portal

Web Portal

Web Portal

Results

DATEVESSELS (ACTUAL)

VESSELS (ADJUSTED)

ANGLERS # HARVESTEDWEIGHT of Fish

Harvested

June(Federal)

475 615.0 2,916 5,250 53,019.0

July(State) 96 105.6 449.9 859.2 3,007.3

October(State) 100 110.0 455.4 878.9 2,918.0

TOTAL 671 830.6 3821.3 6,988.1 58,944.3

Adjustment MetricsVessels actual = Actually seenVessels adjusted= Vessels adjusted * 1.3 (Federal)

Vessels adjusted * 1.1 (State)Number of anglers = Vessels Adjusted * Average number of anglers/vessel (Catch cards)Number harvested = number of angers * Average number of fish/person (Catch cards)Weight of fish harvested = Number fish harvested * Average Weight (Obtained from dockside surveys)