What is the National Saltwater Angler Registry?
The National Saltwater Angler Registry will be a “phone book” of sport fishermen. People who live in states that already gather information on saltwater anglers through things like saltwater fishing licenses will be automatically included in the registry assuming the state they live in enters into an Memorandum of Agreement to collect and share the necessary information with NOAA. Beginning in 2010, people who live in states without such a program will have to sign up with the Registry each year, and perhaps pay a fee. When completed, the Registry will help reduce bias and improve the efficiency of catch and effort surveys. It also will give saltwater anglers better representation in the policy-making process.
The National Saltwater Angler Registry will be a “phone book” of recreational fishermen. People who live in states that already gather information on saltwater anglers through things like saltwater fishing licenses will be automatically included in the registry assuming the state they live in enters into an Memorandum of Agreement to collect and share the necessary information with NOAA. Beginning in 2010, people who live in states without such a program will have to sign up with the Registry each year, and perhaps pay a fee. When completed, the Registry will help reduce bias and improve the efficiency of catch and effort surveys. It also will give saltwater anglers better representation in the policy-making process.
