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Originally Posted by Capt Sal
Strongly disagree.They are out there collecting data on head boats and they are independent and do not work for NOAA.
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Correct. They are doing the job of gathering the data by fishing on for hire boats. They count, measure and determine the sex of the fish and record that data. That information is then used by scientists who provide feedback to NFMS and its the NFMS that determines the quotas/regs.