What is the Fisheries Information System
The Fisheries Information System (FIS) provides a context for the design, development, and implementation of data collection and data management for fishery-dependent statistics nationwide to improve the timeliness and accuracy of data. FIS is a portal that identifies the existing federal and state fisheries information systems or databases (data collections) and provides integrated business solutions for effective information sharing. FIS supports fisheries management decisions by developing a virtual application environment and providing integrated business solutions and data sources in a web browser interface. (read more)
Latest News
- The FIS Roadtrip 2008 is coming to your neighborhood! John Witzig, FIS Program Manager, is going on a roadtrip to the Science Centers and Regional Offices. Here's your chance to learn about FIS, in particular, how you can contribute to it and what's in it for you. In addition, Tina Chang (Office of Science and Technology) will join him as she demos an FIS project: Commercial Landing Integration (CLI).
First stop on the FIS Roadtrip 2008 schedule is NOAA Headquarters in the first week of February. Check back on the FIS Website for updates.
Media Center
- Proceedings from the 2007 FIS National Meeting
- 1998 Report to Congress (PDF, 831Kb)
- FIS Program Management Plan(PDF 2.18Mb)
- Brochures (coming soon)
- Posters: Mission, Vision, Goals, What is FIS? (PDF, 28.0Mb)
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