Welcome to the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Advanced Sampling Technologies internet site.
This web site chronicles the activities of the NMFS
Advanced Sampling Technologies Working Group (ASTWG)
and serves as its official archive. It will also
serve as the primary vehicle to advertise and solicit
internal research and development proposals that
address sources of uncertainty and information gaps
in NOAA population assessments.
Established by the NMFS Science Board in 2000, the
ASTWG leads the ongoing process of improving the
quality of living marine resource assessments through
development, evaluation, and implementation of innovative
sampling technology. ASTWG activities help NOAA meet
increasing demands for accurate, precise, and timely
information, as NOAA’s Ecosystem Goal Team seeks
to protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal
and oceanic resources through ecosystem-based management.
Specific ASTWG objectives, activities, and operating
procedures are further are defined in its Terms
of Reference.
Advanced sampling technologies include acoustic,
optic, and tagging instrumentation, including software.
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