What is the Fisheries Information System

Picture CollageThe 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)