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The Assessment and Monitoring
Division supports at-sea resource surveys,
stock assessments, fisheries observer programs, and
cooperative research.
The Division develops policies, procedures, and budget
initiatives to ensure that these activities are high
quality, cost effective, productive, and fully supported.
The Division coordinates and prepares annual budget
formulations and annual spending plans to improve
stock assessments and modernize and expand observer
programs. The Division also coordinates the content
of two major reports: Our Living Oceans- Resources
and the NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan for Fisheries
Research.
The Division contributes to and prepares or comments
on:
(1) the NOAA and NOAA Fisheries Strategic
Plans;
(2) briefing papers, briefings, testimony and draft bills;
(3) controlled correspondence; and
(4) other requests for comment and review the Office may receive which
relate to the Division’s area of expertise and responsibility.
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