Table 5. Summary of statistical area reporting between Study Fleet and Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) reported data for matched trips. Trips are categorized based on subtrips.  A single subtrip trip is a trip in which fishing occurred in only one statistical area; multiple subtrips trips are defined as trips with fishing activity occurring in more than one statistical area. The number of trips compared may be less than the total number of matched trips because of missing area information in either data source. Percent totals may not sum to a hundred because of rounding differences.

Matching category

Percent of matched trips (%)

Trip
category

Percent of matched trips (%)

Number of NEFOP statistical areas

Number of Study Fleet statistical areas

Number of matching statistical areas

Percent of statistical areas matching (%)

Number of trips

Exact matches exist

90.6

single subtrip

66

1

1

1

100

35

multiple subtrips

22.6

2

2

2

100

12

multiple subtrips

1.9

3

3

3

100

1

At least one statistical area matches

9.4

multiple subtrips

5.7

2

1

1

50

3

multiple subtrips

1.9

3

2

2

66.7

1

multiple subtrips

1.9

2

3

2

66.7

1

Total trips compared

53