Why This Matters To You

 Fishermen want to keep fishing today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Our fishing tradition is based on being a steward as much as a user of the resource. Sustainably managing our nation’s fisheries requires information that is both trusted and accurate.

That’s why we’re working with you to make MRIP the best marine data collection system on the planet and among the most trusted. One in which people are confident in the integrity of the information they receive, in which fishermen are engaged and empowered partners in the data collection process, and the profound debates that take place on U.S. ocean policies center around the quality of the management decisions, not the quality of the data.