[Submission]: Recreational HMS

[BBeltz1]

Primary Contact

brandon.beltz@noaa.gov

Secondary Contact

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Data Name (This will be the displayed title in Catalog)

Recreational HMS

Indicator Name (as exists in ecodata)

rec_hms

Family (Which group is this indicator associated with?)

• [ ] Oceanographic
• [ ] Habitat
• [ ] Lower trophic levels
• [X] Megafauna
• [ ] Social
• [ ] Economic

Data Description

Recreational shark landings pulled from the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP).

Introduction to Indicator (Please explain your indicator)

Recreational shark landings pulled from the MRIP database

Key Results and Visualization

Recreational landings of sharks are plotted. Sharks are categorized as large coastal, pelagic, prohibited and small coastal.

Implications

Sharks are landed recreationally in quantities that are relevant to fisheries management. These landings should be considered when assessing the populations of sharks.

Spatial Scale

by EPU

Temporal Scale

annually from 1981 to 2022

Synthesis Theme

• [X] Multiple System Drivers
• [ ] Regime Shifts
• [ ] Ecosystem Reorganization

Define Variables

See variables below

Indicator Category

• [ ] Published Methods
• [ ] Extensive analysis, not yet published
• [ ] Syntheses of published information
• [X] Database pull
• [ ] Database pull with analysis
• [ ] Other

If other, please specify indicator category

No response

Data Contributors

Brandon Beltz; Kim Bastille

Point(s) of Contact

Brandon Beltz (brandon.beltz@noaa.gov)

Affiliation

NEFSC

Public Availability

Source data are publicly available.

Accessibility and Constraints

No response