68 Recreational HMS

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

Indicator family:

• Megafauna

Contributor(s): Brandon Beltz; Kim Bastille

Affiliations: NEFSC

68.1 Introduction to Indicator

Recreational shark landings pulled from the MRIP database

68.2 Key Results and Visualizations

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

68.2.1 MAB

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68.2.2 NE

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68.3 Indicator statistics

Spatial scale: by EPU

Temporal scale: annually from 1981 to 2022

Synthesis Theme:

• Multiple System Drivers

68.4 Implications

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

68.5 Get the data

Point of contact: Brandon Beltz (brandon.beltz@noaa.gov)

ecodata name: ecodata::rec_hms

Variable definitions

See variables below

Indicator Category:

• Database pull

68.6 Public Availability

Source data are publicly available.

68.7 Accessibility and Constraints

No response

tech-doc link https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/rec_hms.html