Table 7. Summary of statistical area reporting between Fishing Vessel Trip Report (FVTR) and Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) 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 subtrip 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 FVTR statistical areas

Number of matching statistical areas

Percent of statistical areas matching (%)

Number of trips

Accurate statistical areas can not be calculated

2.4

single subtrip

multiple subtrips

Exact matches exist

70.8

single subtrip

multiple subtrips

At least one statistical area matches

22.6

multiple subtrips

multiple subtrips

unknown

multiple subtrips

No matching areas exist

4.2

single subtrip