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Welcome to the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

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Debra Duarte, Data Quality Lead with NEFSC's Fisheries Sampling Branch, describes to analysts the current process to collect observer data in the southern shrimp trawl fishery, with suggestions on how to capture all catch data efficiently while maintaining high quality. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/NEFOP, NEFSC.

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Stock Assessments

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