CNMI Shore-based Creel Survey

DFW staff conducted shore-based creel surveys which also have 2 major sub-surveys; one to estimate participation (fishing effort), and one to provide catch-rate (CPUE), species composition data, and size of fishes. To be clear, shore-based just means fishing without a powered boat, not just standing on the shore-line (e.g. spearfishing etc. is included if the fishers just swim out from shore). This is the case for all these shorebased surveys. DFW made early attempts at shore-based creel surveying back in the early years, but many problems existed and there were limited resources available. It is not likely that the older data was converted from the Apple to the PC environment, but this needs to be checked. A new survey design was created and implemented in about 2005 and is continuing. It has mostly focused on the west coast lagoon side of Saipan but recently has been extended to the south and part of the west coast where some shoreline areas are accessible as well. These data are considered confidential.

Data and Resources

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metadata_created 2025-11-22T16:30:23.285557
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T16:30:23.285561
notes DFW staff conducted shore-based creel surveys which also have 2 major sub-surveys; one to estimate participation (fishing effort), and one to provide catch-rate (CPUE), species composition data, and size of fishes. To be clear, shore-based just means fishing without a powered boat, not just standing on the shore-line (e.g. spearfishing etc. is included if the fishers just swim out from shore). This is the case for all these shorebased surveys. DFW made early attempts at shore-based creel surveying back in the early years, but many problems existed and there were limited resources available. It is not likely that the older data was converted from the Apple to the PC environment, but this needs to be checked. A new survey design was created and implemented in about 2005 and is continuing. It has mostly focused on the west coast lagoon side of Saipan but recently has been extended to the south and part of the west coast where some shoreline areas are accessible as well. These data are considered confidential.
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title CNMI Shore-based Creel Survey