1. MRIP Issues in the U.S. Caribbean
MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
MRIP Issues in the U.S. Caribbean
Coverage:
-None in USVI
-Species issues in PR
Effectiveness/Accuracy
Consistency
Administration
Link to Other Data Collection Programs v v 1

2. Suggested Path to Improvement: Regional Implementation Plan
MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
Suggested Path to Improvement: Regional Implementation Plan
Establish Ad Hoc Committee today
Schedule first(?) meeting and publish timely notice in Federal Register
December 2016 plan deadline
2017: Continue filling data needs
Annual progress updates to Council
Lengthy process v v 2

3. Regional Implementation Plan
MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
Regional Implementation Plan
​​Regional implementation plans will provide estimated implementation costs, and will reflect consensus among partners within a region with respect to regional needs and implementation priorities.
Regional implementation plans will include:
Descriptions of regional needs for recreational fishing statistics, including needs for coverage, resolution, precision and timeliness of survey estimates;
A baseline assessment of current data collection programs, including the extent to which current programs satisfy needs and identification of data collection gaps;
Recommendations and justification for a sequential, prioritized approach for implementing improved methods that address national and regional needs that are currently unmet; v v 3

4. Regional Implementation Plan (cont.)
MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
Regional Implementation Plan (cont.)
A proposed process for combining statistics derived from multiple sources[1];
Estimated costs, overall and for individual survey components.
In some regions (including Caribbean) the plans may also need to address a strategy and time frame for the completion of ongoing research projects and selection of preferred methods (e.g., USVI) or modifications/expansions of current surveys (e.g., Puerto Rico).​
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[1] For example, regions may implement data collections that are specific to a sector or species. Implementation plans should describe how information generated from these sources will be integrated with more generalized data collections to either supplement or replace alternative estimates." v v 4

5. Possible Terms of Reference (TORs)
MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
Possible Terms of Reference (TORs)
Document and prioritize needs for recreational fisheries data in the region
Familiarize with recent and ongoing studies/outcomes
Develop plan to evaluate data collection designs
Evaluate options for administering program
Consider within larger U.S. Carib data collection needs v v 5

6. MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
Suggested Membership
Name
Affiliation
Dr. Bill Arnold
NOAA/SERO
Dr. Jessica Stephen
Dr. Mike Larkin
Rob Andrews
NOAA/ST
Janelle Mueller
NOAA Consultant
Dr. Craig Lilyestrom
PR DNER
Grisel Rodriguez
Kelvin Lesser
Gregg Bray
GSMFC
Ruth Gomez
USVI DPNR
Dr. Graciela García-Moliner
CFMC
Dr. Scott Crosson
NOAA/SEFSC
Nancie Cummings
Vivian Matter
Dr. Maria Dillard
NOAA/NOS
Dr. Ginny Lesser
U. Oregon/Consultant v v 6

7. Needed from Council Today
MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Team
Needed from Council Today
Establish Ad Hoc Committee
Assign Members
Schedule First Meeting
Publish FR Notice with Agenda
Can we Pre-schedule Monthly Meetings in that FR Notice, Including a General Agenda?
Need to Move to Meet December Deadline v v 7