Download or read book Deactivating Research Vessels written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) proposal to deactivate a number of its marine research vessels and increase the use of private-sector vessels. GAO found that: (1) in fiscal year (FY) 1985, NOAA operated 22 ocean-going research vessels to support its fisheries, oceanographic, and hydrographic programs; (2) NOAA programs and projects have averaged 4,872 days at sea annually over the last 3 years; (3) private-sector vessels accounted for about 16 percent of NOAA days at sea during that period; and (4) NOAA wants to deactivate half of its fleet, which could save up to $11 million of its annual $61 million in fleet support costs. GAO also found that: (1) NOAA officials at different research centers had differing views on the desirability, safety, and cost-effectiveness of increasing private-sector fleet support; (2) while some NOAA officials believe that chartering private-sector vessels would be advantageous because they are more modern, more readily available, and manned by more experienced crews, other officials believe that NOAA vessels are safer and more readily available; (3) NOAA vessels' daily costs range from $1,000 to $22,000, compared to $465 to $4,955 for private-sector ships, but it noted that the comparison may be geographically skewed because one NOAA research center charters most NOAA private-sector fleet support; and (4) costs for NOAA vessels also tend to be higher because it owns larger, more expensive multi-purpose vessels, whereas most of its charter vessels are smaller, single-purpose vessels, such as fishing boats.

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Download or read book Improving the Collection Management and Use of Marine Fisheries Data written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-12-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress has promoted fisheries science for over a century and its involvement in fisheries management took a great leap forward with passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976. In the past decade, Congress has requested advice from the National Research Council (NRC) on both national issues (e.g., individual fishing quotas and community development quotas) and the assessments related to specific fisheries (Northeast groundfish). This report was produced, in part, in response to another congressional request, this time related to the assessments of the summer flounder stocks along the East Coast of the United States. Following the initial request, the NRC, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and congressional staff agreed to broaden the study into a more comprehensive review of marine fisheries data collection, management, and use.

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