The NOAA Fisheries Data Acquisition Plan (pdf file: 429kb) provides a comprehensive strategy for meeting NOAA Fisheries’at-sea data acquisition needs over the next five years. The Appendices (pdf file: 605 kb) include a list of research partnerships in which NOAA Fisheries is currently engaged, regional perspectives on research and monitoring needs, a listing of at-sea mission requirements, and the current assessment status of managed species.

The PDF files are also available as a self-extracting zip file for download (943kb)