Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service

In recent years there has been growing interest in having fisheries stakeholders involved in various aspects of fisheries data collection and experimentation. This activity is generally known as cooperative research and may take many forms, including gear technology studies, bycatch avoidance studies, and surveys. While the process is not new, the current interest in cooperative research and the growing frequency of direct budgetary allocation for cooperative research prompted this report. Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Serviceaddresses issues essential for the effective design and implementation of cooperative and collaborative research programs.National Research Council (U.S.) Staff is the author of 'Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service', published 2005 under ISBN 9780309090742 and ISBN 0309090741.