Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fis

The Gulf Florida Headboat Data Collection Program and Supplementary Commercial TIP Sampling is a subcontract award issued by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Valued at 328,263 dollars, the project runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The primary objective is to conduct the MRIP Access Point Angler Intercept Survey in Florida for shore, for-hire, and private boat modes as part of the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Information Network. The scope of work involves coordinating state staff to perform field intercept surveys of anglers on both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida using established MRIP methodology. Specifically, the program focuses on headboat port sampling along the Northwest and Central West Florida coasts to facilitate catch validation, biological sampling for length and weight data, and effort reporting for the Southeast Headboat Survey.