Washington Commercial Groundfish Fisheries Data Collection and Processing

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) supports groundfish stock assessments and management of fisheries through several interrelated groups that collect and process biological and catch data. The commercial components of these data are collected and processed from four data sources: fish receiving tickets, fisheries logbooks, species composition sampling, and biological sampling. This report describes current WDFW commercial groundfish fisheries data processing procedures.