Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 14
- Latest action
- Nov 19, 2025
What it does
The Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025 would require the NOAA Administrator to reform the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) to better meet regional and state needs, including establishing an independent standing committee with the National Academies to review data quality and recommend improvements when data uncertainty (PSE) exceeds 30% for seasonal fisheries. It also allows states to develop and use their own recreational fishing catch and effort data programs as alternatives to MRIP, with federal funding continuing to support these state-led efforts and their data being used in federal stock assessments and management decisions, including potentially…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
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