11 Appendix C: Relevant Notes for End Users

11.1 Overview

This appendix provides information about data in CAMS that may need specific handling for some users.

11.2 Tilefish Landings in North Carolina

Blueline and Golden Tilefish landings in North Carolina are managed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC). For stock assessment and quota monitoring, tilefish caught in statistical areas 631, 632, 633, 634, and 639 then landed in North Carolina are excluded from landed totals. Users summing all tilefish landed in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic statistical areas may find catch totals that are different from stock assessment and quota monitoring values.

11.3 Groundfish Exemption Strata

Exemption information found in CAMS_DISCARD_STRATA are derived from Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data collected from vessel activity hails.

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