Looking at it again shows some interesting stuff.
Just looking at Maryland, Over the last 3 years the catch in lbs on average has been over estimated by MRFSS compared to MRIP. However the catch in numbers was underestimated on average over the last 3 years by MRFSS. This means MRFSS over the last 3 years was over stating the weight per fish compared to MRIP.
This data is supposed to be more accurate. I am not a scientist or statitician to debate the merrits of either study compared to the other. However, it will be interesting to see how the new numbers are used to better manage the species and how state to state regulations could change based on the newer numbers.
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