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Science 18 October 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5593, p. 515
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5593.515a
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FISHERIES SCIENCE:
Miscue Raises Doubts About Survey Data

David Malakoff

A misrigged trawling net has brought a haul of problems for the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The faulty net has been used for the past 2 years in NMFS surveys of Atlantic fish populations, which help regulators set catch limits for cod and other important species. Now, some commercial fishers and members of Congress want the government to delay controversial catch restrictions that they say might be based on flawed data.

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