Record Linkage

Investigating record linkage for combining voluntary catch reports with a probability sample

Incorporating multiple samples for estimation is becoming increasingly popular across industries and disciplines. Indeed, various fisheries agencies combine samples when estimating catch totals. In this paper, we examine a probabilistic matching …

The Impact of Nonsampling Errors on Estimators of Catch from Electronic Reporting Systems

The National Marine Fisheries Service is the agency charged with estimating the number of fish removed from US oceans by recreational anglers. Two surveys produce data for these estimates; one measures number of angler trips and the other fish caught …