Table 2.

SAFMC summarized citizen science research priorities, 2019–2021.

Topic	Data needed	Potential outcome
Age sampling	Otolith collection	Age of catches
Maturity data	Gonad collection	Improved reproductive information
Discard information	Length, depth, number of fish, reason, devices used	Improved discard removal estimates, size composition of discards
Genetic sampling	Fin clips	Stock identification
Fishing infrastructure	Location and type of infrastructure	Document social or economic impacts of regulations over time
Historical fishing photos	Images (electronic)	Length compositions, improved historical information
Fishing oral histories	Fishermen interviews	Improved understanding of the changes in the fishery over time
Oceanographic or environmental conditions	Bottom temperature, weather	Build database on climate and changing conditions
Rare or data limited species observations	Point observations	Baseline for species shift, increased information on data limited species
Diet samples	Stomach collection	Improved diet information
Personal fishing logbooks or diaries	Logbook data (electronic)	Develop relative indices of abundance