Overview
Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources
(DAWR) Guam Department of Agriculture
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| DAWR Headquarters building (Click on picture for a larger picture) |
The Guam Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR) has been conducting offshore and inshore creel surveys since the early 1970's. Beginning in 1982, DAWR began modifying its data collecting and processing systems to improve estimates of catch and effort by improving sampling techniques and by incorporating the use of microcomputers to expand the survey data.
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| Primary Local Fish Wholesaler (Click on picture for a larger picture) |
In 1982, WPACFIN also began working with local fish wholesalers to obtain information on the commercial landings of Guam through volunteer use of invoices provided by WPACFIN. No interruptions in collecting or processing these data have occurred and summaries from all participating wholesalers combined are provided in this web site.