PERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
­
PHONE
CALL
TO:
David
Sutherland,
Fisheries
Statistics
Division,
National
Marine
Fisheries
Service
FROM:
Megan
Harrod,
Stratus
Consulting
Inc.

DATE:
11/
4/
2002
RE:
Caveats
for
commercial
landings
data
Asked
about
potential
sources
for
error
in
commercial
landings
data
both
in
prices
received
and
quantities
recorded.
He
stated
that
the
main
source
of
error
would
be
in
misidentification
of
landed
species.
Prices
received
by
boats
generally
do
not
include
other
payments
or
compensations
(
e.
g.,
docking
fees,
etc.)
besides
just
the
prices
for
the
fish
landed.
He
stated
that
there
are
not
really
any
incentives
for
buyers
to
misrepresent
actual
landings.
