Within fisheries, stakeholders often have varying viewpoints regarding natural marine resources, and use different sets information to evaluate their condition. Evaluating a resource with different sets of information can lead to different conclusions. Windowpane flounder (Scophthalmus aquosus) are a managed finfish species in the northwest Atlantic whose regulations have the potential to limit harvest opportunities for target species. We analyzed commercial trip and catch information from video data to understand local densities of windowpane flounder in conjunction with fisheries independent surveys. Video monitoring data from three Rhode Island commercial fisher's vessels and fisheries independent trawl survey data were analyzed to understand the geographic distribution of the stock as well as overlap with temporary closed areas. Biomass data from the fisheries-dependent and fisheries-independent surveys were combined with a spatial-temporal model that accounted for differences in catchability among vessels and spatial autocorrelation. A separate analysis of estimated discard rates with observer data was also conducted to determine how the distribution of windowpane discards in Southern New England compared to the distribution of model predicted windowpane abundance. In agreement with the fishermen's observations, the temporary closed areas were not located where the highest densities of windowpane flounder occurred. The temporary closed areas, however, were located where the highest rates of discards occurred and thus where fishing had the greatest impact on the stock. The integration of verified fishery-dependent data with the scientific surveys has the potential to create a single set of information that is trusted by all user groups.

在渔业中，利益相关者通常对自然海洋资源有不同的看法，并使用不同的集合信息来评估其状况。评估具有不同信息集的资源可能会导致不同的结论。窗玻璃比目鱼（Scophthalmus aquosus）) 是西北大西洋受管理的有鳍鱼类，其法规有可能限制目标物种的捕捞机会。我们分析了商业旅行和视频数据中的捕获信息，以了解当地的窗玻璃比目鱼密度，并结合渔业独立调查。分析了来自罗德岛三艘商业渔船的视频监控数据和渔业独立拖网调查数据，以了解种群的地理分布以及与临时禁区的重叠情况。来自依赖渔业和独立于渔业的调查的生物量数据与时空模型相结合，该模型解释了船舶之间的可捕性差异和空间自相关。还使用观察者数据对估计的丢弃率进行了单独分析，以确定新英格兰南部窗玻璃丢弃的分布与模型预测窗玻璃丰度的分布相比如何。与渔民的观察一致，临时封闭区域并非位于窗玻璃比目鱼密度最高的地方。然而，临时禁区位于丢弃率最高的地方，因此捕捞对种群的影响最大。将经过验证的渔业相关数据与科学调查相结合，有可能创建一组所有用户群体都信任的信息。与渔民的观察一致，临时封闭区域并非位于窗玻璃比目鱼密度最高的地方。然而，临时禁区位于丢弃率最高的地方，因此捕捞对种群的影响最大。将经过验证的渔业相关数据与科学调查相结合，有可能创建一组所有用户群体都信任的信息。与渔民的观察一致，临时封闭区域并非位于窗玻璃比目鱼密度最高的地方。然而，临时禁区位于丢弃率最高的地方，因此捕捞对种群的影响最大。将经过验证的渔业相关数据与科学调查相结合，有可能创建一组所有用户群体都信任的信息。