Association for Professional Observers

The Association for Professional Observers (APO) is an association of primarily Fisheries Observers. It is the first association of fisheries observers.

Mission and Objectives

The Association for Professional Observers (APO) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to strengthen observer programs through advocacy and education. Their goal is to facilitate the exchange of fisheries information while providing an important source of fisheries observer program and fisheries observer data-use information. It is the intention that the results of their activities may encourage the recruitment and retention of professional observers and foster the best quality observer data for the purposes of conservation and the responsible management of marine living resources. Further details regarding the goals be found within the Bylaws.

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