Management and Evaluation of River Catch and Effort Information MERCI)

Management and Evaluation of River Catch and Effort Information MERCI) is a data management and catch estimation system for aerial-access and aerial-roving creel surveys. MERCI has been used successfully since 1998 by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to assist with in-river catch monitoring and is now an integral part of DFO’s management of First Nations chinook and sockeye salmon fisheries on the Fraser River.