DEVELOP STANDARDIZED CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT (CPUE) INDICES FOR THE COMMERCIAL DIRECTED MONKFISH GILLNET FISHERY AND POSSIBLY THE MULTISPECIES TRAWL FISHERY TO BE USED FOR STOCK ASSESSMENT PURPOSES. WE WILL WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE COMMERCIAL MONKFISH FISHING INDUSTRY TO ACCOMPLISH FOUR OBJECTIVES: (1) OBTAIN FISHERY DATA AND DEVELOP CPUE STANDARDIZATION, (2) COLLABORATE WITH MONKFISH FISHERMEN THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO ELICIT EXPERTISE ON MONKFISH CPUE, (3) CONTRIBUTE CPUE SERIES FOR UPCOMING MONKFISH STOCK ASSESSMENTS, AND (4) MANAGE MONKFISH RSA DAYS AT SEA (DAS).