{"id":143,"date":"2017-07-27T23:05:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T23:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuallearn.wpengine.com\/fits\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2024-01-08T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:04:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/fits\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Data and Technology Section serves the fisheries community by providing expertise regarding new technology with fisheries applications, new software for data management and analysis, and proper data handling.\u00a0 The Section frequently sponsors tech-oriented symposia and workshops, and it occasionally provides formal review for software.\u00a0 Finally, the Section is active in the formulation of Society policy, serving on various ad hoc committees, and provides a representative (often Chair) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/fisheries.org\/about\/committees\/electronic-services-advisory-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electronic Services Advisory Board<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fisheries.org\/about\/committees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communications Committee<\/a> of the Society.<\/p>\n<p>Some members specialize in data management as database administrators; others specialize in sonar mapping and GIS as habitat specialists. 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