National Observer Program Annual Report - Office of Science and ...
National Observer Program Annual Report - Office of Science and ...
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SOUTHWEST<br />
Fisheries Observed Fleet Size<br />
Authority to<br />
Place<br />
<strong>Observer</strong>s<br />
Season <strong>of</strong><br />
Operation<br />
Funding<br />
Amount<br />
Funding<br />
Source<br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
Duration<br />
Target %<br />
Coverage<br />
Southwest Region <strong>Observer</strong> <strong>Program</strong>, Southwest Regional <strong>Office</strong>, 501 West Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Manager: Lyle Enriquez, 562-980-4025, lyle.enriquez@noaa.gov, website: http://swr.ucsd.edu/hcd/fishobs.htm<br />
California Large-Mesh<br />
Drift Gillnet Fishery<br />
35 vessels<br />
MMPA (50<br />
CFR 229),<br />
MSFCMA<br />
(50 CFR<br />
660)<br />
Aug - Jan $237,729<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
1990 -<br />
present<br />
Actual %<br />
Coverage<br />
Target<br />
Sea Days<br />
Actual Sea<br />
Days<br />
20% TBD 150 150<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong>s<br />
California Deep-Set<br />
Pelagic Longline<br />
Fishery<br />
1 vessel<br />
MSFCMA<br />
(50 CFR<br />
660)<br />
Nov - May<br />
$67,331<br />
$90,008<br />
Reducing<br />
Bycatch<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
2001 -<br />
present<br />
100% 100% 120 103<br />
31<br />
Southern California Set<br />
Gillnet Fishery<br />
40 vessels<br />
MMPA (50<br />
CFR 229),<br />
ESA (50<br />
CFR 222)<br />
Jan - Dec $166,690<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
1990 -<br />
1994,<br />
2007,<br />
2010 -<br />
2012<br />
10% TBD 150 81<br />
6<br />
Southern California<br />
Small-Mesh Drift Gillnet<br />
Fishery<br />
20 vessels<br />
MMPA (50<br />
CFR 229),<br />
ESA (50<br />
CFR 222)<br />
Jun - Sep $35,774<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
2002 -<br />
2005,<br />
2010 -<br />
2012<br />
20% TBD 30 5<br />
Deep-Set Buoy Gear<br />
Fishery<br />
1 Vessel Jun - Sep $3,020<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
2012 NA NA NA 3<br />
SWC Data<br />
Management <strong>and</strong><br />
Bycatch Estimates<br />
NA NA year-round $175,000<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
NA NA NA NA NA NA<br />
TOTAL SOUTHWEST REGION OBSERVER PROGRAM FUNDING (CONGRESSIONAL): $775,552<br />
TOTAL SOUTHWEST REGION OBSERVER PROGRAM FUNDING (INDUSTRY): NA<br />
TOTAL SOUTHWEST REGION OBSERVER PROGRAM FUNDING (ALL SOURCES): $775,552