National Observer Program Annual Report - Office of Science and ...
National Observer Program Annual Report - Office of Science and ...
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NORTHEAST<br />
Fisheries Observed<br />
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 />
Actual %<br />
Coverage<br />
Target Sea<br />
Days<br />
Actual Sea<br />
Days<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong>s<br />
Northeast Fisheries <strong>Observer</strong> <strong>Program</strong>, Northeast Fisheries <strong>Science</strong> Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1097<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Manager: Amy Van Atten, 508-495-2266, amy.van.atten@noaa.gov, website: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/fsb/<br />
33<br />
New Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
Groundfish Trawl <strong>and</strong><br />
Sink Gillnet Fisheries<br />
(also shrimp trawl,<br />
bottom longline/tub,<br />
herring mid-water pair<br />
trawl, whiting trawl)<br />
1,052 trawl<br />
vessels <strong>and</strong><br />
474 gillnet<br />
vessels <strong>and</strong><br />
46 longline<br />
MSFCMA<br />
(50 CFR<br />
648); MMPA<br />
(50 CFR<br />
229)<br />
year-round<br />
$8,395,856<br />
$3,551,507<br />
$4,350,000<br />
$856,689<br />
Obs/Trn-New<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
Groundfish<br />
<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Observer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
<strong>National</strong> Catch<br />
Share<br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
Marine<br />
Mammal<br />
<strong>Observer</strong>s<br />
1990 -<br />
present<br />
30%<br />
coefficient<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
variation<br />
on<br />
bycatch<br />
species;<br />
30% for<br />
groundfish<br />
common<br />
pool; 25%<br />
for<br />
groundfish<br />
sectors;<br />
20%<br />
herring<br />
Coverage<br />
targets<br />
are close<br />
Targets are<br />
set by<br />
SBRM<br />
(April<br />
through<br />
March),<br />
based on<br />
CV <strong>and</strong><br />
adjusted<br />
for funding<br />
availability<br />
<strong>and</strong>/or<br />
resource<br />
set-aside<br />
5,412<br />
6,047<br />
207<br />
Mid-Atlantic Coastal<br />
Gillnet Fishery<br />
(includes monkfish,<br />
dogfish, <strong>and</strong> several<br />
state fisheries)<br />
NE <strong>and</strong> Mid-Atlantic<br />
Small Mesh Trawl<br />
Fisheries (squid,<br />
mackerel, butterfish)<br />
>670<br />
vessels<br />
719 permits<br />
MMPA (50<br />
CFR 229)<br />
MMPA (50<br />
CFR 229);<br />
MSFCMA<br />
(50 CFR<br />
648)<br />
year-round $45,000<br />
year-round $1,504,408<br />
Marine<br />
Mammal<br />
<strong>Observer</strong>s<br />
Atlantic Coast<br />
<strong>Observer</strong>s<br />
1994 -<br />
present<br />
2001 -<br />
present<br />
30%<br />
coefficient<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
variation<br />
on<br />
bycatch<br />
species<br />
(SBRM)<br />
30%<br />
coefficient<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
variation<br />
on<br />
bycatch<br />
species<br />
(SBRM)<br />
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