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NOAA Fisheries Emergency Action Waives Some Observer Coverage

By Fishermen's News Online on Mar 29, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

NOAA Fisheries Emergency Action Waives Some Observer Coverage

  Federal fisheries officials responding to concerns voiced by longline halibut and black cod fishermen in Alaska have issued an emergency action providing authority, on a case by case basis, to waive observer coverage in some instances. The emergency action also waive some training and other program requirements while meeting conservation needs and providing an […]

Golden King Crab Fishery Under Way in Aleutians

By Fishermen's News Online on Aug 13, 2018   Fishermen's News Online  

Golden King Crab Fishery Under Way in Aleutians

The 2018–2019 Aleutian Islands golden king crab fisheries is under way, with a quota of 3,470,400 pounds of individual fishing quota (IFQ) and 385,600 pounds of community development quota (CDQ), for a total of 3.9 million pounds east of Adak. West of Adak, there is a 2.5 million-pound quota, with 2,250,000 pounds for the IFQ […]

NOAA to Offer Fishermen Option for Electronic Monitoring in 2018

By Julie Speegle | NOAA on Aug 8, 2017   At Sea, Featured, State  

NOAA to Offer Fishermen Option for Electronic Monitoring in 2018

Beginning in 2018, Alaska fishermen, some of whom may not have the space on their vessel or life raft capacity for a NOAA Fisheries observer, will have the option to use an electronic monitoring (EM) system instead.   NOAA Fisheries is integrating EM into the North Pacific Observer Program for the 2018 fishing year. An […]

Some Alaska Fishermen to Test New, Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program

By Julie Speegle | NOAA on Mar 22, 2017   At Sea, Featured, State  

Some Alaska Fishermen to Test New, Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program

NOAA Fisheries is proposing to integrate electronic monitoring (EM) into the North Pacific Observer Program. An EM system uses cameras and associated sensors to passively record and monitor fishing activities-work traditionally accomplished by a human fisheries observer. Observers are trained biologists who collect scientific information while aboard commercial fishing vessels. This information contributes to the […]

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