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November 2019
National Electronic Monitoring Workshop (East)
The 3rd National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Series will engage and educate new participants and foster an environment for collaboration across different fisheries, fishermen and other stakeholders regarding the opportunities and challenges associated with electronic monitoring. The first workshop will be held on the East Coast with the support of the New England Fishery Management Council on November 13 – 14, 2019 at the Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle, New Hampshire. A second workshop will be held in early…
Find out more »Webinar on Options for Electronic Reporting of Commercial Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) in the Greater Atlantic
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) are considering an action that will require commercial fishing operators holding federal permits for species managed by either Council to report their Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) electronically rather than on paper. Fisheries covered include: Atlantic Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Scup, Summer Flounder, Spiny Dogfish, Tilefish, Squid, Atlantic Mackerel, Butterfish, Surfclam, Ocean Quahog, Northeast Multispecies (groundfish), Monkfish, Atlantic Herring, Skates, Small-Mesh Multispecies (whiting/hake), Red Crab, and Sea Scallop. Electronic Vessel Trip Reports (eVTRs) allow direct entry of data by the vessel operator using an electronic-based system…
Find out more »February 2020
National Electronic Monitoring Workshop (West)
The 3rd National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Series will engage and educate new participants and foster an environment for collaboration across different fisheries, fishermen and other stakeholders regarding the opportunities and challenges associated with electronic monitoring. The first workshop will be held on the East Coast with the support of the New England Fishery Management Council on November 13 – 14, 2019 at the Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle, New Hampshire. A second workshop will be held in early…
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