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North Pacific / Alaska

Aug 8, 2019 by

North Pacific / Alaska

As of 2019, Alaska is fielding a 168-vessel program that allows fixed gear groundfish and halibut vessels (longline and pot) that are subject to partial observer coverage to opt into an alternative camera-based electronic monitoring program. This fixed gear program took four years to develop, and is different from many logbook compliance-based EM programs in that the EM video review data provides direct information about catch composition and number of discards, which is then used real time in catch accounting and in-season fishery management.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is currently working with NMFS, other agencies, and industry stakeholders to develop a compliance-based program for the pollock trawl fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. Field testing for this program is underway in 2019, and the Council is looking to develop an analysis to support implementing regulations within the next 1-2 years.
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North Pacific / Alaska posts

  • Projects in the Field: Demonstrating EM Data Quality and Cost-Effectiveness in the Alaska Pollock Trawl Fishery

  • Projects in the Field: ALFA, Chordata, and NPFA Work to Improve EM Image Quality in Near Real-Time

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    Projects in the Field: Electronic Monitoring for Alaska’s Pot Cod Fishery

  • Projects in the Field: Implementing EM for Compliance Monitoring in the Bering Sea & Gulf of Alaska Shoreside Pollock Catch Vessel Fisheries

  • EDF’s Smart Boat Initiative Releases Requests for Proposals to Engage in Technology Pilots

  • RFP: Underwater Smart Cameras to Enable Real Time Bycatch Avoidance

  • Electronic Monitoring in the U.S. West Coast and Alaska Groundfish Fishery

  • Developing EM for trawl fisheries off Alaska

  • EM in the Groundfish and Pacific Halibut Fisheries off Alaska

  • Alaska Fish Factor: Preparing to go electric

  • Alaska’s Small Boat / Longline EM Program

  • 2016 will be eventful year for Alaska EM

  • Innovations in Electronic Monitoring

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    North Pacific / Alaska

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    North Pacific / Alaska

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