Approved At-Sea Monitoring and Electronic Monitoring Providers for Groundfish Sectors
Summary
We have approved seven companies to provide Northeast multispecies sector at-sea and electronic monitoring services in fishing years 2021 and 2022. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan require at-sea and electronic monitoring companies to apply to, and be approved by, us in order to be eligible to provide monitoring services to sectors. This action will allow sectors to contract for at-sea and electronic monitoring services with any of the approved service providers for fishing years 2021 and 2022.