North Pacific Observer Program Training Schedule

Observer Training to become a certified North Pacific observer consists of a comprehensive three-week program held in Seattle. The curriculum includes safety while at sea, sampling methodologies, species identification, and data documentation requirements. Please see below for dates, training type, and location information.

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Class Dates	Day of Week	Training Type	Location
October 2nd - 3rd	Tues - Wed	Fixed Gear LL2	Seattle
October 4th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
October 11th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
October 15th - 16th	Mon - Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle
October 17th - 19th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Seattle
October 18th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
October 23rd - 24th	Tues - Wed	Fixed Gear LL2	Seattle
October 25th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
October 30th - 31st	Tues - Wed	2 day FSH	Seattle

November 1st	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
November 6th - 7th	Tues - Wed	Fixed Gear LL2	Seattle
November 8th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
November 13th - 14th	Tues - Wed	2 day FSH	Seattle
November 15th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
November 26th - 27th	Mon - Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle
November 28th - 30th	Wed - Fri	1 day	Seattle

Dec 3rd - 21st	Mon-Fri	3WK	Seattle
Dec 3rd - 4th	Mon-Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle
Dec 5th - 7th	Wed-Fri	3 day	Seattle
Dec 10th - 11th	Mon-Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle
Dec 10th - 11th	Mon-Tues	Fixed Gear LL2	Seattle
Dec 12th - 14th	Wed-Fri	3 day	Seattle
Dec 17th - 18th	Mon-Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle
Dec 19th - 21st	Wed-Fri	3 day	Seattle
Dec 26th - 28th	Wed-Fri	3 day	Seattle
Dec 26th - Jan 16th	Mon-Fri	3WK	Seattle

Jan 2nd - 4th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Seattle
Jan 2nd - 4th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Seattle
Jan 7th - 18th	Mon - Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle
Jan 9th - 11th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Seattle
Jan 9th - 11th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Seattle
Jan 9th - 11th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Anchorage
Jan 14th - 16th	Mon - Wed	3 day	Seattle
Jan 14th - 16th	Mon - Wed	3 day	Seattle
Jan 17th - 18th	Thurs - Fri	2 day FSH	Seattle
Jan 23rd - 25th	Wed - Fri	3 day	Seattle
Jan 28th - 29th	Mon - Tues	2 day FSH	Seattle

Feb 11th - 13th	Mon - Wed	3 day	Seattle
Feb 14th - 15th	Thurs - Fri	2 day FSH	Seattle
Feb 20th - 21th	Thurs - Fri	Fixed Gear LL2	Seattle
Feb 28th	Thursday	1 day	Seattle
Feb TBD	Mon-Fri	3WK	Seattle

Notes

Annual briefings for the 2019 fishing year begin the week of November 26th. The November 15th 1-day briefing is the last briefing for 2018.
1-day briefings will be offered weekly in Seattle. Seattle is the standard location for these briefings as 1-day briefings in Anchorage will be on an as needed request. For briefings, in Anchorage please submit requests no later than 5 days before the start date of the desired 1-day.
2-day briefings may be added to a scheduled 1-day on a case-by-case as needed basis. Please submit requests no later than 5 days before the start date of the associated 1-day.

Additional Resources

Resources

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North Pacific Observer Sampling Manual

The Observer Program deploys over 400 Pacific scientific observers each year on a variety of commercial fishing vessels. The observers, in turn, provide...

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North Pacific Observer Program Vessel or Plant Operator Comment Form

Additional Resources North Pacific Observer Program North Pacific Observer Duties North Pacific Observer Program Training & Briefing North...

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North Pacific Observer Program 2017 Annual Report

Section 313 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1862) authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), in consultation with National...

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