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A Tutorial to Assist Observers in the Field Identification of Corals

This short presentation is designed to assist groundfish observers in identifying corals to the order level in the field. It is essentially a more detailed version of the two-page coral guide provided as part of the observer identification manual. Representative specimens are on the display in the glass case near the observer training room in Seattle.
December 13, 2017 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

2018 Annual Deployment Plan for Observers and Electronic Monitoring in the Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries off Alaska

The 2018 Annual Deployment Plan documents how NOAA Fisheries intends to assign at-sea and shoreside observers and electronic monitoring to vessels and processing plants engaged in fishing operations in the North Pacific.
December 01, 2017 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

North Pacific Observer Duties

Fisheries observers are biologists who work independently to collect a wide range of information onboard commercial fishing vessels and at shoreside processing plants receiving fish from Alaskan waters. Observer information is used by NOAA Fisheries and partner agencies to manage commercial fisheries in the North Pacific. Observers are deployed by permitted providers for up to three months at a time.
Alaska
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North Pacific Observer Program Permitted Providers

For more information, please contact these permitted observer providers.
Alaska

North Pacific Observer Program Training & Briefing

Training to become a certified North Pacific observer consists of a comprehensive three week program held in Seattle.
Alaska
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Meet NOAA’s new National Observer Program Coordinator and Electronic Technologies Coordinator

NOAA Fisheries’ National Observer Program (NOP) added two critical new staff members during the summer of 2017.
November 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
National
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Final Regulatory Impact Review for Proposed Regulatory Amendment to Address the Potential for a Shortage of Nontrawl Lead Level 2 Observers

Shortage of lead level 2 endorsed observers for deployment on freezer longline vessels in the groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska and pot catcher/processors in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota program.
November 01, 2017 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Sea Turtle Observer Requirement Annual Determination

Through the Annual Determination, NOAA Fisheries identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of America*, and Pacific Ocean that will be required to take observers upon NOAA Fisheries' request.
National

Using Observer Data

Fishery observers collect data from U.S. commercial fishing and processing vessels, as well as from shore-side processing plants.
National

Observer Safety

At-sea monitors and observers play a critical role in supporting our science and management, and their health and safety is a top priority.
National