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NOAA to Increase Enforcement Actions to Ensure Safety of Federal Fishery Observers, Monitors

Interference with fishery observers is illegal. Stepped-up enforcement in the Northeast will target vessel owners, captains, and crew who violate the law.
Observer in orange jacket using grid system to electronically measure a crab.

Northeast Multispecies Fishery: Amendment 23

NOAA Fisheries has approved and implemented measures included in Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, which the New England Fishery Management Council adopted and submitted to NOAA Fisheries for approval. This action would…
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Published
04/18/2024

International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Purse Seine Observer Exemptions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

NMFS issues regulations under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Tuna Conventions Act (TCA) of 1950, as amended, to allow NMFS to issue temporary exemptions from purse seine observer requirements in the eastern Pacific…
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Published
04/18/2024

North Pacific Observer Program 2019 Annual Report

This Annual Report provides information, analysis, and recommendations based on the deployment of observers and Electronic Monitoring (EM) systems by the North Pacific Observer Program during 2019.
December 17, 2021 - Other Reports ,

2022 Annual Deployment Plan For Observers And Electronic Monitoring In The Groundfish And Halibut Fisheries Off Alaska

The 2022 Annual Deployment Plan documents how NOAA Fisheries intends to assign fishery observers and electronic monitoring to vessels fishing in the partial observer coverage category (50 CFR 679.51(a)) in the North Pacific during the calendar year 2022.
December 02, 2021 - Other Reports ,

New How-To Guide for Observer Trip Selection in Alaska

The new manual describes the web-based system where fishermen, managers, and observer providers interact to determine fisheries monitoring coverage.
November 22, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Fisheries observer taking fish measurements on the deck of a vessel A fisheries observer collects data aboard a partial-coverage fishing vessel in Alaska. Credit:NOAA Fisheries

Incidental Take Program

This training and support program ensures that fishery observers collect data needed to reduce protected species bycatch in commercial fisheries.

Draft 2022 Annual Deployment Plan for Observers and Electronic Monitoring in the Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries off Alaska

Fishery observers and electronic monitoring on vessels fishing in the partial observer coverage category in the North Pacific during the calendar year 2022.
October 06, 2021 - Document ,

North Pacific Observer Program 2020 Annual Report

This Annual Report provides information, analysis, and recommendations based on the deployment of observers and Electronic Monitoring (EM) systems by the North Pacific Observer Program during 2020.
July 14, 2021 - Other Reports ,

West Coast Region Update on Issuance of Observer and Catch Monitor Waivers

West Coast Region update specific to the Covid-19 protocols in place for domestically-managed fisheries in this Region with full or partial observer and/or catch monitor coverage.
June 17, 2021 -