Omnibus Industry Funded Monitoring Amendment

Overview

The Council previously considered an amendment that would implement industry-funded monitoring (IFM) coverage in some fishery management plans (FMPs) above levels required by the Standard Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) in order to assess the amount and type of catch, monitor annual catch limits, and/or provide other information for management. At the October 2018 Council Meeting the Council decided not to move forward with further development of this action.

Contact

Jason Didden, Fishery Management Specialist  - (302) 526-5254,  jdidden@mafmc.org

Amendment Status

At the October 2018 Council Meeting NMFS presented the results of an electronic monitoring project and potential options for next steps related to industry funded monitoring (IFM). The Council had originally considered IFM due to observer coverage concerns in the mackerel fishery, but most mackerel catches will be subject to additional monitoring through a recent New-England Council IFM action for the Atlantic herring fishery. The Council thus decided to monitor observer coverage of the mackerel fishery and may re-initiate an action to consider additional IFM observer coverage in the mackerel fishery at a later date.

Documents

2018

• Documents for August 2018 Council Meeting

2017

• Documents for April 2017 Council Meeting

2016

• Documents for December 2016 Council Meeting

• Documents for June 2016 Council Meeting

• Documents for April 2016 Council Meeting

• Documents for February 2016 Council Meeting

2015

• Documents for October 2015 Council Meeting

  • Presentation

  • Webinar Recording

• Documents for August 2015 Council Meeting

• Documents for May 29, 2015 PDT/FMAT Meeting

• Documents for March 3, 2015 PDT/FMAT Meeting

• Draft Amendment Observer Funding Amendment (including draft EA), February 2015

• Draft Amendment - Public Comments, February 2015

2014

• NEFMC Observer Policy Committee, December 17, 2014

• FMAT/PDT Meeting Summary, October 28, 2014

  • Meeting Recording

• New England Observer Committee Materials and Summary, August 19, 2014

• FMAT/PDT Meeting Summary, August 5, 2014

  • Meeting Recording and Materials

• FMAT/PDT Conference Call Recording, March 7, 2014

• Draft Discussion Document for February 2014 Meeting

• FMAT/PDT Conference Call Summary, January 2, 2014

  • Meeting Recording

2013

• Comments/Recommendations from AIS (observer provider), December 27, 2013

• FMAT/PDT Conference Call Summary, December 5, 2013

• NMFS partial approval of Am 14, including disapproval of higher mackerel observer coverage, November 7, 2013

• Sept 2013 letter from NMFS to Councils on observer funding, September 20, 2013

• NMFS partial approval of Am 5, including disapproval of higher Atlantic herring observer coverage, July 19, 2013