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NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-244
This series represents a secondary level of scientific publishing. All issues employ thorough internal
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reviews, not anonymous peer reviews. All issues may be cited in formal scientific communications.
2018 Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology Annual Discard Report
with Observer Sea Day Allocation
Northeast Fisheries Science Center1
and Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office2
1
NOAA Fisheries, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
NOAA Fisheries, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
2
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
April 2018
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
AA = Access area
ACCSP = Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
ASM = At-Sea Monitoring Program
CV = coefficient of variation
ESA = Endangered Species Act
FMP = fishery management plan
FSB = Fisheries Sampling Branch
FY = Fiscal Year
GEN = General category
IFS = Industry Funded Scallop Observer program
lg = large mesh
LIM = Limited access category
MA = Mid-Atlantic
MMPA = Marine Mammal Protection Act
NE = New England
NEFOP = Northeast Fisheries Observer Program
NEFSC = Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NMFS = National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NY DEC = New York Department of Environmental Conservation
OPEN = Nonaccess area
PTNS = Pre-Trip Notification System
SBRM = Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
SE = standard error of the estimate
sm = small mesh
TDD = Turtle Deflector Dredge
US = United States
VTR = Vessel Trip Report
xlg = extra large mesh
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This document contains a compilation of the information to meet the 2018 SBRM annual
discard report requirements. For fish and invertebrate species groups, several of the required annual
discard report elements (discards and precision by fleet) can be found in Wigley and Tholke 2018,
along with a description of the data sources, methods, results, and discussion. Similarly, for sea
turtles, further information can be found in Murray 2012, 2015a, 2018.
An estimated 69,947 mt (154,206,116 lb) of federally regulated species were discarded during
the July 2016 through June 2017 time period.
Estimates of sea turtle interactions in sink gillnet gear in the Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank
region from 2012-2016. There were an estimated 141 loggerhead interactions per year, 29 Kemp’s
ridley interactions per year, 5 leatherback interactions per year, and 22 unidentified hard-shelled
turtle interactions per year in this gear type.
After sea days adjustments, a total of 10,568 sea days is needed to monitor the 15 Standardized
Bycatch Reporting Methodology species groups (14 fish/invertebrates species groups and 1 sea
turtle species) during the April 2018 through March 2019 period. Of the 10,568 sea days, 7,519 sea
days are needed for agency-funded fleets and 3,049 sea days are needed for industry-funded fleets.
The funds available to the NEFSC’s Northeast Fisheries Sampling Branch in fiscal year (FY)
2018 are estimated to provide support for 5,122 days and 3,131 days are carried over (i.e., bought
ahead) from FY2017 funds for a total of 8,253 days for the April 2018 through March 2019 time
period. Based upon an observer set-aside compensation rate analysis for the Industry Funded
Scallop program, there is industry funding for 4,101 days. Hence, 12,354 days are available for
observer coverage during April 2018 through March 2019.
Within the agency-funded fleets and prioritization-applicable funding, funded days exceed the
needed days resulting in an estimated surplus of funds equivalent to approximately 162 days. The
2018 funding does not trigger the SBRM prioritization approach. In addition, practical limitations
prevent the observer program from covering the 28 sea days associated with 5 fleets. Hence, a
funding equivalent to the 190 sea days will be utilized at the agency’s discretion. Any remaining
discretionary observer funds disseminated to the NEFSC, if any, will be used at the agency’s
discretion.
The numbers of sea days allocated by fleet (where a fleet represents gear type, access area, trip
category, region, and mesh group combinations) are given for the April 2018 through March 2019
period.
There is a proposed SBRM framework action to expand the sampling frame for the MidAtlantic and New England lobster pot fleets. If the framework action is approved, then beginning
in the calendar quarter following final approval, all active federal lobster vessels may be eligible
for selection to take an observer, regardless of whether they are required to submit VTRs.
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INTRODUCTION
The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) Omnibus Amendment was
implemented on 27 February 2008 (NMFS 2008, NEFMC 2007) and later vacated by the US
District Court for the District of Columbia and remanded back to National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) on 15 September 2011 due to a deficiency associated with the prioritization process, an
element of the amendment. On 29 December 2011, NMFS removed the regulations implementing
the SBRM (NMFS 2011). A revised SBRM Omnibus Amendment (NEFMC 2015), hereafter
referred to as the SBRM amendment, was approved on 13 March 2015 and a final rule was
implemented on 30 July 2015.
The SBRM amendment requires an annual discard report utilizing information obtained from
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s (NEFSC) Fisheries Sampling Branch’s (FSB) observer
programs (Northeast Fisheries Observer Program [NEFOP] and Industry Funded Scallop [IFS]
observer program) for 14 federally managed species groups 1 and sea turtles (Table 1). Specifically,
the SBRM annual discard report requirements include: “…summaries of the trips observed, fishing
modes in the relevant time period, funding issues and other related issues and developments, and
projections of coverage across fisheries for upcoming time period. More detailed information
would be provided in tables and figures that addressed: The number of observer trips and sea days
scheduled that were accomplished for each fishing mode and quarter, as well as the number of trips
and sea days of industry activity; the kept weight from unobserved quarters and statistical areas
summarized by fishing mode; the amount kept and estimated discards of each species by fishing
mode; and the relationship between sample size and precision for relevant fishing modes.”(NEFMC
2015, pages 237-238).
This document contains a compilation of the information to meet the 2018 SBRM annual
discard report requirements. For fish and invertebrate species groups, several of the required annual
discard report elements can be found in Wigley and Tholke 2018, along with a description of the
data sources, methods, results, and discussion. Similarly, for sea turtles, further information can be
found in Murray 2012, 2015a, 2018. This document also presents the number of sea days needed to
monitor the 15 species groups, the funding available for observer coverage, and the numbers of sea
days allocated by fleet2 (where a fleet represents gear type, access area, trip category, region, and
mesh group combinations) for the April 2018 through March 2019 period.
SUMMARY OF OBSERVER COVERAGE
A total of 3,238 trips (9,149 days) was observed during the July 2016 through June 2017 time
period. When these trips were stratified by fleet and quarter, some trips were partitioned between
fleets resulting in 3,445 trips (9,654 days). See Tables 2 and 3 in Wigley and Tholke 2018 for a
summary of the number of observed trips and industry Vessel Trip Reports (VTR) trips by fleet and
1
As of December 15, 2017, blueline tilefish became a federally managed species in the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Golden and Blueline Tilefish Fishery Management Plan.
2
Fleets are synonymous with “fishing modes”.
1
calendar quarter and a summary of the number of observed sea days and industry sea days by fleet
and calendar quarter, respectively. There were 68 fleets uniquely identified in the July 2016 through
June 2017 data. Based upon the industry activity during this time period, 10 new fleets were added
to the collection of fleets analyzed (Wigley and Tholke 2018). Additionally, scallop trawl, twin
trawl, shrimp trawl, beam trawl, and mid-water trawl fleets were partitioned into specific mesh size
groups to create consistency in mesh size groups among all trawl fleets (Wigley and Tholke 2018).
A spatial and temporal analysis of the kept weight of all species (i.e., any species retained
during the trip) from statistical areas and calendar quarter was conducted. Over all fleets, 72% of
kept weight of all species occurred in statistical areas and calendar quarters that had observer
coverage. For a summary of the percentage of kept weight with observer coverage by fleet for the
July 2016 through June 2017 time period, see Table 4 in Wigley and Tholke 2018.
SUMMARY OF DISCARD ESTIMATES
For fish/invertebrate species, the total catch, kept, and estimated discards (in live weight) and
their associated coefficient of variation (CV) were derived for fleets using data collected during the
July 2016 through June 2017 time period (Wigley and Tholke 2018). Based upon that discard
estimation analysis, an estimated 69,947 mt (154,206,116 lb of federally regulated species were
discarded (Table 2). Fleet abbreviations used in this report are described in Appendix Table 1. See
Table 5A and 5B in Wigley and Tholke 2018 for summaries by fleet and SBRM species group and
by fleet and individual species that compose these 14 species groups, respectively.
The most recent average annual estimates of sea turtle interactions and CVs in U.S. MidAtlantic commercial fisheries are listed in Table 3. Methods to estimate sea day needs for the
different gear types can be found in either Murray (2012) or Murray (2018).
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Table 2 Total catch (live lb), Vessel Trip Report landings (kept; live lb), estimated discards (live lb), associated coefficient of variation (CV),
and standard error of the estimated discards (SE; live lb) for 14 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) species groups
combined, by fleet, based on July 2016 through June 2017 data. Dark shading indicates fleets not considered or with no observed trips in
the annual analysis. These CV were not used in the annual sample size analysis. Blank CV indicates either no discards or discards equals 0.
"P" indicates fleets with "pilot" designation. Taken from Table 5C in Wigley and Tholke 2018.
Species: 14 SBRM SPECIES GROUPS COMBINED
Fleet
Row Gear Type
Access
Area
Trip
Region
Category
Mesh
Group
Total
Kept
1
Longline, Bottom
OPEN
all
MA
all
1,858,295
1,643,691
214,605
0.666
142,979
2
Longline, Bottom
OPEN
all
NE
all
7,093,565
6,336,502
757,063
0.907
687,002
3
Hand Line
OPEN
all
MA
all
333,468
327,239
6,229
0.694
4,324
4
Hand Line
OPEN
all
NE
all
2,228,616
2,222,016
6,599
0.588
3,879
5
Otter Trawl
OPEN
all
MA
sm
34,589,991
21,721,179
12,868,811
0.090
1,154,165
6
Otter Trawl
OPEN
all
MA
lg
24,599,124
12,888,606
11,710,518
0.096
1,129,501
7
Otter Trawl
OPEN
all
NE
sm
73,949,077
61,275,706
12,673,371
0.096
1,213,450
8
Otter Trawl
OPEN
all
NE
lg
76,348,669
48,380,632
27,968,037
0.105
2,926,736
9
Otter Trawl, Scallop
AA
GEN
MA
sm
77,385
38,901
38,484
0.275
10,590
10
Otter Trawl, Scallop
AA
GEN
MA
lg
337,735
273,753
63,982
0.445
28,460
P
11
Otter Trawl, Scallop
OPEN
GEN
MA
sm
147,070
61,744
85,326
0.108
9,176
P
12
Otter Trawl, Scallop
OPEN
GEN
MA
lg
1,820,876
1,308,864
512,012
0.299
152,874
14
Otter Trawl, Scallop
OPEN
LIM
MA
lg
214,261
62,243
152,017
0.000
0
P
15
Otter Trawl, Twin
OPEN
all
MA
sm
1,446,304
1,038,141
408,163
0.139
56,830
P
18
Otter Trawl, Ruhle
OPEN
all
MA
sm
273,414
273,414
19
Otter Trawl, Ruhle
OPEN
all
NE
sm
1,517,081
1,517,081
20
Otter Trawl, Ruhle
OPEN
all
NE
lg
316,083
180,166
135,917
0.000
0
P
21
Otter Trawl, Haddock Separator
OPEN
all
NE
lg
4,853,539
2,805,177
2,048,363
0.141
287,885
P
22
Otter Trawl, Shrimp
OPEN
all
MA
sm
45,246
4,270
40,976
0.000
0
P
23
Otter Trawl, Shrimp
OPEN
all
NE
sm
194,950
194,950
24
Otter Trawl, Twin, Shrimp
OPEN
all
MA
sm
705,700
2,074
703,626
0.211
148,763
25
Otter Trawl, Other
OPEN
all
MA
sm
114,143
114,143
P
27
Otter Trawl, Other
OPEN
all
NE
sm
324,228
324,228
P
29
Floating Trap
OPEN
all
NE
all
10,504
10,504
30
Gillnet, Sink, Anchor, Drift
OPEN
all
MA
sm
2,532,728
2,312,035
220,692
0.350
31
Gillnet, Sink, Anchor, Drift
OPEN
all
MA
lg
6,670,169
6,378,608
291,561
0.124
36,236
32
Gillnet, Sink, Anchor, Drift
OPEN
all
MA
xlg
6,152,429
5,163,692
988,738
0.107
105,415
33
Gillnet, Sink, Anchor, Drift
OPEN
all
NE
sm
22,845
20,740
2,104
0.000
0
34
Gillnet, Sink, Anchor, Drift
OPEN
all
NE
lg
9,523,193
8,736,042
787,151
0.287
225,687
See Appendix Table 1 for fleet abbreviations.
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Discarded
CV
SE
Pilot
P
P
P
P
P
77,317
P
Table 2, continued. Total catch (live lb), Vessel Trip Report landings (kept; live lb), estimated discards (live lb), associated coefficient of
variation (CV), and standard error of the estimated discards (SE; live lb) for 14 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) species
groups combined, by fleet, based on July 2016 through June 2017 data. Dark shading indicates fleets not considered or with no observed
trips in the annual analysis. These CV were not used in the annual sample size analysis. Blank CV indicates either no discards or discards
equals 0. "P" indicates fleets with "pilot" designation. Taken from Table 5C in Wigley and Tholke 2018.
Species: 14 SBRM SPECIES GROUPS COMBINED
Fleet
Row Gear Type
Access
Area
Trip
Region
Category
Mesh
Group
Total
Kept
Gillnet, Sink, Anchor, Drift
OPEN
all
NE
xlg
36
Purse Seine
OPEN
all
MA
all
0
0
37
Purse Seine
OPEN
all
NE
all
49,977,720
38
Dredge, Scallop
AA
GEN
MA
all
39
Dredge, Scallop
AA
GEN
NE
all
40
Dredge, Scallop
AA
LIM
MA
41
Dredge, Scallop
AA
LIM
42
Dredge, Scallop
OPEN
GEN
43
Dredge, Scallop
OPEN
44
Dredge, Scallop
OPEN
45
Dredge, Scallop
OPEN
48
Trawl, Mid-water Paired&Single
AA
49
Trawl, Mid-water Paired&Single
OPEN
50
Trawl, Mid-water Paired&Single
53
54
SE
Pilot
0.081
245,229
49,967,871
9,849
0.658
6,485
6,110,147
4,739,975
1,370,172
0.243
333,136
5,055,291
4,451,449
603,842
0.128
77,258
all
84,161,452
69,222,452
14,939,000
0.125
1,864,896
NE
all
140,497,949
110,358,100
30,139,849
0.111
3,337,482
MA
all
15,015,503
12,051,591
2,963,912
0.097
286,370
GEN
NE
all
8,779,208
7,541,948
1,237,260
0.148
182,812
LIM
MA
all
62,681,838
56,629,542
6,052,295
0.096
579,227
LIM
NE
all
141,744,817
126,866,058
14,878,759
0.088
1,312,160
all
NE
sm
6,659,240
6,651,575
7,665
0.260
1,992
all
MA
sm
3,996,203
3,987,192
9,011
0.733
6,607
OPEN
all
NE
sm
66,329,205
66,193,957
135,248
0.683
92,333
Pots and Traps, Fish
OPEN
all
MA
all
481,812
335,852
145,960
0.256
37,336
Pots and Traps, Fish
OPEN
all
NE
all
347,401
181,143
166,258
0.179
29,720
55
Pots and Traps, Conch
OPEN
all
MA
all
7,384
7,292
92
0.899
83
56
Pots and Traps, Conch
OPEN
all
NE
all
1,519
1,077
442
0.599
265
58
Pots and Traps, Lobster
OPEN
all
MA
all
254,875
177,963
76,912
1.148
88,300
59
Pots and Traps, Lobster
OPEN
all
NE
all
154,458
50,383
104,075
0.659
68,587
61
Pots and Traps, Crab
OPEN
all
MA
all
488,739
305,231
183,508
0.398
73,105
62
Pots and Traps, Crab
OPEN
all
NE
all
4,023,966
2,893,361
1,130,605
0.233
263,871
63
Beam Trawl
OPEN
all
MA
sm
30,000
30,000
65
Dredge, Other
OPEN
all
MA
all
0
0
67
Dredge, Ocean Quahog/Surfclam
OPEN
all
MA
all
243,744,732
241,345,504
2,399,228
0.429
1,028,881
68
Dredge, Ocean Quahog/Surfclam
OPEN
all
NE
all
218,019,531
216,577,371
1,442,160
0.247
355,587
2,640,668
2,148,638
492,031
0.178
87,703
589,348
589,348
1,340,569,332
1,186,363,217
154,206,116
0.036
5,621,211
Other minor fleets
TOTAL
See Appendix Table 1 for fleet abbreviations
18
17,442,003
CV
3,033,635
Confidential fleets
20,475,638
Discarded
35
P
P
P
Table 3 The most recent average annual estimates of sea turtle interactions and their associated coefficient of variation (CV) in U.S. MidAtlantic commercial fisheries.
Fishery
Estimate
CV
Years Included
Species*
Reference
Bottom trawl, for fish and scallops
231
0.13
01 Jan 2009-2013
Loggerhead
Murray 2015a
Sea Scallop Dredge
22
0.73
01 Jan 2009-2014
Loggerhead
Murray 2015b
Sink Gillnet
141
0.29
01 Jan 2012-2016
Loggerhead
Murray 2018
Sink Gillnet
29
0.43
01 Jan 2012-2016
Kemp’s ridley
Murray 2018
Sink Gillnet
5
0.71
01 Jan 2012-2016
Leatherback
Murray 2018
Sink Gillnet
22
0.37
01 Jan 2012-2016
Unidentified
hard-shelled
Murray 2018
* Sea day monitoring needs for Kemp’s ridley and leatherback turtles in sink gillnet gear were not projected because of the low encounter rate
of these species.
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Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) Vessel Selection
If selected to carry an observer am I required to take one?
Yes, as a federal fishery permit holder (see list of permits to left) or Category I or
II fishery participant, you are required to take an observer when selected.
Depending on your permits, category or fishing location this requirement is mandated
under one of the following Acts: the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), the Atlantic
Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (ACFCMA), the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) or the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Is there a limit to how many times a month I can be selected to carry an
observer?
…………….………………
Federal permits requiring
observer coverage:
Atlantic sea scallops
Northeast multispecies
Monkfish
Skates
Atlantic mackerel
Squid
Butterfish
Scup
Black seabass
Bluefish
Spiny dogfish
Atlantic herring
Tilefish
Atlantic deep-sea red crab
Summer flounder
(moratorium permit)
• American lobster
• Atlantic surfclam
• Ocean quahog
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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Any questions about the
Northeast Fisheries
Observer Program or
these requirements
should be directed to
Amy Martins, Branch
Chief, Fisheries
Sampling Branch
(508) 495-2266
…………….………………..
No, there are no laws or regulations that limit or specify the number of times a
single vessel may be selected for observer coverage within a given month*.
However, the goal is to collect representative data without overburdening an
individual vessel. Every effort is made to spread coverage out evenly among all
vessels actively fishing in the same fleet (for the purpose of this sea day schedule the
fleet you fish in is defined by the gear type and mesh size you are using as well as
the region you are fishing in i.e. Large mesh (>5.5”) Otter Trawl in New York).
* With the exception of LAGC IFQ vessels (See (50 CFR 648.11(g)(2)(ii))
How does the observer service provider decide how many times a month
to select a vessel for observer coverage?
The NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center generates a yearly sea day
schedule for the NEFOP with a given number of days at sea that need to be observed
every month in active fishing fleets. NOAA Fisheries partners with an observer service
provider to complete this sea day schedule. The NEFOP provider attempts to achieve
the days at sea tasked, while still spreading coverage throughout the fleet. For some
fleets, it is not possible to accomplish the number of tasked NEFOP seadays without
covering vessels multiple times per month. An example:
• The NEFOP sea day schedule requires 30 sea days for the month of March
on trawl vessels that are using mesh < 5.5” (small mesh) in a given region.
• There are only 10 day trip vessels in March that are using small mesh trawl in
that region.
• Each vessel will have to be covered 3X to get the 30 days of coverage
needed.
Additionally, if a vessel fishes in multiple fleets on different trips (such as a small
mesh trawl and a large mesh trawl trip) they may be selected for coverage for both
fleets.
How many days are tasked to the fleets I fish in each month?
The NEFOP sea day schedule shows the breakdown of all of the days tasked for
each fleet throughout the year and can be found at: www.nefsc.noaa.gov/fsb/. The
NEFOP can provide a summary of sea days tasked to the fleets you participate in
upon request.
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service
……………….……………
Your cooperation and
assistance in this
program is greatly
appreciated.
If I’m fishing in state waters am I required to take a federal observer?
Yes, if you hold any of the federal permits listed to the left or are a Category I or II
fishery participant, you are required (under the MSA and MMPA) to take an
observer, once selected, if you are fishing within waters of the United States (defined
in the MSA as “all the States thereof”). It does not matter whether you are fishing in
state or federal waters.
…………….………………
How will I be notified of my selection?
You will be contacted by a NMFS employee, designated contractor or observer
acting on behalf of the Regional Administrator, in person, by telephone, or in writing
and notified that your vessel has been selected to carry an observer. In some
situations you may be selected dockside shortly in advance of a fishing trip.
What authority does NOAA have to place observers on my vessel?
NOAA’s authority to place observers on your vessel is found in a number of federal
statutes, including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
Cooperative Management Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the
Endangered Species Act, and their implementing regulations. For example, federal
Magnuson-Stevens Act regulations at 50 CFR § 648.14 (e) state that:
It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(2) Refuse to carry onboard a vessel an observer or sea sampler if
requested to do so by the Regional Administrator or the Regional
Administrator's designee.
(3) Fail to provide information, notification, accommodations, access, or
reasonable assistance to either a NMFS-approved observer or sea
sampler conducting his or her duties aboard a vessel as specified in §
648.11.
For the full text of these
regulations visit:
……………....………………
Magnuson Stevens Act:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov
/topic/laws-policies
#magnuson-stevens-act
……………....………………
Marine Mammal Protection
Act:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov
/topic/laws-policies#marinemammal-protection-act
……………….……………
Endangered Species Act:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov
/topic/laws-policies
#endangered-species-act
……………....………………
Updated April 2018
Similar requirements are found in regulations implemented under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (see language below) and the Endangered Species Act. In
addition, as a condition of your federal fishing permit, you must carry an observer
when contacted by a NOAA employee or designated contractor.
50 CFR § 229.7 (c) (1)
(c) Observer requirements for participants in Category I and II fisheries.
(1) If requested by NMFS or by a designated contractor providing observer
services to NMFS, a vessel owner/operator must take aboard an
observer to accompany the vessel on fishing trips.
For a complete list of Category I or II fisheries visit:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/final-list-fisheries-2018
It is a violation of federal regulations to fail to carry an
observer on any fishing trip when the vessel has been
selected. A violation may result in the assessment of civil
penalties.
For more information on the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program
please visit our website at: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/fsb/
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service
NEFOP Seaday Schedule,
New Hampshire & Massachusetts 2018
The Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) is tasked by the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center with an annual seaday schedule
for a specific number of federally funded observed days at sea. Here
is an excerpt from the schedule with the days tasked to vessels
fishing out of New Hampshire or Massachusetts for the 2018-2019
SBRM year (April 2018 - March 2019). This excerpt accompanies the
NEFOP Vessel Selection information sheet.
What is a fleet?
A fleet is a group of vessels all fishing using the same gear type and size in a given region.
Seadays assigned to NH & MA fleets for this SBRM year (April 2018 – March 2019)*
2018
2018
Apr - Jun Jul - Sep
Fleet Description
2018
Oct - Dec
2019
Jan- Mar
Change
from 2017
Otter Trawl Small/Medium Mesh (<5.49")
60
183
42
20
43%
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
26
48
2
6
31%
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5"-7.99") (complete)
0
35
4
0
255%
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
5
2
3
2
80%
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (limited**) MA, NH & RI
45
1
18
30
26%
Ocean Quahog / Surfclam Dredge
41
47
31
32
844%
indicates fewer days tasked than the previous year
indicates more days tasked than the previous year
Providers select vessels
on a monthly schedule to achieve the quarterly assigned seadays (i.e., achieving 1/3 of the quarterly
+
assigned days each month) as effort allows.
For this SBRM year there are 590 seadays tasked specifically to fleets landing in the states of Massachusetts & New
Hampshire. 474 additional seadays are tasked to handline, longline, mid-water trawl, gillnet, purse seine and conch, crab,
hagfish, fish and lobster pot fleets landing in any New England state (ME-RI) including MA & NH. There are a total of 6,885
seadays tasked to Greater Atlantic fleets through the NEFOP Seaday Schedule this year.
An additional 1,178 SBRM/Limited NEFOP seadays will be tasked through the Pre-Trip Notification System (PTNS) to vessels
participating in the Northeast Multispecies Fishery. Vessels participating in a northeast multispecies sector or the Atlantic sea scallop
fishery may be subject to additional coverage requirements, not outlined above, via the At-Sea Monitoring or Industry Funded Scallop
programs.
For questions on the NEFOP Seaday Schedule please contact:
Observer Program Area Lead, Sara Weeks: sara.weeks@noaa.gov, (508) 495-2227
*This information is subject to change and is current as of 4/10/2018
** “Limited” trips are those trips where observers collect only limited data on the discarded fish catch. These days can be completed on both state and federally
permitted gillnet vessels under authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service
NEFOP Seaday Schedule, Rhode Island 2018
The Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) is tasked by the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center with an annual seaday schedule
for a specific number of federally funded observed days at sea. Here
is an excerpt from the schedule with the days tasked to vessels
fishing out of Rhode Island for the 2018-2019 SBRM year (April 2018 March 2019). This excerpt accompanies the NEFOP Vessel Selection
information sheet.
What is a fleet?
A fleet is a group of vessels all fishing using the same gear type and size in a given region.
Seadays assigned to Rhode Island fleets for this SBRM year (April 2018 – March 2019)*
2018
Apr - Jun
2018
Jul - Sep
2018
Oct - Dec
2019
Jan- Mar
Otter Trawl Small/Medium Mesh (<5.49"), RI
221
306
196
77
43%
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5"), RI
25
43
30
15
28%
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5"-7.99"), RI
38
46
15
0
106%
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8"), RI
11
3
7
4
78%
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (limited**), MA & RI
45
0
30
27%
Twin Trawl, RI
0
21
18
23
23
25%
Fleet Description
indicates fewer days tasked than the previous year
Change
from 2017
indicates more days tasked than the previous year
Providers select vessels on a monthly schedule to achieve the quarterly assigned seadays (i.e., achieving 1/3 of the quarterly
assigned days each month) as effort allows.
For this SBRM year there are 1104 seadays tasked specifically to fleets landing in the state of Rhode Island. 474 additional
seadays are tasked to gillnet, handline, longline, mid-water trawl, clam dredge, Ruhle trawl, purse seine and conch, crab, hagfish,
fish and lobster pot fleets landing in any New England state (ME-RI) including Rhode Island. There are a total of 6,885 seadays
tasked to Greater Atlantic fleets through the NEFOP Seaday Schedule this year.
An additional 1,178 SBRM/Limited NEFOP seadays will be tasked through the Pre-Trip Notification System (PTNS) to vessels participating
in the Northeast Multispecies Fishery. Vessels participating in a northeast multispecies sector or the Atlantic sea scallop fishery may be
subject to additional coverage requirements, not outlined above, via the At-Sea Monitoring or Industry Funded Scallop programs.
For questions on the NEFOP Seaday Schedule please contact:
Observer Program Area Lead, Sara Weeks: sara.weeks@noaa.gov, (508) 495-2227
*This information is subject to change and is current as of 4/10/2018
** “Limited” trips are those trips where observers collect only limited data on the discarded fish catch. These days can be completed on both state and federally permitted
gillnet vessels under authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service
Fisheries Sampling Branch, Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) Seaday Schedule, April 2018 - March 2019 - Version 1
Quarter 2 - 2018
Allocation
Ref # Source
Fishery Description
Region
Geographic Area
0087 SBRM
Longline
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0083 SBRM
Longline
NE
New England State
0623 SBRM
Handline
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0624 SBRM
Handline
NE
New England State
0453 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
MA
CT
0454 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
MA
MD
0455 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
MA
NC
0456 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
MA
NJ
0457 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
MA
NY
0458 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
MA
VA
0459 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
CT
0460 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
MD
0461 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
NC
0462 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
NJ
0463 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
NY
0464 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
VA
0080 SBRM
Otter Trawl
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0465 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
NE
MA
0467 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
NE
NH
0468 SBRM
Otter Trawl Small Mesh (<5.5")
NE
RI
0469 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
NE
MA
0472 SBRM
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
NE
RI
0715 SBRM
Twin Trawl
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0716 SBRM
Twin Trawl
NE
RI
0707 SBRM
Shrimp Trawl, Twin, Ocean Waters
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0600 SBRM
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5.5") (complete)
MA
MD
0601 SBRM
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5.5") (complete)
MA
NC
0602 SBRM
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5.5") (complete)
MA
NJ
0603 SBRM
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5.5") (complete)
MA
NY
0604 SBRM
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5.5") (complete)
MA
VA
0605 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
MA
MD
0606 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
MA
NC
0607 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
MA
NJ
0608 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
MA
NY
0609 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
MA
VA
0610 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
MA
CT
0611 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
MA
MD
0612 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
MA
NJ
0613 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
MA
NY
0614 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
MA
VA
0736 SBRM
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (complete)
NE
New England State
0615 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
NE
MA
0616 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
NE
RI
0620 SBRM
Gillnet Large Mesh (5.5-7.99") (complete)
NE
NH
0564 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
NE
NH
0617 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
NE
MA
0618 SBRM
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (complete)
NE
RI
0069 SBRM
Purse Seine
NE
New England State
0079 SBRM
Mid-Water Pair & Single Trawl,Access Area
NE
New England State
APR 2018
Tasked
MAY 2018
Tasked
21
4
20
3
30
1
6
69
125
9
7
2
30
74
27
9
406
60
0
221
26
25
13
0
0
1
5
29
15
39
10
1
21
7
5
3
2
24
40
5
4
0
38
0
0
5
11
6
14
JUN 2018
Tasked
Quarter 3 - 2018
JUL 2018
Tasked
AUG 2018
Tasked
21
35
34
3
64
0
2
20
225
7
20
21
3
140
55
7
598
145
38
306
48
43
13
21
39
11
6
36
11
58
0
0
10
16
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
33
46
2
1
1
3
6
14
SEP 2018
Tasked
Quarter 4 - 2018
OCT 2018
Tasked
NOV 2018
Tasked
21
9
17
3
35
2
3
55
92
13
3
3
12
50
16
25
318
34
8
196
2
30
16
23
115
4
52
22
3
66
13
0
42
23
12
1
0
27
10
0
0
4
15
0
1
2
7
6
15
DEC 2018
Tasked
Quarter 1 - 2019
JAN 2019
Tasked
FEB 2019
Tasked
21
0
4
2
12
4
10
61
16
13
2
0
27
21
8
28
214
20
0
77
6
15
16
23
54
0
90
2
0
78
23
7
9
0
18
1
1
18
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
MAR 2019
Total Tasked
Tasked
84
48
75
11
141
7
21
205
458
42
32
26
72
285
106
69
1536
259
46
800
82
113
58
67
208
16
153
89
29
241
46
8
82
46
35
5
3
69
53
8
8
37
99
2
2
10
25
18
43
0076 SBRM
Mid-Water Pair & Single Trawl
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0078 SBRM
Mid-Water Pair & Single Trawl
NE
New England State
0569 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Fish
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0565 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Fish
NE
New England State
0566 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Conch
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0518 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Conch
NE
New England State
0570 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Hagfish
NE
New England State
0567 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Lobster
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0572 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Lobster
NE
New England State
0573 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Crab
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0575 SBRM
Pot & Trap, Crab
NE
New England State
0713 SBRM
Ocean Quahog/Surfclam Dredge
MA
Mid-Atlantic State
0703 SBRM
Ocean Quahog/Surfclam Dredge
NE
MA
SBRM Subtotal
0509 MMPA
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (limited)
NE
S of Cape Cod, MA & RI
22
0
11
3
3
3
3
31
4
4
10
18
6
41
0
11
3
3
3
3
32
4
4
7
21
6
47
0
11
3
3
3
3
0
4
4
7
21
6
31
16
11
3
0
3
0
31
4
5
6
20
6
32
151
1610
2312
1522
1048
6492
23
0
0
0
0
4
6
8
10
9
16
44
12
9
12
9
94
16
17
30
80
24
11
93
0513 MMPA
Gillnet Extra Large Mesh (>=8") (limited)
NE
N of Cape Cod, NH
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0717 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Bay
MA
Accomack County, VA
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
9
0718 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Accomack County, VA
5
4
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
18
0719 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Bay
MA
Hampton County, VA
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
16
0720 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Bay
MA
Mathews County, VA
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
0721 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Bay
MA
Northhampton County, VA
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
7
0722 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Northhampton County, VA
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0723 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Bay
MA
City of Virginia Beach, VA
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
6
0724 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
City of Virginia Beach, VA
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
10
0725 MMPA
Gillnet (limited), Bay
MA
York County, VA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
4
0726 MMPA
Gillnet Large Mesh (>=5") (limited), Ocean 3-200nm
MA
Dare County, NC
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
6
0727 MMPA
Gillnet Large Mesh (>=5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Dare County, NC
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
5
2
6
4
2
27
0728 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 3-200nm
MA
Dare County, NC
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
5
2
4
8
24
0729 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Dare County, NC
2
6
1
2
1
6
2
6
7
7
3
9
52
0730 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Hyde County, NC
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
10
0731 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Brunswick County, NC
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
10
0732 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Carteret County, NC
3
3
1
1
6
6
4
8
3
1
1
1
38
0733 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
New Hanover County, NC
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
11
0734 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Onslow County, NC
5
1
0
0
0
1
1
9
3
0
0
3
23
0735 MMPA
Gillnet Small Mesh (<5") (limited), Ocean 0-3nm
MA
Pender County, NC
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
6
1
0
0
1
18
MMPA Subtotal
50
49
6
13
17
25
27
55
38
32
29
52
393
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
14
40
55
33
8
13
15
24
27
60
36
8
17
17
13
29
26
30
4
7
6
6
15
12
8
0
3
2
New York Agreement Subtotal
178
189
115
46
528
Total
1893
2556
1757
1207
7413
0800 NYA
Gillnet Small/Medium Mesh (<5.5") (limited)
MA
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
0801 NYA
Gillnet Large/Extra Large Mesh (>=5.5") (limited)
MA
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
0802 NYA
Otter Trawl Small/Medium Mesh (<5.5")
MA
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
0803 NYA
Otter Trawl Large Mesh (>=5.5")
MA
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
0804 NYA
Pot & Trap, Lobster
MA
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
0805 NYA
Pot & Trap, Conch
MA
NY Bight/Long Island Sound
0806 NYA
Pot & Trap, Fish
MA
Version 1 released on April 24, 2018
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File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | TM 244 2018 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Annual Discard Report |
Author | swigley |
File Modified | 2018-05-31 |
File Created | 2018-04-17 |