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OMB Control No. 0648-0318
Expiration Date: 07/31/2025
2024
Alaska Pollock Trawl Catcher Vessel Electronic Monitoring (EM)
Vessel Monitoring Plan (VMP) for Catcher
Vessels
Your vessel is in the Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Pollock Program for 2024. You must fully comply with all the
provisions of this VMP and all EFP requirements. We will notify you if there are problems regarding your
performance under this EFP. If you have repeat problems with EM system reliability or video quality or have failed
to comply with the requirements in this VMP or other elements of the EFP, you may be prohibited from
continuing to participate in the program.
EFP Permit Holder Contact Information
[To be completed by the EM service provider. Provide the appropriate contact information for the Permit Holders
that are the primary and secondary contact for the vessel.
EM Service Provider Contacts
[To be completed by the EM service provider. List EM service provider contact information, including but not
limited to: office address, office phone numbers, and Field Manager email and cell phone.]
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Vessel Info and Contacts
Vessel Name :
At-sea Vessel phone :
(Satellite, cell)
At-sea Vessel email (if any) :
ADFG Vessel permit :
Home port :
Primary landing port(s) :
Permitted Pollock Activity:
Hard Drive Submission
Frequency:
CV Bering Sea Only
CV GOA Only
First and second EM trip
CV Bering Sea and GOA
Up to 5 trips
Vessel Owner or Designated
Representative Name :
Mailing Address :
Email :
Phone number(s) :
Vessel Operator 1 Name :
Email :
Phone number(s) :
Vessel Operator 2 Name :
Email :
Phone number(s) :
Reminders:
Non-fishing activities occurring on deck may be seen by an EM reviewer.
It is prohibited to assault, impede, intimidate, harass, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with
an EM service provider.
EM service provider means any person, including their employees or agents, that NMFS
contracts with to provide EM services, or to review, interpret, or analyze EM data, as required
under § 679.51(f).
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Vessel Operator Responsibilities
For each trip you must comply with the operator responsibilities listed below and in Appendix B – Guide
for Vessel Operator.
Prior to Trip
✓ Complete Function Test: You must turn the system on and conduct a system function test
following the instructions provided in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator. The vessel is
advised to conduct the function test prior to leaving port. The function test must be completed
at least two hours before deploying gear. If the function test identifies a malfunction, you must
follow the guidance in the Equipment Malfunction Matrix and the troubleshooting guidelines
listed in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator.
✓ Confirm Hard Drive Storage Space: Ensure that the system has enough storage to record the
entire trip.
✓ ODDS (GOA CVs only): log your trip in ODDS by selecting an EFP trip and indicating whether you
will deliver to a tender.
o If you log a tender EFP trip, you must deliver all catch to a participating EFP tender;
otherwise, you must deliver all catch to a participating EFP shoreside processor.
o For assistance logging trips, ODDS can be reached online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/tool-app/observer-deploy-and-declare-system-odds or
through the call center at 1-855-747-6377.
During Each Trip
✓ Power: Maintain uninterrupted power to the EM unit while the vessel is underway.
✓ Maintain Equipment: Make certain that EM system components are not tampered with,
disabled, destroyed, or operated or maintained improperly unless directed to make changes by
NMFS, the EM service provider, the EFP managers, or as directed in the troubleshooting guide of
the VMP.
Each Day
✓ Logbook:
o You are required to complete a NMFS trawl logbook (per regulations 50CFR 679.5(c)) or
complete Appendix D - Trawl EFP Logbook or WGOA eLog
o Record all at-sea discards by species and weight (except for jellyfish). Note whether these
discards are in pounds or metric tons.
▪ If discard is a large individual marine organism (including skates), record for each
species:
● the estimated weight,
● number of organisms.
▪ If the discard is a Salmon shark or Pacific Sleeper shark, record for each species,
● the measured pre-caudal length,
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● weight from the length/weight table provided in Appendix E and F (or an
estimate if shark species is not Pacific sleeper shark or salmon shark),
● number of organisms.
▪ If the discard is jellyfish, you do not need to record the weight, but you should still
record that you discarded jellyfish.
o In the comments section note:
▪ List the reason(s) for each discard event;
▪ EM malfunctions encountered during the trip;
▪ All third wire bird strikes or bird captures;
▪ All marine mammal captures or interactions;
▪ Codend capacity (note whether it is in lbs or metric tons).
o You are required to submit the blue discard sheet from the NMFS trawl logbook or a copy
of the Appendix D - Trawl EFP Logbook, or your WGOA eLOG to the shoreside processor
or tender at the time of offload so that discard information can be entered into eLandings
or tLandings.
Prior to Each Haul
✓ Verify System Is Running Correctly
o Verify that all cameras are recording and all sensors and other required EM system
components are functioning as instructed in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator.
o Check the monitor and verify that the camera views are consistent with the images
provided in Appendix A - Vessel Installation Details.
✓ Clear Camera Views: Clean cameras to maintain video quality. Do NOT pressure wash cameras
or network switch boxes. Make sure camera views are not blocked.
Completion of Fishing activity in a Trip
✓ All EFP vessels in the GOA
o Upon departing the fishing grounds for town, all EFP vessels in the Gulf of Alaska
(regardless if the trip is EM or not) are required to communicate with observers via
observer cell phone to specify:
▪ if the trip is EM or not EM;
▪ if EM, provide your ETA, hail weight and whether or not you have a deckload. Hail
weight should include deckload.
✓ Contact your PI for the current Observer Phone Numbers.
Catch Handling Requirements
✓ All catch and discards must be handled within view of the cameras as defined in the camera
descriptions and deck diagram in Appendix A - Vessel Installation Details.
✓ All catch handling from the previous haul must be complete prior to retrieving the next haul.
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✓ Maximized Retention: All catch, including all groundfish and non-groundfish species, must be
retained and delivered except:
o Small amounts of pollock and other incidental species removed from the deck and fishing
gear during cleaning and other similar vessel operations;
o Large individual marine organisms, including large individual rays or skates;
o Jellyfish;
o Sharks except for Pacific spiny dogfish;
o Unavoidable discard of catch resulting from an event that is beyond the control of the
vessel operator or crew provided. Unavoidable discards are expected to be rare and
unusual. Events beyond the control of the vessel include:
▪ safety/stability;
▪ the opening of a blow-out panel because the catch is otherwise too large/unsafe
to bring up the vessel’s stern ramp;
▪ net bleeds/venting of an overfull codend;
▪ discards due to mechanical failure.
✓ As described in the Logbook section (see “Each Day” heading of this VMP), you are required to
record the species code, estimated weight, and the reason for discards in your logbook. For large
marine organisms, also record the number of organisms discarded. For jellyfish, you do not need
to estimate the weight or number.
✓ MRAs & Pollock Trip Limits: GOA vessels are exempt from the GOA 300,000-pound pollock trip
limit and MRA limits and are required to meet the performance standards under the EFP.
✓ Marine mammals: Any incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals must be
documented in your logbook and reported through the Marine Mammal Authorization Program.
Forms for the Marine Mammal Authorization Program are mailed to most permit holders
participating in category II fisheries (Marine Mammal Protection Act List of Fisheries), but are
also available online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammalprotection/marine-mammal-authorization-program
o All mortality and/or serious injury with marine mammals incidental to fishing activities
needs to be reported, regardless of the category of the fishery under the MMAP List of
Fisheries.
o Incidental interactions include any action that results in an injury (as stated at 50 CFR
229.2) or the collection of an already deceased animal.
o When reporting an interaction with a previously dead animal, please fill out the reporting
form and use the notes section to specify that the animal was dead previous to fishing
activities and give the reasons why this is apparent to you.
o If you have questions about what to report or how to report, contact
suzie.teerlink@noaa.gov or (907) 586-7240
✓ Seabirds:
o Mortalities and interactions of all seabirds must be captured and could be from fishing
gear, vessel strikes, or 3rd wire entanglements. Hold all seabirds in clear view of camera
for 3 seconds to assist with identification.
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o Vessels are required to complete a Threatened and Endangered Bird Species Encounter
Reporting Form (USFWS) when an encounter occurs for short-tailed albatross, spectacled
eider, Steller’s eider or other ESA-listed species while participating in the EFP.
Deliveries/Offloads
✓ GOA CVs only: Complete your offload according to the disposition (tender vs shoreside) of your
logged trip in ODDS:
o If you logged a tender EFP trip in the ODDS, you must deliver all catch to a participating
EFP tender.
o Otherwise, you must deliver to a participating EFP shoreside processor.
✓ All CVs:
o You are required to communicate with participating processors and provide timely
offload schedule information for all EFP trips.
o
All catch must be completely offloaded at a single location (no partial offloads)
o
The EM System must remain on through the entire duration of the offload.
▪ Verify that the EM system is on and recording prior to starting offload.
▪ Document the date/time of the start of the offload in your logbook.
▪ If the vessel is not carrying unsecured catch on deck (deckloads), an interruption
of up to 15 minutes to the offload video is allowed for hard drive exchanges and
minor equipment servicing. Any interruption to offload video should be noted as a
comment on the logbook if it occurs.
● If a vessel is carrying unsecured catch on deck (deckloads), there cannot be
any interruptions to the offload video.
After Each Trip
✓ Check the remaining disk space on your hard drive. If there is not enough storage remaining for
another trip, you must perform a hard drive exchange and submit your hard drive and logbook
pages. Follow shipping instructions in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator.
✓ Close fishing trip in ODDS (GOA CVs only): Prior to logging another trip you must close the
fishing trip in ODDS and enter the fish ticket number.
Data Submission Requirements
CV trips ending at a shoreside processing plant
✓ Data submission for CGOA/BSAI Vessels:
o You must submit your hard drive and copies of all logbook pages from all the trips
recorded on the hard drive when you meet any of these criteria:
▪ You have completed up to the specified number of trips on your current hard
drive,
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▪
▪
▪
First and Second EM Trip - vessels must submit their hard drive and logbook at
the end of their first and second EM trips of the year for which the VMP is
approved.
Up to 5 Trips - vessels that have met their first and second trip submission
requirements, and are meeting performance expectations, may record up to 5
trips on the current hard drive, unless otherwise specified by NMFS.
Your hard drive does not have enough room for another trip,
You had an encounter with a seabird or marine mammal
You are done with your pollock fishery for the current season.
o If you meet one of the criteria for hard drive submission (listed above), then the hard
drives and logbooks must be submitted within 24 hrs of landing.
o Perform a hard drive exchange as described in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators
and deliver the mailing envelope containing the hard drive to the appropriate contact for
mailing.
▪ EFP trips ending in ports with limited postal service: Notify the appropriate EFP
permit holder (using the contacts on first page of the VMP) to inform them of any
expected delays.
▪ You may be asked to submit the tracking information on the mailing envelope to
your EM Service Provider, see Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators.
o Pickup new logbooks and hard drives from processing plant as needed.
o Review your logbook for completion. If applicable, confirm that discards (including sharks
or other large species) are recorded in your logbook.
o You must submit your logbook with your hard drive.
o Copies of the discard sheet in the logbook (aka the “blue sheet”) must be submitted to
the processors at the end of every trip.
✓ Data submission for WGOA Vessels:
o You must submit your hard drive and copies of all logbook pages from all the trips
recorded on the hard drive when you meet any of these criteria:
▪ You have completed up to the specified number trips
- First and Second EM Trip - vessels must submit their hard drive and logbook at
the end of their first and second EM trips of the year for which the VMP is
approved.
- Up to 5 Trips - vessels that have met their first and second trip submission
requirements, and are meeting performance expectations, may record up to 5
trips on the current hard drive, unless otherwise specified by NMFS.
▪ Your hard drive does not have enough room for another trip,
▪ You had an encounter with a seabird or marine mammal
▪ You are done with your pollock fishery for the current season.
o If you meet one of the criteria for hard drive submission (listed above), then the hard
drives and logbooks must be submitted within 24 hrs of landing.
o Perform a hard drive exchange as described in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators
and deliver the mailing envelope containing the hard drive to the appropriate contact for
mailing.
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▪
o
o
o
o
EFP trips ending in ports with limited postal service: Notify the appropriate EFP
permit holder (using the contacts on first page of the VMP) to inform them of any
expected delays.
▪ You may be asked to submit the tracking information on the mailing envelope to
your EM Service Provider, see Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators.
Pickup new logbooks and hard drives from processing plant as needed.
If using an Electronic Logbook (eLog), review eLog for completion, including offload date
and discards, then export your eLog data as described in the eLog Software guide.
You must submit your eLog via USB stick or remote transmission within 24 hours of
landing every trip.
If you experienced a malfunction that required a paper logbook for the trip, a copy of the
logbook must be provided to the processors at the end of your offload and another copy
submitted to your provider with your hard drive.
✓ [To be completed by the EM service provider. List any other hard drive submission procedures
including but not limited to: location and procedures for drive delivery and pick up of additional
drives and mailing envelopes for each processing plant and location. Also, add in additional
procedures if vessels are mailing their own drives. Please include instructions for sending the
harddrive tracking information to the EM Service Provider and/or video reviewer, if desired.]
CV trips ending at a tender vessel
✓ Data submission for all CVs ending at a tender vessel:
o You must submit your hard drive and copies of all logbook pages from all the trips
recorded on the hard drive when you meet any of these criteria:
▪ You have completed up to the specified number of trips
- First and Second EM Trip - vessels must submit their hard drive and logbook at
the end of their first and second EM trips of the year for which the VMP is
approved.
- Up to 5 Trips - vessels that have met their first and second trip submission
requirements, and are meeting performance expectations, may record up to 5
trips on the current hard drive, unless otherwise specified by NMFS.
▪ Your hard drive does not have enough room for another trip;
▪ You had an encounter with a seabird or a marine mammal;
▪ You are done with your pollock fishery for the current season.
o If you meet one of the criteria for hard drive submission (listed above), then the hard
drives and logbooks must be submitted within 24 hrs of landing.
o Perform a hard drive exchange as described in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators
and give the mailing envelope containing the hard drive and your logbook pages to tender
vessel so it can be shipped to the appropriate contact for mailing
▪ EFP trips ending in ports with limited postal service: Notify the appropriate EFP
permit holder (using the contacts on first page of the VMP) to inform them of any
expected delays.
▪ You may be asked to submit the tracking information on the mailing envelope to
your EM Service Provider, see Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators.
o Pickup new logbooks and hard drives from tender vessel, as needed.
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o
Your location (BS or GOA)
✓ Additional instructions for data submission for CGOA/BSAI Vessels:
o Review your logbook for completion. If applicable, confirm that discards (including sharks
or other large species) are recorded in your logbook.
o You must submit your logbook with your hard drive.
o Copies of the discard sheet in the logbook (aka the “blue sheet”) must be submitted to
the processors at the end of every trip.
✓ Additional instructions for data submission for WGOA Vessels:
o Review your Electronic Logbook (eLog) for completion, including offload date and
discards, then export your eLog data as described in the eLog Software guide.
o You must submit your eLog via USB stick to your tender or remote transmission with your
hard drive.
o If you experienced a malfunction that required a paper logbook for the trip, a copy of the
logbook must be provided to the processors at the end of your offload and another copy
submitted to your provider with your hard drive.
✓ [To be completed by the EM service provider. List any other hard drive submission procedures
including but not limited to: location and procedures for drive delivery and pick up of additional
drives and mailing envelopes for each processing plant and location. Also, add in additional
procedures if vessels are mailing their own drives.]
System Malfunctions
✓ Reporting Malfunctions: System malfunctions can occur at the dock, prior to departure, or while
the vessel is at sea. All system malfunctions must be recorded in your logbook and reported as
soon as possible to your EM Service Provider and your EFP Manager.
✓ [To be completed by the EM service provider. List any expected procedures for vessels to report
malfunctions including but not limited to: phone and email for vessels to contact and specific
instructions for at-sea vs. dock; preference for how the vessels should report malfunctions.]
✓ Malfunction Classifications: Equipment malfunctions will be classified as “High” priority or
“Low” priority as indicated in the malfunction tables. Due to the different monitoring levels and
operational differences between the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska pollock fisheries, there
will be different protocols for dealing with High priority malfunctions.
o Low priority malfunctions will typically have a “work around” and will not affect your
ability to depart on an EFP trip but the issue must be resolved prior to taking an
additional trip once the initial issue is identified.
o High priority malfunctions typically result in the inability for the EM system to log the
required critical data components. The tables indicate the High priority malfunctions
classifications and the associated actions that must be taken when they are encountered.
✓ When looking at the malfunction classifications, please pay careful attention to the protocol
specific to:
o Whether your malfunction occurred during the Pre-Fishing function test or after the Prefishing function test was completed.
o
Your location (BS or GOA)
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o
Your location (BS or GOA)
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Equipment Malfunction Matrix
Equipment Malfunction Discovered During Pre-Fishing EM System Function Test (at least two hours before deploying
gear)
The EM function test must be completed at least two hours before deploying gear. Vessels are strongly advised to conduct the pre-fishing function test prior to
leaving port to avoid possibly having to return to port if a high priority malfunction is identified during the pre-fishing function test. If the function test identifies
a malfunction, follow the troubleshooting guidelines listed in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator to attempt to resolve the issue, and follow the instructions
in the table below if the issues cannot be resolved. Vessels may choose to carry additional hard drives and spare parts, such as cameras, network switches and
sensors. NOTE: Regardless of when the pre-fishing function test is run, it is the vessel’s responsibility to ensure that the EM system is fully operational before they
leave port.
Malfunction Type
High/Low
Priority
Potential Solution
Monitor Down
High
Connect a
different monitor
Insufficient Data
Drive Space
High
Replace with
spare hard drive
Control Center
High
Restart system
Insufficient Deck
Lighting
Low
Replace lights
Action if Malfunction Not Resolved
Attempt to resolve the issue following the troubleshooting guidelines listed in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel
Operators. If you cannot resolve the issue, contact EM service provider immediately for additional
troubleshooting options if you have already left port, or to arrange a technician service/repair prior to
scheduled departure if you are still in port.
● GOA CV: If service cannot be scheduled prior to departure from port, or if the vessel is out of port and
the issue cannot be resolved with the EM service provider at least two hours before deploying gear, you
may deploy gear for one trip, but repair must occur prior to departing on another trip.
● BS CV: Repair must occur prior to deployment of gear. Vessels will be required to return to port if prefishing function test reveals a high priority malfunction.
Another hard drive must be obtained and initialized before deployment of gear.
Attempt to resolve the issue following the troubleshooting guidelines listed in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel
Operators. If you cannot resolve the issue, contact EM service provider immediately for additional
troubleshooting options if you have already left port, or to arrange a technician service/repair prior to
scheduled departure if you are still in port.
● GOA CV: If service cannot be scheduled prior to departure from port, or if the vessel is out of port and
the issue cannot be resolved with the EM service provider at least two hours before deploying gear, you
may deploy gear for one trip, but repair must occur prior to departing on another trip.
● BS CV: Repair/control center replacement must occur prior to deployment of gear. Vessels will be
required to return to port if pre-fishing function test reveals a high priority malfunction.
May deploy gear but cannot retrieve gear at night.
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Critical Camera
High
Restart system;
replace with
spare camera
Non-critical
Camera
Low
Restart system;
replace with
spare camera
GPS Down
Low
Restart system
Hydraulic Sensor
Low
Keyboard/Mouse
Low
Restart system
replace with
spare sensor
Replace with
another
keyboard/mouse
Refer to Appendix A – Vessel Installation Details to confirm that the camera is a critical camera. Attempt to
resolve the issue following the troubleshooting guidelines listed in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operators. If
you cannot resolve the issue, contact EM service provider immediately for additional troubleshooting options if
you have already left port, or to arrange a technician service/repair prior to scheduled departure if you are
still in port.
● GOA CV: If service cannot be scheduled prior to departure from port, or if the vessel is out of port and
the issue cannot be resolved with the EM service provider at least two hours before deploying gear, you
may deploy gear for one trip, if a combination of other cameras provides view of the deck and stern
ramp area. Repair must occur prior to departing on another trip.
● BS CV: Repair must occur prior to deployment of gear. Vessels will be required to return to port if prefishing function test reveals a high priority malfunction.
Refer to Appendix A – Vessel Installation Details to confirm that the camera is non-critical. Attempt to resolve
the issue following the troubleshooting guidelines. If you cannot resolve the issue, contact EM service provider
to arrange a technician service/repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on another trip.
Attempt to resolve the issue following the troubleshooting guidelines. If you cannot resolve the issue, contact
EM service provider to arrange a technician service/repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on another
trip.
May deploy gear but must trigger video manually. If you cannot resolve the issue, contact EM service
provider to arrange a technician service/repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on another trip.
May deploy gear provided that sensors are properly triggering automatic recording. If you cannot resolve the
issue, contact EM service provider to arrange a technician service/repair. Repair must occur prior to
departing on another trip.
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Equipment Malfunction during fishing
If the system passed the function test at the dock or at least two hours before deploying gear, and remains continuously powered during the trip, you are NOT
required to return to port in the event of a high priority malfunction. Follow the instructions provided in Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator. If the
malfunction cannot be resolved following the troubleshooting guide and/or with remote support, continue to run the system with all functional parts, and
contact the service provider immediately (from sea if possible) to schedule service at the time of landing. Record all malfunction details in the comments section
of your logbook including the time and date of the malfunction. Vessels may choose to carry additional hard drives and spare parts, such as cameras, network
switches and sensors.
High/Low
Priority
Potential Solution
Monitor Down
High
Connect a different
monitor
GPS
High
Restart system
Insufficient Storage
High
Replace with spare hard
drive
Control Center
High
Restart system
Loss of Continuous
Power during fishing
or offloading
High
Check power supply to
system
Loss of Continuous
Power while transiting
Low
Check power supply to
system
Insufficient Lighting
High
Replace lights
Malfunction Type
Critical Camera
(views of deck,
horizon, stern ramp,
and factory [if
applicable])
High
Restart system; replace
with spare camera
Non-critical Camera
Low
Restart system; replace
with spare camera
Keyboard/Mouse
High
Replace with another
keyboard/mouse
Hydraulic Sensor
Low
Restart system
Action if Malfunction Not Resolved
Troubleshoot and repair prior to next haul. If cannot repair must contact EM service provider
ASAP to report issues/schedule repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on the next trip.
Troubleshoot and repair prior to next haul. If cannot repair must contact EM service provider
ASAP to report issues/schedule repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on the next trip.
Perform a data retrieval and swap hard drive with a new blank hard drive.
Troubleshoot and repair prior to next haul. If cannot repair must contact EM service provider
ASAP to report issues/schedule repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on the next trip.
Troubleshoot and repair prior to next haul. If cannot repair must contact EM service provider
ASAP to report issues/schedule repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on the next trip.
May continue to transit. Troubleshoot and repair prior to next haul or prior to offload. If cannot
repair must contact EM service provider ASAP to report issues/schedule repair. Repair must
occur prior to departing on the next trip.
May fish but cannot retrieve gear at night.
Troubleshoot and repair prior to next haul. If cannot repair must contact EM service provider
ASAP to report issues/schedule repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on the next trip.
Attempt to repair prior to retrieving gear. If cannot repair must contact EM service provider
ASAP to report issue/schedule repair. Repair must occur prior to departing on the next trip.
Before departing on another trip, must contact EM service provider to get new keyboard or
mouse.
Must trigger video recording manually. Before departing on another trip selected for EM
coverage, must contact EM service provider to schedule repair.
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Appendix A – Vessel Installation Details
[To be completed by the EM service provider.]
● Include a description and diagram of the installation on the vessel including the number and location of
cameras; definition of their use (e.g., deck views, horizon view, stern view, discard views, factory
conveyor views); and whether each camera is Critical or Non-Critical (based on input from the EM
reviewers).
● Deck Diagram to include the location of deck hatches, checker configurations/dimensions (where
appropriate) and location of mid-water net reel locations
● Provide images of camera views.
● Describe the location of lighting, control center, GPS, sensors, monitor, and other EM equipment.
● List the frame rates, image resolution, frequency of logging, sensor trigger threshold values, and other
EM system specifications.
Vessel-specific handling protocols or instructions
● [List any special handling protocols that may apply to a vessel, including description and diagrams of
discard control points, specific procedures for sorting discards (if applicable), and steps that need to be
taken to ensure all catch remains in camera view.]
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Appendix B – Guide for Vessel Operator
[To be completed by the EM service provider.]
EM system user’s guide
● [Provide EM system specific information including…
● Describe how to retrieve a hard drive, how to power up the system, how to do a function test, system,
etc.
● Provide the detailed steps that will be taken to minimize the potential for EM system malfunctions
● Provide troubleshooting guide with steps if malfunctions occur.
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Appendix C – Signature Page
This certifies that the vessel owner/operator has been trained in the function and operation of the Electronic
Monitoring (EM) system installed on the vessel and that the vessel owner/operator must comply with the
components of this Vessel Monitoring Plan. A signed copy of this VMP must be aboard at all times when the
vessel is participating in this EFP. Digital signatures are acceptable.
Vessel owner/operator signature: _________________________________________
Signer’s relationship to vessel (such as owner, operator, designated representative):
_________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________
EM Service Provider signature: _________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________
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Appendix D Trawl EM EFP Logbook
Vessel Name:
Start Port:
ADF&G Number:
Trip Start Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
Operator Name:
Offload Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
Did the EM system function normally the entire trip?
If no, please describe any problems:
Haul
No.
Verified
EM
system
OK
Y
N
Set Information
Date
Time
Latitude
Offload Port:
Offload Time:
Date
Time
Lbs or MT
(circle one)
Trip Number:
Comments:
Retrieval Information
Longitude
Codend
Capacity:
Latitude
Longitude
Species
Code of
Discard
No.
discarded
animals
Discard
Weight
(lbs or
MT)
Reason for
Discard
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Appendix E – Length to Weight Conversion for Pacific Sleeper Shark
PCL (ft in)
PCL (in)
WT (lbs)
PCL (ft in)
PCL (in)
WT (lbs)
PCL (ft in)
PCL (in)
WT (lbs)
2'0"
24
20
6'8"
80
429
11'4"
136
1960
2'1"
25
21
6'9"
81
443
11'5"
137
2017
2'2"
26
23
6'10"
82
456
11'6"
138
2075
2'3"
27
25
6'11"
83
470
11'7"
139
2114
2'4"
28
28
7'0"
84
484
11'8"
140
2154
2'5"
29
31
7'1"
85
499
11'9"
141
2194
2'6"
30
33
7'2"
86
521
11'10"
142
2235
2'7"
31
35
7'3"
87
545
11'11"
143
2277
2'8"
32
38
7'4"
88
560
12'0"
144
2318
2'9"
33
40
7'5"
89
576
12'1"
145
2382
2'10"
34
43
7'6"
90
593
12'2"
146
2447
2'11"
35
47
7'7"
91
609
12'3"
147
2491
3'0"
36
52
7'8"
92
626
12'4"
148
2536
3'1"
37
55
7'9"
93
644
12'5"
149
2581
3'2"
38
58
7'10"
94
671
12'6"
150
2627
3'3"
39
62
7'11"
95
698
12'7"
151
2673
3'4"
40
65
8'0"
96
717
12'8"
152
2743
3'5"
41
69
8'1"
97
736
12'9"
153
2815
3'6"
42
73
8'2"
98
755
12'10"
154
2863
3'7"
43
79
8'3"
99
775
12'11"
155
2912
3'8"
44
85
8'4"
100
795
13'0"
156
2962
3'9"
45
90
8'5"
101
825
13'1"
157
3012
3'10"
46
94
8'6"
102
857
13'2"
158
3063
3'11"
47
99
8'7"
103
878
13'3"
159
3140
4'0"
48
104
8'8"
104
900
13'4"
160
3218
4'1"
49
109
8'9"
105
923
13'5"
161
3272
4'2"
50
117
8'10"
106
945
13'6"
162
3325
4'3"
51
126
8'11"
107
968
13'7"
163
3380
18
4'4"
52
131
9'0"
108
1003
13'8"
164
3434
4'5"
53
137
9'1"
109
1039
13'9"
165
3490
4'6"
54
143
9'2"
110
1064
13'10"
166
3574
4'7"
55
150
9'3"
111
1089
13'11"
167
3660
4'8"
56
156
9'4"
112
1114
14'0"
168
3718
4'9"
57
167
9'5"
113
1140
14'1"
169
3777
4'10"
58
177
9'6"
114
1166
14'2"
170
3836
4'11"
59
184
9'7"
115
1206
14'3"
171
3896
5'0"
60
192
9'8"
116
1247
14'4"
172
3956
5'1"
61
200
9'9"
117
1274
14'5"
173
4017
5'2"
62
208
9'10"
118
1303
14'6"
174
4111
5'3"
63
216
9'11"
119
1331
14'7"
175
4205
5'4"
64
224
10'0"
120
1360
14'8"
176
4269
5'5"
65
237
10'1"
121
1390
14'9"
177
4333
5'6"
66
251
10'2"
122
1420
14'10"
178
4398
5'7"
67
260
10'3"
123
1465
14'11"
179
4464
5'8"
68
270
10'4"
124
1512
15'0"
180
4530
5'9"
69
279
10'5"
125
1544
15'1"
181
4631
5'10"
70
289
10'6"
126
1576
15'2"
182
4733
5'11"
71
300
10'7"
127
1608
15'3"
183
4803
6'0"
72
315
10'8"
128
1641
15'4"
184
4872
6'1"
73
332
10'9"
129
1675
15'5"
185
4943
6'2"
74
343
10'10"
130
1726
15'6"
186
5014
6'3"
75
355
10'11"
131
1778
15'7"
187
5086
6'4"
76
366
11'0"
132
1814
15'8"
188
5195
6'5"
77
378
11'1"
133
1849
15'9"
189
5306
6'6"
78
391
11'2"
134
1886
15'10"
190
5381
6'7"
79
410
11'3"
135
1923
15’11”
191
5456
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Appendix F – Length to Weight Conversion for Salmon Shark
PCL (ft in)
PCL (in)
WT (lbs)
PCL (ft in)
PCL (in)
WT (lbs)
2'0"
24
13
6'8"
80
418
2'1"
25
15
6'9"
81
436
2'2"
26
17
6'10"
82
451
2'3"
27
18
6'11"
83
467
2'4"
28
20
7'0"
84
483
2'5"
29
23
7'1"
85
499
2'6"
30
25
7'2"
86
516
2'7"
31
28
7'3"
87
533
2'8"
32
30
7'4"
88
551
2'9"
33
33
7'5"
89
569
2'10"
34
36
7'6"
90
587
2'11"
35
39
7'7"
91
606
3'0"
36
42
7'8"
92
625
3'1"
37
46
7'9"
93
644
3'2"
38
49
7'10"
94
668
3'3"
39
53
7'11"
95
688
3'4"
40
57
8'0"
96
709
3'5"
41
61
8'1"
97
730
3'6"
42
65
8'2"
98
752
3'7"
43
70
8'3"
99
773
3'8"
44
76
8'4"
100
796
3'9"
45
81
8'5"
101
818
3'10"
46
86
8'6"
102
842
3'11"
47
91
8'7"
103
865
4'0"
48
97
8'8"
104
889
4'1"
49
102
8'9"
105
914
4'2"
50
108
8'10"
106
938
4'3"
51
115
8'11"
107
969
4'4"
52
121
9'0"
108
995
20
4'5"
53
128
9'1"
109
1021
4'6"
54
135
9'2"
110
1048
4'7"
55
142
9'3"
111
1075
4'8"
56
150
9'4"
112
1102
4'9"
57
159
9'5"
113
1131
4'10"
58
167
9'6"
114
1159
4'11"
59
175
9'7"
115
1188
5'0"
60
184
9'8"
116
1218
5'1"
61
192
9'9"
117
1248
5'2"
62
201
9'10"
118
1278
5'3"
63
211
9'11"
119
1309
5'4"
64
220
10'0"
120
1347
5'5"
65
230
10'1"
121
1379
5'6"
66
240
10'2"
122
1411
5'7"
67
251
10'3"
123
1444
5'8"
68
262
10'4"
124
1477
5'9"
69
273
10'5"
125
1511
5'10"
70
286
10'6"
126
1546
5'11"
71
298
10'7"
127
1581
6'0"
72
310
10'8"
128
1616
6'1"
73
322
10'9"
129
1652
6'2"
74
335
10'10"
130
1689
6'3"
75
348
10'11"
131
1733
6'4"
76
361
11'0"
132
1771
6'5"
77
375
11'1"
133
1809
6'6"
78
389
11'2"
134
1848
6'7"
79
403
11'3"
135
1887
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