West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program

OMB 0648-0785

As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization (catch share) program for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet, which requires 100 percent monitoring. Implementing an electronic monitoring (EM) program for catcher vessels in the mothership and shore-based sectors can supplement, and potentially replace, observer coverage. The collection supports the certification and data requirements for EM service providers and vessel owners necessary for program implementation and compliance.

The latest form for West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program expires 2023-08-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form Form
EM Service Provider - Renewal Form and Instruction
EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units) Form and Instruction
Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification) Form and Instruction
Vessel Owner - Initial Application Form and Instruction
Vessel Operator - Logbooks Form and Instruction
0648-0785 Supporting Statement A_BH70.docx Supporting Statement A
Vessel Owner - Self-Enforcing Agreement
EM Service Provider - Debrief of EM Staff
EM System Provider - Reports
EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form Form
EM Service Provider - Renewal Form and Instruction
EM Service Provider - Change to EMSP
EM Service Provider - Appeal
EM Service Provider - Application (Copy of Contracts & Add'l Documents)
EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units) Form and Instruction
Vessel Owner - EM System Maintenance
Vessel Owner - Authorization Renewal
Vessel Owner - Appeal
Vessel Owner - Change to VMP
Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification) Form and Instruction
Vessel Owner - Initial Application Form and Instruction
Vessel Operator - Hard Drive Submission
Vessel Operator - Logbooks Form and Instruction
Vessel Operator - Captain Training

All Historical Document Collections

202210-0648-001 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-10-03
202102-0648-009 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-03-01
202005-0648-006 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-05-28
201907-0648-009 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2019-10-24

OMB Details

Vessel Operator - Captain Training

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