Information for Dockside Monitors

• NOAA Fisheries Service Points of Contacts
• Sector Manager Contacts

• March 31, 2011 -  Inseason Action to Adjust the Trip Limits for NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels
• March 9, 2011 - Companies interested in providing dockside or at-sea monitoring services to NE Multispecies sectors FY 2011
• November 15, 2010 - NE Multispecies Sector Letter of Authorization (LOA) Issuance and Requirements
• October 21, 2010 - Announcement Of An Extension To December 1,2010, For Pemlit Holders To Sign A Sector Contract And For Sectors To Submit Rosters For Fishing Year 2011 (may 1, 2011, Through April 30,2012)
• October 20, 2010 - Letter Clarifying Reporting Of Groundfish For Sector Vessels And Those Dealers Purchasing From Them, As Well As Reporting Issues Common To Both Vessels And Dealers
• August 18, 2010 - Extended Opportunity to Join a Multispecies Sector for Fishing Year 2011
• June 3, 2010 - Clarifies NE Multispecies Amendment 16 Provisions Including VMS Activity Declaration Requirements For Sector & Common Pool Vessels
• May 26, 2010 - Adjustments To The Common Pool And Sector Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Specifications Of Framework Adjustment 44 And The Resulting Sector Annual Catch Entitlements (ACEs)
• May 24, 2010 - New Possession Limits for Common Pool Vessels in the Groundfish Fishery
• April 23, 2010 - Multispecies Amendment 16 & Framework Adjustment 44 Regulations Pertaining To Confirmation of Permit History Permit Holders That Become Effective On May 1, 2010
• April 19, 2010 - Multispecies Amendment 16 Regulations Pertaining To Vessels Issued An Open Access Northeast Multispecies Handgear B Permit That Become Effective On May 1, 2010
• March 30, 2010 - Final Measures for 2010 Fishing Year for Multispecies Fishery
  • Vessel Permit Holder
  • Dealer Permit Holder
  • Charter/Party & Recreational Permit Holder
  • Vessel Monitoring System Information

• Temporary Final Rule; Adjustment To Specifications; Revisions to Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2011
• Notification of NMFS-Approved Sector Monitoring Service Providers; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Sector Monitoring Service Providers
• Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Final Rule to Implement Addenda to 17 Fishing Year (FY) 2010 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts
• Temporary Rule; Adjustment To Specifications; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Revisions to Framework Adjustment 44 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements: Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2010 
• Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 16 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
• Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 44 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
• Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Sector Operations Plans for 2010

Information You Need to Know

• Sector Incident Report Guide FY 2012
• Sector Vessel Operating Guide Fishing Year 2011
• Dockside Monitoring Program Manual - June 2010
• Pre-Training Requirements for at-sea and dockside monitors
• At-Sea Monitoring Fact Sheet
• Roles and Responsibilities of Dockside Monitors
• Approved Dockside Monitoring Companies (12/24/09)
• Training and How to Get Approved
• Dockside monitoring operational standards
• Instructions for Groundfish Sector Dockside Monitoring Hails

Regulations for Sector Vessels Operating After May 1, 2010, and Participating in the Monkfish, Dogfish, and Skate Fisheries

• Sector Trip Information Sheet
• Dogfish Information Sheet
• Skate Information Sheet
• Hail Requirements Information Sheet
• Accountability Measures (AM) and Annual Catch Limits (ACL)
• Discard Calculations
• New Opportunities for Permits in Confirmation of Permit History (CPH)

Sector Workshops

• Sectors Workshop IX -- Discard Estimation Informational Meeting
• Sector Manager's Workshop VII -- Reporting & Planning
• Data Workshop IV
• Data Workshop III
• Data Workshop II
• Data Workshop I

• General Information on Sector Management
• Information for Vessel Operators/Owners
• Information for Sector Managers
• Information for Seafood Dealers
• A Survey of Social Capital and Attitudes toward Management in the New England Groundfish Fishery
• A Report on Industry Response to Draft Performance Measures and Indicators for Catch Share Programs in New England
• Defining Social & Economic Performance Measures For Catch Share Systems In The Northeast U.S.
• Groundfish Facts

2012 Sector Operations Plans	Amendments
GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector
Maine Permit Bank Sector
Northeast Coastal Communities Sector
Northeast Fishery Sector II	Amendment 1
Northeast Fishery Sector III	Amendment 1
Northeast Fishery Sector IV
Northeast Fishery Sector V
Northeast Fishery Sector VI	Amendment 1
Northeast Fishery Sector VII
Northeast Fishery Sector VIII
Northeast Fishery Sector IX
Northeast Fishery Sector X	Amendment 1
Northeast Fishery Sector XI
Northeast Fishery Sector XII
Northeast Fishery Sector XIII
Port Clyde Community Groundfish Sector
Sustainable Harvest Sector 1	Amendment 1
Sustainable Harvest Sector 3
Tri-State Sector
Comprehensive FY 2012 Sector Environmental Assessment

 

2011 Sector Operations Plans	Amendments
GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Maine Permit Bank Sector	Amendment 1		Amendment 3
Northeast Coastal Communities Sector	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Northeast Fishery Sector II	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Northeast Fishery Sector III	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector IV	Amendment 1		Amendment 3
Northeast Fishery Sector V	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector VI	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector VII	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector VIII	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector IX	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector X	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Northeast Fishery Sector XI	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Northeast Fishery Sector XII	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Northeast Fishery Sector XIII	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3	Amendment 4
Port Clyde Community Groundfish Sector	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Sustainable Harvest Sector 1	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Sustainable Harvest Sector 3	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Tri-State Sector	Amendment 1	Amendment 2	Amendment 3
Comprehensive FY 2011 Sector Environmental Assessment

 

2010 Sector Operations Plans	Amendments	Environmental Assessments & Errata
GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4, Amendment 5	GBCFG Environmental Assessment
Northeast Coastal Communities Sector	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	NECC Environmental Assessment
II Northeast Fishery Sector Inc	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3	NEFS II Environmental Assessment & Errata
III Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	NEFS III Environmental Assessment & Errata
IV Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2	NEFS IV Environmental Assessment & Errata
V Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4, Amendment 5	NEFS V Environmental Assessment
VI Northeast Fishery Sector Inc	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3	NEFS VI  Environmental Assessment & Errata
VII Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	NEFS VII Environmental Assessment
VIII Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	NEFS VIII Environmental Assessment
IX Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3	NEFS IX Environmental Assessment
X Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3	NEFS X Environmental Assessment & Errata
XI Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	NEFS XI Environmental Assessment & Errata
XII Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3	NEFS XII Environmental Assessment & Errata
XIII Northeast Fishery Sector Inc.	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3	NEFS XIII Environmental Assessment
Port Clyde Community Groundfish Sector	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	PCC Environmental Assessment & Errata
Sustainable Harvest Sector	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	SHS Environmental Assessment & Errata
Tri-State Sector	Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4	TSS Environmental Assessment & Errata