Information for Sector Managers
- Contact Information
- Announcements
- Regulatory Actions
- Background Information
- Other Resources
- Reporting Requirements
Expansion of the use of sectors in the Northeast (NE) multispecies fishery is intended to provide fishermen with more flexibility and more direct responsibility for managing the resource. Therefore, sector managers should be fielding calls from NE multispecies sector vessels that have sector-specific questions regarding fishing year 2010 management measures, as sector managers can best address sector- specific informational needs. This will also enable you to stay current on situations within your sector, and identify any common issues among your members.
Sector-specific topics that can only be addressed by the sector manager include, but are not limited to:
- Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) distribution to sector members
- ACE quota monitoring
- General Sector Administration
- Individual Allocation balances
- Member contractual obligations to the Sector
- Membership Fees
- Right of First Refusal
- Schedule of Penalties
- Safe Harbor Protocols
- Sector Harvest Rules
Sector-specific topics that NOAA Fisheries Service recommends be addressed by the sector manager include, but are not limited to:
- Sector monitoring requirements
- Dockside Monitoring hail procedures
- Offloading procedures when selected for Dockside
Monitoring
- At-Sea Monitoring assignments
- Sector-specific exemptions
- Sector-specific reporting requirements
Sector managers are encouraged to contact NOAA Fisheries Service staff with questions or concerns. Please contact the Sector Policy Analyst designated to each sector:
Mark Grant (978-281-9145): Northeast Fishery Sectors
Allison Murphy (978-281-9122): Northeast Coastal Communities Sector, Port Clyde Sector, Tri-State Sector
Melissa Vasquez (978-281-9166): Georges Bank (GB) Cod Fixed Gear Sector, Sustainable Harvest Sector
William Whitmore (978-281-9182): Backup contact for all sectors
If you feel uncertain about answering a specific question from a vessel because it is has more broad policy or regulatory implications, as always feel free to contact NOAA Fisheries Service staff or direct the fisherman to us! We would appreciate it if you could ask fishermen to contact us at sector.policy@noaa.gov or by calling (978)- 281-9315 that way we can ensure that there is always someone available to take the call! Thank you!
Additional points of contact are included in the following documents:
- 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
- September 24, 2010 - Summary of June-July Groundfish Outreach Meetings Now Available
- August 31, 2010 - Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Increase in Days-at-Sea Counting Rate in Gulf ofMaine and Georges Bank and No Possession of Witch Flounder Effective on September 2, 2010 at 0001 Hours
- August 31, 2010 - Sector Vessel Groundfish Discard Requirements
- August 18, 2010 - PSC & Estimate Of Permit's Contribution To A Sector's ACE For Each Stock If Enroll In A Sector During FY 2011
- August 18, 2010 - Extended Opportunity to Join a Multispecies Sector for Fishing Year 2011
- August 6, 2010 - Inseason Trip limit adjustments for multispecies fishery permit holders fishing under a multispecies day-at-sea (DAS), or fishing under a NE multispecies Small Vessel or Handgear A or B category permit
- August 5, 2010 - Late Observer Policy for Fishermen
- August 5, 2010 - Data Release Policy for Fishermen
- June 3, 2010 - Clarifies NE Multispecies Amendment 16 Provisions Including VMS Activity Declaration Requirements For Sector & Common Pool Vessels
- June 1, 2010 - NOAA to hold Listening Sessions for Groundfish Industry and Training on New Reporting Systems
- 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
- May 20, 2010 - Shortlist Of What You Need To Know To Go Groundfish Fishing This Year
- 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 22, 2010 - Statement from Eric Schwaab, NOAA Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s Fisheries – Catch Share Programs for hearing before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
- 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
- April 9, 2010 - NOAA Fisheries Service Holding NE Multispecies Amendment 16 Telephone Town Hall Call on April 14, 2010
- April 3, 2010 - New Vessel Trip Report (VTR) Gear Codes for Vessels Fishing with Trawl Gear
- March 30, 2010 - Final Measures for 2010 Fishing Year for Multispecies Fishery
- 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
- Amendment 16 proposed rule
- Sector proposed rule
Information You Need to Know to Manage Your Sector
- Sector Operations Plan, Contract, and Environmental Assessment Requirements (FY 2012)
- Preparing the Northeast Multispecies Sector Annual Year-end Report
- Northeast Multispecies Monitoring Reports
- Sector Managers Weekly Report
- Approved Dockside Monitoring Companies (12/24/09)
- Dockside monitoring operational standards
- Application To Transfer Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) Between Sectors
- Hails
- Monitoring Standards
- At-Sea Monitoring Fact Sheet
- Dockside monitoring vendor approval certificate
- Dockside monitoring operational standards
- At-Sea monitoring operational standards
- Late Observer Policy for Fishermen
- Data Release Policy for Fishermen
- Potential Sector Contributions (PSC) FAQs
- How is the PSC Calculated?
- Standards for Printing VTRs from On-Board Electronic Logbook (ELB) Systems (Revision 1.1)
- Sector Manager FY 2012
- Preparing the Sector Manager Report Fishing Year 2012 (Revision 3.0)
- Addendum to Preparing the Sector Manager Report Fishing Year 2012 (Revision 3.0)
- Sector Manager FY 2011
- Preparing the Sector Manager Report Fishing Year 2011 (Revision 2.2)
- Sector Information Management Module (SIMM) User Guide Fishing Year 2011 (Revision 2.1)
- Sector Manager Report: Standards Guide Fishing Year 2011 (Revision 2.0)
- Sector Manager 2010 Package
- Preparing the Sector Manager Report Fishing Year 2010 (Revision 2.0)
- Sector Manager Report: Standards Guide Fishing Year 2010 (Revision 1.2)
Regulations for Sector Vessels Operating After May 1, 2010, and Participating in the Monkfish, Dogfish, and Skate Fisheries
- Sector Vessel Groundfish Discard Requirements
- 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
Training Materials & Information
- VTR Sendback Information Sheet
- NMFS-Sector Data Report Guide
- Sector Vessel Operating Guide Fishing Year 2011
- Dockside Monitoring Program Manual - June 2010
- Pre-Training Requirements for at-sea and dockside monitors
- Instruction on Pre-trip notification for at-Sea Monitoring/Northeast Fisheries Observer Programs (NEFOPs)
- NOAA Fisheries Service data upload tutorial
- Sector’s Managers Guide
- General Information on Sector Management
- Information for Vessel Operators/Owners
- Information for Seafood Dealers
- Information for Dockside Monitors
- 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
