Trawl EM Committee
September 17, 2020: Wednesday 8:30am – 4:30pm (Alaska time)
Online meeting (webconference): https://npfmc.adobeconnect.com/trawlEM/ Connection Instructions
Expected outcomes from this meeting:
- Recommendations to the Council on the AKR Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan
- Agree on cost metrics for trawl EM reporting
- Update multi-year timeline for trawl EM development
- Recommendations for 2021
| Comments and Meeting information | ||
| 0 Comments | Please leave written comments for all agenda items here | |
| The Chair will also allow oral public comments on each agenda item during the meeting | ||
| Attachments: | Please be connected by phone in order to testify. -Uploaded: 09/01/2020 12:01 PM AKDT | |
| 1. Introductions, review and approve agenda | ||
| Agenda | ||
| Attachments: | Trawl EM Sept 2020 agenda draft 090120 -Uploaded: 09/01/2020 12:41 PM AKDT | |
| 2. Alaska Region Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan | ||
| Update on draft 2021 revision (M. Chan) | ||
| Attachments: | DRAFT 2020 AK ET Plan_15Sept2020 -Uploaded: 09/16/2020 01:30 PM AKDT | |
| NMFS Requested Input for ET Plan_15Sept2020 -Uploaded: 09/16/2020 01:30 PM AKDT | ||
| 3. 2020 Trawl EM program update - WGOA, CGOA, Bering Sea | ||
| a. Update on budget and funding (Ruth C., Julie B., Charlotte L.) | ||
| b. Vessel implementation - installs, VMPs, vessel feedback (EM service providers) | ||
| Attachments: | 3b Archipelago - Implementation Summary 2020 -Uploaded: 09/16/2020 04:59 PM AKDT | |
| c. Shoreside monitoring implementation (NMFS, Saltwater) | ||
| d. Report on data review (PSMFC, Saltwater) | ||
| Attachments: | PSMFC Alaska Pollock EM Report_2020-09-04 -Uploaded: 09/04/2020 02:58 PM AKDT | |
| 3d EM in WGOA Pollock Fishery 2020 Preliminary Results -Uploaded: 09/16/2020 01:34 PM AKDT | ||
| e. Data integration (NMFS) | ||
| f. Chain of custody (NMFS OLE) | ||
| g. Participant feedback - lessons learned, challenges (Ruth C., Julie B., Charlotte L.) | ||
| Attachments: | 3g EFP update EM Committee Participant Feedback_FINAL -Uploaded: 09/16/2020 01:33 PM AKDT | |
| 4. EM cost metrics | ||
| a. Briefing on fixed gear cost roll-up table as example of cost reporting (Archipelago) | ||
| Attachments: | Cost roll-up table -Uploaded: 09/02/2020 12:14 PM AKDT | |
| b. Update on cost reporting template (NMFS) | ||
| Attachments: | 2019 Procedural Directive for EM Cost Allocation -Uploaded: 09/17/2020 07:05 AM AKDT | |
| 4b NMFS EM Cost reporting SUMMARY -Uploaded: 09/17/2020 10:36 AM AKDT | ||
| c. Review and agree on cost metrics for 2020 end of year reporting, including how to estimate tradeoff cost of using observers (NMFS) | ||
| 5. 2021 Trawl EM planning | ||
| a. Funding outlook for expansion of vessel participation, any changes needed for 2021 EFP (Group) | ||
| Attachments: | UCB-AGDB - 2021 EM Outlook_FINAL -Uploaded: 09/16/2020 05:19 PM AKDT | |
| b. Timeline for developing regulatory analysis (NMFS) | ||
| 6. Scheduling and other issues | ||
| Group discussion | ||