NA25NMFX437C0013

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND VITALITY ACROSS THE NATION AND ARE UNDER THREAT FROM UNSTABLE FISH STOCKS AND UNSTABLE SEAFOOD MARKETS. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS (PI) REGION, AROUND THE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO AND MULTIPLE US JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING AMERICAN SAMOA, RELY HEAVILY ON THE COMMERCIAL LONGLINE FISHERIES TO BRING IN FISH THAT ARE SOLD ACROSS THE GLOBE. STABLE FUTURE HARVEST REQUIRES FISHERIES ACTIVITY MONITORING, WHICH CAN OCCUR FOLLOWING MULTIPLE METHODS. CURRENTLY, THE PI FISHERIES USE HUMAN OBSERVERS ON A SUBSET OF FISHING TRIPS TO DOCUMENT CATCH AND NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS WITH SPECIES OF CONCERN. THIS PROPOSED WORK WILL BUILD OUT A NASCENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING (EM) OF THE PI LONGLINE FISHERIES AND ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: EQUIP ALL VESSELS IN THE FLEET WITH EM SYSTEMS, AND ESTABLISH THE DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS, DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA INTEGRATION WITH NATIONAL FISHERIES MONITORING DATA SYSTEMS. THROUGH THESE OUTCOMES, THE PI LONGLINE FISHERIES WILL HAVE THE MONITORING SYSTEM NEEDED TO ACCURATELY MONITOR THE FLEET SO THAT HARVEST IS OPTIMIZED. RATHER THAN HAMPERING FISHERIES HARVEST DUE TO MONITORING UNCERTAINTY, THIS PROGRAM UNLEASHES THE POTENTIAL OF PI LONGLINE HARVEST BY BUILDING A ROBUST MONITORING PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE FLEET HAS FISH TO HARVEST IN THE FUTURE.

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

THIS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO STATE FISHERY AGENCIES TO ENHANCE THEIR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS TO RESPOND TO COAST WIDE AND INSULAR AREA FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NEEDS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS FISHERIES DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE CATCH, EFFORT, ECONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL DATA ON FEDERALLY MANAGED SPECIES TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS AS NEEDED FOR CONTINUING MANAGEMENT OF PACIFIC FISHERIES.

11.437 - Pacific Fisheries Data Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Portland, Oregon 972026487 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-NMFS-PIFSC-2025-30297