(See “ Electronic Monitoring in the Shore-side Hake Fishery 2004–2010” ). All EM data were provided to Archipelago for analysis, and results were reported to both the National Marine Fisheries Service and the fishing industry on a regular basis.Īnnual reports were compiled for each fishery year, and a summary report produced to document the entire program. Each system consisted of up to four video cameras, fishing gear sensors (on the winch drum and hydraulic lines), and a GPS receiver, all monitored by a control center and data logger installed on the bridge.Īrchipelago technicians were available at landing ports to service EM systems, and retrieve hard drives as necessary. Develop a cost–effective approach to providing at-sea monitoring for the fisheryĪs part of 2004–2010 EM program, participating vessels were equipped with an onboard electronic monitoring system that was configured to operate continuously while the vessel was at sea.Verify catch records provided by skippers.Provide a resource of accurate data to help characterize the fishery.Confirm fishing occurs only within permitted areas.From 2004 to 2010, Archipelago designed, developed, and managed a program to monitor the shore–based component of the fishery using electronic monitoring (EM) data to achieve several goals: To further explore and develop this initiative, the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center contracted Archipelago. To accommodate the unique logistical requirements of this fishery, an automated electronic monitoring system was identified as an appropriate alternative. For the shoreside fishery, the requirement of running many short fishing trips of less than a day, often departing with little notice, made onboard human observations a challenge. However, the realities of monitoring and verifying compliance at sea posed a challenge. This requirement led to a prohibition of at–sea discards, along with a fleet–wide program to monitor and verify-at sea-each vessel’s compliance with the fishery’s catch-retention regulations. Although the fishery initially assessed total removals by monitoring catch offloaded at the dock, this method was later revised to account for all catch, including fish discarded at sea. To ensure a sustainable future for this resource, the fishery is regulated by an annual quota for total allowable catch. Thirty–seven catcher vessels are endorsed to participate in the shoreside and mothership sectors. The fishery has three sectors: catcher vessels delivering to shore–based seafood processors, catcher vessels delivering to at–sea mothership processors, and catcher processors that catch and process fish onboard the same vessel. The US whiting fishery is a high–volume midwater trawl fishery operating off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and northern California. Introduced as an automated alternative to onboard observers more than a decade ago, this monitoring initiative is helping to ensure the long-term livelihood of local fishermen, while setting a global benchmark for responsible fishing practices around the world.
The US West Coast mid-water trawl fishery for Pacific whiting has adopted electronic monitoring to help manage quotas, reduce discards, and control costs. Catch Monitoring In The Pacific Whiting Fishery
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