Notice2021-20463
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service Providers
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September 22, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS has approved an additional company to provide Northeast multispecies sector electronic monitoring services in fishing years 2021 and 2022. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan require at-sea and electronic monitoring companies to apply to, and be approved by, NMFS in order to be eligible to provide monitoring services to sectors. This action will allow sectors to contract for at-sea and electronic monitoring services with any of the approved service providers for fishing years 2021 and 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52637-52638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20463]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB335]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern
United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring
Service Providers
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of approved monitoring service providers.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has approved an additional company to provide Northeast
multispecies sector electronic monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan require at-sea and electronic monitoring
companies to apply to, and be approved by, NMFS in order to be eligible
to provide monitoring services to sectors. This action will allow
sectors to contract for at-sea and electronic monitoring services with
any of the approved service providers for fishing years 2021 and 2022.
ADDRESSES: The list of NMFS-approved sector monitoring service
providers is available at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/observer-providers-northeast-and-mid-atlantic-programs">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/observer-providers-northeast-and-mid-atlantic-programs</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Policy
Analyst, (978) 281-9255, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4e7c8c5cdd6c18ae2cdd0de89e3c1d6c5c8c0e4cacbc5c58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57143b363e253279113e232d7a103225363b33173938363679303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan includes a requirement for industry-funded monitoring
of catch by sector vessels. Sectors must contract with independent
third-party service providers to provide at-sea and/or electronic
monitoring services to their vessels. In order to provide at-sea or
electronic monitoring services to sectors, monitoring companies must
apply to, and be approved by, NMFS. The regulations at 50 CFR
648.87(b)(4) describe the criteria for approval of at-sea and
electronic monitoring service providers. We approve service providers
based on: (1) Completeness and sufficiency of applications; and (2)
determination of the applicant's ability to meet the performance
requirements of a sector monitoring service provider. Once approved,
service providers must meet
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specified performance requirements outlined in Sec. 648.87(b)(4),
including required coverage levels, in order to maintain eligibility.
We must notify service providers, in writing, if NMFS withdraws
approval for any reason.
Approved Monitoring Service Providers
On February 4, 2021, NMFS approved 6 companies to provide
monitoring services to the Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing
years 2021 and 2022. Four of the six companies are approved to provide
both at-sea and electronic monitoring services: A.I.S., Inc.; East West
Technical Services, LLC; Fathom Research, LLC; and Saltwater, Inc. NMFS
approved the other two companies to provide electronic monitoring
services: Flywire Cameras and Teem Fish.
Two additional companies also applied to provide electronic
monitoring services, but we required additional information to complete
their applications prior to making a determination. One company, New
England Marine Monitoring, has since submitted a revised and complete
application for our consideration. We approved New England Marine
Monitoring to provide electronic monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022 because the applicant has met the application
requirements and documented its ability to comply with service provider
standards. The revised list of approved monitoring providers for
fishing years 2021 and 2022 is provided in Table 1.
There will be an opportunity in the fall of 2021 for additional
monitoring companies to apply for approval to provide at-sea and
electronic monitoring services in fishing year 2022. We will closely
monitor the performance of approved providers, and we will withdraw
approval during the current approval term, or disapprove a provider in
future fishing years, if we determine performance standards are not
being met.
Table 1--Approved Providers for Fishing Years 2021 and 2022
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Provider Services * Address Phone Fax Website
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A.I.S., Inc..................... ASM/EM 540 Hawthorn St, 508-990-9054 508-990-9055 <a href="https://aisobservers.com/">https://aisobservers.com/</a>.
Dartmouth, MA
02747.
East West Technical Services, ASM/EM 91 Point Judith 860-910-4957 860-223-6005 <a href="https://www.ewts.com/">https://www.ewts.com/</a>.
LLC. Rd., Suite 26 Unit
347, Narragansett,
RI 02882.
Fathom Resources, LLC........... ASM/EM 855 Aquidneck Ave., 508-990-0997 508-991-7372 <a href="https://fathomresources.com/">https://fathomresources.com/</a>.
Unit 9,
Middletown, RI
02842.
Flywire Cameras................. EM P.O. BOX 55048, 888-315-7796 502-861-6568 <a href="https://www.flywirecameras.com/">https://www.flywirecameras.com/</a>.
Lexington, KY
40511.
Saltwater, Inc.................. ASM/EM 733 N St., 907-276-3241 907-258-5999 <a href="https://www.saltwaterinc.com/">https://www.saltwaterinc.com/</a>.
Anchorage, AK
99501.
Teem Fish....................... EM 90-425 Carrall St., 778-884-2598 .............. <a href="https://teem.fish/">https://teem.fish/</a>.
Vancouver, BC V6B
6E3, Canada.
New England Marine Monitoring... EM 350 Commercial St., 508-269-8138 .............. <a href="https://www.nemarinemonitoring.com/">https://www.nemarinemonitoring.com/</a>.
Portland, ME 04101.
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* ASM/EM = At-sea and electronic monitoring; EM = Electronic monitoring only.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: September 16, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-20463 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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