At the core of the North Pacific fisheries management system is a comprehensive, industry-funded data collection and monitoring program that uses onboard observers and electronic monitoring (EM). Staff contact is Kate Haapala: Kate.Haapala@noaa.gov
Upcoming Meetings
There are no scheduled meetings for the Council’s monitoring committees at this time.
Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (FMAC)
Formerly known as the ‘Observer Advisory Committee’
List of all Committee Memberships
Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC)
The PCFMAC last met virtually September 16, 2020.
The Council created the PCFMAC in October 2019 to evaluate options to address cost efficiencies and low sampling rates in the partial coverage sector.
Trawl Electronic Monitoring Committee
Formerly known as the ‘Electronic Monitoring Workgroup’
List of all Committee Memberships
Recent Newsletter Articles
- Observer Annual Deployment Plan (12/15/2020)
- Observer Issues (10/20/2020)
- Observer coverage update (6/15/2020)
- Observer Fee Analysis (10/11/2019)
- Observer Program Draft 2020 Annual Deployment Plan (10/11/2019)
- Trawl Electronic Monitoring (10/11/2019)
- Observer Program Annual Report (6/13/2019)
- Observer Fee Analysis (4/12/2019)
- Observer Annual Deployment Plan (12/14/2018)
- Observer Coverage on Vessels Delivering to Tenders (12/14/2018)
Documents and Council Motions
Observer Program
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Electronic Monitoring (EM)
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012 and earlier
Development of restructured program, 2008-2012
- NMFS’ proposed regulations for implementing the program 4/18/12; Council comment on proposed rule 5/14/12
- Proposed Regulations and Proposed Rule for Observer Program (Am86-76) (10/11); OAC Report September 2011; Council Motion (10/11)
- OAC Report, March 2011
- Council letter – Observer Funding Request (11/10)
- Public review draft analysis for observer restructuring, (10/10); OAC Report September 2010; Final Council motion on restructuring (10/10)
- Letter to NOAA requesting federal observer program funds 6/30/10
- Initial review Observer Restructuring EA (5/10); OAC Report May 2010; Council motion (6/10)
- Implementation plan for Observer Program Restructuring (9/09); OAC Report September 2009; Council motion (10/09) OAC Report January 2010
- Observer Restructuring Implementation Plan Outline (6/09)
- Observer program restructuring discussion paper (12/08), NMFS letter on recommendations (12/08); Council motion (12/08)
- BSAI and GOA Percent Observed Catch, 2004-2007 (5/08)
- OAC report March 2008