Common use of DATA COLLECTION & AT-SEA MONITORS Clause in Contracts

DATA COLLECTION & AT-SEA MONITORS. The Service Provider must ensure that all At‐Sea 15 Monitors are trained and equipped in accordance with NEFSC/NMFS standards. At‐Sea 16 Monitors (“ASM”) primary responsibility is to collect accurate actual weights on the 17 discard portion of the catch, as well as accounting for all catch (kept and discarded) on 18 each tow/haul. Data collected by the ASM will be used to quantify the discards that occur 19 on that trip. This data will also be used to estimate the discards that occur by sector vessel 20 trips that were not selected to take an ASM. The ASM will be responsible for describing 21 various aspects of the gear(s) and recording the catch composition and corresponding 22 weights on a haul by haul basis. The specific data fields to be observed and methods 23 used to collect the data are detailed in the training and published in an At‐Sea Monitoring 24 Manual by NMFS. Any additional data collection requests or procedures not directly 25 related to the purpose of this program i.e. catch verification and discard information must 26 be agreed upon by the Sector and the Provider(s) prior to implementation. All data must 27 be reported electronically in a standard acceptable form from the At‐Sea Monitor to the 28 Sector and NMFS within 48 hours of completion of the trip. The Sector notes that for FY 29 2015, NMFS via the NEFSC will be reviewing data submitted by ASM for quality assurance 30 and will be computing and producing both the assumed discard rates and observed 31 discard data for the Sector to use in its reports as accessible on XXXXx. In addition to the 32 specific data fields and data collection methods specified by the NMFS at‐Sea Monitoring 33 Manual and training; the Sector may from time to time working with their contracted 34 Service Provider request additional data be collected, which would be approved by NMFS 35 as required. This data if collected will be transmitted to the Sector within 48 hours upon 36 completion of the trip in a manner agreed upon between the Sector and their Service 37 Provider. 38

DATA COLLECTION & AT-SEA MONITORS. The Service Provider must ensure that all At‐Sea 15 At-Sea Monitors are trained and equipped in accordance with NEFSC/NMFS standards. At‐Sea 16 At-Sea Monitors (“ASM”) primary responsibility is to collect accurate actual weights on the 17 discard portion of the catch, as well as accounting for all catch (kept and discarded) on 18 each tow/haul. Data collected by the ASM will be used to quantify the discards that occur 19 on that trip. This data will also be used to estimate the discards that occur by sector vessel 20 trips that were not selected to take an ASM. The ASM will be responsible for describing 21 various aspects of the gear(s) and recording the catch composition compensation and corresponding 22 weights on a haul by haul basis. The specific data fields to be observed and methods 23 used to collect the data are detailed in the training and published in an At‐Sea At-Sea Monitoring 24 Manual by NMFS. Any additional data collection requests or procedures not directly 25 related to the purpose of this program i.e. catch verification and discard information must 26 be agreed upon by the Sector and the Provider(s) prior to implementation. All data must 27 be reported electronically in a standard acceptable form from the At‐Sea At-Sea Monitor to the 28 Sector and NMFS within 48 hours of completion of the trip. The Sector notes that for FY 29 20152013, NMFS via the NEFSC will be reviewing data submitted by ASM for quality assurance 30 and will be computing and producing both the assumed discard rates and observed 31 discard data for the Sector to use in its reports as accessible on XXXXx. Neither the Sector, nor the Individual Members authorize NMFS to utilize data collected by ASM for any other purpose than as specified in this Section. In the event, NMFS wishes to utilize data they are provided for quality assurance and computation of observed and assumed discards for any other purpose they must obtain written authorization from the Sector and/or Members prior to any additional use occurring. In addition to the 32 specific data fields and data collection methods specified by the NMFS at‐Sea At-Sea Monitoring 33 Manual and training; the Sector may from time to time working with their contracted 34 Service Provider request additional data be collected, which would be approved by NMFS 35 as required. This data if collected will be transmitted to the Sector within 48 hours upon 36 completion of the trip in a manner agreed upon between the Sector and their Service 37 Provider. 38.

DATA COLLECTION & AT-SEA MONITORS. The Service Provider must ensure that all At‐Sea 15 At-Sea 31 Monitors are trained and equipped in accordance with NEFSC/NMFS standards. At‐Sea 16 At-Sea 32 Monitors (“ASM”) primary responsibility is to collect accurate actual weights on the 17 discard 33 portion of the catch, as well as accounting for all catch (kept and discarded) on 18 each 34 tow/haul. Data collected by the ASM will be used to quantify the discards that occur 19 on 35 that trip. This data will also be used to estimate the discards that occur by sector vessel 20 36 trips that were not selected to take an ASM. The ASM will be responsible for describing 21 37 various aspects of the gear(s) and recording the catch composition compensation and corresponding 22 38 weights on a haul by haul basis. The specific data fields to be observed and methods 23 used 39 to collect the data are detailed in the training and published in an At‐Sea At-Sea Monitoring 24 40 Manual by NMFS. Any additional data collection requests or procedures not directly 25 1 related to the purpose of this program i.e. catch verification and discard information must 26 2 be agreed upon by the Sector and the Provider(s) prior to implementation. All data must 27 3 be reported electronically in a standard acceptable form from the At‐Sea At-Sea Monitor to the 28 4 Sector and NMFS within 48 hours of completion of the trip. The Sector notes that for FY 29 20155 2014, NMFS via the NEFSC will be reviewing data submitted by ASM for quality assurance 30 6 and will be computing and producing both the assumed discard rates and observed 31 discard 7 data for the Sector to use in its reports as accessible on XXXXx. The Sector has been 8 notified by NMFS that the Sector does not have any ownership or control over At Sea 9 Monitoring data the Sector pays for in funding their ASM Program. The Sector continues to 10 be unclear how data they pay for is not deemed theirs for ownership and control purposes. 00 Xxx Xxxxxx acknowledges that Sector funded ASM data will be utilized by NMFS for quality 12 assurance and computation of discard rates but remains concern that this data in turn may 13 be utilized for other matters without consent or communication to the Sector. In addition 14 to the 32 specific data fields and data collection methods specified by the NMFS at‐Sea At-Sea 15 Monitoring 33 Manual and training; the Sector may from time to time working with their 16 contracted 34 Service Provider request additional data be collected, which would be approved by NMFS 35 as required. This data if collected will 17 be transmitted to the Sector within 48 hours upon 36 completion of the trip in a manner 18 agreed upon between the Sector and their Service 37 Provider. 3819