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 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 collectedcollected , 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 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 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