Common use of Discard Rate Clause in Contracts

Discard Rate. Sector will commence operations (when approved through the federal rule making process) for FY 2010 with discard rates provided by NMFS and will apply in-season discard rates as provided by NMFS via their “Sector Information Management’ web portal. The members of the Sector agree that discards will be calculated as directed by NMFS. The resulting Sector-specific discard rate will be applied to all Sector trips.

Discard Rate. Sector will commence operations (when approved through the federal rule making process) for FY 2010 with discard rates calculated and provided by NMFS and will apply in-season discard rates as provided by NMFS via their “Sector Information Management’ web portal. The members of the Sector agree that discards will be calculated as directed by NMFS, based on At-Sea-Monitoring / Observer coverage conducted by the NMFS. The resulting Sector-specific discard rate will be applied to all Sector trips.