Common use of Release of Catch Data Clause in Contracts

Release of Catch Data. Pursuant to Section 402(b)(1)(F) of the Xxxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxx Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)(F), each Member hereby authorizes the release to the Sector of information regarding the catch of various species of fish associated with such Member’s “LA MS” permit(s) submitted to NMFS in compliance with 50 C.F.R. 648.7 and 648.87 that such Member has authority to access. This information includes, but is not limited to, vessel trip reports (“VTR”), dealer reports, and information collected by the Northeast Fishery Observer Program (“NEFOP”), the Sector Dockside Monitoring Program, and the Sector At‐Sea Monitoring Program. This information shall be used exclusively by the Sector for matters pertaining to Sector management, including record retention requirements. Such information shall not be released by the Sector to another entity. When information released to the Sector by NMFS is no longer needed for Sector management, it shall be destroyed or returned to the Member who authorized its release to the Sector, at such Member’s election. Upon a Member ceasing to be a Sector member, the foregoing data release authorization shall immediately be null and void.