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Observing on a typical Multispecies Groundfish bottom otter trawl trip targeting skate. Credit: NE Observer Program, NEFSC / NOAA

At-Sea Monitoring Program

Fishermen's Information

For multispecies trips, including monkfish, notify for a fishing trip 48 hours prior to planned sail date.

To view your observer data electronically (for groundfish trips), please have your permit and pin number available, as well as the pre-trip notification information, and go here >>

At-Sea Monitor Information

List of Approved At-Sea and Dockside Monitoring Providers - Jan 2011
List of Approved At-Sea and Dockside Monitoring Providers for FY 2013 - Feb 2013
Approval Process for New Dockside and At-Sea Monitoring Service Providers - Aug 2012
List of Sectors and Representatives (contact information) - Jul 2011

At-Sea Monitoring Contract Information

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) partners with private contractors to supply At-Sea Monitoring support services. These contractors provide a valuable service to assist NOAA in its fisheries mission and stewardship of our fisheries resources. In an effort to release publicly available information regarding these contracted services, NOAA has obtained releasable redacted copies of the At-Sea-Monitor contracts for public viewing. Company proprietary information protected by the Trade Secrets Act has been redacted from these contract documents pursuant to the exemption from public release of such information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). At-Sea Monitoring services are provided by three contractors under multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, where the contractors are tasked to provide At-Sea-Monitoring services through IDIQ Task Orders.

For more information on the IDIQ statement of work (contract objectives, scope, and outcomes) for the At-Sea Monitoring support services contract please see the Request for Proposals (RFP) that was used to solicit and award the IDIQ contracts.

Publicly releasable redacted copies of the IDIQ contract awards for At-Sea Monitoring support services are provided at the following links: