{"id":10339,"date":"2017-08-04T12:37:38","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T16:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=10339"},"modified":"2017-08-04T12:37:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T16:37:50","slug":"new-england-council-initiates-groundfish-fw57-selects-a23-monitoring-range-of-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/new-england-council-initiates-groundfish-fw57-selects-a23-monitoring-range-of-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"New England council initiates Groundfish FW57;\u00a0 selects A23 monitoring range of alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, ME \u2013 At its Jun. 18-21 meeting, the New England Fishery Management Council refined the purpose and need statement for Amendment 23 (A23) adjustment to the groundfish monitoring program, and initiated Framework Adjustment 57 (FW57) to the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery Management Plan.<\/p>\n<p>With one exception, the two actions complete the 2017 priorities list set by the council last year.<\/p>\n<p>Last September, the New England council initiated A23 to \u201cadjust the groundfish monitoring program to improve reliability and accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously, FW55 clarified the goal of the groundfish monitoring program to verify the area fished and the catch and discards by species and by gear type in the most cost effective manner practicable.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the groundfish monitoring program has consisted of:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Northeast Fisheries Observer Program scientists using the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Method (SBRM) to monitor catch and discards at a formulated coverage rate, and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0At-sea monitors (ASM) who observe catch and discards in addition to the NEFOP observers.<\/p>\n<p>A23 may increase or eliminate &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10294\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/\/cfn\/flipbook\/17aug\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10294\" class=\"wp-image-10294 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-140x173.jpg 140w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-25x31.jpg 25w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-31x38.jpg 31w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-174x215.jpg 174w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-220x271.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-210x259.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover-250x308.jpg 250w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CFN-8-17-cover.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK FOR FLIPBOOK<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>To get the complete story and much more, you&#8217;ll need to purchase the AUGUST 2017 issue of\u00a0<em>Commercial Fisheries News.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Please\u00a0choose from the\u00a0following options:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 BUY a Single PRINT edition of CFN that is delivered by MAIL.\u00a0<a title=\"Single Issue \u2013 Print Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/print-single-issue\/\">PRINT EDITION<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Quickly enjoy ONLINE access with our Hi-DEF flip-book.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a title=\"February 2017 \u2013 Online Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2017\/august-2017-online-edition\/\">PURCHASE THIS ONLINE EDITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Shop the<a href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/archive-issues\/\">\u00a0Online ARCHIVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Read online flip-book immediately with purchased access key and download a copy for yourself to keep. \u00a0Not sure if it works for you? 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