Cameras on Boats: New Fish Tracking for West Coast
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce wants your thoughts on a new electronic monitoring program for West Coast groundfish trawl fishing. This program will collect info to help manage fishing better, and they’re asking for public comments for 60 days before sending it to the Office of Management and Budget. If you’re involved in this fishery, your input matters, and no big costs are expected right now.
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West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring
The Department of Commerce is proposing a new electronic monitoring program for the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery that would collect information to help manage fishing better. The agency is asking for public comments for 60 days before it sends the collection to the Office of Management and Budget, and the notice says no big costs are expected right now.
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