Time we had a conference along the same lines in the UK so that the thousands of 'catch data managers' (ie skippers) get to own and control their fishing data to give a much more accurate assessment of stock levels for quota and non-quota species and #takebackcontrol !
This Second National EM Workshop was organized and planned by a steering committee of fishermen, managers, scientists, and fishery non-governmental organizations. It served as a follow-up to the First National EM Workshop, held in January 2014, which focused on encouraging the ongoing development of EM technologies.
The workshop featured ten panel discussions, organized both by region (Alaska, Atlantic HMS, Northeast, and West Coast) and topic (Considering Costs; Data Quality, Storage, and Retention; Emerging EM Programs; Program Design and Implementation; EM Program Enforcement and Compliance; and a workshop wrap-up).
The report includes:
A technical report summarizing the discussions and top successes, best practices, and challenges as identified by the individual participants.
A detailed transcript of the discussions and summary of EM program information by region.
Videos of the panel discussions.
A fact sheet outlining key takeaways from from the workshop.
All of us associated with EMInformation.com would like to thank the workshop’s steering committee and everyone involved in the preparation of this report.
Download Second National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Report
Links to overviews and written summaries of all the workshop panel sessions are available in the report itself, but we are also linking the panel videos here for your convenience:
| Alaska Regional Panel Discussion | Moderator: Kelly Denit, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries Panelists: Chris Rilling, Dan Falvey, Diana Evans, Howard McElderry, Nancy Munro | Session Video |
| West Coast Regional Panel Discussion | Moderator: Chris McGuire, The Nature Conservancy Panelists: Melissa Hooper, Brent Paine, Lisa Damrosch, David Colpo | Session Video |
| Greater Atlantic Regional Panel Discussion | Moderator: Dorothy Lowman, Pacific Fishery Management Council Panelists: Nicole Rossi, Geoff Smith, Ben Martens, MIke Russo, Amanda Barney, Mary Beth Tooley | Session Video |
| Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Panel Discussion | Moderator: Chris Rilling, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center Panelists: Brad McHale, Terri Beideman, Morgan Wealti | Session Video |
| New Kids on the Block: Emerging EM Programs and Technologies | Moderator: Ben Martens, Maine Coast Fisherman's Association Panelists: David Gloeckner, John Wang, Todd Phillips, Josh Wiersma, Farron Wallace | Session Video |
| Data Quality, Storage and Retention Session | Moderator: Bill Karp, NOAA Fisheries, retired Panelists: Ben Martens, Brett Wiedoff, Tom Warren, Jennifer Mondragon, David Colpo | Session Video |
| Walking the Walk: Exploring EM Program Enforcement and Compliance | Moderator: Bill Tweit, WDFW, NPFMC Panelists: Joe Sullivan, Mariam McCall, Mike Russo, Dayna Matthews, Bob Hogan, | Session Video |
| Program Design and Implementation | Moderator: Kate Wing Panelists: Nichole Rossi, Mark Hager, Melisa Hooper, Dan Falvey, Kelly Denit | Session Video |
| Program Costs and Stakeholder Buy-In | Moderator: Randy Fischer, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Panelists: Jane DiCosimo, Lisa Damrosch, Chris McGuire, Claire Fitz-Gerald | Session Video |
| National EM Workshop Wrap-Up | Moderator: Erika Feller, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation An open discussion with audience participation, and featuring Bill Karp, Bill Tweit, Kate Wing and Randy Fisher | Sessi |