The Council is continuing to examine the EM Program to reduce costs to the industry and ensure the overall program is effective and efficient for all participants when the program goes into effect January 1, 2024
In February 2022 the Council began scoping several issues brought forth by the industry via the Council’s Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory and Technical Advisory Committees (GEMPAC/TAC). A timeline of recent meetings and the development of the current range of alternatives developed by the GEMPAC and the Council can be found below. The most recent report by the GEMPAC/TAC identifies the regulatory changes that may provide some cost savings to the program. The Council is scheduled to review an analysis of the range of alternatives during March 2023 Council meeting…
Meetings and documentation for the development of the proposed action.
| Date | Meeting |
| February 23, 2022 | GEMPAC/TAC webinar meeting (GEMPAC Report) |
| April 2022 | Council Meeting to provide update on progress (Agenda Item F7, Decision Summary) |
| September 2022 | Council Meeting to provide update on progress (Agenda Item G3, Decision Summary) |
| Oct 24th & 28th, 2022 | GEMPAC/TAC webinar meeting (GEMPAC Report, webinar recordings are posted for each day: 24th and 28th) |
| November 2022 | Council Meeting to select Range of Alternatives (Agenda Item H.7, Decision Summary) |
| Jan 31st & Feb 3rd, 2023 | GEMPAC/TAC webinar (webinar recordings are posted for each day) |