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First Co Coast G Guard D District Joint V VMS/Enfor

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ALWTRP RP Enforcemen ent

APR-JUN2018: Sector Southeastern New England participated in OP OPEN CHANNEL to target the Great South Channel Restricted Area closed to all trap/pot and gill net gear. USCG conducted 10 Aircraft sorties and 03 surface patrols. USCG did not detect any violations. MAY- SEP2018: Multiple units participated in OP TANGLED UP IN BLUE to target lobster gear and gillnets deployed with ALWTRP-regulated areas to include gear marking and weak links. AUG2018: USCG participated in OP ROCK LOBSTER to target LCMA 3, an offshore lobstering area. The two pronged approach ensured lobster gear compliance with the ALWTRP as well as ensuring all hauled traps are tagged in accordance with federal regulations. During OP TANGLED UP IN BLUE and OP ROCK LOBSTER- in total, 55 at-sea gear inspections were conducted and 01 violation was issued for improper weak links.

01 May – 30 September 2018

Buoy Markings Weak Links Line Markings

Operational tasking directs units to focus on the at-sea inspection of unattended trap/pot and gillnet gear. Additional efforts emphasizing enforcement of North Atlantic Right Whale seasonal & dynamic management areas and seasonal restricted gear areas are currently being employed by D1, Air Station, and Sectors. Units will inspect portions of the gear visible at the surface for several key required elements

AIRSTA Cape Cod will provide

• verflights to search for gear

within restricted areas

• Dealer
• Provides cod-end in

compliance (either 5 ½ in, 6 in,

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• Tamper proof tag on cod-end
• Date of Purchase
• Mesh size
• Boarding Team
• Measure cod-end as normal
• Record date of sale and mesh

size

• Submit CAP data to DRE
• NOAA
• Determine net hardening

timeline (e.g. 6 in to 5 ½ in)

• Determine life span of cod-

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Discards

• Numerous reports from different sources
• Numerous Boardings IVO Cape Ann
• No evidence of discards
• One documented case:
• USCG BT boarded F/V ----------------- on 26 Aug 2018 in WGOM
• No noted gear discrepancies
• Master attested he “was not required to keep a daily catch log and he threw them away after reporting to

NOAA.” He provided BO with that day’s catch estimate

• They were fishing with 5.5 inch net mesh, Master asserted they were using 6.5 inch net mesh as they were

not on a red fish exemption trip

• Crew throws over dozens of legal-sized Cod, some Wolfish, Grey Sole, Skate, etc. They assert they cannot

keep Cod due to Amendment XIII.

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• Difficult to enforce at sea
• Expand observer program?
• At sea monitoring?

NEARSHORE TRAWLER USCG BOARDINGS

GENERAL FEEDBACK ON ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS

OME MEGA Gauge ge

Omega Gauge Weight and Spade Omega Gauge Benefits

• Reduced boarding team equipment by 60 lbs
• Precision to 1mm (0.039 inches)
• Quicker than the traditional weight and spade
• Stores measurement data internally & exports to excel file (removes

human error in transposing data)

• No complications in the water borne environment

Analysis

• Pierside: 19 LMR boarding officers conducted comparative net

mesh measurements (80 each) with the Weight/Spade & Omega Gauge

• Underway (operational): Two USCG cutter crews conduct 13

boardings with Omega Gauge

• Overall, Omega Gauge measurements were, on average, larger

than Weight/Spade measurements

• Overall, Omega Gauge measurements resulted smaller

standard deviation (less variation amongst measurements)

OME MEGA Gauge ge R Results

Pierside Data Summary Data Set Avg STDEV Avg (mm) Average Time (sec) Spade A 4.45 143.68 237 Omega A 1.83 146.67 190 Spade B 3.78 144.03 199 Omega B 1.57 146.46 192 Operational Results Omega Gauge STDEV 3.24 Time Diff* 50% faster *Omega Gauge versus weight and spade

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