Deployment Performance Review of the 2015 North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program.

摘要

This report contains the analyses and findings of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division’s Observer Science Committee on the efficiency and effectiveness of observer deployment in 2015. This review is performed as part of the annual review process implemented by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council for the North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program. This report is intended to inform the Council, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the public how well various aspects of the observer program are working, and it contains recommendations for improvement.