{"id":54598,"date":"2024-03-12T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?p=54598"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T19:40:03","slug":"news-2024-03-12-new-electronic-tracking-requirement-for-federally-permitted-lobster-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/news-2024-03-12-new-electronic-tracking-requirement-for-federally-permitted-lobster-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"New Electronic Tracking Requirement for Federally-Permitted Lobster Vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NJ Marine Fisheries Council&nbsp;approved&nbsp;to modify&nbsp;commercial lobster reporting requirements in order to maintain compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission\u2019s (ASMFC) management plan for American lobster.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54637\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3989071038251366;width:480px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/three-boats-docked-in-water-at-port-behind-lobster-cages-under-partly-cloudy-sky-during-summer-by-noaa-fisheries.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As approved under Addendum XXIX to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster, electronic tracking devices are required for&nbsp;federally-permitted&nbsp;vessels with commercial trap gear area permits for Lobster Conservation Management Areas (LCMAs) 1, 2, 3,&nbsp;4, 5, and Outer Cape Cod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data collected through electronic tracking will improve the stock assessment\u2019s ability to estimate exploitation and abundance for American lobster by providing size composition data at a finer resolution than what is currently available. Additionally, enhanced monitoring will provide improvements to the models used to assess the fishing locations and their associated risk to endangered right whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new electronic tracking requirement is now in effect, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All vessels with a federal American lobster permit shall have an approved vessel tracker installed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installation of the tracking device must be completed, including certification by Department staff, prior to the permit holder\u2019s first fishing trip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This vessel tracker must remain powered and transmitting when the vessel is in the water regardless of landing state, trip type, location fished, or target species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asmfc.org\/files\/AmericanLobster\/ElectronicVesselTrackingLobster_Jonah_FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASMFC Tracking Device FAQs<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asmfc.org\/uploads\/file\/6580caefVesselTrackingInfo_December2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASMFC Tracking Device Requirements<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/adminchg\/adminchg-20240401a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Notice of Administrative Changes, Crab and Lobster Management, Modification of Reporting Requirements<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NJ Marine Fisheries Council&nbsp;approved&nbsp;to modify&nbsp;commercial lobster reporting requirements in order to maintain compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission\u2019s (ASMFC) management plan for American lobster. As approved under Addendum XXIX to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster, electronic tracking devices are required for&nbsp;federally-permitted&nbsp;vessels with commercial trap gear area [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":254,"featured_media":54603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saltwater-commercial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}