Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service (2004) / Chapter Skim
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5. Funding, Legal Issues, and Scientific Rigor
5. Funding, Legal Issues, and Scientific Rigor
Pages 63-74
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headquarters, funds from NMFS fisheries science centers or regional offices, industry set-aside funds, import duties, landing taxes, direct industry contributions, and funding from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and foundations.
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Process Required Industry Partner Required? Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Alaska Fisheries Information Network Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation $0.75 0 Yes No $3.2 $3.2 Yes Yes No Yes $0.4 0 Yes No Yes Gulf of Mexico $3.5 $3.5 Yes No Yes Fisheries Information Network GoMex Consortium Interjurisdictional fisheries grants Marine Fisheries $3.5 Initiative (MARFIN)
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The amount of funds available is determined by legislation, but it would certainly be possible to imagine using landing taxes as a primary funding mechanism for most data collection. In New Zealand a regional fishery management board determines the appropriate budget for specific fisheries and sets landing taxes based on the estimated costs.
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U.S. Coast Guard Licensing anti Inspection Requirements A critical element of cooperative research is the chartering of fishing vessels as research vessels by NMFS.
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Fishery Permits The need for fishery permits varies with the scope and type of the cooperative research projects. In the case where a fishing vessel is carrying a scientific sea sampler or observer that is collecting data under normal legal fishing operations, no special permits other than those required to legally conduct normal fishing operations within restrictions of the relevant fishery management plans are required.
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To obtain an EFP, the research project leaders must submit a research plan and application to the NMFS regional director at least 60 days prior to the proposed activity. After review, the NMFS regional office may issue an EFP specifying the conditions of the allowed research activity and the reporting procedures.
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Coast Guard-required safety equipment, that all this equipment be inspected prior to commencement of the charter, that the vessel provide a stability letter demonstrating the vessel's stability report (and include copies of recent inspections and surveys that document the seaworthy condition of the vessel) , and that the vessel provide appropriate safety equipment for all crew and scientific party members working on deck · Provision for each party to terminate the agreement for justifiable reasons, but also specifying a penalty for early termination .
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Tones Act insurance may not cover observers on fishing vessels, as they do not meet the requirement of "seamen" under the act. Companies hiring observers and placing them aboard fishing vessels often overlap insurance coverage, so as to be certain that they are insured.
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Data collection can be a recondite task requiring special individuals who can adapt to rigorous conditions, yet maintain scientific integrity through use of prescribed protocols. If observers are perceived as enforcement adjuncts aboard vessels, a different atmosphere is established between the crew and the observer.
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What makes cooperative research especially challenging in this regard is that if it is conducted in a highly cooperative mode, nonscientists who are generally not familiar with the scientific method are integrally involved in making decisions about the scientific aspects ofthe research project. Meaningful participation and buyin of nonscientists in scientific decisions clearly require that some training and other mechanisms to facilitate understanding of scientific standards should be built into the project design and implementation process.
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Thus, one often sees recommendations that cooperative studies be conducted aboard commercial fishing vessels operating under commercial fishing conditions (refer to examples in Chapters 2 and 31. Clearly, fishermen are the experts on the practicalities of employing various data collection methodologies (especially fishing gear)
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Every cooperative project needs a system of data verification and quality assurance. Independent scientific observers aboard commercial fishing vessels are likely to be the major tool employed for data quality assurance, but other surveillance tools may be useful in some circumstances.
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