Common use of Consolidation and Redistribution of ACE Clause in Contracts

Consolidation and Redistribution of ACE. Scientific recommendations and 35 new ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ requirements will influence the level of consolidation that will take place in the 36 groundfish fishery. The Sector members intend to utilize sector management to mitigate excessive 37 consolidation that may occur in the effort controlled system where overall management measures are 38 based upon the weakest stocks. In FY 2016, 67% of the permits enrolled in the NEFS V for FYs 2017 and 39 2018 are attached to vessels actively fishing for NE multispecies. For FYs 2017 and 2018, the NEFS V 1 sector has 30permits currently enrolled. Of those permits 20 are anticipated to actively fish for NE 2 multispecies in FYs 2017 and 2018. While these numbers may change, the NEFS V sector expects that, 3 compared to FY 2016, there would be no change from the consolidation that previously occurred among 4 the members during FY 2016. The member permits that are not attached to active NE multispecies 5 vessels in FYs 2017 and 2018 are the same permits that did not fish in FY 2016. In all cases, a member 6 who owns multiple permits fished the ACE (or DAS if in the common pool) of all those permits on fewer 7 hulls and will now continue to fish the ACE contributed by all those permits on fewer hulls, resulting in 8 no additional consolidation. 9 8. Release of Catch Data. Pursuant to section 402(b)(1)(F) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇‐▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 11 authorizes the release to the Manager of V Northeast Fishery Sector, Inc.; Program Director of Northeast 12 Sector Service Network, and the FishTrax Programmer, of information that may be or is considered to 13 be confidential or privileged by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇‐▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act or other federal law regarding the catch of 14 various species of fish associated with the limited access Northeast multispecies permit with the 15 Moratorium Right Identifiers (MRIs) enrolled in the sector submitted to the National Marine Fisheries 16 Service that the undersigned has authority to access. This information includes data required to be 17 submitted or collected by NOAA Fisheries, including but not limited to days‐at‐sea allocation and usage, 18 vessel trip reports, dealer reports, Northeast Fishery Observer Program data, information collected for 19 conservation and management purposes, catch and landings history data, at‐sea monitoring data, VMS 20 information, and all other information associated with the vessel, MRI #, and/or permit records,

Consolidation and Redistribution of ACE. Scientific recommendations and 35 37 new ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ requirements will influence the level of consolidation that will take place in the 36 38 groundfish fishery. The Sector members intend to utilize sector management to mitigate excessive 37 39 consolidation that may occur in the effort controlled system where overall management measures are 38 1 based upon the weakest stocks. In FY 20162022, 6730% of the permits enrolled in the NEFS V VI for FYs 2017 and 39 2018 are FY 2022 were 2 attached to vessels actively fishing for NE multispecies. For FYs 2017 2023 and 20182024, the NEFS V 1 VI sector has 30permits 20 3 permits currently enrolled. Of those permits 20 8 are anticipated to actively fish for NE 2 multispecies in FYs 2017 4 2023 and 20182024. While these numbers may change, the NEFS V VI sector expects that, 3 compared to FY 20165 2022, there would be no change from the consolidation that previously occurred among 4 the members 6 during FY 20162022. The member members permits that are not attached to active NE multispecies 5 vessels in FYs 2017 and 2018 FY 2023 7 are the same permits that did not fish in FY 20162022. In all most cases, a member 6 who owns multiple permits 8 fished the ACE (or DAS if in the common pool) of all those permits on fewer 7 hulls and will now continue 9 to fish the ACE contributed by all those permits on fewer hulls. A slight increase in the number of active 10 vessels is anticipated in FY 2023. For the most part member permits that are not attached to active NE 11 multispecies vessels in FYs 2023 and 2024 are the same permits that did not fish in FY 2022. In most 12 cases, a member who owns multiple permits fished the ACE of those permits on fewer hulls and will 13 now continue to fish the ACE contributed by all those permits on fewer hulls, resulting in 8 no additional 14 consolidation. 9 8. Release of Catch Data. Pursuant to section 402(b)(1)(F) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇‐▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 11 authorizes the release to the Manager of V Northeast Fishery Sector, Inc.; Program Director of Northeast 12 Sector Service Network, and the FishTrax Programmer, of information that may be or is considered to 13 be confidential or privileged by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇‐▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act or other federal law regarding the catch of 14 various species of fish associated with the limited access Northeast multispecies permit with the 15 Moratorium Right Identifiers (MRIs) enrolled in the sector submitted to the National Marine Fisheries 16 Service that the undersigned has authority to access. This information includes data required to be 17 submitted or collected by NOAA Fisheries, including but not limited to days‐at‐sea allocation and usage, 18 vessel trip reports, dealer reports, Northeast Fishery Observer Program data, information collected for 19 conservation and management purposes, catch and landings history data, at‐sea monitoring data, VMS 20 information, and all other information associated with the vessel, MRI #, and/or permit records,