Common use of DSM Vendor Clause in Contracts

DSM Vendor. A sector monitoring service provider approved by NMFS to conduct dockside monitoring (DSM). Landing Time – The time when a vessel arrives in port. Port – Defined by the local port agent. Offloading Time – The time when a vessel begins offloading fish. Trip Duration – The time range from when the vessel departs port until its return to port (landing time). Trip ID# – The VTR number on the first VTR page used for that trip. Assuming Amendment 16 is approved, in its yearly operations plan, each sector must demonstrate that its sector monitoring program adheres to the sector monitoring and reporting requirements outlined in Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, including the use of an approved service provider for dockside and at-sea monitoring services, and standards issued by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) before the operations plan can be approved by NMFS.