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This laws impact on managing our nations fisheries, its successes to date and possibly areas of improvement. The committee has already announced a field hearing in alaska later this month and i look forward to hearing from stakeholders at additional hearings throughout the country this fall. I would like to first welcome both of our witnesses, dr. John quinn, the chair of the Council Coordination committee, the ccc, and mr. Chris oliver, noaas assistant administrator for fisheries. The last reau...

Possible areas of improvement. The committee is also in alaska later this month in a virtue from stakeholders and additional hearings throughout the country this fall. I would like to first welcome both of our witnesses, dr. John quinn and mr. Chris oliver, noaa assistant administrator for fisheries also known as the administrator. 11 years ago created the ccc. The ccc can you leadership of the Regional Fisheries Management Council to discuss a common interest and im pleased to have dr. Quinn he...

On fishing vessels harvesting seafood from federal waters off Alaska, key information about performance and rule compliance comes from employees who observe the catches or from electronic equipment that monitors the amount and types of marine life that are brought aboard.

About 350 individual observers were trained and equipped to be deployed on vessels and report on the seafood catches in 2023, the annual report said.

Over the years I have probably worked with 50 fishery observers. Many fisheries require at least partial observer coverage, so every once in a while we went to sea with

CFR Part: "50 CFR Parts 600, 648, 660, and 679". Agency: "National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce." DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 21, 2022.