Enforcement
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Correspondence/Reports (June 21-23, 2016)
#8
First Coast Guard District Report to the NEFMC
CAPT Brian Fiedler District One Chief of Enforcement
Enforcement Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
• Fishing Vessel Boardings – 179 • Fishery Violations Issued – 7 • Observed Compliance Rate: 96%
Enforcement Violations Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
2
Undersized net mesh
1
Closed Area Incursion
1 3
Illegal configuration of Gillnet gear Administrative vios (permit not onboard)
Safety Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
• Safety Exams Conducted: 375 • CFVS Decals Issued: 287 • Total Safety Violations Issued: 22 – Involving 19 individual vessels – 4 terminations due to safety
• Observed Compliance Rate: 89%
Safety Violations Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
Most Common Safety Violations Expired/Missing Life Raft Expired Hydrostatic Release
2
4
Expired Flares
5
Missing Liferaft/PFD Markings
3
Expired EPIRB Battery
3
Search and Rescue Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
• CG responded to 31 F/V casualties – 20 Equipment Casualties – 2 F/Vs taking on water – 4 Collision/allision – 4 Groundings – 1 Sinking • 114 Fishermen assisted, 1 fatality • 8 MEDEVAC/MEDICOs
Commercial Fishing Vessel Alternate Safety Compliance Programs (ASCPs)
DOES YOUR FISHING VESSEL FALL UNDER THIS PROGRAM? 1)
A commercial fishing vessel, tender, or processor 25 years of age or older by 2020 - OR - a vessel that undergoes a major conversion after the program is prescribed; and
2)
The vessel is at least 50 feet overall in length; and
3) The vessel operates beyond 3 NM from shore.
* Vessels meeting all 3 criteria will need to comply with ASCP requirements. * ASCP will also apply to vessels operating inside 3NM if more than 16 POB .
Timeline The ASCP is to be prescribed by the Coast Guard no later than January 1, 2017 and implemented by 2020. A workshop to develop an ASCP draft plan is being held in Alameda, CA from 21 to 23 June 2016.
2015 • Evaluate casualties (fatalities, injuries, vessel loss) • Conduct outreach • Develop guidance for and schedule industry meetings
2016
2017
• Facilitate Local/ Regional working meetings • Develop ASCP requirements
• 1 Jan 2017 Prescribe ASCP requirements. • Major conversions must comply
2020 1 Jan 2020 Vessels 25 years or older must comply
Questions?
Correspondence/Reports (June 21-23, 2016)
#8
First Coast Guard District Report to the NEFMC
CAPT Brian Fiedler District One Chief of Enforcement
Enforcement Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
• Fishing Vessel Boardings – 179 • Fishery Violations Issued – 7 • Observed Compliance Rate: 96%
Enforcement Violations Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
2
Undersized net mesh
1
Closed Area Incursion
1 3
Illegal configuration of Gillnet gear Administrative vios (permit not onboard)
Safety Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
• Safety Exams Conducted: 375 • CFVS Decals Issued: 287 • Total Safety Violations Issued: 22 – Involving 19 individual vessels – 4 terminations due to safety
• Observed Compliance Rate: 89%
Safety Violations Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
Most Common Safety Violations Expired/Missing Life Raft Expired Hydrostatic Release
2
4
Expired Flares
5
Missing Liferaft/PFD Markings
3
Expired EPIRB Battery
3
Search and Rescue Stats for FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 – Present)
• CG responded to 31 F/V casualties – 20 Equipment Casualties – 2 F/Vs taking on water – 4 Collision/allision – 4 Groundings – 1 Sinking • 114 Fishermen assisted, 1 fatality • 8 MEDEVAC/MEDICOs
Commercial Fishing Vessel Alternate Safety Compliance Programs (ASCPs)
DOES YOUR FISHING VESSEL FALL UNDER THIS PROGRAM? 1)
A commercial fishing vessel, tender, or processor 25 years of age or older by 2020 - OR - a vessel that undergoes a major conversion after the program is prescribed; and
2)
The vessel is at least 50 feet overall in length; and
3) The vessel operates beyond 3 NM from shore.
* Vessels meeting all 3 criteria will need to comply with ASCP requirements. * ASCP will also apply to vessels operating inside 3NM if more than 16 POB .
Timeline The ASCP is to be prescribed by the Coast Guard no later than January 1, 2017 and implemented by 2020. A workshop to develop an ASCP draft plan is being held in Alameda, CA from 21 to 23 June 2016.
2015 • Evaluate casualties (fatalities, injuries, vessel loss) • Conduct outreach • Develop guidance for and schedule industry meetings
2016
2017
• Facilitate Local/ Regional working meetings • Develop ASCP requirements
• 1 Jan 2017 Prescribe ASCP requirements. • Major conversions must comply
2020 1 Jan 2020 Vessels 25 years or older must comply
Questions?
