{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-660.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 660.601","heading":"Definitions.","body":"These definitions are specific to this subpart. General groundfish definitions are found at § 660.11, subpart C, and trawl fishery definitions are found at § 660.111, subpart D.\nActive sampling unit means the portion of the groundfish fleet in which an observer coverage plan is being applied.\nDiscard control point means the location on the vessel designated by a vessel operator where allowable discarding may occur.\nDiscard event means a single occurrence of discarding of fish or other species.\nElectronic Monitoring or EM consists of the use of an electronic monitoring system (EMS) to passively monitor fishing operations through observing or tracking.\nElectronic Monitoring Authorization means the official document provided by NMFS that allows a vessel with a limited entry trawl permit to use electronic monitoring under the provisions of this subpart.\nElectronic Monitoring System or EMS means a data collection tool that uses a software operating system connected to an assortment of electronic components, including video recorders, to create a collection of data on vessel activities.\nElectronic Monitoring System Certification Form means the official document provided by NMFS, signed by a representative of a NMFS-permitted electronic monitoring service provider that attest that an EM system and associated equipment meets the performance standards defined at § 660.604(j) of this subpart, as required by § 660.604(e)(3)(i).\nEM data means the information output of the Electronic Monitoring System (e.g., imagery, sensor data, and other associated data files).\nEM data processing means the review, interpretation, and analysis of EM data and associated meta data.\nEM dataset means a collection of EM data from a single EM trip or group of EM trips.\nEM Program means the Electronic Monitoring Program of the West Coast Region, National Marine Fisheries Service.\nEM Service Plan means the document required under § 660.603 that describes in detail how the EM service provider will provide EM services.\nEM service provider means any person, including their employees or agents, that is granted a permit by NMFS to provide EM services for vessels as required under § 660.603 and § 660.604.\nEM technician means an employee of the EM service provider that provides support for EM systems and technical assistance.\nEM trip means any fishing trip for which electronic monitoring is the declared monitoring type.\nInitial Administrative Determination (IAD) means a formal, written determination made by NMFS on an application or permit request that is subject to an appeal within NMFS.\nNon-trawl shorebased IFQ vessel means a vessel on a declared limited entry groundfish non-trawl, shorebased IFQ trip.\nPacific whiting fishery refers to the Pacific whiting primary season fisheries described at § 660.131. The Pacific whiting fishery is composed of vessels participating in the C/P Co-op Program, the MS Co-op Program, or the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery.\nPacific whiting IFQ fishery is composed of vessels on Pacific whiting IFQ trips.\nPacific whiting IFQ trip means a trip in which a vessel uses midwater groundfish trawl gear during the dates of the Pacific whiting primary season to target Pacific whiting, and Pacific whiting constitutes 50 percent or more of the catch by weight at landing as reported on the state landing receipt. Vessels on Pacific whiting IFQ trips must have a valid declaration for limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting shorebased IFQ.\nProhibited species means those species and species groups defined at § 660.11; Dungeness crab caught south of Point Reyes, California; fish in excess of state or Federal limits; fish below a state or Federal minimum size; and species for which the vessel or vessel representative does not have a state or Federal permit.\nShorebased IFQ Program or Shorebased IFQ sector, refers to the fishery described at § 660.140, subpart D, and includes all vessels on IFQ trips.\nVessel Monitoring Plan (VMP) means the document that describes how fishing operations on the vessel will be conducted and how the EM system and associated equipment will be configured to meet the performance standards and purpose of the EM Program.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES","Subpart J—West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"e62937a63ad73cd1e23db24e578230d18940855617d2cf2d90e6e163dec6c7ed","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-660.600","next":"us/50-cfr-660.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}