1. For-Hire eVTRs in the Mid-Atlantic
August 2018 AFS

2. Overview
What?
When?
Why?
How did it go?
Lessons Learned…

3. What? Paper  Electronic Monthly  48 hours
About 900 vessels, 426 submitted for-hire paper VTRs in 2015
“Omnibus Framework (FW) Action”
Relatively quick (2 meetings) and simple
Contractor had lead (Andy Loftus)

4. When? Proposed as an action: October 2015 1st FW Meeting: June 2016
Advisor Input: July 2016
2nd FW Meeting: August 2016
Proposed Rule: May 2017
Final Rule: September 2017 (permit letter)
Effective: March 12, 2018

5. When - Trainings? 2 in April 2017 2 in February 2018
Webinar in March 2018

6. Why? Only effort from VTRs used for MRIP
Monthly reporting interval
Opportunity to use catch data is coming
Get ready for 1-stop reporting

7. How did it go?
Pretty good…

8. How did it go?

9. How did it go?

10. How did it go?

11. Lessons Learned - Good The technology worked, had viable options
lots of help (Policy, Reporting)
helpdesk
Having a contractor helped (Andy Loftus)
dedicated focus
Council involvement in outreach
implementation
NOAA participation in Council outreach
port agents

12. Lessons Learned - Good Relatively simple Time to prepare
2 changes
Time to prepare
6 month effective date buffer
Had a champion in the Industry
Rick Bellavance
Use of ambassadors
Had some folks familiar it from the beginning

13. Lessons Learned…Better next time
Use of ambassadors
more + New England
New England outreach

14. Future… 2 key long-term benefits Use catch data (with validation)
One-stop reporting
4 to 1…
Also, private tilefish mandatory reporting