Eric Olson, Chairman
Chris Oliver, Executive Director
SUBJECT:Title
Electronic Monitoring Workgroup Report
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ESTIMATED TIME:
2 hours (12 hours for all observer items C2, C3 and C4)
ACTION REQUIRED: Recommended Action
Report from the Electronic Monitoring Workgoup
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BACKGROUND:
The Council appointed an Electronic Monitoring Workgroup at the April 2014 meeting, and the group met for the first time May 15-16, 2014 in Anchorage. The group agreed on overall goals and objectives for the various components of the Cooperative Research Program, including summaries of the four tracks, and how the tracks will be integrated. There was a discussion of the timeline for the program, and how it will merge into a Council amendment and regulatory implementation process. The group also identified some preliminary protocols to ensure consistently gathered data from the various EM research projects. The minutes of the meeting, which include recommendations to the Council and the agreed-on overview of the program, are attached.