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## About the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program

WCGOP has been using on-vessel observers off the U.S. West Coast since 2002 to collect data on discarding practices. The on-vessel observer coverage varies by fishing sector. The Catch Share and At-sea Hake fisheries have observers on 100% of all fishing trips. The Electronic Monitoring (EM) program has 100% electronic monitoring and a target of 30% human observation for scientific data collection. All other observed fisheries have less than 100% observer coverage. [WCGOP](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/fisheries-observers/west-coast-fishery-observer-bycatch-and-mortality-reports#fishery-management-reports) produces a number of annual reports providing information on observer coverage, groundfish mortality, etc. The 2024 [observer coverage report]https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/61904) and the [annual groundfish mortality report](https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/55949) can be found online. Detailed information on the fishery sectors observed by WCGOP is available [online](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/fisheries-observers/fishery-sectors-covered-west-coast-groundfish-observer-program-and).
WCGOP has been using on-vessel observers off the U.S. West Coast since 2002 to
collect data on discarding practices. The on-vessel observer coverage varies by
fishing sector. The Catch Share and At-sea Hake fisheries have observers on 100%
of all fishing trips. The Electronic Monitoring (EM) program has 100% electronic
monitoring and a target of 30% human observation for scientific data collection.
All other observed fisheries have less than 100% observer coverage.
[WCGOP](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/fisheries-observers/west-coast-fishery-observer-bycatch-and-mortality-reports#fishery-management-reports)
produces a number of annual reports providing information on observer coverage,
groundfish mortality, etc. The 2024 [observer coverage report](https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/61904) and the [annual groundfish mortality report](https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/55949) can be found online. Detailed information on the fishery sectors observed by WCGOP is available [online](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/fisheries-observers/fishery-sectors-covered-west-coast-groundfish-observer-program-and).

WCGOP observers a wide-range of fishing sectors for vessels participating in the
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ, also referred to as catch share) fishery and
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