Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE) has been funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to provide education and outreach to New York’s for-hire fishing fleet as they transition to mandatory electronic reporting as of January 2025. CCE’s eVTR project will include education/outreach activities, technology transfer in the form of free iPads, and training sessions that will help New York modernize fisheries dependent data collection while simultaneously reducing the reporting burden set upon fishermen by simplifying the mandatory reporting process.
CCE is assisting for-hire fishermen in making the switch from paper VTR reporting to electronic reporting using the eTRIPS/mobile Application (“App”) for both Apple and Android devices. eTRIPS/mobile is the smart phone and tablet-based version of ACCSP’s eTRIPS application that allows captains to capture their catch and effort data while at sea. CCE will host numerous training sessions at ports across Long Island. These trainings sessions are also open to for-hire fishermen who already report electronically but may have questions or want a refresher course. Training sessions are starting now to help the fleet be ready by 2025. Schedule is below:
Training Dates:
- April 3 – 2 to 4 PM – Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 423 Griffing Ave. Riverhead, NY 11901
- April 9 – 3 to 7 PM – Guy Lombardo Marina, 898 Guy Lombardo Ave. Freeport, NY 11520
- April 10 – 2 to 4 PM – Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 423 Griffing Ave. Riverhead, NY 11901
- April 11 – 12 to 4 PM – NYS DEC Division of Marine Resources Office, 123 Kings Park Blvd. Kings Park, NY 11754
- April 17 – 2 to 4 PM – Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 423 Griffing Ave. Riverhead, NY 11901
- April 23 – 12 to 4 PM – Montauk Library, 871 Montauk Hwy. Montauk, NY 11954
- April 24 – 2 to 4 PM – Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 423 Griffing Ave. Riverhead, NY 11901
- April 29 – 12:30 to 4 PM – Floyd Memorial Library, 539 1st St. Greenport, NY 11944
