Observer or monitor
Observer or monitor means any person authorized by NMFS to collect observer information, operational fishing data, biological data, or economic data for conservation and management purposes on or from fishing vessels or federally permitted dealers as required by the regulations, including, but not limited to, observers, at-sea monitors, observer/sea samplers, portside samplers, or dockside monitors.
Source
50 CFR § 648.2
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson Act and in 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have the following meanings: