Tournament registration form

ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

Thank you for registering your
fishing tournament with the
National Marine Fisheries Service. Please send the completed form (which is also
available at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms or www.nmfspermits.com) via mail to: HMS
Tournament Registration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 263 13th Avenue S., St.
Peterburg, FL, 33701 or FAX to (727) 824-5398.
Tournament Name_______________________________________________________
Tournament Location___________________________
City
State

Date(s):________________

Director/Operator Name ________________________________________________
Mailing Address_________________________________________________________
Street/P.O. Box
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City
State
Zip
Phone ( ____ ) _____ - __________
FAX ( ____ ) _____ - __________
E-mail Address (if applicable) _____________________________________________
Has this tournament operated in previous years? _____(Y/N); Most recent year _________
What name(s) have been used for this event? _______________________________________
Please check the appropriate HMS species below for which points or prizes are awarded for either
tag and release, or that are landed in your tournament. Thank you.
Swordfish............................. ~
Billfish
White Marlin......................... ~
Blue Marlin........................... ~
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Sailfish..................................
Longbill Spearfish................. ~
Sharks
Large Coastal Sharks:
Ridgeback Sharks...............
Non-Ridgeback Sharks......
Small Coastal Sharks............
Pelagic Sharks.......................

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Tunas
Bluefin Tuna.........................
Yellowfin Tuna.....................
Bigeye Tuna..........................
Albacore................................
Skipjack Tuna.......................

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~ Checking this box authorizes NMFS to release information to the public regarding
tournament name, date(s), city, state, and target species.

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OMB Control No.: 0648-0323
Expiration Date: 06/30/2009

This information will be used to estimate tournament fishing effort and landings of highly
migratory species for stock assessments and national statistical reports.
If available, please send a copy of the tournament brochure and rules
Thank you for helping the National Marine Fisheries Service track Highly Migratory Species
recreational activities. For more information about HMS or for current regulations, contact the
following personnel:
- Billfish, Swordfish, and HMS Tournament Registration: Russ Dunn, Rick Pearson, or Greg
Fairclough at 727-824-5399
- Sharks: Chris Rilling or Karyl Brewster-Geisz at 301-713-2347
- Tunas: Mark Murray-Brown or Brad Mchale at 978-281-9260
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE: Collection of information through tournament registration and reporting provides essential information for
the conservation and management of highly migratory species. This information will be used to estimate recreational landings of these species through
tournaments and may be used to estimate fishing effort. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 minutes per
response (tournament registration), including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Registering and, if selected, reporting, of tournaments is required under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. It is NOAA policy to preserve the confidentiality of information
submitted under this reporting requirement, except that NMFS may release such information in aggregate or summary form, such that individual identifiers
are not disclosed (NAO-216-100). Tournament operators may voluntarily elect for NMFS to release information to the public regarding tournament name,
date(s), city, state, and target species. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject
to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

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NOAA Fisheries
Highly Migratory Species Management Division
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Attn: HMS Tournament Registration

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