High Seas Purse Seine Log Form

OMB Number 0648-0349
Expiration Date 06/30/08

HIGH SEAS PELAGIC PURSE SEINE LOG
Captain:

Captain's signature:
Vessel Name

Official Number

Departure Port:

Departure Date:

Unloading Port:

Unloading Date:

Target Species:

Target Species Unloaded (lbs.):
POSITION

MONTH

DAY

LATITUDE
DEG

MIN

LONGITUDE
N/S

DEG

Page #:

No fishing entire month of:

Crew size:

__________________, ____

Observer on Board:

RETAINED CATCHES (ST)
SET TIMES

ACT.
CODE

Date:

MIN

E/W

BEGIN

SET
TYPE
CODE

SST
/F

AIR
ASST
Y/N

BIRD
RADAR
Y/N

DISCARDED CATCHES
OTHERS

YFT

SKJ

BET

TUNAS

OTHERS

BFT

END

SPECIES

ACTIVITY CODES

CATCH

SPECIES

WEIGHT

SPECIES

SET TYPE CODES

1

FISHING/SETTING

5

NO FISHING - BAD WEATHER

1

UNASSOCIATED FREE-SWIMMING
SCHOOL

5

ANCHORED RAFT, FAD OR PAYAO

2

SEARCHING

6

IN PORT (SPECIFY IN POSITION COLUMN)

2

FEEDING ON BAITFISH

6

LIVE MARINE MAMMAL

3

TRANSITING

7

NET CLEANING SET

3

DRIFTING LOG, DEBRIS OR DEAD
ANIMAL

7

LIVE WHALE SHARK OR RAY

4

NO FISHING - BREAKDOWN

8

RECEIVE/TRANSFER FISH

4

DRIFTING RAFT, FAD OR PAYAO

8

OTHER

MAIL COMPLETED LOG SHEET(S) TO: [Name and address of appropriate Regional Office]

NUMBER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING HIGH SEAS PELAGIC PURSE SEINE LOG
Daily entries should be made for each day of a fishing trip on the high seas. A trip is the period of time from the departure date to the date of a complete unloading.
the trip.
CAPTAIN'S NAME: Print name of vessel captain.
MONTH: Enter the month (e.g., 12).
CAPTAIN'S SIGNATURE: The captain must sign each page to verify accuracy and
completeness of data on the logbook sheet.
DAY: Enter the day (e.g., 26).
DATE: Enter current date (month-day-year).

ACT. CODE: Enter the appropriate activity code.

PAGE #: Page numbers must be consecutive.

POSITION: Enter the geographical position of your vessel in latitude and longitude
to the nearest minute. Include the direction as north (N), south (S), east (E), or west
(W). If you are not fishing (setting the net) or transferring or receiving fish your
position should be the noon-time position.

VESSEL NAME: Enter vessel name as it appears on your High Seas Fishing
Permit.
OFFICIAL NUMBER: Enter the U.S. Coast Guard Documentation Number or other
official number listed on your High Seas Fishing Permit.

SET TIMES: Enter the begin and end set times. Times are local times.
SET TYPE CODE: Enter the appropriate set type code.

NO FISHING: If no fishing was conducted on the high seas during the reporting
month, so indicate in the space provided and submit the report to the NMFS regional
office that issued your High Seas Fishing Permit.

SST /F: Enter the sea surface temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (e.g., 72).

CREW SIZE: Enter the number of people on vessel, including captain.

AIR ASST Y/N: If you were assisted by an airplane or helicopter to locate fish enter
“Y” otherwise enter “N.”

OBSERVER ON BOARD: Check yes or no to indicate whether an observer is on
board the vessel.

BIRD RADAR Y/N: If you used bird radar to assist in locating fish enter “Y”
otherwise enter “N.”

DEPARTURE PORT/DATE: Enter the name of your departure port (e.g., San Diego,
CA) and the date of your departure (e.g., 12/25/1996).

RETAINED CATCHES: Enter the catches, in short tons, of yellowfin tuna (YFT),
skipjack tuna (SKJ), bigeye tuna (BET), or bluefin tuna BFT in the appropriate
column. If you have catches of other species that you retain enter the name of the
species in the SPECIES column (e.g., albacore) and the catch, in short tons, in the
CATCH column (e.g., 30). If you have more than one other species of retained
catch, use additional lines for each.

UNLOADING PORT/DATE: Enter the name of your final unloading port (e.g., Pago
Pago, American Samoa) and the start date of your final unloading (e.g., 2/1/1997).
TARGET SPECIES/TARGET SPECIES UNLOADED: Enter the targeted species
for this trip (e.g., albacore) and the unloaded weight (round) of the target species in
pounds.
At least 1 line with the following information will be completed for each day during

DISCARDED CATCHES: Enter the amounts of fish that you discarded. Tuna
species should be entered by SPECIES and WEIGHT (short tons), other species
should be entered by SPECIES and NUMBER of fish. If you have more than one
tuna or other species of discarded catch, use additional lines for each.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, 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 NMFS, International Fisheries Division, Silver Spring, MD 20910. DO NOT SEND LOG
SHEETS TO THIS ADDRESS. MAIL LOG SHEETS TO THE NMFS REGIONAL OFFICE THAT ISSUED YOUR HIGH SEAS FISHING PERMIT.