High Seas Trap Setter Log Form

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

HIGH SEAS TRAP SETTER LOG
Captain:

Captain's signature:
Vessel Name

Official Number

TARGET SPECIES:

POT DIMENSIONS (ft)

No fishing entire month of:

Crew size:

__________________, ____

Observer on Board: Yes No

BAIT USED

GROUNDLINE WT OR DIAMETER

INDICATE: (1) SPECIES and (2) LB, MT, or #

TIME

#

POSITION

LAT
N/S
MO/DAY (24 HR)

%

POT SPACING (ft)

RECORDS FOR EACH HAUL OR SET:

DATE

Page #:

PORT OF LANDING:
POT GEAR DESCRIPTION

HAUL

Date:

DEPTH

LONG
E/W

RETAINED CATCH BY SPECIES

# OF
POTS
RUN

DISCARDED CATCH BY SPECIES

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1)

1)

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1)

1)

1)

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2)

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2)

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Up
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Up

COMMENTS:

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

INSTRUCTIONS FOR HIGH SEAS TRAP SETTER LOG
CAPTAIN'S NAME: Print name of vessel captain.

RECORDS FOR EACH HAUL OR SET

CAPTAIN'S SIGNATURE: The captain must sign each page to verify accuracy and
completeness of data on the logbook sheet.

HAUL OR SET NO: Enter the number by sequence of the haul or set.

DATE: Enter current date (month-day-year).

For longline pot gear, gear retrieval means where the last longline pot gear of a set
leaves the water, regardless of where the majority of the haul or set took place.

PAGE #: Page numbers must be consecutive.

For pot-and-line gear, gear retrieval means where the last pot of a set leaves the water.

VESSEL NAME: Enter vessel name as it appears on your High Seas Fishing Permit.

DATE:

OFFICIAL NUMBER: Enter the U.S. Coast Guard Documentation Number or other
official number listed on your High Seas Fishing Permit.
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.
CREW SIZE: Enter the number of people on vessel, including captain.
OBSERVER ON BOARD: Check yes or no to indicate whether an observer is on board
the vessel.
TARGET SPECIES: Enter species you are targeting.
PORT OF LANDING: Enter the port and state at which fish were landed. If landed at a
foreign port, enter the name of the port and country.
POT GEAR DESCRIPTION

Set: Enter the date when the gear entered the water.
Up: Enter the date of gear retrieval.

TIME: Record time in military format to the nearest hour, local time.
Set: Enter the begin time (to the nearest minute) when the first pot entered the
water.
Up: Enter the time (to the nearest minute) of gear retrieval.
POSITION: Record coordinates of position in latitude and longitude to the nearest
minute.
Set: Record position when set is on bottom.
Up: Record position of gear retrieval.
DEPTH (fm): Enter the SET depth for the haul recorded to the nearest fathom and the
UP depth when hauling begins.
NUMBER OF TRAPS RUN: Enter the total number of pots or traps set.
RETAINED CATCH: For each species retained, indicate (1) name of species and (2)
units of measurement [lb, mt, or # (round weight)]. Record daily the estimated total fish
retained for each species.

POT DIMENSIONS: Enter length, width and height of pot in feet.
GROUNDLINE WEIGHT OR DIAMETER: Enter pot weight in pounds or pot
diameter in inches.
POT SPACING: Enter spacing of pots.
BAIT USED: Enter bait used and percentage.

DISCARDED CATCH: For each species discarded, indicate (1) name of species and (2)
units of measurement [lb, mt, or # (round weight)]. Record daily the estimated total fish
discarded for each fish species.
TIME LIMITS FOR ENTRIES: The operator must record the time, position, and
estimated fish catch weight within 2 hours after gear retrieval. The operator must record
all other information required by noon of the day following gear retrieval.
Notwithstanding any other time limits, the operator must record all information required
within 2 hours after the vessel's catch is off-loaded.

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.