High Seas Trawl Log Form

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

HIGH SEAS TRAWL LOG
Captain:

Captain's signature:
Vessel Name

Official Number

TARGET SPECIES:

DATE

Page #:

No fishing entire month of:

Crew size:

__________________, ____

Observer on Board: Yes No

PORT OF LANDING:

RECORDS FOR EACH HAUL OR SET:
HAUL

Date:

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

TIME

#

POSITION
LAT
N/S

DEPTH
LONG
E/W

ESTIMATED
TOTAL
HAUL

MO/DAY (24 HR)
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COMMENTS:

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

RETAINED CATCH BY SPECIES

DISCARDED CATCH BY SPECIES

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR HIGH SEAS TRAWL LOG
CAPTAIN'S NAME: Print name of vessel captain.
DATE:
CAPTAIN'S SIGNATURE: The captain must sign each page to verify accuracy and
completeness of data on the logbook sheet.
DATE: Enter current date (month-day-year).
PAGE #: Page numbers must be consecutive.
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.
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.

Set: Enter the month and day 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 gear 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 trawl gear reaches the fishing level and begins to
fish.
Up: Record position of gear retrieval.
DEPTH (fm): Record bottom depth when net is on bottom and bottom depth when
hauling begins. If mid-water trawl, record both gear depth and bottom depth, e.g., if gear
is at 20 fm and bottom depth is 30 fathoms, record 20/30.

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 name of the port and state at which fish were landed.
If landed at a foreign port, enter the name of the port and country.
RECORDS FOR EACH HAUL
HAUL NO.: Enter the number by sequence of the haul.
GEAR RETRIEVAL
For trawl gear, gear retrieval means where retrieval of trawl cable commences.

ESTIMATED TOTAL HAUL: Enter the estimated total of all species in pounds or
metric tons (round weight).
RETAINED CATCH: For each species retained, write at the top of the column: (1) name
of species and (2) units of measurement [lb, mt, or # (round weight)]. Record daily the
estimated total fish retained for each species.
DISCARDED CATCH: For each species discarded, write at the top of the column: (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.