Mothership DCPL and instructions

O No. 0648-0213
OMB Control
OMB Contr.
0648-0213
ExpirationDate:
Date: 09/30/2008
Expiration
7/31/05
WHITE - Vessel Copy: Keep in Logbook
GOLDENROD - Observer copy
YELLOW - NMFS Copy: Remit

Revised:
10/28/05
Revised:
08/19/2005

Date (M - D - Y)

VESSEL NAME

IDENTIFICATION

MOTHERSHIP
DCPL
START

END

INACTIVE

ADF&G Vessel No.
OPERATOR NAME AND SIGNATURE
Federal Fisheries Permit No.

Pot

Non-pelagic trawl

RECEIVE
DISCARD
REPORT

Pelagic trawl

Jig

Troll

NAME

lb. or

PRODUCT

mt.

DISCARD/
DISPOSITION

For groundfish and Pacific herring, circle: lbs. or nearest 0.001 mt.
For Pacific halibut, Pacific salmon, king crab, and Tanner crab, record in numbers

SPECIES CODE
PRODUCT CODE
BALANCE FORWARD
DAILY TOTAL
WEEKLY CUMULATIVE TOTAL
SPECIES CODE
PRODUCT CODE
BALANCE FORWARD
DAILY TOTAL
WEEKLY CUMULATIVE TOTAL

COMMENTS

OBSERVER INFORMATION
NO. OF OBSERVERS
ONBOARD

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CV
or
BS

Indicate

CREW SIZE

REASON

GEAR TYPE (circle one)
Hook & Line

PAGE

Other

FEDERAL
REPORTING AREA

ADF&G NO.

RECEIPT
TIME

TRAWL GEAR ONLY (Circle one)

COBLZ

RKCSA

LONGITUDE

(Check if applicable and enter number)

CDQ

OBSERVER NAME AND CRUISE #

Research

Exempted
AIP

No.

OBSERVER NAME AND CRUISE #

ROUND CATCH WEIGHT

RECEIPT POSITION
LATITUDE

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

TOTAL
HAUL WEIGHT
(Circle one LB or MT)

IR/IU SPECIES
SPECIES CODE

(Circle one LB or MT)

FISH TICKET
NUMBER

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 31 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National
Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 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; 2) This information is mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. They are also
confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.

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Expiration Date: 09/30/2008

Instructions
MOTHERSHIP
DAILY CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION LOGBOOK (DCPL)

REQUIREMENTS
Unless approved to use an electronic logbook, the operator of a mothership that is required to have an
Federal Fisheries permit (FFP) under § 679.4(b) and that receives or processes any groundfish from the
Gulf of Alaska (GOA) or Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) from vessels issued
an FFP under § 679.4(b) is required to use a combination of mothership DCPL and eLandings to record
and report daily processor identification information, delivery information, groundfish production data,
and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data. The operator must enter into the DCPL
any information for groundfish received from catcher vessel, groundfish received from processors for
reprocessing or rehandling, and groundfish received from an associated buying station documented on a
Buying Station Report.
Account for each day of the fishing year.
The operator must account for each day of the fishing year, January 1 through December 31, in the
DCPL.
Two logbooks in same fishing year.
If more than one logbook is used in a fishing year, the page numbers must follow the consecutive order of
the previous logbook.
Two logbooks of different operation types.
If vessel functions as both a mothership and as a catcher/processor in a fishing year, a separate logbook of
each type must be maintained. The page numbers in each logbook must start with page one.
DATA ENTRY TIME LIMITS
The operator of a mothership must record in the DCPL or eLandings the information in the following
table for each groundfish delivery within the specified time limit:
DATA ENTRY TIME LIMITS, MOTHERSHIP
Required information
Record In
All catcher vessel or buying
station delivery information
Product information

DCPL

eLandings

X

X
X

Discard or disposition information

X

All other required information

X

X

Operator sign the completed
logsheets

X

X

Submit the goldenrod logsheet to
the observer

X

Record within this time limit
Within 2 hours after completion of
receipt of each groundfish delivery
By noon each day to record the
previous day’s production
By noon each day to record the
previous day’s discard/disposition
By noon of the day following
completion of production
By noon of the day following the
week-ending date of the weekly
reporting period
After signed by the operator and
prior to departure of observer from
the mothership.

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Submit the yellow logsheets each
quarter to:
NOAA Office for Law Enforcement
P.O. Box 21767
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1767

X

1
2
3
4

Jan 1 - Mar 31
Apr 1 - Jun 30
Jul 1 - Sep 30
Oct 1 - Dec 31

May 1
August 1
November 1
February 1 of
the following
year.

ACTIVE AND INACTIVE TIME PERIODS IN THE DCPL
The operator must indicate whether the vessel was active or inactive during the time period. A
mothership is active when receiving or processing groundfish. An inactive period is defined as a time
period other than active.
Record January 1 on page 1.
The operator must record the first day of the year, January 1, on page one of the DCPL regardless of
whether the vessel was active or inactive. The operator must record time periods consecutively.
Required information for inactive periods.
If inactive, the operator must record the following information on one logsheet in the DCPL:
Mothership name, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) processor code, FFP number,
operator printed name, operator signature, and page number.
Mark “inactive.”
Record the date (mm/dd) of the first day when inactive under “Start date.”
Write brief explanation why inactive, e.g., bad weather or equipment failure. If inactive due to
surrender of a FFP, write “surrender of permit” as reason for inactivity.
Inactive two or more quarters.
If the inactive time period extends across two or more successive quarters, the operator must complete a
logsheet for each inactive quarter: the first logsheet to indicate the first and last day of the first inactive
quarter and the second logsheet to indicate the first and last day of the second inactive quarter.
REQUIRED INFORMATION, IF ACTIVE
If the mothership is active, the operator must record for one day per logsheet in the DCPL, the
information described below:
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.
Page number.
Number the pages in each logbook consecutively, beginning with page 1 for January 1 and continuing
throughout the logbook for the remainder of the fishing year.
Printed name and signature of operator.
The operator’s name must be printed in the DCPL. The operator must sign each completed DCPL
logsheet as verification of acceptance of the responsibility to provide accurate, complete, and timely data.
The operator’s signature is due by noon of the day following the week-ending date of the weekly
reporting period.
Vessel information.
Name of mothership as displayed in official documentation, FFP number, and ADF&G processor code.
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Date. Enter date (mm/dd/yy) of each operating day.
Crew size.
Record the number of crew members (including operator), excluding certified observer(s), on the last day
of the weekly reporting period.
Gear type.
Indicate the gear type of harvester. If gear type is other than those listed, circle “Other” and describe.
Use a separate logsheet for each gear type.
Federal reporting areas.
Record Federal reporting area code (see Figures 1 and 3 to part 679) where harvest was completed. Use a
separate logsheet for each reporting area.
C. Opilio Crab Bycatch Limitation Zone (COBLZ) or Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA).
If groundfish was harvested with trawl gear in the COBLZ (see Figure 13 to part 679) or RKCSA (see
Figure 11 to part 679) area within a reporting area, use two separate logsheets, the first to record the
information from the reporting area that includes COBLZ or RKCSA, and the second to record the
information from the reporting area that does not include COBLZ or RKCSA.
Observer information.
Record the number of observers aboard, the name(s) of the observer(s), and the observer cruise
number(s).
Management program.
Indicate whether harvest occurred under a special management program: CDQ Program, Research
Fishery, Exempted Fishery, or Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery (AIP) and add identifying number, if
appropriate. Use a separate logsheet for each management program. Use a separate logsheet for each
identifying number of the same program type. If harvest is not under one of these management programs,
leave blank.
DELIVERY INFORMATION.
The operator must record delivery information when unprocessed groundfish deliveries are received by
the mothership from a buying station or a catcher vessel. If no deliveries are received for a given day,
write “no deliveries.”
Type Of Delivery.
“CV” or “BS” to indicate delivery was from catcher vessel or buying station, respectively.
Non-Submittal Of Discard Report.
Indicate whether the blue logsheet was received from the catcher vessel at the time of catch delivery. If
the delivery was from a buying station, leave this column blank. If the blue logsheet is not received from
the catcher vessel, enter “NO” and one of the response codes in the following table to describe the reason
for non-submittal.
NON-SUBMITTAL OF DISCARD REPORT
The catcher vessel does not have an FFP
The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does not have an FFP
The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has an FFP
The catcher vessel delivered an unsorted codend
Another reason; describe circumstances
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CODE
“P”
“P”
“L”
“U”
“O”

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Vessel identification.
Name and ADF&G vessel registration number of the catcher vessel or buying station (if applicable)
delivering the groundfish.
Receipt time. Record time (in military format, A.l.t.) when receipt of groundfish delivery was completed.
Beginning position of receipt.
Record the position coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for
longitude) where receipt of the groundfish delivery began.
Estimated total groundfish hail weight.
Enter the total estimated hail weight of the combined species of each delivery from a catcher vessel or
buying station. Total hail weight is an estimate of the total weight of the entire catch without regard to
species. Indicate whether estimated weight is to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt. If a catcher
vessel reported discards on a blue DFL but did not deliver groundfish, enter “0” in this column.
IR/IU species (see § 679.27).
Enter the species code of IR/IU species and the estimated total round weight for each IR/IU species, if
applicable; indicate whether estimated weight is to the nearest pound or the nearest 0.001 mt. Use one
line to record information for each IR/IU species, including species code and amount of catch. If more
than one IR/IU species are to be recorded, the operator should use a separate line for each species.
ADF&G fish ticket numbers.
If receiving unprocessed groundfish from a catcher vessel, record the ADF&G fish ticket number that the
mothership issued to each catcher vessel. If receiving unprocessed groundfish from an associated buying
station, record the ADF&G fish ticket numbers issued by the buying station on behalf of the mothership
to the catcher vessel.
PRODUCT INFORMATION.
The operator of a mothership must record all groundfish product information in eLandings (see
§679.5(e)(10)), including products made from unprocessed groundfish deliveries received from a buying
station or a catcher vessel; groundfish received from another processor or other source; and groundfish
received for custom processing by you for another processor or business entity.
DISCARD OR DISPOSITION INFORMATION.
The operator of a mothership must record discard and disposition information in eLandings (see
§679.5(e)(10)). The discard or disposition information must include:
♦

Discards and disposition that occurred onboard after receipt of groundfish from a catcher vessel
or buying station;

♦

Discards and disposition that occurred prior to, during, and after processing of groundfish;

♦

Discards and disposition that were reported on a blue DFL received from a catcher vessel
delivering groundfish;

♦

Discards and disposition that are recorded on a blue DFL received from a catcher vessel even
though no groundfish are delivered; and

♦

Discards and disposition reported on a BSR received from a buying station delivering groundfish,
if different from the blue DFL logsheets submitted by catcher vessels to the buying station.
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