IERS Catcher/processor longline DCPL

OMB No. 0648-0213

OExpEE
tion Date: 07/31/05

WHITE - Vessel Copy: Keep in Logbook
GREEN - IFQ Distribution
GOLDENROD - Observer copy
YELLOW - NMFS Copy: Remit

Revised: 10/31/08

Revised: 08/019/2005

CATCHER/PROCESSOR DCPL
LONGLINE AND POT GEAR

CDQ Group #

IFQ Permit #

IFQ Permit #

Halibut CDQ Permit #

IFQ Permit #

IFQ Permit #

(Check if applicable and enter number)

SET #

DATE SET
TIME SET

CDQ

DATE HAULED

Buoy
or
TIME HAULED Bag #

Exempted

Research

BEGIN POSITION
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE

AIP

Troll

Handline

Hook & Line

Other

If Hook & Line, complete boxes immediately below.
GEAR TYPE

OBSERVER INFORMATION

GEAR
ID

NO. OF OBSERVERS ONBOARD

If same
as
previous
page
check

OBSERVER NAME & CRUISE #

OBSERVER NAME & CRUISE #

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Jig

FIXED HOOK

SNAP

IFQ Permit #

Pot

AUTOLINE

CDQ

GEAR TYPE (check one)

CREW
SIZE

FEDERAL
REPORTING
AREA

REASON

IFQ

Operator IFQ Permit #

FEDERAL FISHERIES PERMIT NO.

TUB

IDENTIFICATION

END

LENGTH
OF SKATE
(feet)

HOOK

A
B
C
D

Complete these boxes once per delivery

No.

LOCATION OF SET
Buoy
or
Bag #

END POSITION
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE

BEGIN &
END
DEPTH
(Fath.)

IPHC
OFFICE
USE
ONLY

GEAR
ID

NUMBER OF
SKATES OR POTS
Set

Lost

IR/IU SPECIES

Round Catch Weight
Species Code

WT(circle lb or mt)

TARGET
SPECIES
CODE

CDQ/IFQ IFQ SABL
(Pounds)
HALIBUT
(Pounds)

RD Round wt.
WC Western cut
EC Eastern cut

CR CRAB
Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

CATCH BY SET

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

Indicate

lb. or

PRODUCT

mt.

No.

SPECIES CODE
PRODUCT CODE
BALANCE FORWARD
DAILY TOTAL
WEEKLY CUMULATIVE TOTAL
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

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

No.
Per
Skate

Spacing
(feet)

Size

Wt.

DISCARD/
DISPOSITION

PAGE

ADF&G PROCESSOR CODE
OPERATOR NAME AND SIGNATURE

CONV

START

INACTIVE

DATE (M-D-Y)

FEDERAL CRAB VESSEL PERMIT NO.

VESSEL NAME

No.

COMMENTS

HAIL
WEIGHT
(lbs. or mt.)

BIRD
AVOID
GEAR

Instructions for
CATCHER/PROCESSOR: LONGLINE & POT GEAR
DAILY CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION LOGBOOK (DCPL)
RESPONSIBILITY
Groundfish fisheries
The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or
pot gear to harvest groundfish and that retains any
groundfish from the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), or Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI),
must maintain a longline and pot gear DCPL.
IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish fisheries.
The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or
pot gear to harvest IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, or CDQ
halibut from the GOA or BSAI, must maintain a
longline and pot gear DCPL.

Crab Rationalization (CR) fisheries.
The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or
pot gear to harvest CR crab from the BSAI, must
maintain a longline and pot gear DCPL.
The signature of the owner or operator on the DCPL is
verification of acceptance of that responsibility.
Two logbooks of same gear type.
If more than one logbook of the same gear type is used
in a fishing year, the page numbers must follow the
consecutive order of the previous logbook.
Two logbooks of different gear types.
If two logbooks of different gear types are used in a
fishing year, the page numbers in each logbook must
start with page one.

TIME LIMITS
The operator of a catcher/processor must:
Record set number, time and date gear set, time and
date gear hauled, begin and end position, CDQ
group number, Federal fisheries permit number,
Federal crab vessel permit number, halibut CDQ
permit number, IFQ permit number (if applicable),
crab IFQ permit number, number of pots set, and
estimated total round weight of species for each set.
Record discard/disposition information
Record product information
Record all other information required in the DCPL
Sign the completed DCPL logsheets
Submit the goldenrod logsheet to the observer
Submit the green logsheet

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

Instructions for longline and pot gear DCPL
March 19, 2007

Within This Time Limit
Within 2 hours after completion of gear retrieval

By noon each day to record the previous day’s
discard/disposition
By noon each day for the previous day’s production
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 signature of operator
The green logsheets are provided to support a separate data
collection by the International Pacific Halibut Commission
(IPHC) under the joint NMFS/IPHC logbook program.
Contact IPHC for more information at phone number
206-634-1838.
Quarter
Submit by
1 Jan 1 - Mar 31
May 1
2 Apr 1 - Jun 30
August 1
3 Jul 1 - Sep 30
November 1
4 Oct 1 – Dec 31
February 1 of the following year.

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INFORMATION REQUIRED ON ALL
LOGSHEETS

Federal Fisheries permit number (if groundfish)
Federal crab vessel permit number (if CR crab)

Active/Inactive
The operator must account for each day of the fishing
year and indicate in the DCPL whether the
catcher/processor is active or inactive throughout the
year.
If a catcher/
processor is
Active.
A period of time
when the
catcher/processor is
checked-in or
processing.
Inactive.
A period of time
when the
catcher/processor is
not active.

In old logbooks, add Federal crab vessel permit
number in the right hand corner of the box entitled
“vessel name.”

Then

In new logbooks, enter Federal crab vessel permit
number.

Complete one logsheet
per day or up to 7 days
on one logsheet

INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR EACH DAY
THE VESSEL IS ACTIVE

Use one logsheet for up
to one quarter.
1. Check “inactive”.
2. Record the first and
last day when inactive.
3. Indicate why
catcher/processor is
inactive

Other Permit numbers.
Enter the permit number(s) for the applicable fishery in
which you participated.
IFQ permit number of the operator and each IFQ
permit holder aboard the vessel.
CDQ group number
Halibut CDQ permit number

If the time period that a catcher/processor is inactive
extends across two or more successive quarters,
complete two logsheets: the one to indicate the last
day of the first inactive quarter and the next page to
indicate the first day of the second inactive quarter.

Management Program.
Circle to indicate whether fishing activity is under the
CDQ Program, a Research Fishery, Exempted Fishery,
or Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery (AIP) and add
identifying number, if appropriate.

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.

If harvest is not under one of these management
programs, leave blank.

Vessel Name.
Enter complete vessel name as displayed in official
documentation.
Operator Name and Signature.
Enter printed name and signature of operator.
Signature verifies the accuracy and completeness of
data on the logsheet.
ADF&G Processor Code.
Enter State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game
(ADF&G) processor code number of the
catcher/processor.

For up to 7 days on one logsheet
For each reporting area in which
harvest occurred..
Use a separate
logsheet
For each gear type
For each separate management
program type
If fishing under more than one management program of
the same type, use a separate logsheet for each.
Federal reporting area.
Groundfish. Federal reporting area code where
gear retrieval was completed, regardless of where the
majority of the set took place (see Figures 1 and 3 to
part 679).
IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut. IPHC regulatory areas
where gear retrieval was completed, regardless of

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where the majority of the set took place (see Figure 15
to part 679).

Observer Information.
Record the number of observers aboard, the name of
the observer(s), and the observer cruise number(s).

CR crab. Leave this field blank
Gear Type.
Circle gear type used to harvest the fish. Use a
separate logsheet for each gear type.

If gear
type is:
Other
gear
Pot gear

Hookand-line
gear

Then
If gear is other than those listed, circle
“Other” and describe gear
Circle “pot gear” and enter the number of
pots set and the number of pots lost (if
applicable)
Circle “hook and line gear” and Indicate
whether gear is
fixed hook (conventional or tub),
autoline, or
snap (optional, but may be required by
IPHC regulations).
Enter length of skate to the nearest foot
(optional, but may be required by IPHC
regulations)
Enter number of skates set and number of
skates lost (optional, but may be required
by IPHC regulations)
Enter size of hooks, hook spacing in feet,
and number of hooks per skate
Enter the alphabetical letter that coincides
with gear description in the “Catch by
Set”
Enter seabird avoidance gear code(s) (see
§ 679.24(e) and Table 19 to part 679).

IF GEAR INFORMATION IS THE SAME
on subsequent pages, mark the box instead
of re-entering the gear-type information.

CATCH BY SET.
A set includes a test set, unsuccessful harvest, or when
gear is not working and is pulled in, even if no fish are
harvested
A set means
a string of longline gear,
a string of pots, or
a group of pots with individual pots deployed and
retrieved in the water in a similar location with similar
soak time.
In the case of pot gear, when the pots in a string are
hauled more than once in the same position, a new set
is created each time the string is retrieved and redeployed.
If no catch occurred for a day, write “no catch.”
The operator must record the following information for
each set:
Set number, sequentially by year.
Date Set (month-day)
Time Set (in military format, to the nearest hour,
A.l.t.)
Begin and end buoy or bag numbers (optional, but
may be required by IPHC regulations).
Location of Set (see following table)

Crew Size.
Enter the number of crew, excluding certified
observer(s), on the last day of the weekly reporting
period.

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Gear deployment (to set gear)
Position (lat and long to the
nearest minute) Optional: record
to the nearest second or fraction
of a minute

Hook-and-line gear:
The beginning position
of a set of hook-andline gear.

Jig or troll gear
The position where the jig
or troll gear enters the
water.

Pot gear
The position of the first
pot in a string of pots.

Time

The time when the first
hook-and-line gear of a
set is deployed.

The time when jig or troll
gear enters the water.

The time when the first
pot in a string of pots is
deployed.

Gear retrieval (to haul gear)
Position (lat and long to the
nearest minute) Optional: record
to the nearest second or fraction
of a minute

Hook-and-line gear:
The position where the
last hook-and-line gear
of a set leaves the
water, regardless of
where the majority of
the set took place.
The time when the last
hook-and-line gear of a
set leaves the water.

Jig or troll gear
The position where the jig
or troll gear leaves the
water.

Pot gear
The position where the
last pot of a set is
retrieved, regardless of
where the majority of
the set took place.

The time when the jig or
troll gear leaves the water.

The time when the last
pot of a set is retrieved

Time

Date Hauled (month-day) .

Circle to indicate whether CDQ or IFQ halibut

Time Hauled (in military format, to the nearest
hour, A.l.t.) .

IFQ Sablefish.

Begin and end gear depths to the nearest fathom
(optional, but may be required by IPHC
regulations).
IR/IU Species
Species code. Enter species code of IR/IU
species.
Weight. Enter estimated total round weight
for each IR/IU species; indicate whether to the
nearest pound or the nearest 0.001 mt (2.20 lb).
Target species code.
Groundfish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut -Species code of the species you intend to catch
(see Table 2 to part 679).
CR crab – Crab species code of the species
you intend to catch (see Table 2 to part 680).
CDQ/IFQ Halibut.
Estimated total round weight of IFQ halibut or
CDQ halibut to the nearest pound.

Instructions for longline and pot gear DCPL
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Number and estimated total weight of IFQ
sablefish to the nearest pound.
Circle to indicate whether IFQ sablefish product
is:
western cut (WC),
eastern cut (EC), or
round weight (RD).

CR Crab.
In old logbooks – Cross out “CDQ/IFQ
Halibut” and enter “CRAB.” Divide each box in
half by drawing a horizontal line. Enter number
and scale weight of raw CR crab to the nearest
pound.
In new logbooks -- Enter number and scale
weight of raw CR crab to the nearest pound.
Estimated Haul Weight.
In old logbooks – enter the weight of all other
species.
In new logbooks -- enter the total estimated
haul weight of all retained species. Indicate
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whether to the nearest pound or to at least the
nearest 0.001 mt.

PRODUCT INFORMATION.
No production
If no production occurred for a day, write "NO
PRODUCTION" on the "daily total" line.
Groundfish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut.
Record each product made from fish harvested by
the catcher/ processor by species codes (see Table
2 to part 679) and product codes and designations
(see Table 1 to part 679). Check either pounds (lb)
or metric tons (mt), and use the same units to
report weight throughout the year.
CR crab.
Record each product made from crab harvested by
the catcher/processor by species codes (see Table 2
to part 680) and disposition or product codes (see
Table 3b to part 680). Check pounds (lb); crab
must be reported in pounds.
Daily production total weight. -- Enter the total
scale weight or total product weight of product.
Daily balance forward -- Enter the total amount
carried forward from the previous day.
NOTE
At the beginning of each weekly reporting
period or after the offload or transfer of all fish
or fish product onboard if such offload occurs
prior to the end of a weekly reporting period,
the amount is zero, and nothing shall be carried
forward from the previous weekly reporting
period.
Weekly production cumulative total -- At the end
of each weekly reporting period, enter the
cumulative total product weight calculated by
adding the relevant daily total and the total carried
forward for that week.
Calculate cumulative production totals separately
for each reporting area, gear type, and
management type number, calculated by adding
the relevant daily total and the total carried
forward for that week.

Instructions for longline and pot gear DCPL
March 19, 2007

DISCARD/DISPOSITION INFORMATION.
Record all discard/disposition information that
occurred on the catcher/processor during harvest
and production. Use groundfish product and
species codes in Table 1 and Table 2 to part 679,
and crab species and product or disposition codes
in Table 2 and Table 3b to part 680.
Use either lb or mt and use the same units to report
weight throughout the year.
No discard/disposition.
If there are no discards or disposition for a day,
write "NO DISCARDS", "0", or "ZERO" on the
"daily total" line.
Daily Discard/disposition Total Weight.
Record daily the total estimated discard and
disposition amounts in whole fish weight
for each groundfish species or species group and
Pacific herring in pounds or to at least the nearest
0.001 mt.
Daily Discard/disposition Total Numbers of
animals. Record daily discard and disposition
amounts by number of Pacific salmon, steelhead
trout, Pacific halibut, king crab, and Tanner crab.
Daily Balance Forward.
Enter the total discard and disposition amounts,
carried forward from the previous day.
NOTE
At the beginning of each weekly reporting
period, the discard/disposition amount is zero,
and nothing shall be carried forward from the
previous weekly reporting period.
Weekly Discard/disposition Cumulative Total.
At the end of each weekly reporting period,
calculate separately the cumulative total
discard/disposition weight or number as
appropriate for each reporting area, gear type, and
management type number, calculated by adding
the relevant daily total and the total carried
forward for that week.

COMMENTS (optional)

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