Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries Daily Longline Fishing

OMB Control No.: 0648-0216
Expiration Date: 11/30/2006

WESTERN PACIFIC PELAGIC FISHERIES
DAILY LONGLINE FISHING LOGBOOK

NAME OF VESSEL_________________________________
PERMIT NUMBER__________________________________

TO

Paperwork Reduction Act Information
Public reporting burden for this collection 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 Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region,
NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4700.

This information is being collected to ensure accurate and timely records about the fishing activity of
persons licensed to participate in fisheries under Federal regulations in the Western Pacific Region. This
will enable the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council to
(a) determine how those persons would be affected by changes in management; (b) ensure that they are
informed about prospective changes in fishery regulations and the analysis of estimated impacts; and (c)
determine whether the objectives of the fishery program are being achieved by monitoring the fishery and
evaluating the impacts on stocks and the fishery participants and related businesses. Responses to the
collection are required to obtain the benefit of a license for the fishery involved (ref. 50 CFR 665.13). Data
provided concerning the activities and business of the respondents are handled as confidential under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Sec. 402(b)). Notwithstanding any other
provision of the 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.

NMFS WESTERN PACIFIC DAILY LONGLINE FISHING LOG

OMB Control No.: 0648-0214
Expiration Date:11/30/2006

VESSEL ____________________________ PERMIT NUMBER_____________
Date of Departure from Port: ____/____/______ Port: _____________________

NMFS USE ONLY

Date of Return to Port:
SET INFORMATION

HL Trip No.:______________

____/____/______ Port: _____________________

HL Trip Type:_____________

Observer on Board: [ ]
DATE OF SET: _____/_____/_______
Set Type: [ ] Deep-set (tuna)
[ ] Shallow-set (swordfish)
Number of Hooks Set _________hooks
Length of Mainline Set _______ miles
Bait Type ___________
Hooks per Float ______
Number of Lightsticks _________
BEGIN SET Time: _____:_____
Longitude
END SET Time: _____:_____

Position: ______° _____’ N__/S__ Latitude; _______°_____’ E__/W__
Position: ______° _____’ N__/S__ Latitude; _______°_____’ E__/W__ Longitude

HAUL INFORMATION
DATE OF HAUL: _____/_____/_______
BEGIN HAUL Time: _____:_____ Position: ______° _____’ N__/S__ Latitude; _______°_____’ E__/W__
Longitude
END HAUL Time: _____:_____ Position: ______° _____’ N__/S__ Latitude; _______°_____’ E__/W__ Longitude
Number of Hooks Lost: _______hooks

PELAGIC SPECIES

PROTECTED SPECIES

NUMBER OF FISH
Kept
TUNAS:

NUMBER RELEASED

Released

Uninjured

Dead

SEALS:

Albacore (tonbo)

15

Monk Seal

51

Bigeye tuna

16

Sea Lions

72

Yellowfin tuna

17

Other Seals

Skipjack tuna (aku)

22

DOLPHINS:

Bluefin tuna

19

Bottlenose

70

Spinner

71

BILLFISH:
Blue marlin

1

Striped marlin (nairagi)

2

Sailfish

4

Humpback

66

Spearfish (hebi)

5

False Killer

52

Swordfish (broadbill)

6

Other whales

Other marlin (specify):

Other dolphins
WHALES:

TURTLES:

OTHER PELAGICS:

Green

53

Mahimahi

11

Leatherback

54

Moonfish (opah)

12

Loggerhead

60

Wahoo (ono)

13

Olive ridley

59

Oilfish (walu)

20

Hawksbill

64

Pomfret (monchong)

21

Unidentified hardshell

65

Other pelagics (specify):

BIRDS:

SHARKS:

Black-foot Albatross

73

Blue shark

7

Laysan Albatross

74

Mako shark

8

Short-tailed Albatross

75

Thresher shark

9

Other birds (specify):

Oceanic white-tip shark

Injured

24

Other Shark (specify):
I certify that the above information is complete and true to the best of my knowledge:

VESSEL CAPTAIN/OPERATOR: Print name: ________________________________
CML #: ___________

Signature: ________________________________ Date: ___________

Please submit to: NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, ATTN: FMAP, 2570 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822,
or to the nearest authorized NMFS representative.
Paperwork Reduction Act Information
Public reporting burden for this collection 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 Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814.
This information is being collected to provide information needed by NMFS to regulate and monitor bottomfish management unit species
under the Fishery Management Plan for Bottomfish in the Western Pacific Region (FMP) and to evaluate the effectiveness of management
by assessing the status of stocks and the status of the fisheries. The information will provide a basis for determining whether changes in
management are need to sustain the productivity of the stocks or to respond to interactions between fishing vessels and protected species
and to address economic problems in the fishery. The information is also used to provide a basis for evaluating the magnitude and
distribution of impacts resulting from changes to the regulations. Responses to the collection are required under 50 CFR 665.14. Propriety
data provided concerning the vessel and/or business of the respondents are handled as confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Sec. 402(b)). Notwithstanding any other provision of the 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.

OMB Control No.: 0648-0214
Expiration Date:11/30/2006

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DAILY LONGLINE FISHING LOGBOOK
VESSEL:
PERMIT NO.:
DATE OF DEPARTURE
FROM PORT:
PORT:
DATE OF RETURN
TO PORT:
PORT:
OBSERVER ON BOARD:
DATE OF SET:
SET TYPE:
NO. of HOOKS SET:
LENGTH OF
MAINLINE SET:
BAIT TYPE:
NO. HOOKS/FLOAT:
NO. LIGHT STICKS:
BEGIN SET - Time:
Position:
END SET - Time:
Position:
DATE OF HAUL:
BEGIN HAUL - Time:
Position:

Enter name of vessel.
Enter Federal longline fishing permit number (vessel’s Official No.)

Enter date vessel left port.
Enter port of departure.

Enter date vessel returned to port.
Enter port of return.
Check (9) if observer on board.
Enter date (month/day/year) when the longline set began.
Check (9) which type of set you are using, deep (tuna) or shallow (swordfish).
Enter total number of hooks set along the entire longline.

Enter length of the mainline set in nautical miles.
Enter type of bait used.
Enter the typical number of hooks used between two floats.
Enter total number of light sticks used along the longline in the set.
Enter time (using 24 hour clock - Local Time) when setting operation began.
o
Enter latitude and longitude at the beginning of the longline set. Use degree and minute ‘; check
(9) N for north or S for south latitude; check (9) W for west or E for east longitude, as appropriate.

Enter time (using 24 hour clock - Local Time) when setting of the longline gear was completed.
o
Enter latitude and longitude at the end of the setting operation. Use degree and minute ‘; check
(9) N for north or S for south latitude; check (9) W for west or E for east longitude, as appropriate.

Enter date (month/day/year) when vessel began to haul in the longline gear.
Enter time (using 24 hour clock - Local Time) when hauling of the longline gear began.
o
Enter latitude and longitude at the beginning of the hauling operation. Use degree and minute ‘;
check (9) N for north or S for south latitude; check (9) W for west or E for east longitude, as
appropriate.

END HAUL - Time:

Enter time (using 24 hour clock - Local Time) when all longline gear was back on board the vessel.

Position:

o
Enter latitude and longitude at the end of the longline gear hauling operation. Use degree and
minute ‘; check (9) N for north or S for south latitude; check (9) W for west or E for east longitude,
as appropriate.

NUMBER OF
HOOKS LOST:
PELAGIC SPECIES:
PROTECTED SPECIES:
VESSEL CAPTAIN/
OPERATOR:
CML:
DATE:

Enter number of hooks lost upon retrieval.
Enter the numbers Kept and Released (not kept) for each pelagic species. Note: No tally column is
provided in this logsheet. Please enter only the numbers of fish Kept or Released (not kept).
Enter the numbers of protected species released uninjured, injured, or dead.

Print name and enter signature of the captain/operator.
Enter Commercial Marine License number
Enter date (month/day/year) when the logsheet was completed and signed by the vessel
captain/operator.

•

The Vessel Captain must record catch and effort information in the logbook within 24
hours of hauling in the longline gear.

•

The Vessel Captain must submit completed logbook sheets to the National Marine
Fisheries Service within 72 hours following his or her return to port after each trip.

Please submit logsheet to:

NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
ATTN: FMAP
2570 Dole Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396
For further information, call: Phone: (808) 983-5325
OMB Control No.: 0648-0214
rev. 8/19/02 reprint 2005

Expiration Date: 11/30/2006