HMS Tournament Registration Form

ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES (HMS)
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

Thank you for registering your Atlantic HMS fishing tournament with the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). Please send the completed form (also available at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms or
www.nmfspermits.com) via mail to: HMS Tournament Registration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 263
13th Avenue S., St. Petersburg, FL, 33701 or FAX to (727) 824-5398.
Tournament Name
Date(s):

Tournament Location
City

State

Tournament Mailing Address
Street/P.O. Box
City

Phone (

)

State

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FAX (

)

Zip

-

E-mail Address (if applicable)
Has this tournament operated in previous years?

(Y/N); Most recent year

What name(s) have been used for this event?
Please check the HMS box below for which points or prizes are awarded for either fish released or landed.
Billfish
White Marlin.........................
Blue Marlin...........................
Sailfish..................................
Longbill Spearfish.................

Swordfish.............................

Sharks
Large Coastal Sharks:
Ridgeback Sharks...............
Non-Ridgeback Sharks......
Small Coastal Sharks............
Pelagic Sharks.......................

Tunas
Bluefin Tuna.........................
Yellowfin Tuna.....................
Bigeye Tuna..........................
Albacore................................
Skipjack Tuna.......................

I authorize NMFS to release information to the public regarding tournament name, date(s), city, state, and
target species.
Check if you wish to have Atlantic HMS regulation booklets and other outreach materials sent to you.
Please provide the number of people you expect to distribute this information to:
Director/Operator Name

Director/Operator Signature
Date

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This information will be used to estimate tournament fishing effort and landings of HMS for stock
assessments and national statistical reports.
If available, please send a copy of the tournament brochure and rules
Thank you for helping NMFS track HMS recreational activities. For more information about HMS or for
current regulations, call the following phone numbers:
- Billfish, Swordfish, and HMS Tournament Registration: 727-824-5399
- Sharks: 301-713-2347
- Tunas: 978-281-9260
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE: Collection of information through tournament registration and reporting provides essential information for the
conservation and management of highly migratory species. This information will be used to estimate recreational landings of these species through tournaments and
may be used to estimate fishing effort. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 minutes per response (tournament
registration), 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 NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Registering and, if
selected, reporting, of tournaments is required under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act. It is NOAA policy to preserve the confidentiality of information submitted under this reporting requirement, except that NMFS may release such
information in aggregate or summary form, such that individual identifiers are not disclosed (NAO-216-100). Tournament operators may voluntarily elect for NMFS
to release information to the public regarding tournament name, date(s), city, state, and target species. 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.

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HMS Tournament Registration
National Marine Fisheries Service
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

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