Coastal Fisheries Vessel trip report for Snapper-Grouper

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

2009 SOUTHEAST COASTAL
FISHERIES TRIP REPORT
A Vessel Trip Report
for
GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH
SOUTH ATLANTIC SNAPPER-GROUPER
KING AND SPANISH MACKEREL
SHARK
ATLANTIC DOLPHIN/WAHOO

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THIS
REPORT IS MANDATORY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANAGING THE FISHERIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (16
U.S.C. 1801 ET. SEQ.). FAILURE TO REPORT OR FILING A FALSE REPORT MAY RESULT IN
CIVIL OR CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. SEE, E.G., 16 U.S.C. 1857, 1858, 1859; 18 U.S.C. 1001.
.

NAME OF VESSEL ________________________________________________

PERMIT NUMBER ________________________________________________

NOAA FORM 88-186

OMB NO. 0648-0016

Expires: 3/31/2010

2009 SOUTHEAST COASTAL FISHERIES
TRIP REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read instructions carefully.
These forms are to be used to report all fishing activity related to Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish, South
Atlantic Snapper-Grouper, King and Spanish Mackerel, Shark and Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo permits.
Under current regulations, ALL fishermen are responsible for maintaining a fishing logbook and
submitting a TRIP REPORT FORM for EVERY commercial fishing trip related to the permits listed
above. Please do not submit more then one report per trip. If no such trip is taken during a calendar
month, you are responsible for submitting a NO FISHING REPORT FORM (forms located at the
back of the logbook).
All Trip Report Forms must be submitted no later than seven (7) days after the completion of each trip
(the date of landing). No Fishing Report Forms must be submitted seven (7) days after the end of a
month for which you are reporting no fishing activity. Completed forms are to be mailed to (in the
envelopes provided):
National Marine Fisheries Service
Logbook Program
P.O. Box 491500
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149-9916
When additional forms or envelopes are needed, include a note with your Trip or No Fishing report
submission. Include your name, address and your vessel identification number. If you have any
questions, please contact the Logbook Program at (305) 361-4581, or go to our website at
http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/fls.jsp
Please print all requested information clearly. A form with incomplete or unclear information cannot be
entered into the database and will be returned. This missing form may cause you to be out of
compliance with federal regulations and your permit renewal denied.
The following instructions are for the LOGBOOK TRIP REPORT FORM:
You must fill out a separate form for EACH fishing trip made. DO NOT report multiple trips on one
form. DO NOT submit more than one form for each fishing trip. All information for one fishing trip
should be entered on one form. There are four sections on each form.
VESSEL SECTION (at the top) - Fill in each information block as described below:
Signature - The person responsible for the completeness and accuracy must sign the form to
verify all information.
Vessel Name - Enter the vessel name as it appears on the permit.
Vessel ID Number - Enter the official US Coast Guard documentation number or state
registration number for the vessel as it appears on the permit.
Operator Name - Enter the name of the person responsible for the operation of the vessel during
the trip.
Operator Number (optional) – For Shark Permit Holders. Please put the NHID Number of the
operator for the trip. The NHID Number is a unique identifier (“New Hampshire Identifier”) assigned
by NMFS to each operator who has attended the “Handling and Release Workshop.” For Atlantic
Dolphin Wahoo permit holders please use the number from your operator card. For permit holders of
other fisheries please use a unique number such as your saltwater products number to help establish a
catch history that can be linked to the operator instead of the vessel.

Phone Number - Include a phone number where you can be reached.
Start Date - Enter the numerical date (month, day and year) when the vessel departed for the
trip.
Unload Date - Enter the numerical date (month, day and year) when the catch was unloaded at a
dealer. If the catch was unloaded at more than one dealer, enter the date when the catch was
unloaded at the first dealer.
Days at Sea - Enter the number of days spent away from port. Include traveling time to and
from fishing area. Count any fraction of a day as a whole day. If you left in the morning and
returned any time before midnight, you would enter ‘1.’
Number of Crew - Enter the total number of people that fished during the trip. The captain is to
be included in the number of crew.
County or Parish and State (of Unloading) - Enter the name of the county and the state where
the fish from the trip were unloaded. Do not use code numbers.
Dealer Name - Enter the complete name of the seafood dealer to whom you sold your catch. If
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the catch was unloaded at more than one dealer, enter the name of either the dealer where the
majority of the catch was sold, or in the case of equal sales, the first dealer where the catch
was sold. If you kept the catch, write in “PERSONAL USE.” If there was no catch, please
write in “NO CATCH.”
Dealer Number - Enter the state dealer number, if known.
State Trip Ticket Number - Please include the trip ticket number from your state sales receipt.

GEAR SECTION - Check the box in the header for each type of gear used on the trip: traps, longline, trolling,
line, hook & line/bandit, diving or other gear. Fill in ALL the information required in the
block under each gear type you checked.
Traps - This category includes fish traps or fish pots. This category does not include lobster or crab traps.
Check one box for trap type.
# Hauls - Enter the total number of hauls made. For example, if you used 10 traps and pulled each trap 3
times, enter 30 trap hauls. Include hauls with no catch.
# Traps Used - Enter the number of traps that were used.
Trap Soak Time (hrs) - Enter the average time in HOURS that each trap was in the water for each set.
For example, if you used 10 traps and pulled each trap 3 times every 4 hours, then Trap soak time would
be 4 hours.
Total Soak Time (optional) - Enter the total time in HOURS that the traps were in the water for the trip.
For example, if you hauled 30 traps and each trap was in the water for 4 hours, then Total soak time
would be 120 hours.
Mesh - Mesh size refers to the size of the openings in the material that covers the trap. Enter the mesh
size in inches (a mesh size of 1 in. x 2 in. should be entered as 1x2, a mesh size of 1 ½ in. x 1 ½ in.
should be entered as 1.5x1.5).
In the catch section, enter a T in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species caught primarily with trap
gear.
Longline - This gear refers to mid-water or bottom longline.
Check one box for longline type.
# Sets - Enter the number of times this gear was set for the entire trip.
# of Hooks per Line - Enter the average number of hooks used per line.
Set Soak Time (hrs) - Enter the average time in hours that the hooks were in the water. For example, if
you made 4 sets and each set was 2 hours, then the set soak time would be 2 hours. If uncertain of what
the average set time might be, use the time between the last hook set to the last hook retrieved.
Total Soak Time (optional) - Enter the total time in hours that this gear was used. For example, if you
made 4 sets and each set was 2 hours, then total time fished would be 8 hours.
Length (miles) - Enter the average length in miles of the line used.
In the catch section, enter L in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species caught primarily with
longline gear.
Gill Net - This gear refers to all gill nets (Strike, Drift or Anchor)
Check one box for gillnet type. Two or more gillnet types can be checked if 2 or more sets were made.
# Sets - Enter the number of times that this gear was set.
Length (yards) - Enter the average length of the net in yards.
Depth (yards) - Enter the average depth of the net in yards.
Set Soak Time (hrs) - Enter the average set time in hours that this gear was used. For example, if you
made 4 sets and each set was 2 hours, then Set Soak Time would be 2 hours. For strike and run-around
nets with soak times less then 1 hour please report 1.
Mesh - Enter the size of the net opening in inches. The size should be measured as the distance between
two diagonal knots when the mesh is stretched fully closed.
In the catch section, enter GN in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species caught primarily with gill
net gear.
Hook & Line - This gear includes all hook and lines (Handlines, Electric Trolling).
# Lines - Enter the number of lines used.
# Hooks per Line - Enter the average number of hooks per line.
Total Hrs Fished - Enter the total time in hours that the gear was in the water fishing.
In the catch section, enter an H in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species caught primarily with
Rod & Reel or Handlines. Enter an E in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species caught
primarily with Electric or Bandit reels. Enter a TR in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species
caught primarily with hook and line while the boat was moving under power (including Greenstick).
Diving - This gear includes spearguns, gigs, powerheads, bangsticks and hand nets caught while
diving. Check S for gear without explosive devices (i.e., spearguns, gigs, hand nets or by hand).
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Check P for gear with explosive devices (i.e., powerheads or bangsticks).
# of Divers - Enter the total number of divers that were in the water.
Total Hrs Fished - Enter the total time in hours that diver(s) were in the water.
In the catch section, enter an S or P in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species taken primarily by
divers.
Other Gear - This gear includes cast nets, lobster pots, stone crab pots and any other type of gear. Please do
not record Electric Reels, Bandits or Rod & Reels here (see instructions above).
Type of Gear - Enter the name of the gear.
Hrs Fished - Enter the total time in hours this gear was used.
In the catch section, enter an O in the column labeled ‘Gear’ next to each species caught primarily with
other gear.

CATCH SECTION - Catch is defined as the pounds of fish by species that were caught and sold.
Space is provided at the bottom of the log for entering species not listed. You
must enter a weight, gear, area and depth for each species reported.
Gutted Column - Enter the number of pounds caught and sold in gutted form of each species.
Whole Column - Enter the number of pounds caught and sold in whole form of each species.
* Do not enter a number in both gutted and whole column for a species unless you
actually sold fish in both forms.
* Do not include fractions of pounds.
* Do not enter the number of fish, only enter the weight in pounds.
Gear Column - Enter the gear code (T, L, GN, H, E, TR, S, P or O) for the type of gear that was
primarily used to catch each species. Gear definitions and codes are in the parentheses next to
the type of gear in the GEAR SECTION.
* Only report one gear code for each species caught.
Area Column - Enter the numeric code for the fishing area where the majority of your catch of
each species was made. Maps with numeric codes and associated latitudes and longitudes are
on page 5 of these instructions.
* Do not use state codes or LORAN coordinates.
Depth Column – Enter the bottom depth in feet where the majority of each species was caught.
* Do not record depth in fathoms or meters.

TRIP EXPENSE AND PAYMENT SECTION - Fill in the information blocks on each log as
described below.
NOTE: This section is only mandatory if you received separate notification that your vessel was
selected to report cost data.
Owner-Operated - Check YES if the boat’s owner worked as captain or crew member on this
trip. Check NO if the owner was not on board.
Gallons of Fuel Used This Trip - Estimate gallons of fuel actually used during this trip.
Price per Gallon - Enter price per gallon paid for fuel when you last refueled.
Trip Fuel Cost - Enter total cost of fuel used during this trip.
Trip Bait Cost - Enter total cost of bait (frozen, dead, live bait and chum) used on this trip.
Enter zero if there was no monetary expenditure for bait.
Trip Ice Cost - Enter total cost of ice purchased for this trip. Enter zero if there was no monetary
expenditure for ice.
Trip Grocery Expense - Enter total cost of groceries purchased for this trip. Enter zero if there
was no monetary expenditure for groceries.
Trip Miscellaneous Expense - Record the sum of other trip-related expenditures, such as oil and other
lubricants, gas for dive tanks, packing fees and other costs that you usually incur each trip. Please do not
include costs that may occur infrequently during the year, such as lost anchors and chains, lost tackle or
gear, new gear purchases, major repairs to hull or engine and so forth. Enter zero if there were no trip
expenses other than fuel, bait, ice and groceries.
Captain and Crew Share Payout - Record total cash payments to captain and/or crew for their labor.
This amount can be calculated as total trip revenues minus boat share and/or fixed payments and other trip
costs. Please do not enter the amount of revenues earned from the sale of your catch. Enter zero if there
were no cash payments to captain and/or crew for their labor.
As owner-operator, you may pay yourself a captain’s and/or crew share at the conclusion of each trip as
payment for your own labor, as well as a boat share to cover fixed and other ownership costs. If so, please
add your captain’s and/or crew share (but not the boat share) to your other payments for labor, and enter
the total amount in the boxes for “Captain and Crew Share Payout.”
However, as owner-operator, you may not pay yourself on a regular trip by trip basis. If both boat and

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captain’s shares remain in your business account, and you pay yourself a salary, then please include only
your cash payments to crew members for this trip in the boxes labeled “Captain and Crew Share Payout.”
If you pay yourself a salary as owner-operator and you were the only person on board on this trip (you
entered “01” for “No. of Crew” in the Vessel Section), then enter zero.

Total Trip Revenues – Enter total trip revenues earned from the sale of your catch.

If you do not receive payment for your catch before you submit your logbook form for this trip,
please estimate Total Trip Revenues and Captain and Crew Share Payout based on current market
prices at the time of unloading and your usual share allocation to captain and crew. You may
contact the Logbook Program at (305) 361-4581 to change your estimates once payment is received.

The following instructions are for the No Fishing

Report Form:

If a permitted vessel did NOT fish during a calendar month, a No Fishing Report Form must be
submitted. No Fishing Report Forms are in the BACK of the logbook, behind the Trip Report Forms.
Please note the following:
* A separate form must be completed for each month no fishing occurred.
* Put a check by each permit for the fishery(ies) that no fishing occurred. Do not submit
more than one form for each month, multiple fisheries can be reported on one form.
* Do not check fisheries for which you do NOT have a permit.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per
response for fishing forms and 2 minutes to submit a no-fishing 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 this
burden estimate or any other aspects of this burden to Robert Sadler, National Marine Fisheries Service,
9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, Florida 33702. This reporting is required under and is
authorized under 50 CFR 622.5(a)(1)(v). Information submitted will be treated as confidential in
accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. 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 displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. The NMFS requires this
information for the conservation and management of marine fishery resources. These data will be used
to monitor quotas in this fishery. Data about prices, trip expenses and labor payments will be used to
evaluate the economic effects of proposed regulations in the fishery.

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Area Map:
South Atlantic Statistical Grid Map – Grid numbers follow lines of longitude and latitude. The first two
digits in the four digit grid numbers are latitude degrees, and the second two digits are longitude
degrees.
Gulf of Mexico Statistical Grid Map – Use the grid number of the area you fished. Note that gulf grid
numbers do not follow lines of longitude and latitude.
Florida Close-up (see inset) - The close-up grid map of south Florida shows the 4 digit codes for the
South Atlantic Region and the 1 digit code for the Gulf of Mexico Region.
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OMB 00648-0016 Exp 03/31/2010

2009 SE COASTAL FISHERIES TRIP REPORT FORM Use Black Ink only !
Phone No.: (

Signature:
Vessel
Name:

)

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Vessel
No.:

DD

MM

YY

Dealer
Number:
(if known)

Days at
Sea:

No. of
Crew:

State Trip
Ticket No.:

(if known)

GEAR SECTION:
Traps ( T )

Bottom

X

PLL

Gill Net (GN)
other

Strike

(H)

Type

Total Hrs
Fished

Total Hrs
Fished

Total Hrs
Fished

Total Soak
Time (hrs)

Set Soak
Time (hrs)

NMFS use only

Date Received:

Mesh:

Weight- Record POUNDS sold gutted or whole (DO NOT include fractions of pounds).
Gear- Record gear used for MAJORITY of catch as T, L, GN, H, E, TR, S, P or O. (Do not use multiple gears).
Area- Areas can be found on maps in logbook (page 5). Do not use state area codes.
Depth- Record bottom depth where the MAJORITY of fish were caught in FEET.

Species Name Code Gutted-lbs Whole-lbs Gear Area
1812

#

Depth Species Name Code Gutted-lbs Whole-lbs Gear
'

Jolthead

Amberjack-Lesser 1815

#

#

Almaco

1810

#

#

Banded Rudder

1817

#

#

P
' O Knobbed
' R Red
G
' Y Whitebone

Crevalle

0870

#

#

'

Cobia

0570

#

#

'

#

#

3495

#

#

'

3483

#

#

'

3497

#

#

'

3514

#

#

'

3481

#

#

'

H
' A Dusky
' R Finetooth
K
Lemon

3517

#

#

'

#

'

#

'

Scamp

1424

#

#

'

Sandbar

3513

#

Snowy

1414

#

#

'

Sharpnose

3518

#

Yellowedge

1415

#

#

'

Blackfin

3757

#

#

'

1426

#

#

' S Lane

3761

#

#

'

1413

#

#

'

3762

#

#

'

Mutton

3763

#

#

'

Queen

3770

#

#

'

Red

Yellowfin
Hind, Red

1412

#

#

Hind, Speckled 1411

#

#

Hind, Rock

G
R
U
N
T

Bonnethead

'

'

Blacktip

' S Bull

1416

#

'

#

Red

#

3485

#

1420

3302

Blacknose

1422

Misty

'

'

Black

#

3308

#

#

'

#

'

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

Depth

#

#

1050

1423

Area

3312

3306

Dolphin Fish

Gag

(P) Other Gear (O)

Spear Power
# of
Divers

Depth
(yards)

#

(S)

(TR) Divers

# Lines
# Hooks
per Line

See Instructions
on Page 3.

(E)

Hand Bandit Trolling

Length
(yards)

CATCH SECTION:

Amberjack-Great

Other Hook
& Line

Anchor

# Hooks
per Line
Set Soak
Time (hrs)

Length
(miles)

X

Drift

# Sets

# Sets

Mesh:

Check gear box and fill in all the boxes below.

See Instructions on Page 2.

Longline (L)
Other

Total #
Trap Hauls
# Traps
Used
Trap Soak
Time (hrs)
Total Soak
Time (hrs)

G
R
O
U
P
E
R

State :

Dealer
Name:

Unload
Date:

Operator
Number:

Fish

NMFS Use Only

County or
Parish:

Start
Date:

Operator
Name:

Version Date 09/08

Schedule No.

N
A
' P
' P
E
' R

Mangrove

1444

#

#

3764

#

#

'

French

1445

#

#

'

Silk/Yelloweye 3758

#

#

'

White

1441

#

#

'

Vermillion

Bluestriped

3765

#

#

'

3767

#

#

'

1442

#

#

'

Margate, Black 1443

#

#

' Triggerfish, Gray

4561

#

#

'

Grunts, Unc.

1440

#

#

' Triggerfish, Ocean 4562

#

#

'

Hogfish

1790

#

#

' Triggerfish,Queen 4563

#

#

'

King Mackerel

1940

#

#

' Tilefish, Gray

4474

#

#

'

#

'

#

'

Margate

Yellowtail

Spanish Mackerel 3840

#

#

' Tilefish, Golden

4470

#

Wahoo

4710

#

#

' Sea Trout, White

3455

#

Black Sea Bass

3360

#

#

' Puffers, Blowfish

2760

#

#

'

Bluefish

0230

#

#

' Barracuda

0180

#

#

'

Blue Runner

0270

#

#

' Hake

1550

#

#

'

TRIP EXPENSE & PAYMENT SECTION:
Owner
Yes
Operated?
Trip Bait Cost
(Approximate)

No

$

Misc. Expenses
for This Trip Only

$

MANDATORY FOR SELECTED VESSELS.

Gal. of Fuel
Used This Trip

.
.

Price per
Gallon

0 0

Trip Ice Cost
(Approximate)

0 0

Captain & Crew
Share Payout

$
$

$

.
.

See Instructions on the Bottom of Page 3.

.

Trip Fuel Cost
(Approximate)

$

0 0

Trip Grocery Expense
(Approximate)

$

0 0

Total Trip
Revenue

RETAIN THIS COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS

$

.
.
.

0 0
0 0
0 0

NO FISHING REPORTING FORM
NMFS Use Only:
Opened:

OMB 00648-0016 Exp 03/31/2010
Version Date 09/08

Schedule #

Vessel Name:

Vessel ID. NO.
During the entire month of
>
>
>

, year

this vessel DID NOT FISH in the
fisheries checked below:

more than one fishery may be checked
DO NOT check any fishery if your vessel does not have a permit for it

Use Black Ink

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (swordfish/tunas)
South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish
Shark
King Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel
Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo

Phone: (

Signature:

)

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KEEP THIS FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS
OMB 00648-0016 Exp 03/31/2010
Version Date 09/08

NO FISHING REPORTING FORM
NMFS Use Only:
Opened:

Schedule #

Vessel ID. NO.

Vessel Name:

During the entire month of
>
>
>

, year

this vessel DID NOT FISH in the
fisheries checked below:

more than one fishery may be checked
DO NOT check any fishery if your vessel does not have a permit for it

Use Black Ink

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (swordfish/tunas)
South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish
Shark
King Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel
Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo
Signature:

Phone: (
KEEP THIS FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS

)

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