Billfish Certificate of Eligibility

U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service

OMB Number 0648-0216
Expires August 31, 2011
50 CFR 635.31 (b)

Certificate of Eligibility for Billfish
1.

Information from fishing vessel which caught billfishes:

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_____________________________

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Port of Offloading

______________________________
Date of Offloading

Name of Fishing Vessel

2.

Homeport

Dealer’s/Processor’s Declaration

The undersigned hereby certifies that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and that the
billfishes accompanying this form were not harvested from the management unit described below:
Blue marlin & White marlin:

Waters of the entire North and South Atlantic Oceans (including the Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea).
Sailfish:
Waters of the North and South Atlantic Oceans (including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Sea) west of 30°W longitude.
Longbill & Roundscale spearfish: Waters of the entire North and South Atlantic Oceans (including the Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea).
Black marlin, Striped marlin, &
Shortbill spearfish:
Waters of the entire North and South Atlantic Oceans (including the Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea).
Name (printed or typed)

Signature

Date

General Instructions: The person who first receives billfish by way of purchase, barter, or trade must provide the information
requested in Sections 1 and 2 of this form. A dealer or processor who subsequently receives or possesses billfish covered by an
original certificate of eligibility is only required to complete section 2 and retain a copy of the certificate while possessing the billfish.
Important: This information is required by law (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 50 CFR 635.31 (b)).
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: Collection of information through a documentation tracking system provides essential information for the conservation and
management of Atlantic billfishes, including the tracking of billfish trade activities. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20
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: NMFS, Highly Migratory Species (F/SF1), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 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). 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.