Large Pelagic Telephone Survey - logsheet alternative

VESSEL NAME –

LARGE PELAGICS TELEPHONE SURVEY LOGSHEET
(Instructions on reverse) OMB No. 0648-0380 (Exp. 08/31/2011)

PIN (For-Hire Vessels Only) –

HMS PERMIT CATEGORY –
HMS PERMIT # –
PRINCIPAL PORT STATE –

_____________ TOTAL # TRIPS

_____________ TOTAL # “LARGE PELAGIC” TRIPS

TRIP SPECIFICS
TRIP
#
DATE

DAYS
FISHED

TOTAL
ANGLERS

_____________ TOTAL # TRIPS WITH PAYING PASSENGERS

ORIGIN OF TRIP
PAYING
PASSENG
ERS?

STATE

COUNTY

SITE
TYPE

FISHING
TARGET

EFFORT
TRIP
START
TIME

SITE NAME

TRIP
END
TIME

TOTAL
HOURS
FISHED

PRIMARY
FISHING
AREA

FISHING METHOD
(Up to 2)

MILES
FROM
SHORE

TARGET SPECIES
(UP TO 2)

1

1.

2.

1.

2.

2

1.

2.

1.

2.

3

1.

2.

1.

2.

4

1.

2.

1.

2.

5

1.

2.

1.

2.

6

1.

2.

1.

2.

7

1.

2.

1.

2.

8

1.

2.

1.

2.

9

1.

2.

1.

2.

10

1.

2.

1.

2.

FISHING
GROUNDS/
LOCATION

BAIT
TYPE

GEAR

# OF
LINES

WATER
DEPTH

WATER
TEMP.

DETAILED INFORMATION ON CATCHES OF SELECTED LARGE PELAGIC SPECIES (Numbers of Fish)
TRIP
#

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

BLUEFIN TUNA (Numbers of Fish)

TOURNAMENT
Yes or No
(If yes
specify name)

Young School
K

D

School
L

K

D

Large School
L

K

D

Small Medium
L

K

D

L

Large Medium
K

D

L

BIGEYE
TUNA

Giant
K

D

L

K

D

WHITE
MARLIN

L

K

D

SHORTFIN
MAKO

L

K

D

L

BLUE
SHARK

K

D

DUSKY
SHARK

L

K

D

SANDBAR
SHARK

L

K

D

L

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN LOGSHEET
* Please record your Vessel Name, PIN (For-Hire Vessels Only), HMS Permit Category, HMS Permit Number, and Principal Port State on the top of the logsheet. Use the following codes to complete this form. You may keep it for use during your telephone
interview, or fax it toll-free to 1-877-694-8808. Your total trips are the sequential number of the trips taken during your reporting period.
Total # Trips - Total number of saltwater fishing trips targeting finfish taken during your two week assignment period.
Total # “Large Pelagic” Trips - Total number of fishing trips in which large pelagic species such as tunas,
sharks, billfish, dolphin, wahoo, amberjack or similar offshore species were targeted.
Total # Trips with Paying Passengers - Number of total trips with paying passengers.
Trip - Sequential number of the trip taken during your two week assignment period.
Trip Specifics:
Date - The date of the trip (month/day).
Days Fished - The number of days on which fishing occurred during the trip. (This will be “1” unless a multi-day trip.)
Number of Anglers - The number of people who fished on the trip.
Paying Passengers? - Was this trip with paying passengers? Yes (Y)
No (N)
Origin of Trip:
State - The state to which the fishing trip returned (use two letter abbreviation).
County - The county to which the fishing trip returned.
Site Type - Marina, dock, or launch ramp to which the trip returned.
Marina (M)
Private Dock (D)
Public Ramp (R)
Site Name -

The name of the marina, dock, or launch ramp to which the trip returned. (If private dock, just record

“PRIVATE”)
Effort:
Trip Start Time -

Time of day vessel departed the dock or ramp for the fishing trip.
Time of day vessel arrived back at the dock or ramp.
Hours Fished - The amount of time spent actively fishing with gear in the water to the nearest half-hour.
Fishing Method - The method of fishing on this trip as defined below. Up to two methods can be entered, with the
primary method entered first.
Trolling (T) - Lines fished by pulling through the water while under power.
Bottom (B) - Lines fished straight down off the side of the boat while typically not under power.
Chumming (CM) - Lines fished off the side of the boat while typically not under power, as chum (ground fish) is
dropped overboard to attract fish.
Chunking (CK) - Lines fished off the side of the boat while typically not under power, as chunks of fish are
dropped overboard to attract fish.
Casting (C) - Lines fished by using a casting rod and reel.
Fly fishing (F) - Lines fished by using a fly rod and reel.
Drifting (D) - Lines fished while boat is passively (not under power) drifting.
Other (O) – Specify.
Primary Fishing Area - The primary area where most of your fishing effort on this trip occurred.
Ocean/Gulf (O) - Fishing in coastal or offshore ocean waters, or the Gulf of Maine.
Sound (S) - Fishing in a semi-enclosed or enclosed embayment named “Sound.”
River (R) - Saltwater fishing in rivers.
Bay (B) - Fishing in an enclosed bay (e.g. Chesapeake Bay, Narragansett Bay).
Trip End Time -

Miles From Shore - Indicate the maximum number of miles that the vessel strayed from land on the trip. Be sure to
enter the mileage to the nearest point of land, as opposed to the mileage to the marina, dock, or launch ramp.

Fishing Target - The fish species or species group targeted during the trip. Up to two targets can be entered, with the
primary target entered first.
Groundfish:
COD
Atlantic Cod
HADD
Haddock
SHAK
Silver Hake / Whiting
POLL
Pollack
HAKE
Hake
Flounders:
FLBB
Blackback/Winter Flounder/ Channel
FLSOU
Southern Flounder
FLUKE
Summer Flounder/Fluke
FLYT
Yellowtail Flounder
HAL
Atlantic Halibut
Other Finfish – Northern:
BSB
Black Sea Bass
PERW
White Perch
RPG
Red Porgy
SCUP
Scup / Porgy
SPOT
Spot
STB
Striped Bass/Rockfish
TAU
Tautog

Sharks:
DGSM
DGSP
SHBL
SHMS
SHSB
SHTH

Smooth Dogfish
Spiny Dogfish
Blue
Mako Shortfin
Sandbar
Thresher

Pelagics:
BLUE
BON
MACK
KGM
SSM
DOL
BUM
WHM
SWO
WAH
AMB

Bluefish
Bonito
Atlantic Mackerel
King Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel
Dolphinfish/Mahi-Mahi
Blue Marlin
White Marlin
Swordfish
Wahoo
Amberjack

Other Finfish – Southern:
BARRA
Great Barracuda
COBIA
Cobia
CREV
Crevalle Jack
Tunas:
CRO
Atlantic Croaker
DRUMB Black Drum
ALB
Albacore
DRUMR Red Drum / Redfish
BET
Bigeye
GRPR
Unknown Grouper
BFT
Bluefin
GRPSN
Snowy Grouper
BLKFT
Blackfin
LADY
Ladyfish
SKJ
Skipjack
SHEEP
Sheepshead
YFT
Yellowfin
SNAP
Snapper Family
SNAPR
Red Snapper
OTHER: Write-in
SNAPV
Vermillion Snapper
WKSP
Spotted Sea Trout
WKSQ
Weakfish/Squeteague/Gray Sea Trout

Gear - Types of fishing gear used for fishing on trip (include all used but list primary gear first).
Rod/Reel (R) - Fishing with rod and reel.
Harpoon (HR) - Fishing with harpoon.
Handline (HD) - Fishing with handline.
Other (O) - Fishing with other types of gear.
Bait Type - Types of bait used for fishing on trip (include all used but list primary bait type first).
Live (L) - Live bait
Artificial (A) - Artificial lures
Dead (D) - Dead bait
Other (O) - Other types of bait
Fishing Grounds/Location - Enter the name of the fishing grounds or the latitude/longitude coordinates to the
nearest five (5) minutes.
Number of Lines - Number of lines fished.
Hours Fished - Amount of time spent actively fishing with gear in the water to the nearest ½ hour.
Water Depth - Average water depth of the area fished in feet, if known.
Water Temp. - Estimated surface water temperature, if known.
Tournament - If applicable, the name of the tournament in which the fishing trip was entered.
Detailed Information on Catches of Selected Species – The number of fish:
Kept (K) - Fish that were caught and landed.
Released Dead (D) - Fish that were caught and released dead.
Released Live (L) - Fish that were caught and released while still alive.