MHI Noncommercial bottomfish trip report logsheet

Instructions for MHI Non-Commercial Bottomfish Trip Report
Please print all entries except for the signature at the bottom. Submit one (or more) logsheet(s) for each bottomfishing trip you make, or for any trip in which you catch a
bottomfish. All fishing activities for all methods done on the bottomfishing trip must be recorded. Do not report more than one trip per logsheet.
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Write in the full name (first, middle initial and last) of the Vessel Operator (captain) or Owner who is preparing and submitting the report.
Write the Federal MHI Non-commercial Bottomfish (NCBF) Permit number of the person submitting the report.
Write in the Vessel Name, and either the State of Hawaii vessel registration (HA) number or the U.S. Coast Guard Documentation number. One character per box.
Write the port of landing (where you landed the vessel).
Write the dates of the start of your trip (for example, 10/21/2008) and end of the trip.
Write the average number of hooks you use on your lines when bottomfishing.
Write the wind, wave, and current information for only the first time you drop the lines to bottomfish on the trip. Record directions as: E, NE, N, NW, W, SW, S, or SE.
Catch and Effort Table – the section with the grids is where you write in your fishing activity.
• Day – write in the day of the month (1 to 31) for the fishing effort that day.
• Area Fished – using the Area Code charts provided with the logbook, enter the code for the area you are fishing. If fishing at FADs, list each separately.
• Position - Enter the latitude and longitude to the nearest degree (˚) and minute (‘) of the first drop that you make in any area. If you move to a new area start a new line.
• Depth Fished - Write the depth (in fathoms) that you fished your lines.
• Fishing Method - Write in the Fishing Method name or code for your fishing method using the code list provided.
• Num. Hours - Write the number of hours fished by that method in that area on that day.
• Num. Lines - Write the average number of lines used for that method on that day.
• Anch. Y/N - Write “Y” or “N” to indicate if you anchored while you fished. Blanks indicate “N”.
• Did Not Catch - If you did not catch any fish in the area you fished on that day, please put a checkmark (9) in the Did Not Catch box.
• Species Name - Write in the name of the fish you caught using the Species List provided, one species per line.
• Num. Kept - Write in the number of fish of that species you caught and kept (even if you used it for bait later). Use a line for each species.
• Lbs. Kept - Write in the estimated weight of the fish kept of each species. Use a line for each species.
• Num. Released - If you released any of the fish you caught, identify the species and write in the number you released Alive or Dead. This number should be separate
from those “caught and kept”.
• Num. Lost - If you lost any fish of this species due to sharks or other predators, please mark the number in Num. Lost.
• Therefore, number of (caught and kept)+(released alive)+(released dead)+(lost)=total catch.
9. When the day, area (location), fishing method, or species changes, please start a new line in the table. If you run out of lines, please use another page and mark the page
number on the bottom right of the page where it says “Page ___ of ___”, so we know how many pages were used for each trip.
10. If you directly interact with any marine mammal, turtle, or seabird on your trip, please write in the species name and the number that were uninjured, injured, or dead as a
result of the fishing operation using the protected species list provided.
11. Write in the Federal MHI Non-commercial Bottomfish Permit (NCBF) or State of Hawaii Commercial Marine License (CML) numbers of all persons fishing with you (Crew)
on this trip. Each person participating on the trip is required to have a NCBF permit or CML. Check the box (9) following the permit numbers if the number you wrote
is a CML number.
12. Sign and date the logsheet at the bottom and submit within 72 hours (3 days) after the end of each trip. Your signature signifies that the information you provided is complete
and true to the best of your knowledge. If the vessel operator fails to submit a logsheet, it is the vessel owner’s responsibility to submit the logsheet. It is a violation of federal
law to file false information or fail to make, keep, maintain or submit a logbook (50 CFR ' 665.15(d)).
Mail or deliver to:
NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Attn: FMSD
2570 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822

If you have questions or need more logsheets,
please call (808) 983-5326.

OMB Control No. 0648-0577
Expiration Date: 10/31/2014

National Marine Fisheries Service - Pacific Islands Region

MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
NON-COMMERCIAL BOTTOMFISH FISHING
TRIP REPORT
Name of Vessel __________________
Permit Number ___________________
Logbook page # series

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Paperwork Reduction Act Information:
Public reporting burden for this collection 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 Pacific Islands Regional Administrator, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700.
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 and Seamount Groundfish 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 needed 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. Proprietary 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. 0648-0577

Expiration Date: 10/31/2014

Main Hawaiian Islands Non-commercial Bottomfish Fishing Trip Report
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Region

Serial Num.

(Please Print)

MHI Non-commercial BF (NCBF) Permit Num.

Vessel Operator/Owner Name
(First, Middle Initial and Last)

Vessel Name

HA Num.

Port of Landing

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Trip Start Date
Month

Avg. Num. Hooks per Line
Day

Area
Fished

[First Drop Only ] Wind Speed (kt) / Direction
Depth
Fished

Position of First Drop in an Area

Latitude
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Fishing Method

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Trip End Date

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Month

Wave Height (ft)

Num. Num. Anch. Did Not
Hours Lines Y/N Catch

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Current Speed (kt)/Direction

Species Name

Num. Lbs Kept
Kept (Estimate)

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Num. Released

Alive

Num.

Dead Lost

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Protected Species Interactions: Species Name:
Marine Mammals

Num. Uninjured

Num. Injured

Turtles
Seabirds

NCBF or CML Num.

Num. Dead

Check box below for
any CML holder.

Crew: Permit Num.
Permit Num.
Permit Num.
Permit Num.
Permit Num.
Permit Num.

I certify that the above information is complete and true to the best of my knowledge:
It is prohibited to falsify or fail to make, keep, maintain, or submit any required logbook or logbook form or other record or report (50 CFR 665.15(d)).

Vessel Operator/Owner Signature:
Submit to: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, ATTN: FMSD, 2570 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822.

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