Catcher vessel longline/potgear daily fishing log

COPY DISTRIBUTION: WHITE Vessel Copy: Keep in Logbook • GREEN IFQ Distribution • GOLDENROD Observer copy • BLUE Discard Report Submit to Processor • YELLOW NMFS Copy: Remit
VESSEL NAME

CATCHER VESSEL DFL
LONGLINE AND POT GEAR

FEDERAL FISHERIES PERMIT NO.

IFQ Permit #

CDQ Group #

IFQ Permit #

IFQ Permit #

Halibut CDQ Permit #

IFQ Permit #

IFQ Permit #

Pot

(Check if applicable and enter number)

SET #

DATE SET
TIME SET

CDQ

Exempted

Research

AIP

BEGIN POSITION

Buoy
or
TIME HAULED Bag #

LATITUDE
LONGITUDE

Handline

GEAR TYPE

OBSERVER INFORMATION

GEAR
ID

NO. OF OBSERVERS ONBOARD

If same
as
previous
page
check

OBSERVER NAME & CRUISE #

Hook & Line

Other

FIXED HOOK

HOOK

LENGTH
OF SKATE
(feet)

A

C
D

Complete these boxes once per delivery

Buoy
or
Bag #

END POSITION
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE

BEGIN &
END
DEPTH
(Fath.)

IPHC
OFFICE
USE
ONLY

GEAR
ID

NUMBER OF
SKATES OR POTS
Set

Lost

TARGET
SPECIES
CODE

CDQ/IFQ
HALIBUT
(Pounds)

IFQ SABL

(Pounds)
RD Round wt.
WC Western cut
EC Eastern cut

CR CRAB

(lbs. or mt.)

Wt.

CATCH BY SET

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.
Wt.

Wt.

No.

No.

nearest 0.001 mt. For Pacific halibut, Pacific salmon, king crab, and Tanner crab, record in numbers

DATE
SPECIES CODE
PRODUCT CODE
BALANCE FORWARD
DAILY TOTAL
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
SINCE LAST DELIVERY

COMMENTS:

DELIVERY

DISCARD/DISPOSITION

BIRD
AVOID
GEAR

No.

No.
Wt.

lbs. or

HAIL
WEIGHT

Wt.

Wt.

For groundfish and Pacific herring, circle:

No.
Per
Skate

Spacing
(feet)

Size

B

No.

LOCATION OF SET

DATE HAULED

Troll

If Hook & Line, complete boxes immediately below.

OBSERVER NAME & CRUISE #

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Jig

SNAP

CDQ

GEAR TYPE (check one)

CREW
SIZE

FEDERAL
REPORTING
AREA

REASON

IFQ

Operator IFQ Permit #

OPERATOR NAME AND SIGNATURE

AUTOLINE

IDENTIFICATION

END

PAGE

ADF&G VESSEL NO.

TUB

START

INACTIVE

OMB Control No. 0648-0213
Expiration Date: 03/31/2015

IPHC USE ONLY

FEDERAL CRAB VESSEL PERMIT NO.

CONV

Revised: 04/03/2012

DATE

ADF&G FISH
TICKET NO.

RECIPIENT’S NAME or
IFQ REGISTERED BUYER

UNLOADING
PORT

IPHC USE
ONLY

REPORTING BURDEN
Public reporting burden for this logbook is estimated to average 28 minutes per response. This time includes 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
National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, Attn: Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, Alaska 99802.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) 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; 2) This information is mandatory and is
required to manage commercial fishing effort under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801,
et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. It is also confidential under
NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.

Instructions for
GROUNDFISH DAILY FISHING LOGBOOK (DFL)
CATCHER VESSEL LONGLINE & POT GEAR
RESPONSIBILITY
Unless using a NMFS-approved catcher vessel
longline or pot gear electronic logbook (ELB), the
owner or operator of a catcher vessel 60 feet
(18.3 m) or greater length overall, required to
have a Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP); using
longline or pot gear to harvest groundfish; using
fixed gear (NMFS), setline (International Pacific
Halibut Commission (IPHC)), or pot gear to
harvest Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) halibut,
Western Alaska Community Development Quota
(CDQ) halibut, or IFQ sablefish; or using pot gear
to harvest Crab Rationalization Program (CR)
crab is responsible for compliance with the

applicable recordkeeping and reporting
requirements, including maintaining a longline
and pot gear DFL.
The owner of a catcher vessel is responsible for
compliance with the applicable recordkeeping and
reporting (R&R) requirements in § 679.5 and in
§ 679.28 and must ensure that the operator or
representative complies with the applicable
requirements. In addition, the IFQ permit holder,
IFQ hired master permit holder, Registered Buyer,
CDQ permit holder, CDQ hired master permit
holder, or Registered Buyer must comply with the
R&R requirements.

REPORTING TIME LIMITS
The operator of a catcher vessel using longline or pot gear must record in the DFL the information shown
in the following table for each set within the specified time limit.
REPORTING TIME LIMITS, CATCHER VESSEL LONGLINE OR POT GEAR
Required Information
Time Limit for Reporting
Set number, time and date gear set, time and
Within 2 hours after completion of gear retrieval.
date gear hauled, beginning and end positions,
CDQ group number, halibut CDQ permit
number, halibut IFQ permit number, sablefish
IFQ permit number, crab IFQ permit number,
FFP number and/or Federal crab vessel permit
number (if applicable), number of pots set, and
estimated total hail weight for each set.
Discard and disposition Information
By 2400 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.) each day
to record the previous day’s discard and disposition
information
All other required information
Within 2 hours after the vessel’s catch is off-loaded,
notwithstanding other time limits
Operator sign the completed logsheets
Within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery.

Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

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GROUNDFISH LOGBOOKS.
The Regional Administrator will prescribe and
provide all groundfish logbooks. Additional
logbooks may be requested by calling the
Sustainable Fisheries Division at 907–586–7228
or faxing 907–586–7465. All groundfish
logsheets and instructions may be read on the
Alaska Region website at
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Current edition.
The operator must use the current edition of the
DFL. Upon written notification and approval by
the Regional Administrator, DFLs from the
previous year may be used.
Use of Two or More Vessel Logbooks of Same
Gear Type.
If using more than one logbook of the same gear
type in a fishing year onboard a vessel, the
operator must ensure that the page numbers
follow the consecutive order of the previous
logbook.
Use of Two or More Vessel Logbooks of
Different Gear Types.
If two or more different gear types are used
onboard a vessel in a fishing year, the operator(s)
of this vessel must use the same number of
separate vessel logbooks for the different gear
types, each separately paginated. The page
numbers in each logbook must start with page
one.
Retain and record discard quantities over the
maximum retainable amount (MRA).
When a catcher vessel is fishing in an IFQ
fishery and the fishery for Pacific cod or rockfish
is closed to directed fishing but not in prohibited
species catch (PSC) status in that reporting area as
described in § 679.20, the operator must retain
and record up to and including the MRA for
Pacific cod or rockfish as defined in Table 10
or 11 to part 679. Quantities over this amount
must be discarded and recorded as discard in
eLandings.

Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

Alteration of logbook information.
No person may alter or change any entry or record
in a logbook. An inaccurate or incorrect entry or
record must be corrected by lining out the original
and inserting the correction, provided that the
original entry or record remains legible. All
corrections must be made in ink.
Logsheet distribution and submittal.
The operator must distribute and submit logsheets
as indicated below:
White: The operator must retain white
logsheets permanently bound in logbook. No
person except an authorized officer may remove
any original white logsheet of any logbook.
Goldenrod: The operator must submit
goldenrod logsheets to the observer after signature
of operator and prior to departure of observer
from the vessel.
Green: Optional, but may be required by
IPHC (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65). If
required, the operator must submit the green
logsheet to the IPHC representative after the
vessel’s catch is off-loaded.
Yellow: The operator must submit yellow
logsheets quarterly to:
NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement
Alaska Region Logbook Program
P.O. Box 21767
Juneau, AK 99802-1767
(Telephone: 907-586-7225)
Blue: The operator must submit blue
logsheets to the mothership, shoreside processor,
SFP, or buying station that receives the harvest
within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery.

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RECORDING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE
TIME PERIODS IN THE DFL
The operator must account for each day of the
fishing year, January 1 through December 31, in
the DFL and indicate whether the catcher vessel
was active or inactive during the time period.
If catcher vessel
using longline or pot
gear is
Active
when gear remains on
the grounds in a
reporting area (except
reporting areas 300,
400, 550, or 690),
regardless of the
vessel location.
Inactive.
An inactive period is
a time period other
than active.

Then

Complete one or
more logsheets per
day

Use one logsheet.
1. Check
“inactive”.
2. Record the first
and last day when
inactive.
3. Indicate why
catcher vessel is
inactive

The operator must record the following
information on each DFL logsheet regardless of
whether the catcher vessel was active or inactive.
Page number.
The operator must record the first day of the
fishing year, January 1, on page one of the DFL.
Number the pages in each logbook consecutively
and continue throughout the logbook for the
remainder of the fishing year.
Vessel and permit information.
Name of catcher vessel as displayed in official
documentation, FFP number or Federal crab
vessel permit number, and Alaska Department of
Fish and Game (ADF&G) vessel registration
number.
Printed name and signature of operator.
The operator’s name must be printed in the DFL,
and the operator must sign each completed
logsheet.

Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

The signature of the owner or operator on the
DFL is verification of acceptance of the
responsibility to provide complete and accurate
information.

REQUIRED INFORMATION, IF INACTIVE
If inactive, the operator must record the following
information on one logsheet in the DFL and mark
the checkbox for “inactive.”
Inactive start date.
Record the date (mm/dd) of the first day when
inactive under “Start date.”
Why inactive.
Write brief explanation why the vessel is inactive,
e.g., bad weather or equipment failure. If inactive
due to surrender of an FFP, write “surrender of
permit” as the reason for inactivity.
Inactive end date.
Record the date (mm/dd) of the last day when
inactive under “End date.”
Inactive two or more quarters.
If the inactive time period extends across two or
more successive quarters, the operator must
complete a logsheet for each inactive quarter. The
first logsheet must indicate the first and last day of
the first inactive quarter. Successive logsheets
must indicate the first and last day of its
respective inactive quarter.

REQUIRED INFORMATION, IF ACTIVE
If the catcher vessel is active, the operator must
record one or more days on each logsheet in the
DFL and must start a separate logsheet as shown
in the following table.

Use a
separate
logsheet

For up to 7 days on one logsheet
For each reporting area in which
harvest occurred
For each gear type
For each separate management
program type
If fishing under more than one
management program, use a
separate logsheet for each.
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Other permit numbers (if applicable).
IFQ permit number of the operator, if any, and
each permit number of any IFQ permit on which
anyone aboard is authorized to fish; groundfish
CDQ group number; and halibut CDQ permit
number.
Reporting area
Groundfish. Record the Federal reporting
area code (see Figures 1 and 3 to part 679) where
gear retrieval was completed, regardless of where
the majority of the set took place. Use a separate
logsheet for each reporting area.
IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut. Record the
IPHC regulatory area (see Figure 15 to part 679)

If gear type
is:
Other gear
Pot gear
Hook-andline gear

where gear retrieval was completed, regardless of
where the majority of the set took place.
CR crab. Leave this field blank.
Crew size.
Record the number of crew members (including
operator), excluding certified observer(s), on the
last day of a trip.
Gear type.
Use a separate logsheet for each gear type. From
the following table, indicate the gear type used to
harvest the fish and appropriate ‘‘gear ID.’’ In
addition, if using hook–and–line gear, enter the
alphabetical letter that coincides with the gear
description.

Then
If gear is other than those listed within this table, indicate “Other” and describe gear
Enter the number of pots lost (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see
§§ 300.60 through 300.65)) and number of pots set
Indicate whether gear is fixed hook (conventional or tub), autoline, or snap (optional, but
may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65))
Length of skate to the nearest foot (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations
(see §§ 300.60 through 300.65)), number of skates lost (optional, but may be required by
IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65)), and number of skates set
Number of skates set and number of skates lost (optional, but may be required by IPHC
regulations)
Number of hooks per skate (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see
§§ 300.60 through 300.65)), size of hooks, and hook spacing in feet
Seabird avoidance gear code(s) (see § 679.24(e) and Table 19 to part 679)

IF GEAR INFORMATION IS THE SAME
on subsequent logsheets, mark the box instead of re-entering the gear-type information on the next
logsheet.
Management program.
Indicate whether harvest occurred under a management program. Use a separate logsheet for each
management program. If harvest is not under one of the listed management programs, leave blank.
If harvest made
under . . . program
Western Alaska Community
Development Quota (CDQ)
Exempted Fishery
Research Fishery

Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

Record the . . .
CDQ group number
Exempted fishery permit
number
Research fishery permit
number

For more information, see . .
.
subpart C of part 679
§ 679.6
§ 600.745(a) of this chapter

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Aleutian Islands Pollock
(AIP) Fishery

n/a

Observer information.
Record the number of observers aboard, the name
of the observer(s), and the observer cruise
number(s).

CATCH-BY-SET INFORMATION.
The operator must record the following
information for each set. If no catch occurred for
a day, write “no catch.”
A set includes a test set, unsuccessful harvest, or
when gear is not working and is pulled in, even if
no fish are harvested. A set means
a string of longline gear,
a string of pots, or
a group of pots with individual pots deployed
and retrieved in the water in a similar
location with similar soak time.
In the case of pot gear, when the pots in a string
are hauled more than once in the same position, a
new set is created each time the string is retrieved
and re-deployed.

subpart F of part 679

Gear retrieval (or to haul gear)
Hook–and–line gear end position. Date
(mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and end
position coordinates (in latitude and longitude to
the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude),
where the last hook–and–line gear of a set leaves
the water, regardless of where the majority of the
set took place.
Jig or troll gear end position. Date (mm/dd),
time (in military format, A.l.t.), and end position
coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the
nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude)
where the jig or troll gear leaves the water.
Pot gear end position. Date (mm/dd), time (in
military format, A.l.t.), and end position
coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the
nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude)
where the last pot of a set is retrieved, regardless
of where the majority of the set took place.
Begin and end buoy or bag numbers.
(optional, but may be required by IPHC
regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65)).

Set number, sequentially by year.
Gear deployment (or to set gear)
Hook–and–line gear begin position. Record
date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and
the begin position (in latitude and longitude to the
nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude)
when the first hook–and–line gear of a set enters
the water.
Jig or troll gear begin position. Record date
(mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and the
begin position (latitude and longitude to the
nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude)
when the jig or troll gear enters the water.
Pot gear begin position. Record date
(mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and the
begin position (latitude and longitude to the
nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude)
when the pot gear enters the water.
Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

Begin and end gear depths.
Record to the nearest fathom (optional, but may
be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60
through 300.65)).
Species codes.
The operator must record and report required
information for all groundfish (see Table 2a to
part 679), prohibited species (see Table 2b to part
679), and forage fish (see Table 2c to part 679).
The operator may record and report information
for non–groundfish (see Table 2d to part 679).
Target species code.
Enter the species code of the intended species to
be harvested. Enter only one target species code.
Estimated total hail weight.
Enter the estimated hail weight, which is an
estimate of the total weight of the entire catch
without regard to species. Indicate whether weight
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is estimated to the nearest pound or to the nearest
0.001 mt.

Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

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IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut
Enter the estimated total net weight of IFQ halibut
and CDQ halibut to the nearest pound.

whole fish weight for each groundfish species or
species group and Pacific herring PSC in pounds
or to at least the nearest 0.001 mt.

IFQ sablefish.
Enter the number and estimated total round
weight of IFQ sablefish to the nearest pound.
Indicate whether IFQ sablefish product is Western
cut, Eastern cut, or round weight.

Daily Balance Forward. Record the total
estimated amount of discard and disposition, by
species and product codes, carried forward from
the previous day.

CR crab.
Enter the number and scale weight of raw CR crab
to the nearest pound.

DISCARD AND DISPOSITION
INFORMATION.
The operator must record the discard or
disposition information that occurred on board
and prior to and during delivery to a buying
station, mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP.
Discard or disposition information must include
the daily weight of groundfish, daily weight of
herring PSC, and daily number of PSC animals.
If no discard or disposition occurred for a given
day, the operator must write “no discards or
disposition.”
Enter discard or disposition information by
species codes and product codes as follows:
Groundfish
Enter species code (see Table 2a, 2c, and 2d to
part 679) and discard or disposition code (see
Table 1b to part 679) for each discard or
disposition.
CR crab
Enter crab species code (see Table 2 to part 680)
for each discard or disposition.
Date (mm/dd)
Enter day that discard or disposition occurred.
Whole fish discard or disposition of groundfish or
Pacific herring PSC

Cumulative Total Amount Since Last
Delivery. Enter the total discard/disposition
amount by species and product codes, calculated
by adding the relevant daily total and the total
carried forward.
Whole fish discard or disposition of each PSC
species (Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific
halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs)
Daily Total Numbers of animals. Record the
daily estimated total numbers of PSC discard and
disposition, by species and product codes.
Daily Balance Forward. Record the daily
estimated balance forward from the previous day
of PSC discard and disposition, by species and
product codes.
Cumulative Total Numbers Since Last
Delivery. Enter the total PSC discard and
disposition number by species and product codes,
calculated by adding the relevant daily total and
the total carried forward.
Summarize the weekly cumulative discard and
disposition totals of groundfish weights and
number of PSC animals separately by reporting
area, management program, and gear type.
Determine the weekly cumulative total by adding
daily totals and the balance carried forward from
the day before.
Zero Balance Forward.
The operator must record “0” or zero balance
forward and start a new logsheet after the offload
or transfer of all fish or fish product onboard and
prior to the beginning of each fishing trip.
Nothing shall be carried forward from the
previous fishing trip.

Daily Total Weight. Record daily the total
estimated discard and disposition amounts in
Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

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DELIVERY INFORMATION.
The operator must enter the following information
for delivery to a buying station, mothership,
shoreside processor, or SFP.
Date. Enter date that delivery of harvest was
completed.
ADF&G Fish Ticket Number. Enter ADF&G
fish ticket number issued to operator by the
recipient, Registered Buyer, or RCR receiving the
delivery.
Recipient's Name or IFQ Registered Buyer
Name. Enter name of recipient, Registered Buyer,
or RCR.
Unloading Port. Enter the name of the port or
port code (see Tables 14a and 14b to part 679) of
delivery location.

INSPECTION AND RETENTION OF
RECORDS.
Inspection of records.
The operator must make available for inspection
the DFL upon the request of an authorized officer.
Retention of records.
The operator must retain the DFL:
Onboard. Retain the DFL onboard the vessel
until the end of the fishing year during which the
records were made and for as long thereafter as
fish or fish products recorded in the DFL are
retained.
For 3 years. Retain the DFL for 3 years after
the end of the fishing year during which the
records were made.

Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL
Updated August 30, 2011

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