Notification to Transport Cultured Juveniles to Offshore

OMB Control No. 0648-0703

Expiration Date:

NOTIFICATION TO TRANSPORT CULTURED JUVENILES TO OFFSHORE SYSTEMS

Permittees must notify NOAA Fisheries via phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX or the web form (website TBD) at least 72 hours prior to the desired date of transport.

This form is not required if the hatchery is co-located with the offshore aquaculture facility in the Gulf EEZ.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received
Gulf Aquaculture Permit Number
Reviewer Initials and Date

Part 1 – Permit Holder Information

LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME Suffix (Sr., II, etc.)

MAILING ADDRESS Apt/Suite #

CITY STATE COUNTY ZIP CODE

( ) -

( ) -

WORK TELEPHONE NUMBER CELL PHONE NUMBER GULF AQUACULTURE PERMIT NUMBER

Part 2 – Species and Transfer Information

DATE OF TRANSFER (MM/DD/YYYY) TIME OF TRANSFER

: AM / PM

/ /

HATCHERY NAME HATCHERY MAILING ADDRESS (or GPS COORDINATES IF LOCATED OFFSHORE)

Provide the GPS coordinates for the location of the offshore aquaculture facility where fish are being transported.

LATITUDE (DEGREE MINUTES TO THIRD DECIMAL PLACE) LONGITUDE (DEGREE MINUTES TO THIRD DECIMAL PLACE)

Genus and Species Average Total Length # of Fish Transported

(inches)

1) ______________________________________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________________________________

3) ______________________________________________________________________

4) ______________________________________________________________________

5) ______________________________________________________________________

Note: Prior to stocking fish in an allowable aquaculture system at an aquaculture facility in federal waters of the Gulf, the permittee must provide NOAA FISHERIES with a copy of a health certificate signed by an aquatic animal health expert (as defined in 50 CFR 622.106(a)(5)), certifying that such fish were inspected and determined to be free of reportable pathogens as specified by the World Organization of Animal Health or National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.

Part 3 – Signature

I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing information is true and correct (28 U.S.C. section 1746; 18 U.S.C. section 1621; 18 U.S.C. section 1001).

PERMIT OWNER SIGNATURE DATE SIGNED (MM/DD/YYYY)

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PRINTED NAME POSITION IN COMPANY (if applicable)

Mail the completed form to:

NMFS Permits Office (F/SER14), Attn: Regional Aquaculture Coordinator,

263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 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 other suggestions for reducing this burden to PRA Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service. F/SER26, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.

The National Marine Fisheries Service requires this information for the conservation and management of marine fishery resources. The data reported will be used to develop, implement, and monitor fishery management activities for a variety of other uses. Responses to this collection are required to obtain or retain a fisheries permit under the Magnuson - Stevens Act. Non-confidential information may be released via a NOAA Fisheries website. Non-confidential information means: Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Effective Date of Permit, Permit Types, Vessel Name, Vessel Identification Number, and in the case of a “for hire” vessel the Passenger Capacity, or individual, corporate and lease holders of permits. All other data submitted will be handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fishery Statistics. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected 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.

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