GAF Permit Log

Revised: 12/19/2016 OMB Control No. 0648-0575 Expiration Date: 04/30/2017

201X Guided Angler Fishing (GAF) Permit
Issued: Day/Month/Year By NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region Restricted Access Management Program		This permit expires: October xx, 201X (15 days prior to the end of the commercial halibut fishing season)
GAF permit holder: Name/NMFS ID Address Address
Regulatory Area: 2C or 3A	GAF Permit No.: XXXX			Number of GAF Authorized: XXX
Assigned Charter Halibut Permit No.: XXX			Associated IFQ Permit No.: XXX

NOTES:

• A GAF permit authorizes a charter vessel angler to catch and retain GAF in the regulatory area listed on the permit during a charter vessel fishing trip authorized by the charter halibut permit that is assigned to the GAF permit.

• A GAF permit and the assigned charter halibut permit must be carried on board the vessel used to harvest GAF at all times that GAF are on board and must be presented for inspection on request of any authorized officer.

• A GAF permit and associated GAF permit logs must be retained and made available for inspection by an authorized enforcement officer for two years after the date of the fishing trip in which GAF were retained.

• The number of GAF retained may not exceed the number of GAF in the GAF permit holder’s account at the time the fish are retained. GAF may not be retained by charter vessel anglers after the expiration date shown on the GAF permit. GAF account balances may be obtained online at http://putURLhere or by calling 1-800-304-4846.

• The number of GAF authorized is the total number transferred for the year, as of the date the GAF permit was issued. During a year, no more than 400 GAF may be transferred to a charter halibut permit endorsed for six anglers or fewer, and no more than 600 GAF may be transferred to a charter halibut permit endorsed for more than six anglers.

GAF Permit Log: Upon retention of a GAF halibut, the charter vessel guide must immediately record on the GAF permit log (see back of this permit):

♦ Date that GAF was caught and retained

♦ Length of GAF. Halibut lengths are measured to the nearest inch in a straight line (not following the curve of the body) from the anterior-most tip of the lower jaw with the mouth closed to the extreme end of the middle of the tail.

♦      GAF electronic landing report confirmation number

Marking GAF: Charter vessel guides must immediately mark retained GAF by removing the tips of the upper and lower lobes of the caudal (tail) fin. Additionally, if filleted, the charter vessel guide is required to retain the carcass showing caudal fin clips until the halibut fillets are offloaded.

GAF Electronic Report: For each charter vessel fishing trip on which GAF are retained, GAF permit holders must complete a GAF electronic report before 11:59 p.m. (Alaska local time) on the last day of a charter trip in which a charter vessel angler retained GAF. The electronic reporting website is available at http:///putURLhere. After successful completion of the electronic report, a confirmation number will be issued as a receipt. Record the electronic report confirmation number on the GAF permit log. This confirmation will also show the balance of GAF remaining in the GAF permit holder’s account.

	Date GAF halibut landed	Length of GAF (inches)	GAF Electronic Report Confirmation No.			Date GAF halibut landed	Length of GAF (inches)	GAF Electronic Report Confirmation No.
1					26
2					27
3					28
4					29
5					30
6					31
7					32
8					33
9					34
10					35
11					36
12					37
13					38
14					39
15					40
16					41
17					42
18					43
19					44
20					45
21					46
22					47
23					48
24					49
25					50

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the 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 the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 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 efforts under 50 CFR 300 and 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) and the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773c); 3) The information collected is confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, as amended in 2006. They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.