Albacore Treaty Logbook

U.S. PACIFIC
HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
HOOK AND LINE LOGBOOK

U.S. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

(Twelfth Edition, March 2017)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE LOGBOOK FORM
Complete one line of the daily catch section for each day's fishing. Do not combine multiple trips on a single logbook
page. Complete each column on the form by circling the appropriate selection or entering the appropriate
information. Seven days of fishing can be recorded on each log sheet. INSERT THE FOLDED FLAP OF THE BACK
COVER UNDER THE YELLOW COPY OF THE SHEET BEING WRITTEN ON. This will prevent the entries from
being transferred to the underlying sheets. Sign and date each sheet that is submitted. Record the primary fishing
gear used during the trip.
TOP OF THE PAGE
Enter the Vessel Name, Coast Guard Document Number or State Marine Board Number, Captain's Name, Departure
and Arrival Ports, Port where catch was landed, Departure and Arrival Dates, Total Pounds Landed per trip including all
fish sold and those kept for personal use. Also record all landing receipt numbers from all sales.
DAILY FISHING SECTIONS
1. DATE: Enter the date of fishing.
2. FISHING CODE: Circle the appropriate code number identifying the vessel’s major activity during the day.
3. LOCATION (LAT/LONG): Enter the location (to the nearest minute) where most of the fish were caught.
4. TARGET CATCH:
SPECIES NAME: Circle the species name or enter the name of other species that were targeted.
NUMBER KEPT: Enter the total number of the indicated species caught and kept for the day. Enter 0 if no
fish were caught and kept.
DISCARD NUMBERS: Enter the total number of the indicated species discarded (dead or alive) for the day.
5. HRS FISHED: Enter the total number of hours (to the nearest whole hour) that fishing occurred during the day.
6. BYCATCH: Enter the species name, number kept and number discarded of species other than the
target species that were caught during the day.
7. COMMENTS: Record any observations related to fishing activities such as number of gill net vessels seen
during the day, percentage or numbers of catch that had gill net scars, movement of fish, type of feed,
water color, bird flocks, temperature "edges" or "fronts", etc.
8. SIGNATURE: Sign and date each page.

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SUBMITTING LOGBOOKS
This logbook is mandatory for all U.S. vessels using hook and line gear to fish for highly migratory species. Vessels are
required to submit original (white forms) within 30 days after each trip to the following address:

National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037

ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM YOU WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL

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LENGTH-WEIGHT-AGE RELATIONSHIP FOR NORTH PACIFIC ALBACORE
Fork Length
CM

Weight

Age

Fork Length

INCHES

LB

KG

YEARS

CM

50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65

20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
26

6.6
7.0
7.3
7.7
8.1
8.5
8.9
9.4
9.8
10.3
10.7
11.2
11.7
12.2
12.7
13.3

3.0
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.7
4.9
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.8
6.0

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.8

71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86

66
67
68
69
70

26
26
27
27
28

13.8
14.4
15.0
15.6
16.2

6.3
6.5
6.8
7.1
7.3

4.0
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.5

87
88
89
90
91

INCHES

Weight

Age

Fork Length

LB

KG

YEARS

CM

INCHES

28
28
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
32
33
33
33
34

16.8
17.5
18.1
18.8
19.5
20.2
20.9
21.6
22.4
23.1
23.9
24.7
25.5
26.3
27.2
28.1

7.6
7.9
8.2
8.5
8.8
9.1
9.5
9.8
10.1
10.5
10.8
11.2
11.6
11.9
12.3
12.7

4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.0
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.9

92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107

34
35
35
35
36

28.9
29.8
30.7
31.7
32.6

13.1
13.5
13.9
14.4
14.8

5.1
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8

108
109
110
111
112

Weight

Age

Fork Length

Weight

Age

LB

KG

YEARS

CM

INCHES

LB

KG

YEARS

36
37
37
37
38
38
39
39
39
40
40
41
41
41
42
42

33.6
34.6
35.6
36.6
37.6
38.7
39.8
40.9
42.0
43.1
44.2
45.4
46.6
47.8
49.0
50.3

15.2
15.7
16.1
16.6
17.1
17.5
18.0
18.5
19.0
19.5
20.1
20.6
21.1
21.7
22.2
22.8

6.2
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.3
8.1
8.4
8.7
9.0
9.4
9.7
10.1

113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128

44
45
45
46
46
46
47
47
48
48
48
49
49
50
50
50

58.2
59.5
60.9
62.4
63.8
65.3
66.8
68.3
69.8
71.4
72.9
74.5
76.1
77.8
79.4
81.1

26.4
27.0
27.6
28.3
28.9
29.6
30.3
31.0
31.7
32.4
33.1
33.8
34.5
35.3
36.0
36.8

9.5
9.7
9.9
10.1
10.3
10.6
10.8
11.1
11.3
11.6
11.9
12.2
12.5
12.8
13.1
13.5

43
43
43
44
44

51.5
52.8
54.1
55.4
56.8

23.4
24.0
24.5
25.1
25.8

10.6
11.0
11.6
12.1
12.8

129
130
131
132
133

51
51
52
52
52

82.8
84.5
86.3
88.1
89.9

37.6
38.3
39.1
39.9
40.8

13.8
14.2
14.7
15.1
15.6

North Pacific albacore ages from Wells et al., 2013. Age and growth of North Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga): implications for stock assessment.: L∞= 124.1 cm FL, K = 0.164 year−1, and t0= −2.239
Weights from Watanabe et al., 2006. Revised practical solutions of application issues of length-weight relationship for the North Pacific albacore with respect to the stock assessment.: kg=0.87x 10-4 x cm2.67

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U.S. PACIFIC HMS HOOK AND LINE FISHING INFORMATION
COAST GUARD DOCUMENT NO.
OR
STATE MARINE BOARD NO.
(e.g. WN1234AB)

LAURA MARIE

CAPTAIN’S NAME

JOHN DOE

DEPARTURE PORT

NEWPORT

DEPARTURE DATE

7 / 4 / 1999
(MM / DD / YYYY)

ARRIVAL
PORT
ARRIVAL
DATE

DATE

LATITUDE

PORT LANDED

7 / 4 / 1999

DEG

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

44

MIN

POLE & LINE

LONGITUDE

40

N/S

N

DEG

126

MIN

22

TOTAL POUNDS
LANDED FROM TRIP

8 / 2 / 1999
(MM / DD / YYYY)

ILWACO
43,507
ROD & REEL

TARGET CATCH

FISHING
CODE
MM / DD / YYYY

Z123456

1234567

ILWACO

TROLL X

PRIMARY GEAR USED ON THIS TRIP

LANDING RECEIPT NUMBERS FOR THIS TRIP

HRS FISHED

VESSEL NAME

BYCATCH

No.
DISCARD

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

0

0

0

LEFT AT 10:00 AM

0

0

15

RUNNING TO OFFSHORE AREA

3 PEANUTS DUMPED

E/W

SPECIES NAME

SPECIES

No.
KEPT

No.
DISCARD

0

0

COMMENTS (No. gill net vessels in area, % gill net
marked fish, amount of bait and birds in area, at-sea
transshipments, etc.)

No.
KEPT

3 FISHING

44

52

N

138

15

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

45

03

N

142

16

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

15

3

15

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

33

2

15

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

21

0

15

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

42

0

15

W

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________

1 IN PORT

7 / 5 / 1999

2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT

7 / 6 / 1999

2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT

7 / 7 / 1999

2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING

45

12

N

146

08

1 IN PORT

7 / 8 /1999

2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING

45

17

N

148

06

1 IN PORT

7 / 9 / 1999

2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING

45

03

N

148

12

1 IN PORT

7 / 10 / 1999

2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING

45

01

N

148

50

SKIPJACK

0

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0

15

I certify that the above information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge

5
GOOD BIRD SIGNS

SKIPJACK
68

0

1
LOTS OF MARKS. NOT MANY BITERS

Signature:

John Doe

INSERT FOLDED BACK COVER UNDER YELLOW COPY

Date: 8 / 3 / 1999

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U.S. PACIFIC HMS HOOK AND LINE FISHING INFORMATION
LANDING RECEIPT NUMBERS FOR THIS TRIP

COAST GUARD DOCUMENT NO.
OR
STATE MARINE BOARD NO.
(e.g. WN1234AB)

VESSEL NAME
CAPTAIN’S NAME
DEPARTURE PORT

ARRIVAL
PORT

PORT LANDED

DEPARTURE DATE

ARRIVAL
DATE

TOTAL POUNDS
LANDED FROM TRIP

(MM / DD / YYYY)

(MM / DD / YYYY)

DATE

LATITUDE

POLE & LINE

LONGITUDE

TARGET CATCH

FISHING
CODE
MM / DD / YYYY

DEG
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING
1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT
3 FISHING

MIN

N/S

DEG

MIN

ROD & REEL

E/W

SPECIES NAME

No.
KEPT

No.
DISCARD

HRS FISHED

TROLL

PRIMARY GEAR USED ON THIS TRIP

SPECIES

No.
KEPT

No.
DISCARD

COMMENTS (No. gill net vessels in area, % gill net
marked fish, amount of bait and birds in area, at-sea
transshipments, etc.)

A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
A) ALBACORE
B) YELLOWFIN
C) BLUEFIN
D) __________
I certify that the above information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge

NOAA 88-197 (03/17)

BYCATCH

Signature:

INSERT FOLDED BACK COVER UNDER YELLOW COPY

Date:

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