Form 88-197 U.S. Pacific Albacore 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.
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.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

8.

DATE: Enter the date of fishing.
FISHING CODE: Circle the appropriate code number identifying the vessel’s major activity during the day.
LOCATION (LAT/LONG): Enter the location (to the nearest minute) where most of the fish were caught.
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.
HRS FISHED: Enter the total number of hours (to the nearest whole hour) that fishing occurred during the day.
BYCATCH: Enter the species name, number kept and number discarded of species other than the target
species that were caught for the day
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.
SIGNATURE: Sign and date each page.

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SUBMITTING LOGBOOKS
This logbook is mandatory for all U.S. vessels using troll 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 PACIFIC ALBACORE
Fork Length

Weight

Age

Fork Length

Weight

CM

INCHES

LB

KG

YEARS

CM

INCHES

LB

KG

50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70

20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
28

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
13.8
14.4
15.0
15.6
16.2

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
6.3
6.5
6.8
7.1
7.3

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
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.5

71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91

28
28
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
32
33
33
33
34
34
35
35
35
36

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
28.9
29.8
30.7
31.7
32.6

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
13.1
13.5
13.9
14.4
14.8

Age

4.7
4.8
5.0
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.8
6.0
6.2
6.3
6.5
6.7
6.9
7.1
7.3
7.5
7.8
8.0
8.2
8.5

Fork Length

Weight

Age

Fork Length

Weight

Age

YEARS

CM

INCHES

LB

KG

YEARS

CM

INCHES

LB

KG

YEARS

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
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8

92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112

36
37
37
37
38
38
39
39
39
40
40
41
41
41
42
42
43
43
43
44
44

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
51.5
52.8
54.1
55.4
56.8

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
23.4
24.0
24.5
25.1
25.8

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
10.6
11.0
11.6
12.1
12.8

113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133

44
45
45
46
46
46
47
47
48
48
48
49
49
50
50
50
51
51
52
52
52

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
82.8
84.5
86.3
88.1
89.9

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
37.6
38.3
39.1
39.9
40.8

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
13.8
14.2
14.7
15.1
15.6

South Pac. age from Labelle, et.al. 1993: T=-1.922, L=121.024, K=0.134
North Pac age from Wells, et. Al. (WP ISC/11/ALBWG/02 "Age and Growth of North Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalung): T=-1.945, L=120, K=0.184
-4
2.67
Weight from Watanabe et. al, 2006: kg=0.87x 10 x cm

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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

ARRIVAL PORT

ILWACO

ARRIVAL DATE

8 / 2 / 1999

TROLL

PRIMARY GEAR USED ON THIS TRIP
LATITUDE

MM/DD/YYYY

FISHING
CODE

x

2 TRANSIT

MIN

N/S

DEG

MIN

44

40

N

126

22

W B) YELLOWFIN

44

52

N

138

15

W B) YELLOWFIN

45

03

N

142

16

W B) YELLOWFIN

45

12

N

146

08

W B) YELLOWFIN

45

17

N

148

06

W B) YELLOWFIN

45

03

N

148

12

W B) YELLOWFIN

45

01

N

148

50

W B) YELLOWFIN

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

3 FISHING

C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

E
L

SPECIES

P

M
A

C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

0

0

0

15

15

3

15

C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

33

2

15

C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

21

0

15

42

0

15

68

0

15

A) ALBACORE

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

X
E

3 FISHING

7 / 10/ 1999

0

BYCATCH

No.
DISCARD

0

0

fish, amount of bait and birds in area, at-sea transshipments,
etc.)

LEFT AT 10:00 AM

RUNNING TO OFFSHORE AREA

3 PEANUTS DUMPED

C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

A) ALBACORE
C) BLUEFIN
D) ________

SKIPJACK

0

5

SKIPJACK

0

1

I certify that the above information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge
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COMMENTS (No. gill net vessels in area, % gill net marked

No.
KEPT

A) ALBACORE

3 FISHING

7 / 9 / 1999

43,507

A) ALBACORE

3 FISHING

7 / 8 / 1999

0

A) ALBACORE

3 FISHING

7 / 7 / 1999

SPECIES NAME

No.
DISCARD

A) ALBACORE

3 FISHING

7 / 6 / 1999

E/W

No.
KEPT

A) ALBACORE

1 IN PORT
2 TRANSIT

TARGET CATCH

DEG

3 FISHING

7 / 5 / 1999

TOTAL POUNDS
LANDED FROM TRIP
ROD & REEL

POLE & LINE

LONGITUDE

1 IN PORT

7 / 4 / 1999

ILWACO

PORT LANDED

(MM / DD / YYYY)

(MM / DD / YYYY)

DATE

Z123456

1234567

HRS FISHED

VESSEL NAME

Signature:

GOOD BIRD SIGNS

LOTS OF MARKS. NOT MANY BITERS

John Doe

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Date: 8 / 3 / 1999
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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)

VESSEL NAME
CAPTAIN'S NAME
DEPARTURE PORT

ARRIVAL PORT

DEPARTURE DATE

ARRIVAL DATE

LATITUDE

MM/DD/YYYY

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

DEG

MIN

POLE & LINE

LONGITUDE

N/S

DEG

MIN

E/W

ROD & REEL

TARGET CATCH

SPECIES NAME

No.
KEPT

No.
DISCARD

HRS FISHED

TROLL

PRIMARY GEAR USED ON THIS TRIP

FISHING
CODE

TOTAL POUNDS
LANDED FROM TRIP
(MM / DD / YYYY)

(MM / DD / YYYY)

DATE

PORT LANDED

BYCATCH
COMMENTS (No. gill net vessels in area, % gill net marked
SPECIES

No.
DISCARD

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)

No.
KEPT

Signature:

INSERT FOLDED BACK COVER UNDER YELLOW COPY

Date:
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