Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Compl

Highly Migratory Species (HMS) – Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the HMS Dealer Landings Report

Use of this form is optional. Federal HMS dealers are required by NMFS to submit the information marked with an asterisk * as part of their HMS Dealer Landings Reports and this form is provided as a tool to aid them in obtaining this information from the Fishing Vessel. This form is to be completed by fishermen and given to dealers for their reports. A single form should contain no more than one trip’s worth of data.

FISHING VESSEL (F/V) TRIP INFORMATION:

F/V Contact Name: __________________________

F/V Contact Phone: __________________________

F/V Contact e-mail:___________________________

*F/V Name: ________________________________

*F/V Registration # or USCG # associated

with HMS permits:_____________________

*Date HMS Offloaded:_____________________

Any Portion of Catch Within Shark Research Fishery?

___Yes* ___No

If Yes, Dealer Must Report SE Observer Logbook ID.

*SE Observer Logbook ID #:___________________

CATCH AREAS

*F/V Logbook ID #:__________________________

*If no FV Logbook, please check the applicable explanation.

• Sharks caught in state waters and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the FV

• Tuna caught with a Trap Permit and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the FV

• HMS caught with General Category Permit and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the FV

• Tuna caught with Harpoon Permit and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the FV

• HMS caught with HMS Charter Head Boat Permit and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the FV

• Explanation described below (Please print legibly)

		PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE: Reporting of fishing activity via this form is voluntary. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: NMFS, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. It is NOAA policy to preserve the confidentiality of information submitted under this reporting requirement, except that NMFS may release such information in aggregate or summary form, such that individual identifiers are not disclosed (NAO 216-100). 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. OMB Control #0648-0040 Expires 07/31/2018. :
*Category / Species Please check all that were offloaded during this trip			*Catch Area	*Gear Caught On	Landings From Atlantic Shark Research Fishery?		*Category / Species		*Catch Area	*Gear Caught On
Example: TUNA (BAYS) – Non Bluefin
X	Bigeye		BF60	10
SHARKS							SWORDFISH
	†Basking							Swordfish
	†Bignose
	Blacknose						TUNAS (BAYS) – Non-Bluefin Tuna
	Blacktip							Bigeye
	Finetooth							Albacore
	Blue							Blackfin
	Bonnethead							Bonito, Atlantic
	Bull							Skipjack
	†Dusky							Yellowfin
	†Galapagos
	††Hammerhead, Greater
	††Hammerhead, Scalloped
	††Hammerhead, Smooth
	Lemon
	†Mako, Longfin						Gear Types
	Mako, Shortfin						1) Bandit Gear
	†Narrowtooth						2) Buoy Gear
	†Night						3) Gill Nets, Float Anchor
	Nurse						4) Gill Nets, Floating Drift
	††Oceanic Whitetip						5) Gill Nets, Other
	Porbeagle						6) Gill Nets, Runaround
	†Reef, Caribbean						7) Gill Nets, Sink Anchor
	†Sand Tiger						8) Gill Nets, Sink Drift
	†Sand Tiger, Bigeye						9) Green-stick
	†**Sandbar						10) Hand Line
	†Sevengill						11) Harpoons
	Sharpnose, Atlantic						12) Hook & Line
	†Sharpnose, Caribbean						13) Hook & Line, Electric
	††Silky						14) Hook & Line, Manual
	†Sixgill						15) Hook & Line, Troll
	†Sixgill, Bigeye						16) Long Line, Bottom
	†Smalltail						17) Long Line, Midwater
	Smooth Dogfish						18) Long Line, Surface
	Smoothhound, FL						19) Otter Trawl**
	Spinner						20) Otter Trawl, Bottom**
	Tiger						21) Otter Trawl, Midwater**
	Thresher, Common						22) Pound Net/Fish Weir
	†Thresher, Bigeye						23) Purse Seine
	†White						24) Troll Line, Electric
	†Whale						25) Troll Line, Manual

†prohibited shark species

††prohibited on pelagic longline gear

†**only allowed within Atlantic shark research fishery

**not authorized HMS gear; only limited number of swordfish allowed to be retained with required permits

Privacy Act Statement

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.

Purpose: The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that conservation and management measures must prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. Vessel logbooks are essential tools in the management of fishery resources. Section 303(a)(5) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically identifies the kinds of data to be collected for fishery management plans (FMPs).

Routine Uses: The Department will use this information for effective fishery management. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a), to be shared within NMFS offices, in order to coordinate monitoring and management of sustainability of fisheries and protected resources, as well as with the applicable State or Regional Marine Fisheries Commissions and International Organizations. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the

COMMERCE/NOAA-6, Fishermen's Statistical Data.

Disclosure: Submission is mandatory for those persons falling under the requirements of 50 CFR 648.7 (b). If the information is not provided, permit status may be affected.

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