Mothership checkin/checkout report

Revised: 02/14/2018

[_] Original
Report

MOTHERSHIP
CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT
REPORT

[_] Revised
Report

Vessel Name

OMB Control No. 0648-0213 Expiration Date: 03/31/2018
National Marine Fisheries Service
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802
Fax: 907-586-7131
Telephone: 907-586-7228

ADF&G Processor Code
Federal Fisheries Permit Number

Representative Name

Telephone Number

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

FAX Number

(Check if applicable and enter number)

[ ] CDQ

[ ] Exempted

[ ] Research

[ ] AIP
COMSAT Number

No. ____________________
GEAR TYPE OF HARVEST VESSEL (check one)
[ ] Hook & Line

[ ] Pot

[ ] Pelagic Trawl

[ ] Non-Pelagic Trawl [ ] Jig [ ] Troll

BEGIN Message

Latitude/Longitude

Date:

Federal
Reporting Area

Time (ALT)

Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes
TRAWL GEAR ONLY
[ ] COBLZ [ ] RKCSA
Latitude/Longitude
[ ] 508 [ ] 509 [ ] 512 [ ] 513 [ ] 514 [ ] 516 [ ] 517 [ ] 518 [ ] 519
Federal
[ ] 521 [ ] 523 [ ] 524 [ ] 530 [ ] 541 [ ] 542 [ ] 543 [ ] 610 [ ] 620
Reporting Area
[ ] 630 [ ] 640 [ ] 649 [ ] 650 [ ] 659
TRAWL GEAR ONLY
Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes
[ ] COBLZ [ ] RKCSA

CEASE Message
Date:
Time (ALT)

[ ] 508 [ ] 509 [ ] 512 [ ] 513 [ ] 514 [ ] 516 [ ] 517 [ ] 518 [ ] 519
[ ] 521 [ ] 523 [ ] 524 [ ] 530 [ ] 541 [ ] 542 [ ] 543 [ ] 610 [ ] 620
[ ] 630 [ ] 640 [ ] 649 [ ] 650 [ ] 659

BEGIN Message

Latitude/Longitude

Date:

Federal
Reporting Area

Time (ALT)

TRAWL GEAR ONLY
[ ] COBLZ [ ] RKCSA
Latitude/Longitude

CEASE Message

[ ] 508 [ ] 509 [ ] 512 [ ] 513 [ ] 514 [ ] 516 [ ] 517 [ ] 518 [ ] 519
[ ] 521 [ ] 523 [ ] 524 [ ] 530 [ ] 541 [ ] 542 [ ] 543 [ ] 610 [ ] 620
[ ] 630 [ ] 640 [ ] 649 [ ] 650 [ ] 659

Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes

[ ] 508 [ ] 509 [ ] 512 [ ] 513 [ ] 514 [ ] 516 [ ] 517 [ ] 518 [ ] 519
[ ] 521 [ ] 523 [ ] 524 [ ] 530 [ ] 541 [ ] 542 [ ] 543 [ ] 610 [ ] 620
[ ] 630 [ ] 640 [ ] 649 [ ] 650 [ ] 659

Date:

Federal
Reporting Area

Time (ALT)

TRAWL GEAR ONLY
[ ] COBLZ [ ] RKCSA

BEGIN Message

Latitude/Longitude

Date:

Federal
Reporting Area

Time (ALT)

Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes
TRAWL GEAR ONLY
[ ] COBLZ [ ] RKCSA
Latitude/Longitude
[ ] 508 [ ] 509 [ ] 512 [ ] 513 [ ] 514 [ ] 516 [ ] 517 [ ] 518 [ ] 519
Federal
[ ] 521 [ ] 523 [ ] 524 [ ] 530 [ ] 541 [ ] 542 [ ] 543 [ ] 610 [ ] 620
Reporting Area
[ ] 630 [ ] 640 [ ] 649 [ ] 650 [ ] 659
TRAWL GEAR ONLY
Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes
[ ] COBLZ [ ] RKCSA

CEASE Message
Date:
Time (ALT)

Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes

[ ] 508 [ ] 509 [ ] 512 [ ] 513 [ ] 514 [ ] 516 [ ] 517 [ ] 518 [ ] 519
[ ] 521 [ ] 523 [ ] 524 [ ] 530 [ ] 541 [ ] 542 [ ] 543 [ ] 610 [ ] 620
[ ] 630 [ ] 640 [ ] 649 [ ] 650 [ ] 659

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Instructions for
CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT REPORT
MOTHERSHIP
Except as described below, the operator of a mothership must submit to NMFS a check-in report (BEGIN message) prior to
becoming active and a check-out report (CEASE message) for every check-in report submitted.
The check-in report and check-out report may be submitted by Fax to: 907-586-7131
If you need assistance in completing this report or need additional information, call: 907-586-7228
VMS ONBOARD.
The operator of a mothership is not required to submit to NMFS a check-in report or check-out report if the vessel is carrying
onboard a transmitting VMS that meets the requirements of § 679.28(f).
TRANSIT THROUGH REPORTING AREAS.
The operator of a mothership is not required to submit a check-in or check-out report if the vessel is transiting through a
reporting area and is not fishing or receiving fish.
TWO ADJACENT REPORTING AREAS
If on the same day a catcher/processor intends to fish in two adjacent reporting areas (an action which would require
submittal of check-out reports and check-in reports multiple times a day when crossing back and forth across a reporting area
boundary), and the two reporting areas have on that day and time an identical fishing status for every species, the operator
must:
• Submit to NMFS a check-in report to the first area prior to entering the first reporting area, and
• Submit to NMFS a check-in report to the second area prior to entering the second reporting area.
• Remain within 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) of the boundary described in § 679.5(h)(2)(ii).
• Submit to NMFS a check-out report from the second area upon exiting that reporting area if the catcher/processor
proceeds in the second reporting area beyond 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) of the boundary between the two areas

COMPLETING THE REPORT
The operator of a mothership must record the following information on a check-in report and a check-out report, as
appropriate.
IDENTIFICATION
Original/revised Report.
If the first report for this date and reporting area, check "ORIGINAL REPORT".
If a correction or addition to a previously sent report for this date and reporting area, check "REVISED REPORT."
Vessel Name. Enter the name of Mothership as listed on the Federal Fisheries Permit.
ADF&G Processor Code. Enter State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) processor code.
Federal Fisheries Permit Number. Enter Federal Fisheries Permit number (AK9).
Representative Information. Enter name, telephone number, and fax number of representative.
COMSAT No. Enter the satellite communications number of the vessel (if available).
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Management Program. Check to indicate whether fishing activity is under the CDQ Program, a Research Fishery, Exempted
Fishery, or AIP and add identifying number, if appropriate.
CHECK-IN REPORT (BEGIN MESSAGE).
Date and Time. Enter date (month-day-year) and time (Alaska local time) when receipt of groundfish will begin
Position Coordinates. Enter latitude and longitude of mothership position in degrees and minutes (e.g., 54o 30' N, 167o 45'W)
where groundfish receipt begins. Option: record to the nearest second or fraction of minute.
Federal Reporting Area. Circle the reporting area code where groundfish were harvested.
COBLZ or RKCSA. If harvest was caught using trawl gear, indicate whether catch was harvested in COBLZ or RKCSA.
Primary and Secondary Target Species Codes.
Record the two main species expected to receive in the following week. A change in intended target species within the same
reporting area does not require a new BEGIN message.
CHECK-OUT REPORT (CEASE MESSAGE).
Date and Time. Enter date (month-day-year) and time (Alaska local time) when the last receipt of groundfish was made
Position Coordinates. Enter latitude and longitude of mothership position in degrees and minutes (e.g., 54º 30' N,
167º 45' W) where the last receipt of groundfish was completed. Option: record to the nearest second or fraction of minute.
Federal Reporting Area. Circle the reporting area code where last receipt of groundfish was completed.
TIME LIMITS AND SUBMITTAL.
The time limits for a mothership to submit a check-in report (BEGIN message) and a check-out report (CEASE message)
are shown in the following table.
For …
Each reporting
area, except
area 300, 400,
550, or 690
COBLZ or
RKCSA

Gear Type

CDQ
Exempted or
Research
Fishery
Aleutian
Islands
Pollock (AIP)
Change of
fishing year

Submit a BEGIN message
Before receiving groundfish, must check-in to
reporting area(s) where groundfish were harvested.

Submit a CEASE message
Within 24 hours after receipt of fish is
complete from that reporting area.

May be checked in to more than one area
simultaneously.
Before receiving groundfish harvested with trawl gear
that were harvested in the COBLZ or RKCSA, submit
one check-in for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another
check-in for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA
If harvested in the same reporting area but using more
than one gear type, prior to receiving groundfish
submit a separate check-in for each gear type

Upon completion of groundfish receipt,
submit a separate check-out for the COBLZ
or RKCSA and another check-out for the
area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA.
Upon completion of receipt of groundfish,
submit a separate check-out for each gear
type for which a check-in was submitted.

Prior to receiving groundfish CDQ, if receiving
groundfish under more than one CDQ number, use a
separate check-in for each CDQ number.
Prior to receiving groundfish, submit a separate checkin for each type.

Within 24 hours after receipt of groundfish
CDQ has ceased for each CDQ number.

Before receiving AIP.

Within 24 hours after receipt of AIP has
ceased

If continually active through the end of one fishing
year and at the beginning of a second fishing year,

If a check-out report was not previously
submitted during a fishing year, submit on

Upon completion of receipt of groundfish
submit a separate check-out for each type
for which a check-in was submitted.

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For …
Interruption of
groundfish
participation
Cease
groundfish
participation

Submit a BEGIN message
Submit a CEASE message
submit a check-in to start the year on January 1.
December 31, a check-out report.
If receipt of groundfish from a reporting area is expected to stop for at least one month during the
fishing year and then start up again, may submit check-out report for that reporting area.
Within 48 hours after the end of the applicable weekly reporting period that a shoreside processor or
SFP ceases to receive, process, purchase, or arrange to purchase groundfish for the fishing year.

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 7 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.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C
1801 et seq. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that conservation and management measures must prevent over fishing 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). 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. Submission is mandatory for those
persons falling under the requirements of 50 CFR 679.5. If the information is not provided, enforcement action may result.
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 part 679 and under section
402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 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.
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