Seabird mitigation form

DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

OMB Control No. 0648-0593 exp. 10/31/2018

Trip No.
Set No.
Logbook Page No.

Set and Haul Information
Begin Set

End Set
Day

Month

Year

Minute

Day

2 0

Date/Time
Deg.

Deg.

Deg.

Deg.

2

Beaufort Scale

Beaufort Scale
Degrees F.

Minute

N/S

E/W

.
Weather Code

.

Sea Surface Temperature

Begin Haul

Degrees F.

End Haul
Day

Month

Year

Hour

Minute

Day

2 0

Date/Time
Deg.

Deg.

Clear
Partly cloudy
Layers of clouds
Drizzle
Showers
Rain
Thunderstorms
Rain and fog
Fog/thick haze
Snow, rain/snow mix
Other

N/S

Deg.

E/W

Deg.

Weather Code

Beaufort Scale

Beaufort Scale

Beaufort Scale
00 Surface like a mirror
01 Ripples like scales, no foam
02 Sm. wavelets, glassy crests
03 Lg wavelets, some whitecaps
04 Sm, waves, numerous whitecaps
05 Mod. waves, some spray
06 Lg. waves, more spray
07 Sea heaps up, spray & foam
08 Mod. waves, foam in streaks
09 High waves, rolling, reduced vis.
10 Very high waves, hanging crests,
heavy rolling

0ft
.25 f t
.50 f t
2ft
4ft
6ft
10 f t
14 f t
18 f t
23 f t
29 f t

Sea Surface Temperature

Set/Haul Events
Haul Back Dir. Code

0
01 Begin Set
02 End Set
03 Other

Minute

Decimal Min.

N/S

Decimal Min.

E/W

.

Longitude

Degrees F.

Hour

.

Latitude

Decimal Min.

.

Year

2 0

Weather Code

Sea Surface Temperature

Weather Codes

Decimal Min.

.

Longitude

Month

Date/Time

.

Latitude

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
99

Decimal Min.

Longitude

Weather Code

.

Hour

.

End No.
E/W

.

Sea Surface Temperature

Decimal Min.

Latitude

Decimal Min.

Longitude

Year

2 0

N/S

.

End No.

Month

Date/Time

Decimal Min.

Latitude

1

Hour

.

Degrees F.

Comments
Line Parted?

No. Sections Retrieved
Protected Species
Interactions
During Set?
During Haul?
form v. SH.16.06

DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

Trip No.
Set No.

Seabird Mitigation
During Observed Portion of Set

During Haul

Mitigation Techniques Used .

Mitigation Techniques Used

Number of floats observed during set
1 Set At Night ?

Bait Blue-dyed ?

Towed Buoy Used ?

Branch Line Weighted ?

Towed Buoy Used ?

Branch Line Weighted?

Tori Line Used ?

Strategic Offal Discard ?

Tori Line Used ?

Strategic Offal Discard ?

Line Shooter Used ?

Strategic Bait Discard ?

Water Sprayed on Sea Surface ?

Bait Thawed ?

New-->Bird
Bird
Curtain ?
Curtain?

Bait Blue-dyed ?

Strategic Bait Discard ?
Water Sprayed on Sea Surface ?

Bait Cast Outside Wake ?

Gear Set From Side ?

Other Deterrent ?

Birds Present?

During Set Seabird Mitigation Comments

Other Deterrent ?

Birds Present?

During Haul Seabird Mitigation Comments

1 Set at Night - the Begin Set time is at least one hour after local sunset, and setting is
completed at least one hour before sunrise (>60 mins.). Obtain local sunset/sunrise by
pressing menu->celestial->sun and moon on GPS handheld device.
form v. SM 16.06