Catch event log

DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

Trip No.
Set No.
This Catch Page No.

Comment(s)?

Sketch(es)?

Photo(s)?

Tag(s)?

Measurement

Length 3

Specimen(s)?

Length 2

Code

Code

Code

Length 1

Measurement

Hook
No.

Measurement

Float
No.

Gender Code
( M, F,)

Species
Code

Damaged Code

Species Common Name

Kept/Return Code
( K, A, D, I)

Line No.

Page No.

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Caught
Condition Code
( A, D, I )

Catch Event Log

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Code
216
212
215
211
301
302
303
424
418
191
221
193
144
185
121
218

Common Name
Yellowfin Tuna
Skipjack Tuna
Albacore Tuna
Bigeye Tuna
Swordfish
Striped Marlin
Shortbill Spearfish
Bigeye Thresher Shark
Blue Shark
Escolar
Wahoo
Snake Mackerel
Opah
Sickle Pomfret
Lancetfish
Dolphinfish

Most Common Protected Species

Most Common Fish

15
Code Common Name

Code

Damage

681 Black-Footed Albatross
682 Laysan Albatross
601 Other Identified Bird

ND
MM
SX
DP
UN

Observation Shows No Damage
Marine Mammal Damage
Shark Damage
Depredation Damage
Undetermined Source of
Damage

504
505
506
502
500

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Unid. Hard Shell Sea Turtle

742
746
743
731
755

False Killer Whale
Risso's Dolphin
Short-Finned Pilot Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin
Humpback Whale

Note: Some codes may need
comments.

Measure fish logged on gray lines
(1,4,7,10,and 13). For all fish
recorded Out of protocol (white lines),
prefix the measurement code with 'O';
e.g. 'OFL'.
Measurement Codes
AL Approximate Fork Length (ft)
FL Fork Length (cm)
EF Eye to Fork (cm)
CI Clasper Inner Length (cm)
PC Pre-Caudal
Measurement Protocols
Sharks: FL, PC, CI
Billfish: EF
All Other Fish: FL

Caught Condition Codes
A Caught Alive
D Caught Dead
I Caught Injured

Kept/Return Codes
K Kept
A Returned alive
D Returned dead
I Returned Injured

Gender Codes
M Male
F Female

A blank Gender field
indicates Unknown.
form v. CL.16.06

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DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

Trip No.
Set No.
This Catch Page No.

Sketch(es)?

Photo(s)?

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Pg. Ln.

Catch Record Comments (from either the front or back of this form, indicate appropriate catch record page and line number for each comment)

form v. CL.16.06.Back

Comment(s)?

Length 3

Tag(s)?

Measurement

Code

Measurement

Length 2

Specimen(s)?

Length 1

Code

Code

Measurement

Hook
No.

Gender Code
( M, F, U )

Float
No.

Damaged Code

Species
Code

Kept/Return Code
( K / A, D, F, I, U )

Species Common Name

Caught
Condition Code
( A, D, I, U )

Line No.

Page No.

Log comments for specific Catch Log records on the back of this form.

Catch Event Log