Landing_Report_Instructions

Landing Report Instructions
Contents
Landing Report Instructions ................................................................................................................................... 1
Login to eLandings ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Create landing report........................................................................................................................................... 2
Landing Report - Vessel, Permit, and Location Information.......................................................................... 3
Vessel Information .......................................................................................................................................... 3
CFEC & IFQ Permit Worksheets ................................................................................................................... 4
Incomplete Reports ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Stacked Permits ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Add/Edit Itemized Catch: recording sold, retained, and discarded catch ....................................................... 8
Weight Modifier.............................................................................................................................................. 9
Allocate Permits .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Add/Edit Grading and Pricing ...................................................................................................................... 11
Generate, Edit & Submit IFQ Report ........................................................................................................... 12
Tender Groundfish Landing Report .................................................................................................................. 19
Open tLandings Application ......................................................................................................................... 19
Log Into tLandings........................................................................................................................................ 19
Create a New Landing Report (Fish Ticket) ................................................................................................. 20
Catcher-Processor Landing Report ................................................................................................................... 28
Vessel/Location/Status Information.............................................................................................................. 28
Permits & Pounds ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Itemized Catch .............................................................................................................................................. 30
Mothership Landing Report .............................................................................................................................. 34
Permits and Pounds ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Statistical Area Worksheet ............................................................................................................................ 36
Entering Itemized Catch ............................................................................................................................... 37
Printing your Fish Ticket .............................................................................................................................. 37

The eLandings System provides you with integrated reporting for statewide groundfish and IFQ groundfish,
Rationalized Crab IFQ fisheries, and non-IFQ CDQ crab fisheries.
You must be a registered and enabled user to create a landing report in this system. The eLandings System
meets all landing report requirements for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
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When a landing report is submitted in the eLandings System, the application returns a printable PDF file
of the ADF&G fish ticket(s) and an IFQ receipt(s) for both the fisher and processor's records.
Fish tickets need to be finalized electronically within seven days of landing. A signed copy of the
ADF&G fish ticket(s) must be submitted to the local office of ADF&G, in the same manner as paper
fish tickets.

Login to eLandings
To create a groundfish or crab landing report, you will need to login to the eLandings web interface
which can be found here: https://elandings.alaska.gov/elandings/Login.

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Enter your User ID and your Password.

Once your User ID and Password have passed validation, the Reports Menu page will appear.
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From this location you can create a new groundfish landing report. You can also make Crab Landing
reports if necessary in addition to Salmon Troll Bycatch landings.
Individual users can be associated with one or more Operations.
o For example, a business manager might be associated with three Operations - Big Fish Inc, WAI
Processing, and the stationary floating processor, The Happy Lady. Each of these operations is
unique, and the user is an authorized for each operation.
o When the user logs into the eLandings system, he/she must designate the Operation that will be
used to record landing information.
 While most users are associated with only one Operation, if your business buys and
processes, and/or performs custom processing for another Operation, there will be more
than one listed under your User Account.
o Once the Operation has been chosen, you can click on the Groundfish Landing Report button to
open the form.

Create landing report
To create a new landing report, simply click on the selection button for the report you would like to
create.

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The landing report is divided into several web pages that you will move through in sequential order:
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Vessel, Permit, and Location Information
Itemized Catch
IFQ Reports (if applicable)
Grading & Pricing

Landing Report - Vessel, Permit, and Location Information
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This is the first screen that is displayed when creating a new landing report. Note that some of the
required information about your operation is auto-filled based on your processor user account.
o The eLandings System auto-fills your Port of Landing, ADF&G Processor Code, your
Registered Crab Receiver(RCR) Number and your Registered Buyer Number.

When you established your User Account and Operation, you entered all of the federal and state permits
associated with your operation.
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You should note that a unique Landing Report number is generated each time you initiate a groundfish
landing report.

Vessel Information
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ADF&G Vessel Number: this is the five digit number permanently assigned by the Commercial
Fishery Entry Commission (CFEC). For motherships, enter the ADF&G number for the catcher vessel
that delivers the catch to your mothership.
ADF&G Gear Code: this is the two digit numeric code used to identify the gear used to harvest the
catch. These gear codes are listed in the appendix of this document and can also be viewed by clicking
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on the Gear Codes link. For motherships, enter the gear type for the catcher vessel that delivers the
catch to your mothership.
Crew Size: the number of licensed crew on board the vessel, including skipper. For motherships, enter
the crew size of the catcher vessel that delivers the catch to your mothership.
Number of Observers Onboard: the number can range from zero 0 to 5, and references the number of
state of Alaska certified crab or NMFS certified groundfish observers on board the vessel for that fishing
trip.
Date Fishing Began: when the gear was deployed in the water to begin fishing.
Days Fished: when the gear was being fished. This number does not include traveling to and from the
fishing grounds, or weather delays.
Date of Landing: when the landing was completed.
Port of Landing: location where the landing occurred. This value is auto-filled from your User
Agreement registration. You can modify this value to indicate the correct location for this landing.
ADF&G Processor Code: the owner of the product that has just been purchased - the purchaser. This
value is auto-filled from your User Agreement registration. This value is auto-filled from your User
Agreement registration. Select the correct number if one than one RCR is associated with your User
Agreement.
o ADF&G Processor Code (Custom Processor): applicable only if the product is being received
or processed by a third party - not the purchaser.
Partial Delivery: check if, Yes, the vessel has made deliveries to other operations or processors from
this fishing trip, in other words, deliveries elsewhere, or if the delivery to your operation is only a
portion of the catch.
o If you created more than one landing report for a delivery, you should also check the
PartialDelivery box, to indicate Yes.
Registered Crab Receiver Number: the appropriate receiver number for this delivery. This value is
auto-filled from your User Agreement registration. Select the correct number if one than one RCR is
associated with your User Agreement.
Discard Report: Discard reports are required by federal regulation to be given to the processor at the
time of a groundfish offload if the vessel is federally permitted and is greater than or equal to 60 feet in
overall length.
o Use the drop-down list to indicate receipt of the discard report.

CFEC & IFQ Permit Worksheets
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A CFEC permit is required for all vessel operators and they must be appropriate for their applicable
fishery. They are also required for any individual(s) who will be fishing and selling seafood product as
an IFQ shareholder, or on behalf of the actual IFQ permit holder.
To swipe a permit card, with the CFEC Fishery box active, swipe the permit card. Text will appear in
the box that looks like: %BB09B 00155X^SMITTY FISHY ^1801QISLANDER
?;00155180100008139275?

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Once you hit the save button the permit information will populate into the landing report.

CFEC Permit Worksheet
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CFEC Fishery > Permit Number > Permit Sequence
Management Program > Program ID (CDQ, AFA, RPP)
Percentage - when there are multiple permit holders, this field can be used to allocate catch percentages
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The eLandings application can accommodate an unlimited number of CFEC permits and IFQ permits for
each of these requisite CFEC permits.
We recommend you collect all IFQ permits, Hired Master permits, and CDQ permits (as applicable)
prior to beginning the reporting process.

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The CFEC permit must be valid for the calendar year and valid for the fishery (species, gear,
management area).
o Anyone fishing and selling product under a CDQ allocation and individuals fishing for golden
king crab allocation to the Community of Adak require a separate CFEC permit.
A NMFS ID is assigned when a person applies for a federal permit with NMFS.
o The NMFS ID must correspond to the individual whose name is on the CFEC permit.

If the individual(s) does not provide a valid permit(s), the Alaska State Troopers, Fish and Wildlife
Protection must be notified before off-load begins.
Statistical Area Worksheet
Referred to as the Stat Area Worksheet, this is the area of the Vessel, Permit, and Location Information of the
landing report to record the six-digit ADF&G statistical area denoting the actual area of catch.

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Groundfish/shellfish statistical area charts may be obtained from your local ADF&G office, or at
http://www.cf.adfg.state.ak.us/geninfo/maps.php#shellfish.
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the International Pacific Halibut Commission
(IPHC) reporting area codes may not be used to substitute for the ADF&G statistical area codes.
This worksheet may be used to document a single statistical area, with 100%, or multiple statistical
areas.
o The recording of multiple statistical areas in the worksheet requires that the species that are
caught and discarded are equally distributed across all statistical areas fished; and all statistical
areas fished are open to the species fished.
If the criteria are met, enter all of the statistical areas that were fished in the field labeled Stat Area and
enter the percentage of the catch taken in the area in the area labeled Percent.
If all of the species recorded on the ticket were from a single statistical area, enter the Stat Area and
100%.
If you use the Stat Area Worksheet, there is no need to enter the statistical area code and percent
anywhere else on the landing report.
All ADF&G statistical areas that are documented within the Statistical Area Worksheet are translated to
the NMFS Reporting Area and the IPHC Reporting Area, as it pertains to the fishery.
If one or more species are not harvested in a manner that is equally distributed across all statistical areas
fished, the catch must be recorded in the Add/Edit Itemized Catch section of the eLandings landing
report.

Upon the completion of the 'header' (Vessel, Permit, and Location Information section) of the landing report,
select SAVE.
The data that you submit to the repository database is validated for accuracy. The program will return a message
indicating whether the save was successful or if corrective action must take place.

Incomplete Reports

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The eLandings System allows you to enter the 'header' information, also known as the Vessel, Permit, and
Location Information section of the landing report.
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The 'header' information can be saved as an unsubmitted report.
After the vessel off-load is complete and the tally sheet completed, the itemized catch and price
information can be recorded and saved.
This activity creates an Initial Report that must be submitted.

Stacked Permits
Stacked permits are allowable in groundfish and crab fisheries. The eLandings System allows you to record all
CFEC and IFQ permits on one landing report and select unique fish ticket assignment of catch.
When you save the 'header' information of the landing report - the Vessel, Permit and Location Information
section, a fish ticket number is automatically assigned. If more than one CFEC permit is recorded in the
eLandings System, a unique fish ticket number is assigned for each CFEC permit. IFQ harvest can be
automatically assigned to the itemized catch - line item(s),and it can also be selected from the Fish Ticket dropdown menu. This drop-down field lists any and all fish ticket numbers associated with this specific landing
report.

When you have completed recording the itemized catch select SAVE. The application will message back if the
itemized catch was successfully saved.

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Add/Edit Itemized Catch: recording sold, retained, and discarded catch
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Once you have successfully saved the 'header' information of the landing report - the Vessel, Permit, and
Location Information, you can move on to add itemized catch.
Please note: All landing reports of IFQ species must be finalized within two hours after completion of
offload.
o Processors should reference NMFS 679.5 record keeping and reporting regulations.
As a general rule, landing reports should be completed and finalized within seven days of the landing.
o Incomplete Landing Reports can be accessed from the Reports Menu Page.

Itemized catch encompasses a combination of species codes, delivery condition (at the point it is weighed), and
disposition (what is being done with the product).
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As covered in the Statistical Area Worksheet discussion, it can also include harvest from a unique
statistical area.

Combination examples include the following:
Species

Delivery Condition

Disposition

Halibut

Gutted, Head Off

Sold for Human Consumption

Halibut

Gutted, Head Off

Personal Use

Pacific Cod Bled Only

Sold for Human Consumption

Pacific Cod Whole Fish

Sold for Human Consumption

Pacific Cod Whole Fish

Discard at Sea

Pacific Cod Whole Fish

Discard at the Dock

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In each of these situations, a separate line item must be recorded in the application. Poundage for each
unique category must be recorded.

Enter the codes for the following:
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Species
Condition (Delivery Condition)
Pounds
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Number - required for crab and prohibited species discarded at sea with no scales to weigh product.
o Pot Lifts - crab only.
Disposition - the intended use or disposal of the product.
Statistical Area (if the Stat Area Worksheet is not used, or if this portion of the catch was harvested in a
unique or non-proportional area(s).

Stat Area, Species, Condition, and Disposition codes are linked and easily referenced.

Weight Modifier
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The eLandings Groundfish Report allows users to record landings of IFQ species "with ice and slime".
When the weight modifier "With Ice/Slime" is selected, a two (2%) percent reduction in the recorded
scale weight is automatically configured by the system.

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In limited situations, a processor may take possession of Pollock or flatfish, but be unable to
immediately weigh the product, or sort by species and weigh the product, while the vessel operator is
still present.
The processor can select "estimated" for Pollock - code 270 or general flatfish -code 120, only.
The report can be submitted as an initial report, allowing the fish ticket to be created, printed and
signatures obtained.
o The final weights, and specific species must be recorded for this landing report, within 72 hours
of the submission of the initial report.
Again, the use of estimated weight is available for groundfish species Pollock and general flatfish
species only.
When all itemized catch by category are documented, select save.

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Allocate Permits
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Once you have completed the itemized catch section of the report, you are ready to allocate the harvest
to the permit or permits.
o If the landing report consists of one or several CFEC permits, you will need to allocate the
harvest to the fish tickets.
If you assign fish ticket numbers to each itemized catch line, you are manually allocating the permits to
pounds.
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If you do not select the fish ticket numbers when adding itemized catch information, you can Allocate
with the click of one button in the next step.
o The Allocate Permits button is located just below the listed CFEC Permit(s).

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In this example, the program messages back that two fish tickets were created.

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Review the allocated catch, by fish ticket number.
If the allocation is not acceptable, or incorrect, select the Undo Allocation button.

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This will allow you to redistribute the harvest until acceptable to all stakeholders.
The eLandings System provides a listing of all items by fish ticket number and a summary by species,
by fish ticket number.
These should be reviewed prior to the submission of the landing report.

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Upon review, if the landing report is accurate and acceptable to all stakeholders, select Submit Initial
Report.

Add/Edit Grading and Pricing
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If you have determined the price of the itemized catch at the conclusion of the off-load, and have
completed grading/sizing, you can complete this portion of the report.
o If you do not have this information completed, or it will occur at a later point in time, proceed
with the initial submission of the landing report.
In the illustration below, size and price information are added to the itemized catch.
Additional grade/size and price categories are available by selecting, More Lines.

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When saved, the amount is calculated for each price category.
A total value by price category is displayed. The landing report also displays a Summary with total value
by species, below the itemized catch section of the landing report.

Generate, Edit & Submit IFQ Report
Once the Initial Report has been submitted you can generate, edit, and submit the IFQ reports. There are three
ways of creating the IFQ reports, explained in detail in sections below.
1. you can manually create them; or
2. you can let the eLandings program allocate the catch to the IFQ permits.
3. you can use the IFQ report builder (crab landing reports only)
The IFQ reports can be reviewed and edited before you submit them. Once the reports are submitted, the
IFQ account will be debited and you cannot edit them. Any further changes have to be made through the
NMFS Data Clerks.
Manually Create the IFQ Report
If you use this method, you will enter all of the IFQ information yourself and the eLandings program will not do
any calculations (if you want to use the automatic calculations, see the 'Generating IFQ Report' section). Once
the initial report has been submitted, go to the bottom of the Report Display and click on the Edit IFQ Reports
button.

This screen allows you to fill in all the data without any automated calculations (again, if you want to use the
automatic calculations, see the 'Generating IFQ Report' section). The edit page works like the itemized catch
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page. It will prevent you from saving data inconsistent with data entered elsewhere on the Landing Report (Fish
Ticket, Permit Worksheet, etc.) and illogical data (like alphabetic characters in numeric fields).
You are allowed to save partially complete data, although unbalanced data cannot be successfully submitted.

This is the blank IFQ page where you can enter the IFQ information manually.
Generate IFQ Report
You can only generate the IFQ Report after you have entered all the itemized catch data and submitted the
Initial Report.

Note that the pricing and grading does not have to be finalized to submit the Initial Report and Generate the
IFQ.
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Even after you have submitted the Initial Report, you may go back and finalize the pricing and grading
information for the fish ticket.
To generate the IFQ Report, go to the bottom of the Report Display page.
In the IFQ Summary section, you can click on the Generate IFQ Reports button.
o Generating the reports does not submit them!
o You will still have an opportunity to review and edit the reports before you submit them.

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A message will tell you how many IFQ Reports were generated.

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Now you can scroll down to the IFQ Summary section and review the IFQ reports.

NOTE: If you are creating a crab landing report, another method of generating IFQ reports is available and
is discussed in the section called Generating IFQ using IFQ Report Builder. The IFQ Report Builder is an
alternate method that distributes catch by disposition among different permits.

Editing the IFQ Report
Once the IFQ Reports have been generated, you can use the Edit IFQ page to make minor changes reports.
Note, you can only edit the IFQ Report until it is submitted. Once the IFQ report has been submitted, the IFQ
account will be debited and you cannot edit it. Any further changes have to be made through the NMFS Data
Clerks. The Data Clerks are available from 6 a.m. to midnight at: 1-800-304-4846, option #1.

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Scroll down to the bottom of the Report Display page and click on the Edit IFQ Reports button.

The edit IFQ page allows you to make changes to all the fields in each of the IFQ Reports. Keep in mind that
the program will prevent you from saving data inconsistent with data entered elsewhere on the Landing Report
(Fish Ticket, Permit Worksheet, etc.). So if there are small errors in the number of pounds on an IFQ Report due
to rounding, for example, then you may make these edits.

If you make changes, click on the Save and Continue button. This will save your changes and bring you back to
the Edit IFQ page so you can review your edits. As long as the pounds in the Summary section are green in
color then your IFQ Report and fish ticket are "in balance" if the pounds are in RED then you are out of balance
and the eLandings program will not allow you to submit the IFQ report.

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If you need to make major edits to the IFQ report and the pounds keep getting out of balance, you need to go
back to the itemized catch section of the landing report to make changes. If so, first remove the unsubmitted
IFQ Reports before you make edits to the itemized catch. Then, once you have made your edits, you will be
able to generate the IFQ Reports a second time.
Removing an Unsubmitted IFQ Report
There are several scenarios when you might need to remove an unsubmitted IFQ Report:

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If you generated the IFQ report, but then ended up doing a manual landing via the Data Clerks. In this
case, you cannot Finalize your landing report until you delete the unsubmitted IFQ repots.
You need to edit the itemized catch or stat area worksheet on your landing report. In this case you need
to remove the unsubmitted IFQ report, make your edits, and then re-generate the IFQ report for the
second time.
To remove the report, first go to the Edit IFQ Reports page:

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Then click on the Remove Unsubmitted Reports button:

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Submitting the IFQ Report & Printing Receipts
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Once you have created and reviewed the IFQ Reports and everything looks good, then you can submit
them.
Click on the Submit IFQ Reports button.

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Once you successfully submit your IFQ Report, an eLandings message will inform you that they were
submitted.

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Scroll down to the IFQ section of the Report Display page and in the IFQ Reports section check that
status of your reports now says "Submitted."
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Notice that you also have a transaction number which means that the IFQ account was debited in the
database.

The Next step is to View and Print the IFQ Receipts. Simply click on the View Receipts to Print button and a
pdf file will open in a new browser window.
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Print all of the receipts.
The Registered Buyer and the IFQ Holder need to sign each of the receipts.

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"Red Line" Errors on an IFQ Report
If you submit your IFQ Reports and in the status column there is a message in red text that says "Contact NMFS
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There are many reasons that you could have received this error, but whatever the reason, you must contact
NMFS Enforcement.
The NMFS Enforcement Data Clerks can assist you from 6 a.m. to midnight at (800)304-4646, option #1,
during their business hours.
If no one is available to assist you at other times, you will need to wait until 6 am.

Tender Groundfish Landing Report
Open tLandings Application
I double click the file named “run_tlandings.bat” (Note: You may not see the .bat file extension, depending on
how your computer is set up) to open up the tLandings applicaiton.

Log Into tLandings
This will open the tLandings Tender Workstation Login window. Enter the tender password provided to you by
your office manager. Then hit the OK button.

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Create a New Landing Report (Fish Ticket)
Once you've logged in and hit OK the login window will disappear. I will click on the Create a new report
button (that looks like a piece of paper) in the upper left hand corner.

This will bring up the New Report window where I will swipe the CFEC permit card in my mag stripe reader.

The card is swiped and the data will populate. Then click on the OK button.

The landing report window will open onto the vessel tab. If you need to edit the vessel or permit information
click on the Edit/Permit Vessel button. Notice the Date of Landing fills in with today's date.

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Date Fishing Began: when the gear was deployed in the water to begin fishing.
Days Fished: when the gear was being fished. This number does not include traveling to and from the
fishing grounds, or weather delays.
Time of Landing: asldf
Date of Landing: when the landing was completed.
Number of Observers: The number of observers. An observer is a shore-based or on-board biologist
that monitors the legal compliance of commercial fishing activity. Observers collect catch composition
data by sampling a portion of the catch and recording information such as fish or shellfish age, length
and weight. Observers also record fishing effort and location as well as condition information from
delivered products. Observer duties vary between fisheries as well as within fisheries based on the
operation or vessel type. National Marine Fisheries Service certify contract employees as groundfish
employees.
Discard Report: Discard reports are required by federal regulation to be given to the processor at the
time of a groundfish offload if the vessel is federally permitted and is greater than or equal to 60 feet in
overall length. The report includes discard or disposition information for all groundfish, prohibited
species, and forage fish reported to the shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or mothership
by catcher vessels or buying stations.

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Receipt Latitude and Receipt Longitude: The receipt laitude and logitude are required. You can click
on the blue link Coordinate Formats to view the accepatable formats window.

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Crew Size (including skipper): The number of crew members on the boat.
Paper Fish TIcket: Enter only if you're entering in a paper fish ticket.
Management Program:A unique fishery program with specific management strategies and/or
allocation. Management programs that must be identified in the eLandings System include: IFQ, Adak
crab and groundfish, CDQ (and specific ID number), AFA (and specific ID number), state managed
groundfish, etc. OA- Open Access
Port of Landing: location where the landing occurred. This value is auto-filled from your User
Agreement registration. You can modify this value to indicate the correct location for this landing. You
can click on the Port Codes link under the Port of Landing area for a list of port codes.
Partial Delivery: check if, Yes, the vessel has made deliveries to other operations or processors from
this fishing trip, in other words, deliveries elsewhere, or if the delivery to your operation is only a
portion of the catch. If you created more than one landing report for a delivery, you should also check
the PartialDelivery box, to indicate Yes.
Dock Delivery: check if this is delivery made to a dock.

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Stat Area: Referred to as the Stat Area Worksheet, this is the area to record the ADF&G statistical area
denoting the actual area of catch.

STAT AREA WORKSHEET NOTES
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This worksheet may be used to document a single statistical area, with 100%, or multiple statistical areas.
The recording of multiple statistical areas in the worksheet requires that the species that are caught and
discarded are equally distributed across all statistical areas fished; and all statistical areas fished are open to the
species fished.
If the criteria are met, enter all of the statistical areas that were fished in the field labeled Stat Area and enter the
percentage of the catch taken in the area in the area labeled Percent.
If all of the species recorded on the ticket were from a single statistical area, enter the Stat Area and 100%.
If you use the Stat Area Worksheet, there is no need to enter the statistical area code and percent anywhere else
on the landing report.
If one or more species are not harvested in a manner that is equally distributed across all statistical areas fished,
the catch must be recorded in the Add/Edit Itemized Catch section of the eLandings landing report.
Once I've entered my data into the Vessel tab, I click on the Tally tab to enter my itemized catch.

The tally tab is similar to an Excel spreadsheet, you can adjust the column widths and tab through. To begin,
click on the Species-Condition-Grading drop-down to select the species-condition-grading item you want to
enter. You can also enter data directly into the table.

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Once you've selected the Species-Condition-Grading, the Scale Wgt field will highlight yellow. Enter in the
scale weight and then hit the tab key until you get to the next row. This will populate the species, species name,
cond, cond name, disp, and disp name.

I've tabbed through and the row has populated.

This is all the delivery was made so I'm going to click on the Generate Fish Ticket button.
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When I click on Generate Fish Ticket button. A Report Saved window will pop up letting you know that a
valid landing report was successfully saved. Click on the OK button to close the window.

The tLandings application automatically creates a .PDF file of the fish ticket, and opens it in an Adobe Acrobat
Reader window. Two tickets will automatically be created ready for printing. You can print or review this fish
ticket, and even generate it again after editing the landing if needed. The default will be to have two copies of
the fish ticket printed, one for the purchaser and one for the seller (CFEC permit holder). Give a signed copy to
the seller (CFEC permit holder) and retain one to bring back to your office manager which will be delivered to
ADF&G within seven days of landing. If you have nay questions on record keeping and recording please
contact your local ADF&G office. As of 2020, fish tickets generated in tLandings will begin with the letter D.

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Once printed you can close out of the PDF and close out of the landing report by clicking on the red X in the
upper right hand corner.
If your seafood processor provides the vessel skipper with a tally sheet, this can be printed, as well.
Review the fish ticket and the tally sheet. If changes need to be made, it is simply to do. With the landing
report still open, change any field needing to be corrected, save the report and re-print the fish ticket.
You are now ready for your next landing.

If you have completed the landing report, please do not minimize the report (s) – just close. You can close out
of the landing report by clicking on the red X in the upper right hand corner. When you minimize a large
number of reports, the application performance is slowed.

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Once a landing report is saved, it can always be reopened and edited using the Open An Existing Report icon.

Catcher-Processor Landing Report
If you do not wish to use the Consolidated Report option to report your IFQ catch, you could use the
Groundfish Landing Report.
For example, if your offload weight differed substantially from production report weights and you find you
have to spend a lot of time editing your consolidated report.
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Go to File...New and choose Groundfish Landing Report as type of report. Click OK.

Vessel/Location/Status Information
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Enter your Gear type, Crew size, Observers, and Fishing Dates
Make sure the Registered Buyer Number field is filled out if you are reporting IFQ catch.
o If the Registered Buyer Number field is blank, contact eLandings User Support at
[email protected] so we can plug that permit into your operation.
o You will not be able to create an IFQ report without a Registered Buyer Number.
If you are a Floating Catcher Processor, make sure your port code is FCP.
Do not change your port code to the physical location you are offloading at.
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Permits & Pounds

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Click on the New button on the Permits & Pounds tab in the Permits section to enter your first CFEC
permit card.

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Enter the permits listed on the CFEC card.
Select a management program (IFQ for halibut/sablefish; does not require an ID).

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If you are landing IFQ catch, please enter an individual's NMFS ID and IFQ Permit number, plus the
species code (710 for sablefish; 200 for halibut).
Please leave the Area and Max out pounds fields blank unless you have more than one IFQ permit and
you want to allocate specific pound to one or the other.

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You can enter more than one IFQ permit for that CFEC card holder by starting a new row underneath
the IFQ Permit field.

Itemized Catch
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Click on the New button underneath the Itemized Catch section.

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Select your Fish Ticket Number and enter your first line of itemized catch.
If you choose to use the Stat Area Worksheet (upper right hand corner of the Permits & Pounds tab),
leave the Stat Area fields blank in the Itemized Catch section.
Weight is recorded in pounds, as the processed weight of the fish as it is delivered.
Disposition code 60 is to be used for sold weight.
Weight modifier is selected only if you've weighed the IFQ catch with ice and slime.

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Estimated weights are only allowed on non-IFQ species and must be changed to non-estimated weights
within 72 hours.
Click OK.

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Click on the New button so you can add your second line of itemized catch.

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Enter your second line of itemized catch.
Please make sure to enter all your discards as separate itemized catch lines.
Discarded prohibited species must be reported as number of animals.
Click OK.

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Notice you have the option of selecting "Estimated" or "With Ice/Slime" in the Weight Modifier field.
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The "Estimated" option may be selected for 72 hours for non-IFQ species and product code
combinations if you are not sure of the exact weight or if you are not sure of the species.
However, you must remove the weight modifier and resubmit the report within 72 hours.
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You may not select "Estimated" for any primary IFQ species products because that will prevent you
from generating IFQ reports for that catch.
IFQ reports are required for IFQ sablefish and IFQ/CDQ halibut.
"With Ice/Slime" option allows you to report the weight of halibut or sablefish with ice and slime.
"With Ice/Slime" option is not allowable for non-IFQ species and product code combinations.

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Enter your stat areas in your stat area worksheet (if you did not enter them in the Itemized Catch section)
and percentages of harvest in each State stat area.
Click on the IFQ Reports tab if you're reporting IFQ catch (halibut, sablefish).

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Once you have completed entering your permit information and itemized catch, save your report and check for
any errors.
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If you don't get any errors you can close out your report and transmit it.

Save your return receipt and process it.
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Now you can print out your landing receipt and fish ticket
To print out your fish ticket, go to the Permits & Pounds tab, highlight the CFEC permit you want to
print the fish ticket for.
Click on the Fish Ticket button.
o You'll need to save your report before fish ticket is brought up.

Please note that you will be unable to generate IFQ reports if you have assigned an "estimated" weight to any
primary IFQ products.
You can assign "estimated" weights to products by selecting "estimated" in the Weight Modifier field in the
Itemized Catch section on your Permits and Pounds tab.
Only primary products will appear on the IFQ report, not ancillary IFQ products.
In addition, ambiguous primary products (such as 97, 32) will also not appear on IFQ reports.

NOTE: If you must edit any itemized catch lines after you've generated IFQ reports, you should delete your
IFQ reports, then make edits to your Itemized Catch section, and regenerate IFQ reports.
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If you've already submitted your IFQ reports and find they need to be edited, you must call the Data
Clerks (1-800-304-4846, option #1) to make the change.
After you call the Data Clerks, then edit your Itemized Catch section so your line items match the
manual changes made by the Data Clerks.
You cannot edit IFQ reports after they have been submitted to NMFS, except by calling the Data Clerks
to do so.
After you process your receipts for your IFQ reports, please open that landing report and go to the IFQ
Reports tab to make sure you haven't "red-lined" on your IFQ reports.
If you have a message on that IFQ Reports tab that states "Contact NMFS Enf", there is a problem with
your IFQ report(s) and you should call the Enforcement Data Clerks at 1-800-304-4846, option #1.
Checking your IFQ reports for errors after you process receipts is part of the transmission process.
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Mothership Landing Report
As of January 2009, motherships are required to submit a landing report for each catcher vessel delivery. And
subsequently, the 'fish ticket' that is created in the landings report for each catcher vessel delivery as stated at
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/regs/679a5.pdf.
Motherships must create a groundfish landing report using the method described below.
To create a groundfish landing report, choose Groundfish Landing as Type of Report.

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Enter information in the Vessel section of the Vessel/Location/Status tab for the delivering catcher
vessel.

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ADF&G No. For motherships, enter the ADF&G number for the catcher vessel that delivers the catch
to your vessel.
Gear: This is the two digit numeric code used to identify the gear used by the catcher vessel to harvest
the catch.
Crew Size: Enter the crew size of the catcher vessel that delivers the catch to your vessel.
Partial Delivery: Not applicable for motherships; leave unchecked.
Observers Onboard: Enter the number of observers on-board the catcher vessel that delivers the catch to
your vessel.
Discard Report: Choose whichever option is appropriate.
Tender ADF&G#: Leave blank if not applicable.
Date Fishing Began: The date when the catcher vessel deployed their gear in the water to begin fishing
(MMDDYYYY).
Date of Landing: The date when the landing was completed.
Days Fished: The number of days when the gear was used to fish. This number does not include
traveling to and from the fishing grounds, or weather delays (MMDDYYYY).

Processor Section
• Processor Code (Owner): The owner of the product that has just been purchased - the purchaser also
known as the Mothership. This value is auto-filled based on information entered during your User
Agreement registration.
• Processor Code (Custom Processor)* - not applicable
• Registered Buyer Number: This should be autofilled for you if you have a permit
• Federal Processor Number: This is your Federal Fishery permit number and should be autofilled
• Port of Landing: Mark FLD if your vessel is a mothership. When you are finished entering vessel and
location information, click on the Permits & Pounds tab.

Permits and Pounds
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Under the Permits section, click on the New button and a Permits window will pop up
Enter the CFEC permit for the catcher vessel.
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The CFEC permit card contains the name of the individual, the specific fishery, the Permit, e.g. K91T12345Z,
and a Permit Sequence, e.g. 0501H.
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Fishery: In the above example it would be S01H.
Permit: five digits that follow the CFEC fishery. In the above example the permit number is 12341N.
Year Sequence: found below the Fishery. In the example above it would be 0901O (the first 2 numbers
would be the year it's valid for)
Management Program: Select the appropriate management program using the drop-down arrow to the
right of the management program field. Provide an ID# for CDQ, RPP, and AFA programs only.

Statistical Area Worksheet
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Record the six-digit ADF&G statistical area denoting the area where the catch was hauled along with the
percent fished in each statistical area.
o Click on the cell under Stat Area to begin entry.
If you wish to delete a row entered, highlight any field in that row and click on the Remove button.

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Entering Itemized Catch
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To enter itemized catch for the permit you entered, click on the New button in the Itemized Catch
section.

The Itemized Catch dialog box will appear.
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Select a fish ticket from the drop-down box
Stat Area: enter here ONLY if you did not use the Stat Area Worksheet.
Species: three digit code
Condition: delivery condition of fish; how the fish were delivered to you
Weight: in pounds. Record the landed or scale weight of the catch, the weight of the catch and the
delivery condition of the fish at the point the catch is weighed.
Weight Modifier: Leave blank since you aren't likely going to receive IFQ species
Number: required for crab and prohibited species discarded at sea
Disposition: the intended use or disposal of the product.

You do not need to enter any information in the table below this information unless you are going to do Grading
& Pricing! Click on the New button to add more species.

Printing your Fish Ticket
You will need to Save and Close the landing report form and then Transmit it.
Once you have processed the return receipt, you can print your fish ticket by:
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go to the Permits and Pounds tab
highlight the CFEC permit line and then the Fish Ticket button will be available.
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