Scallop trawl gear characteristics log

SCALLOP TRAWL GEAR CHARACTERISTICS LOG
NMFS FISHERIES OBSERVER PROGRAM
OBSTG 01/01/21
GEAR CODE

GEAR NUMBER NET NAME

OBS/TRIP ID
DATE LANDED mm/yy

NET TYPE

NET BUILDER

CODEND/LINER
HUNG

GEAR MOUNTED

CODEND

LINER

OF
EXCLUDER/SEPARATOR DEVICE

ELECTRONICS
USED?

Unknown
Diamond

NET LOCATION

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

Port

1

TYPE

Starboard

2

Unknown

00

Headrope

ft

Other
9 ___
DOORS USED?

Nylon
Poly

01
02

Footrope/Sweep

ft

NO

0

Kevlar®
Spectra®

03
04

YES

1

Tenex®
Nomex®

05
06

Bridle

Combination
Other

98
99

STRENGTHENER USED?
NO 0
YES 1

WEIGHT OF ONE
DOOR

NET BODY

LENGTH MEASUREMENTS
CODEND

LINER

Ground Cable

NETS CONNECTED?

________fm

NO 0 _____
YES 1 _____
FISHING CIRCLE

KITE PANEL
KITE USED?

NO

0

NO

0

YES

1

YES

1

COMMENTS

USED ?
NO
0
YES

Square

2
3

Combination

8
CODEND

NO

0 ___

Width

YES

1 ___

Length

________ in MESH SIZE

GROUND GEAR
TYPE
GROUND CABLE

BRIDLE/ LEG

0
1

Double
Single on Top/

2

TYPE

(circle one)
0
1

ESCAPE OUTLET
USED?

Double on Bottom

3

Wireless

2

9

Both

3

BRAND
Unknown

0

TYPE
Unknown

0

mm Furuno®

1

Panel

1

Simrad®

2

Opening

2

mm

mm Northstar Tech
Notus

3
4

Single Flap
Double Flap

3
4

mm

mm Marport

5

Other

9

mm

Scanmar
mm Combination

6
8

mm

mm

mm
____.____in
SWEEP

00

Chain
Cable / Wire

01
02

Wrapped Cable

03

Rock Hopper
Roller

04
05

Rubber Cookie

06

Bobbin
Plate Gear

07
08

mm

None
Other

98
99

mm

Other

in

A / E

Unknown
Wired

Other

Unknown

NO 0

YES 1

9
MESH SIZE

in

LOCATION
mm (check all that apply)

LENGTH
# MESHES

OR

in

mm Unknown

0

WIDTH

Headrope

1

# MESHES

OR

in

LINER MESH SIZE

______________ ____________ ______________
SWEEP GEAR
FLOATS

mm

mm Wings

Number

mm

mm Door

Number

Footrope
Codend

Diameter

.

Mesh Size
Unknown
Single

YES 1

T.E.D. EXTENSION

LINER

# MESHES
in

NO 0

Type Code

NUMBER OF
TRANSDUCERS

CODEND MESH SIZE
Number

1

fm

CHAFING GEAR USED?
LINER USED?

0
1

Square, wrapped

TWINE TYPE

_________ _________ _________

_____________kg

/

PAGE #

in

Diameter

in

mm

mm Other

2
3
5

SHAPE Type Code

6
9

LOCATION Type Code

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OMB Control No.: 0648-0593
Expires On: XX/XX/20XX

OBS/TRIP ID
DATE LANDED mm/yy
PAGE #
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

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OF

EXCLUDER/SEPARATOR DEVICE TYPE CODES:

ESCAPE OUTLET SHAPE CODES:

ESCAPE OUTLET LOCATION CODES:

00 = Unknown

24 =

Bent Rod T.E.D.

00 =

Unknown

0=

01 = Nordmore Grate

25 =

Conch T.E.D.

01 =

Rectangular

1=

Net Top

03 = Separator Panel

26 =

Flat Bottom T.E.D.

05 =

Trapezoid

2=

Net Bottom

04 = Guiding Device

27 =

Whelk T.E.D.

06 =

Square

3=

Net Side

05 = Raised Footrope

28 =

Flexible T.E.D.

07 =

Diamond

4=

Codend Top

06 =

Compound Nordmore Grate

29 =

Parker Soft T.E.D.

08 =

Triangular

5=

Codend Bottom

07 =

Double Nordmore Grate

30 =

Experimental T.E.D.

09 =

Semi-Circle

8=

Combination (Comment)

08 =

Large Mesh

31 =

Northeast Modified T.E.D. 11 =

Horizontal Cut

9=

Other (Comment)

20 =

T.E.D., Unknown

32 =

Large Flat Bar T.E.D.

Other (Comment)

21 =

Standard T.E.D.

98 =

Combination (Comment)

22 =

Weedless T.E.D.

99 =

Other (Comment)

23 =

Flounder T.E.D.

99 =

Unknown

OMB Control No.: 0648-0593
Expires On: XX/XX/20XX