Fishing Vessel Trip Reports

Filling Out a Surf Clam / Ocean Quahog eVTR

For detailed instructions on submitting surf clam and ocean quahog eVTRs through GARFO’s Fish Online eVTR application, refer to the following web page on the GARFO web site:

• How to Complete a Commercial eVTR for IFQ Clams Using Fish Online eVTR Web App

Different eVTR apps collect the same core information, but those apps do not function identically. Each app may collect different information and field names can vary. This section provides the core fields (and definitions of each field) that can be collected by eVTR applications for surf clam and ocean quahog trips.

NOTE: Main Mahogany trips must be submitted as a standard eVTR. See the Filling out the eVTR section for information on a standard eVTR.

Vessel Name, USCG Documentation or State Registration, NMFS Vessel Permit Number

If required by your eVTR application, select or enter your vessel name or NMFS Vessel Permit Number.

Date Landed 

Enter the month, day and year you arrived in port. If your eVTR application requests 24-hour (military) time, refer to Table 3.

Trip Type 

Enter the trip type ‘Clam ITQ-Commercial’ or as appropriate based on your eVTR application.

# of Crew 

Enter the total number of crew members including the captain. If you have an observer on board do not include them in the crew count.

Latitude 

Enter the latitude where the majority of your haul-backs or fishing efforts occurred.

Longitude 

Enter the longitude where the majority of your haul-backs or fishing efforts occurred.

Time at Sea

Report the time at sea (time left port to the time returning to port) as required by your eVTR application.

Time Fished

Report the time fished (total time in which the dredge is pulled across the bottom) as requested by your eVTR application.

Species Codes 

Enter the species or species code for each species caught. You can find the species codes in the section Species Codes By Category. If species were caught that are not provided in your eVTR application, please contact the app vendor for assistance.

NOTE: Species codes, units of measure, etc., may vary from those provided in the tables in the section Species Codes By Category, depending on the eVTR application being used

Kept

Enter the hail weight or bushels of each species in the Kept field.

Discarded 

Enter the hail weight or discard percentage of each species in the Discarded field.

Dealer Information

Select or enter the federally permitted dealer purchasing your catch. If catch is not sold to a federally permitted dealer, enter the appropriate dealer code listed in Table 234: Dealer Codes.

Offloading Port

Enter the port where each species was physically offloaded.

Price per Bushel

Enter the approximate price per bushel of your surf clams or quahogs.

Allocation Number

Enter the allocation number of the allocation holder for whom the vessel is fishing. If the vessel is being used to fish for more than one allocation in a trip, use a separate offload and tag range for each allocation number.

Tag Numbers

Enter tag numbers used during offload. Split tags accordingly if more than one allocation number is being reported on a trip.