0648-0575 2023Logbook Instructions

Monday to Sunday Activity
During the week of:
January 1 – April 2

Postmarked or Received
by ADF&G (Mondays):
April 10

April 3 – April 9

April 17

April 10 – April 16

April 24

April 17 – April 23

May 1

April 24 – April 30

May 8

May 1 – May 7

May 15

May 8 – May 14

May 22

May 15 – May 21

May 30

May 22 – May 28

June 5

May 29 – June 4

June 12

June 5 – June 11

June 20

June 12 – June 18

June 26

June 19 – June 25

July 3

June 26 – July 2

July 10

July 3 – July 9

July 17

July 10 – July 16

July 24

July 17 – July 23

July 31

July 24 – July 30

August 7

July 31 – August 6

August 14

August 7 – August 13

August 21

August 14 – August 20

August 28

August 21 – August 27

September 5

August 28 – September 3

September 11

September 4 – September 10

September 18

September 11 – September 17

September 25

September 18 – September 24

October 2

September 25 – October 1

October 10

October 2 – October 8

October 16

October 9 – October 15

October 23

October 16 – October 22

October 30

October 23 – October 29

November 6

October 30 – November 5

November 13

November 6 – November 12

November 20

November 13 – November 19

November 27

November 20 – November 26

December 4

November 27 – December 3

December 11

December 4 – December 10

December 18

December 11 – December 17

December 27

December 18 – December 24

January 2, 2024

December 25 – December 31

January 8, 2024

Optional
Guide Information
GL Number
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Guide Name

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Vessel Registration
All vessels used in sport fishing guide activities must be registered with ADF&G. All vessels must have a current
Vessel Registration number as required by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or a current USCG
documentation number prior to registering with ADF&G. If the vessel has an AK number, or other current DMV
Vessel Registration number, this number must be displayed during guided fishing operations.

Vessel Decal/Year Stickers

One set of ADF&G decals will be issued per registered vessel. Decals must be applied and visible on both sides
of the vessel. Decals do not have to be applied directly to the hull of the vessel. Decals can be adhered to wood,
fiberglass, or plexiglas® which in turn is secured to both sides of the vessel. Decals can be transferred from one
vessel to another; as long as the receiving vessel has a current AK registration number from DMV or a current
USCG documentation number and has been registered with ADF&G. Year stickers will be issued as vessels are
registered and must be adhered directly to the decal in the designated area. Lost decals and year stickers can be
replaced free of charge at any ADF&G office.

Transferring A Logbook

A logbook is issued to a specific business for a specific vessel. All active vessels must be registered and issued a
current year logbook from an ADF&G office. Logbooks may not be transferred between businesses. Only the
business the logbook is issued to may use the logbook.
If a vessel belonging to a registered sport fish business is borrowed by another business, the borrowing business
must be currently registered and acquire their own logbook.
If a business substitutes a different vessel for the primary vessel during any part of the season, the original logbook
can be used on the substitute vessel for up to seven consecutive days. A temporary vessel used for more than seven
consecutive days must be issued a new logbook. ADF&G must be notified (see contact information on page v)
with the substitute vessel registration information.
All vessels engaged in fishing with clients on board must be registered and display the vessel decals.
Return The Logbook Pages Weekly (Pink Pages Remain in the Logbook)
Fishing activity that occurs prior to April 2, 2023 is due to ADF&G by April 10, 2023; all activity thereafter must be received by
ADF&G WEEKLY, as detailed in the schedule on the inside of the front cover of this book. Logbook pages can be submitted
to any ADF&G office or mailed to the address printed on the back of each logbook page. Southeast Alaska operators must
submit trips using eLogbook in accordance with the same submittal schedule. Paper pages will not be accepted.

Responsibility Of Business Owner & Guide

Guides are responsible for completing logbook pages in the manner and at the location specified in the logbook
instructions.
ADF&G licensed business owners are responsible for reporting logbook information and submitting the completed
logbook pages to the department for fishing activities from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 for each sport
fishing guide they employ in accordance with the schedule printed inside the front cover of the logbook.

What A Guide Must Have In Possession While Guiding

While providing sport fishing guide services, a sport fishing guide shall have the following readily available for
inspection by request of a representative of the Department of Fish & Game, a peace officer of the state, or law
enforcement representative of the National Marine Fisheries Service:
¾ A current sport fishing guide registration issued by ADF&G;
¾ A copy of the current ADF&G sport fishing business registration of the guide’s employer;
¾ A current Alaska sport fishing license, tags, stamps or permits that are required to engage in the sport
fishery for which guide services are being provided;
¾ An identification card issued to the sport fishing guide by a state or federal agency that bears a photo of
the sport fishing guide. The identification card MUST match the name on the guide license;
¾ Per federal regulation, a saltwater charter logbook if halibut are being harvested.

Other agencies, such as the USCG or National Marine Fisheries Service, may have additional requirements. It is
your responsibility to determine what those requirements are.
See page v for Federal Regulations.
Regulations.

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When and How to Complete A Logbook Page
A Charter Vessel Fishing Trip is defined as the time period between the first deployment of fishing gear
from a vessel providing sport fishing guide services, and the offloading of one or more anglers or any
harvested fish from the vessel. A trip that does not include any paying clients, and is completed with
“comped anglers” without the guide receiving ANY tips or other compensation, is NOT considered a
chartered trip. In this case, a logbook page should not be completed and submitted to the ADF&G. If
a guide is present during a private fishing trip, the guide may be compensated for actual daily expenses
for fuel, food, or bait. In this case, a logbook page should not be completed or submitted to ADF&G.
However, if the guide receives any other compensation for assisting anglers, such as daily wages, tips,
moorage fees, etc. from a registered fishing service or from clients, a logbook page should be completed
and submitted to ADF&G.
Additional information about regulations and definitions related to guide and business registration and
guiding can be found at: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=SFGuidesLicense.Businesslicense
Before a Trip (see definition above) Begins, the Guide must Record:

 The 2023 sport fishing license number, permanent identification number (PID), or disabled veteran
(DAV) license number for anyone that will fish during any part of the trip, including paying and
non-paying (comped) anglers and crew.
 The first and last name of each angler in the space provided below their license number.
 The word “Youth” in the fishing license space along with the first and last name, on the name
line, for resident anglers under the age of 18 and non-resident anglers under the age of 16.
Multiple youth anglers on a trip should be recorded as Youth 1, Youth 2 etc.

Complete the logbook through the last charter trip of the season in the following manner:
Returning to a Dock or Mothership:

 Complete and sign the logbook page before offloading any fish from the vessel. If no fish were kept,
complete and sign the logbook page before offloading any clients.
No Docking Facilities (e.g. trailered vessels):

 Complete and sign the logbook page before the vessel or guide departs the launch/landing site
AND before offloading any fish from the vessel.
 If no fish were kept, complete and sign the logbook page before the vessel or guide departs the
launch/landing site.
No Vessel Used (aircraft, highway vehicles, walk-in, ATVs, etc.):
 Complete and sign the logbook page before the guide leaves the fishing site. Fishing site is defined
as the location where the fishing activity took place.
Multiple Trips per Day:
Use a separate logbook page for each trip if multiple trips were taken during the same day. Complete and
sign the logbook page at the end of each trip as described above.
Multi-Day Trips:
Complete and sign a logbook page at the end of each day on which sport fishing guide services were
provided. Use a separate logbook page for each day of the trip. Record the port or community of offloading
at the end of the multiple-day trip, not the port or location where the vessel anchored or moored each night.
For example, for a five-day trip with only three days of guided fishing, three logbook pages should be
submitted, all with different dates fished but with the same port or community of offloading.
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Alaska Department of Fish & Game

Both
salmon
&
2023 Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter
Trip
Logbook
Page

bottomfish
were• targeted.
RETURN TO: 333 RASPBERRY ROAD, ANCHORAGE,
ALASKA 99518-1565
QUESTIONS: CALL (907) 267- 2369

PAGE

LOGBOOK

This was a 7 hour trip, 3 hours
TRIP
were INFORMATION
spent targeting salmon, 4
The
TARGETED SPECIES / LOCATION FISHED:
hours
were spent]
targeting
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trip.
Continue
hour
the
trip on additional
bottomfish. (where most fish species were caught)
pages for trips with more than six
anglers in the same trip.
ended.
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112120
AM

Hour Trip
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Salmon:

PM

The complete CHP
FOR ADF&G
GUIDE REGISTRATION NUMBER: must be provided.
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(assigned to you by ADF&G)
USE ONLY
operator was using
more
GL20116
than one CHP on this trip.

2.

23135561
Sport Fishing License Number

Igot Halibut

First Name / Last Name

Igot
Halibut
Signature - If Halibut Kept
3.

23634161

Sport Fishing License Number

Doug Drift

First Name / Last Name

Doug Drift

Signature - If Halibut Kept

4.

Youth 1
Sport Fishing License Number

Bryan Baiter

First Name / Last Name

Bryan
Baiter
Signature - If Halibut Kept
5.

23720992

Sport Fishing License Number

Frank Fisher

First Name / Last Name

Proxy

Form 11-540 (01-2023)

Signature - If Halibut Kept

LOCATION OF OFF-LOADING:

Sport Fishing License Number
First Name / Last Name

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who fished this trip.
Record sport fishing license number,
printed name AND Alaska residency
status for all anglers.

Primary Statistical Area

112120

Bottomfish:

GUIDED ANGLER FISH (GAF) PERMIT:

Total Anglers

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Hours Fished

If offloading to a
INDIVIDUAL
ANGLER AND
CATCH
INFORMATION
mothership
(where
fish or
SALMON
clients were offloaded from
the vessel) enter “Mothership”
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or Location of offload. See
Page ix.

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page for each trip he/she
was in charge of.

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Signature - If Halibut Kept
CERTIFICATION: I certify that the information provided herein is
accurate and true. Falsification or omission of information on this
form is punishable under AS 11.56.210(a) and 5 AAC 75.076.

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Gloria Guidess

GUIDE SIGNATURE

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HOW TO REPORT INFORMATION ON THE LOGBOOK PAGE
The 2023 logbook pages are designed to be read by an optical scanner. Your cooperation and neatness in
reporting minimizes data entry time and cost, and makes the information available sooner.
1. Use clear and legible handwriting. Print- Do not use cursive.
2. Use a black ink pen; do not use a pencil or other color pen.
3. Do not write in the margins.
4. Do not write 0’s (zero) if a client did not keep or release any fish during a trip. Leave the kept and
released fields blank.

X X
NO

0
NO

NO

5. Enter the trip information within the boxes and lines provided. Stay within the “bracketed” space
allowed:

2

NO

2

2
NO

YES

Single digits should appear in the right hand column.

6. Please keep the pages and logbook as clean as possible.

ADF&G Contact Information:
Division of Sport Fish, Guide License and Logbook Program in Anchorage, Alaska at
(907) 267-2369, or (907) 267-2299, or email: [email protected] .

FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Federal regulations for International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Area 2C and 3A (1) authorize guided
angler fish (GAF) for the Charter halibut fisheries, (2) prohibit the licensed guide and crew members from retaining
halibut on any charter vessel fishing trip, (3) require all anglers in IPHC Areas 2C and 3A who harvest (keep)
halibut to sign the logbook, (4) require a saltwater charter logbook be on the vessel if halibut are being harvested,
and (5) require retention of all logbook pages showing halibut harvest for 2 years after the end of the fishing year
for which the logbook was issued.
NOAA CONTACT INFORMATION:
There are numerous differences between State and Federal regulations that govern charter fishing in IPHC areas
2C and 3A, which all operators must be aware of, and operate under. For additional information on federal
requirements for charter logbooks and halibut, call NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement (907) 586-7225.
You must comply with the federal regulations described at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/resources-fishing/sport-halibut-fishing-alaska#guided-sport-halibut-fishing

and International Pacific Halibut Commission regulations described at:
https://iphc.int/the-commission/fishery-regulations/

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Trip Information
Date

Record the month and day for each trip taken. If two or more trips were taken on the
same day, that date will appear on all pages for that day.

Hour Trip Ended

Record the hour the trip ended with the offloading of clients and fish. Round to the
nearest hour. For example, trips ending from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm should be logged
as 5 pm and trips ending from 5:31pm to 6:00 pm should be logged as 6 pm. Do not
indicate minutes. Fill in the circle for AM or PM. For multi-day trips, record the hour
that fishing ended on each day.

Guide Registration
Number

The 2023 guide registration number issued by ADF&G to the guide that led the fishing
trip.

Record the Charter Halibut Permit (CHP) used for the trip on the logbook page in
the space provided. Write the entire CHP as it appears on the permit followed by the
letter, i.e., 1234A. If more than one CHP is used during a trip, check the box next
Charter Halibut Permit to the CHP. Complete a separate page for each CHP used during a trip. Unique trip
(CHP) and
information for each CHP, along with individual angler and catch information must
multiple Permits
be recorded for each CHP used. Angler license numbers along with kept and released
information should be recorded only ONCE per trip. You MUST record all CHP(s)
and CHP Holder names on the front cover of the logbook.

NOAA Guided Angler
Fish (GAF)
Requirements

If you have a federal GAF permit in 2023 and are allowing clients to harvest halibut
under the authority of your GAF permit, record the GAF permit number used on
each logbook page for trips in which GAF halibut were harvested.
If GAF halibut are kept along with non-GAF halibut, record each in its appropriate box.

Location of
Off-Loading

Primary Statistical
Area Fished

EXAMPLE 1:
Only Salmon
Targeted

Record the port or community where clients and/or fish were off-loaded at the
conclusion of the trip. On a multi-day trip, indicate the community where clients
and fish will be off-loaded when the trip is finished. If you offload to a mothership
at-sea, please write “Mothership”. The location where the mothership is anchored (bay,
cove, inlet, etc.) may be included after the word “mothership”, but is not required. See
special instructions for mothership fishing definition.
Report the 5 or 6-digit statistical area where most of the fish were caught or targeted.
Record the statistical area for salmon and/or bottomfish, depending on whether the
gear and fishing methods were effectively targeting salmon, bottomfish, or both.
Only report statistical areas from maps provided with the logbook for this purpose.
If salmon were targeted, whether any were caught or not, record the statistical area
and boat hours fished on the salmon target species line in the trip information section.
If bottomfish were caught while targeting salmon only, record the number of
bottomfish kept and released in the appropriate columns in the bottomfish portion
of the individual angler and catch information section. The statistical area and hours
fished should be recorded in the salmon targeted line in the trip information section.
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Trip Information (Continued)
EXAMPLE 2:
Only Bottomfish
Targeted
(incl. Halibut)

If bottomfish were targeted, whether any were caught or not, record the statistical area
and boat hours fished on the bottomfish targeted species line in the trip information
section.
If salmon were caught while targeting bottomfish only, record the number of salmon
kept and released in the appropriate columns in the salmon portion of the individual
angler and catch information section. The statistical area and hours fished should be
recorded in the bottomfish targeted line in the trip information section.

EXAMPLE 3:
Salmon and Bottomfish
Targeted

Record the statistical area and maximum number of boat hours spent fishing simultaneously
for both salmon AND bottomfish on both the salmon and bottomfish target species lines
under “Trip Information”. For example, if mooching or jigging for 7 hours, record 7 hours
in the salmon effort row and 7 hours in the bottomfish effort row.

Hours Fished

The number of boat hours for which at least one rod/line was fished. Record only the
number of hours spent fishing, DO NOT include the hours spent running to or from
fishing areas. Round to the nearest whole hour.

Individual Angler Information
Sport Fish License No.

Residency

“Comped” and Crew
Angler Status

Angler Name
Youth Anglers

Before a guided sport fishing trip begins (see trip definition on page iii), record the
2023 Alaska Sport Fishing License number, resident PID (permanent identification
number), or DAV (disabled veteran license number) of each client, comped angler,
and crew member that will be fishing. PID and DAV numbers can begin with a P, D,
T, or Z. See youth angler instructions below.
Fill in the circle to indicate AK Resident OR Non-Resident for all anglers, including
youth, crew, and “comped” anglers.
If applicable, next to each angler license number:
 Fill in the circle if the angler is the guide or a Crew member,
 Fill in the circle if the angler is “comped” (neither the guide service or the guide
leading the trip is compensated by the angler).
A crew member includes the licensed guide leading the fishing trip as well as any
person who, for compensation or the intent to receive compensation, provides
assistance to clients on board the vessel.
Federal rules prohibit the licensed guide and crew members from retaining halibut
on a charter fishing trip with clients on board in IPHC Area 2C and 3A.
Angler’s first and last name MUST be printed below the angler’s license number.
For resident anglers under the age of 18 and non-resident anglers under the age of 16,
write the word “Youth” in the fishing license space, indicate residency, AND record
the first and last name on the name line. If more than one youth angler is on a trip,
record them as Youth 1, Youth 2, etc.

Federal rules require all anglers who harvest (keep) halibut in IPHC area 2C or 3A
Angler Signatures in
to sign the logbook and to verify that their name, license number (if required), and
IPHC Areas 2C and 3A number of halibut kept (retained) are recorded correctly. A signature is also required
of youth anglers that keep halibut.
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Proxy Fishing Instructions

Proxy Fishing
Per federal regulation:
Halibut may not be
taken by proxy fishing.

If an angler is proxy fishing for a beneficiary, other than for halibut, that angler must
have the fishing license or PID/DAV of the person for whom he/she is fishing, as well
as a validated proxy fishing form. Write down the license number of the recipient
of the fish (beneficiary), the beneficiary’s first and last name, followed by the word
“Proxy” on the signature line.
Use two records on the logbook page, one for the angler’s license number and name
and the other for the beneficiary’s license number and name. Mark “AK Resident” in
the adjacent column for both. Beneficiaries and those fishing for them must both be
residents of Alaska.
For permanent licenses (residents only), write down the entire license number,
including the preceding alpha character, which can be a P, D, T or Z, e.g. Z50148.

Recording Catch Information

Recording Catch
Information

Indicate the number of fish Kept (retained) and Released (let go) by species or group.
Leave the fields BLANK if no fish were kept or released.

Guide Signature

The licensed guide who led the trip with clients on board, MUST sign at the bottom
of each page.

Continuing Trip
Information

Complete the Page
of
if more than one page is required for a trip. For example,
if two pages are required to list all anglers, they would be numbered page 1 of 2 and
page 2 of 2. The trip information MUST be duplicated on each logbook page used.

Special Instructions & Definitions

Charter Halibut Permit
(CHP)

Federal regulations require that if one or more anglers are catching and retaining halibut
in IPHC Area 2C or 3A, a valid Charter Halibut Permit (CHP) for the appropriate
regulatory area must be on board the vessel at all times. Record the CHP used during
a trip on each page. If more than one CHP is used during a trip, check the box next
to the CHP. Complete a separate page for each CHP used during a trip. Unique trip
information for each CHP, along with individual angler and catch information must be
recorded for each CHP used. Angler License numbers along with Kept and Released
information should be recorded only ONCE per trip. All CHP and CHP Holder names
used during the fishing season MUST appear on the front cover of the logbook. The
CHP used during a trip must appear on the individual logbook page. A CHP needs
to appear only once on the cover but must be recorded on the logbook page each time
it is used.

NOAA Guided Angler If you have a federal Guided Angler Fish (GAF) permit in 2023 and are allowing clients
Fish (GAF)Requirements to harvest halibut under the authority of your GAF permit along side Non-GAF halibut,
record the number of each within the appropriate halibut category. You must record
See FEDERAL
your GAF Permit Number if GAF halibut are kept.
REGULATIONS on
page v for Federal GAF
program information

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Special Instructions & Definitions (Continued)
IPHC Area 2C/3A
Operators
(operators who fish both
2C and 3A for Halibut)

Federal regulations prohibit retention of halibut from IPHC Area 2C and 3A during
the same charter vessel fishing trip. Contact NOAA for additional federal halibut
regulations; see page v for contact information.

Angler Signature

Federal regulations require every angler (including youth) in IPHC Area 2C or 3A
who keep halibut to sign on the angler signature line, directly beneath the angler’s first
and last name on each page.

“Shakers”

King salmon under 28” in Southeast Alaska must be released upon capture, unless
caught in designated terminal harvest areas, or as allowed by emergency order.

Pelagic Rockfish

Includes black, dark, and dusky rockfish (commonly called “black bass”), yellowtail,
widow, and blue rockfish. These species of rockfish are uniformly gray, green, brown,
or black (see rockfish ID chart in your regulation booklet).

Yelloweye Rockfish

Commonly called “red snapper.” Adults are primarily orange with a pale yellow line
running along the lateral line; juveniles display two bold white lateral stripes. Yelloweye
Rockfish have yellow eyes and can grow to 36 inches in length.

Other Non-Pelagic
Rockfish

Includes quillback, copper, silvergray, China, tiger, and other rockfish species.

Sablefish
(Black Cod)

Sablefish, commonly known as black cod, have a streamlined elongated body and are black
to dark gray on top and fade to gray or white on the belly with two dorsal fins and small
teeth. Larger Sablefish can be found in deep water and can grow to 40 inches.

Salmon Shark

This is a single species, Lamna ditropis. These sharks are large, firm, dark brown or
black on top with white bellies with dark blotches. Do not include spiny dogfish (“sand
shark”) or sleeper sharks (“mud sharks”) in this category.

All Other Fish
Mothership Fishing

DO NOT record any OTHER fish kept or released.
Mothership Fishing: when a charter fishing trip occurs on board one vessel and
clients or fish are offloaded to a separate vessel at-sea at the end of the day. This
includes “chase boats”, or vessels that follow larger vessels and provide charter
services to clients on board the larger vessel.

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