Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Compl

Highly Migratory Species (HMS) – Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the
HMS Dealer Landings Report

Use of this form is optional. Federal HMS dealers are required by NMFS to submit the information
marked with an asterisk * as part of their HMS Dealer Landings Reports and this form is provided as a tool to
aid them in obtaining this information from the Fishing Vessel. This form is to be completed by fishermen and
given to dealers for their reports. A single form should contain no more than one trip’s worth of data.

FISHING VESSEL (F/V) TRIP INFORMATION:
F/V Contact Name: __________________________
F/V Contact Phone: __________________________
F/V Contact e-mail:___________________________
*F/V Name:

________________________________

*F/V Registration # or USCG # associated
with HMS permits:_____________________
*Date HMS Offloaded:_____________________
Any Portion of Catch Within Shark Research Fishery?
___Yes* ___No
If Yes, Dealer Must Report SE Observer Logbook ID.
*SE Observer Logbook ID #:___________________
*F/V Logbook ID #:__________________________

CATCH AREAS

*If no FV Logbook, please check the applicable explanation.
o Sharks caught in state waters and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the FV
o Tuna caught with a Trap Permit and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the
FV

o HMS caught with General Category Permit and no FV log book required by another permit
carried by the FV

o Tuna caught with Harpoon Permit and no FV log book required by another permit carried by the
FV

o HMS caught with HMS Charter Head Boat Permit and no FV log book required by another
permit carried by the FV

o Explanation described below (Please print legibly)

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE: Reporting of fishing activity via this form is voluntary. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: NMFS, Highly Migratory Species Management
Division (F/SF1), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. It is NOAA policy to preserve the confidentiality of information
submitted under this reporting requirement, except that NMFS may release such information in aggregate or summary form, such that
individual identifiers are not disclosed (NAO 216-100). Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. OMB Control #06480040 Expires 11/30/2021.

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Highly Migratory Species (HMS) – Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the
HMS Dealer Landings Report
*Category / Species
Please check all that were
offloaded during this trip

*Catch
Area

*Gear
Caught On

Example: TUNA (BAYS) – Non Bluefin
X
BF60
10
Bigeye
SHARKS
†Basking
†Bignose
Blacknose
Blacktip
Finetooth
Blue
Bonnethead
Bull
†Dusky
†Galapagos
††Hammerhead,
Greater
††Hammerhead,
Scalloped
††Hammerhead,
Smooth
Lemon
†Mako, Longfin
Mako, Shortfin
†Narrowtooth
†Night
Nurse
††Oceanic Whitetip
Porbeagle
†Reef, Caribbean
†Sand Tiger
†Sand Tiger, Bigeye
†**Sandbar
†Sevengill
Sharpnose, Atlantic
†Sharpnose,
Caribbean
††Silky
†Sixgill
†Sixgill, Bigeye
†Smalltail
Smooth Dogfish
Smoothhound, FL
Spinner
Tiger
Thresher, Common
†Thresher, Bigeye
†White
†Whale

Landings
From
Atlantic
Shark
Research
Fishery?

*Category / Species

*Catch
Area

*Gear Caught
On

SWORDFISH
Swordfish
TUNAS (BAYS) – Non-Bluefin Tuna
Bigeye
Albacore
Blackfin
Bonito,
Atlantic
Skipjack
Yellowfin

Gear Types
1) Bandit Gear
2) Buoy Gear
3) Gill Nets, Float Anchor
4) Gill Nets, Floating Drift
5) Gill Nets, Other
6) Gill Nets, Runaround
7) Gill Nets, Sink Anchor
8) Gill Nets, Sink Drift
9) Green-stick
10) Hand Line
11) Harpoons
12) Hook & Line
13) Hook & Line, Electric
14) Hook & Line, Manual
15) Hook & Line, Troll
16) Long Line, Bottom
17) Long Line, Midwater
18) Long Line, Surface
19) Otter Trawl**
20) Otter Trawl, Bottom**
21) Otter Trawl, Midwater**
22) Pound Net/Fish Weir
23) Purse Seine
24) Troll Line, Electric
25) Troll Line, Manual

†prohibited shark species
††prohibited on pelagic longline gear
†**only allowed within Atlantic shark research fishery
**not authorized HMS gear; only limited number of swordfish allowed to be retained with required permits

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