DAS Credit Form

National Marine Fisheries Service
Sustainable Fisheries Division
55 Great Republic Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281 - 9315

Days-at-Sea (DAS) Credit Request Form
Please complete the back side of this form, including your signature, which verifies that you meet the
requirements below. Submit this form and any supporting documentation to us at the address above or by
fax at (978) 281-9135. If you have any questions, please contact us at (978) 281-9315.
I am requesting a DAS credit under one or more of the following circumstance and I meet all of the
applicable requirements of the credit(s) I am requesting below:

[ ] Good Samaritan DAS Credit
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I spent time at sea assisting in a USCG search and rescue operation or assisting the USCG in
towing a disabled vessel, and can document the occurrence through the USCG
The vessel is a Northeast (NE) multispecies, monkfish, or Atlantic sea scallop DAS permitted
vessel

[ ] Standing by entangled whales DAS credit
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I reported and stood by an entangled whale
The vessel is a NE multispecies DAS permitted vessel
I contacted the USCG and an authorized whale entanglement organization
I was and remain available to answer questions on the condition of the animal, possible species
identification, severity of entanglement, etc., and took photographs of the whale, if possible,
regardless of the species of whale or whether the whale is alive or dead
I remained on scene until the USCG or an authorized response team arrived, or it was determined
that an authorized response team would not be able to arrive

[ ] Canceled trip DAS credit
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I canceled a fishing trip before setting or hauling any fishing gear
The vessel is a NE multispecies, monkfish, or Atlantic sea scallop DAS permitted vessel
No fishing gear was set or hauled and no fish were caught or landed at any time during the trip
The vessel trip report (logbook or VTR) for the canceled trip is submitted with this form
This form was submitted within 30 days of my return to port from the canceled trip
In addition to submitting this form, I made an initial notification at sea as outlined below
o I have a VMS onboard the vessel and sent a VMS email from sea to cancel the trip at the
earliest opportunity prior to crossing the VMS demarcation line upon return to port, to
[email protected] with ‘DAS CREDIT REQUEST – CANCELED TRIP’
in the subject of the email. The email included at least the information in items 1–7
below.
o I do not have a VMS onboard the vessel and I called the interactive voice response (IVR)
backup line at (888) 487-9994. I called at sea at the time the trip was canceled, or at the
earliest opportunity prior to landing and included at least the information in items 1–7
below.

Information that must be included for all VMS and IVR canceled trip DAS credit notifications:
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Operator name
Vessel name
Vessel permit number
Port where vessel will return
Date trip started
Estimated date/time of return to port

7. Statement that no fish were caught,
landed, or onboard and no fishing
activity occurred

Note: For requests submitted near the end of a fishing year, if approved, your credit will apply to the fishing year in
which the trip in question occurred. Credited DAS may be carried over to the next fishing year, not to exceed the
maximum amount of carryover DAS specified for the given fishery. The maximum DAS permitted for carryover
per fishery are as follows: Monkfish – 4 DAS; NE multispecies – 10 DAS; and Atlantic sea scallop – 10 DAS.

Information required for all DAS credit applications
Owner name/corporation
Vessel name
Permit number
USCG documentation or state registration number
Vessel operator
Trip departure date
Trip landing date
Fishery

Additional information required if applying for a Good Samaritan DAS credit
Date and time vessel ceased fishing
Date and time vessel commenced fishing (after
providing assistance)
Vessel name, permit number, and USCG
documentation number for assisted vessel
Location of incident

Additional information required if applying for a standing by entangled whale DAS
credit
Date of first communication with the USCG
Date and time vessel began stand-by status
Date and time vessel ended stand-by status

Additional information required if applying for a canceled trip DAS credit
Date and time VMS email was sent or IVR
backup line was called
Reason for ending trip

I, the undersigned, am the owner or legally authorized agent of the owner of the vessel named above. I
affirm, subject to the penalties provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001, that all information that I have given in
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Signature of Applicant _________________________________________ Date_____________
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