Groundfish Tagging Program

OMB 0648-0276

This request is for an extension without change of a currently approved collection. The Groundfish Tagging Program provides scientists with information necessary for effective conservation, management and scientific understanding of the groundfish fishery off Alaska and the North Pacific. The program area includes the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alexander Archipelago of SE Alaska, Oregon and Washington. Distribution, movement rates and direction, growth, recruitment and mortality estimated from tag recoveries are important parameters used in groundfish population assessment models and in developing allocation systems.

The latest form for Groundfish Tagging Program expires 2022-07-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Simple Tagged Sablefish Form Form
Simple Tagged Groundfish Form Form
Electronic Archival Tag Return Form
0648-0276 30day 87 FR 24971_20220427.pdf Supplementary Document
0648-0276 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A
0648-0276 60-day 87 FR 3083 2022-0120.pdf Supplementary Document
Simple Tagged Sablefish Form Form
Simple Tagged Groundfish Form Form
Electronic Archival Tag Return Form

All Historical Document Collections

202204-0648-005 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2022-04-27
201906-0648-002 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2019-06-12
201603-0648-015 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2016-03-22
201302-0648-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2013-02-25
200907-0648-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2009-07-17
200606-0648-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2006-06-01
200305-0648-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2003-05-08
200003-0648-010 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2000-03-23
199701-0648-004 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1997-01-14
199311-0648-002 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1993-11-05

OMB Details

Groundfish Tagging Program - Simple tags

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Natural Resources - Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Form N/A	Groundfish Tagging Form	Paper Only	Form
Form N/A	Sablefish Tagging Form	Paper Only	Form

Review document collections for all forms, instructions, and supporting documents - including paper/printable forms.