Billfish Tournament Summary Report form

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
Billfish Tournament Summary Report
OMB #0648-0323, expires xx/xx/xxxx

Tournament Name:

Fishing Date(s):

Tournament Location (City and State):
Fishing Club Affiliation:

Is Tournament Catch and Release Only? (Y/N)

Total Boats Fishing or # of Boats Fishing per Day:
Hours Fished (lines in-lines out):
Phone:

Recorder’s Name:
E-mail Address:

ATLANTIC BILLFISHES
Note: Length for billfish is lower jaw fork length
Number Released
Species

No. Kept

Size of Fish Kept

Size of Fish Kept

Size of Fish Kept

No. Lost
Alive Tag +

Alive No Tag +

Dead =

Total

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Blue Marlin
White Marlin
Sailfish
Spearfish
Swordfish

ADDITIONAL BILLFISHES AND TUNAS
Number Released
Species

No. Kept

Size of Fish Kept

Size of Fish Kept

Size of Fish Kept

No. Lost
Alive Tag +

Alive No Tag +

Dead =

Total

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Please send completed report form via: FAX: (305) 361- 4562; email to arietta.venizelos@noaa.gov; or mail to:
Attn: Atlantic HMS Tournament Reporting, NOAA Fisheries, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species tournament information is required by NOAA Fisheries under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, as amended. Catch and effort information will be used in stock assessments, to monitor total catch of species under quota management, and in reports to international
commissions with respect to catch sharing agreements. 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). Upon request, some individual responses, stripped of personal identifiers, may be released to the public. 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. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 22 minutes per respondent
(registration and reporting of selected tournaments), including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to the Highly Migratory Species Management Division, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES TOURNAMENT SUMMARY REPORT (OMB#0648-0323)
Tournament Name: Record the entire name of the fishing tournament as it was reported on the tournament registration form.
Fishing Date(s): Record the actual fishing dates of the tournament (do not include lay days or days canceled due to bad weather).
Tournament Location (city and state): Record the city and state of the fishing tournament.
Fishing Club Affiliation: Record the name of the fishing club that the tournament is affiliated with, if any.
Is Tournament Catch and Release Only (Y/N)?: Indicate if points or prizes are only awarded for catch and release fishing (billfish are not boated).
Total Boats Fishing or # of Boats Fishing per Day: Record the number of boats fishing or number per day (please note if this number changes each day).
Hours Fished (lines in-lines out): Record tournament start times and ending times (please note if different days have different hours).
Recorder’s Name, Phone, and E-mail: Record the name of the person who completes this form, the phone number of the recorder, and e-mail address if
available.
No. Kept: Record the total number of fish kept for each species.
No. Lost: Record the total number of fish hooked but lost when positive species identification is possible
Number Released:
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Alive, No Tag: Record the total number of fish released alive (no tag) for each species.
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Alive, Tag: Record the total number of fish released (with tags) for each species.
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Dead: Record the total number of fish thrown back dead for each species.
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Total: Add the “Alive, No Tag”, “Alive, Tag”, and “Dead” numbers and record the total number of fish released or not weighed in for each species.
Size of Fish Kept: Record the length (lower jaw fork length for billfish) in inches and the weight (lbs.) of each individual fish kept for each species (if you need
more space, please attach additional pages).
ADDITIONAL BILLFISH and TUNAS: Blank spaces can be used for additional billfish or tunas.
Note: If the tournament keeps radio logs or catch certificates, operators are requested to submit those logs or certificates containing detailed capture information
that is not necessarily included on the Tournament Summary Report. To obtain a sample radio log form please call (305) 361-4214 or fax request to (305) 3614562.
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NOAA Fisheries
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
ATTN: ATLANTIC HMS TOURNAMENT REPORTING

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