Longline gear characteristics log

LONGLINE GEAR CHARACTERISTICS LOG
NMFS FISHERIES OBSERVER PROGRAM
OBLLG 01/01/10
GEAR CODE

OBS/TRIP ID
DATE LANDED mm/yy

GEAR NUMBER(S)

NUMBER OF HOOKS

SECTION LENGTH

LEADERS

# OF STRANDS

USED?

BUOYLINE
NO 0

SURFACE SYSTEM

YES 1
# of Buoylines

DIAMETER

.

mm LENGTH
lbs

TEST

ft

Surface Line

MATERIAL

Length (avg)
Percent of Type

COLOR

_________

%/

FLOATS

USED?

TYPE

NO

YES

Unknown

0

1

Polyball

0

1

Bullet/Daub

0

1

Other

0

1

LIGHT STICKS USED?
Type Code

NO 0

SIZE

NO 0

DROPLINE
LENGTH

YES

Diameter

/

in

Diameter

DISTANCE
lbs Mark?

Actual

1

Estimated

2

GROUNDLINE

NO 0

YES 1

NO

Mark?

YES

NO 0

WEAK LINKS

NO

YES 1

NUMBER

YES

SWIVELS

BETWEEN

USED?
LENGTH

COUNT

USED?

0

1

BETWEEN
DIAMETER

ft

Length (total)

ft

Type Code

ft
.

RADIO
BEACONS

# OF SWIVELS/GANGION
Number (total)

RADAR
REFLECTORS

mm

Type Code
MATERIAL

TEST

YES 1

1

ft

ft

COUNT

NO 0
USED ON SURFACE? 0

DISTANCE

ft

in COLOR

/

WEIGHT

GANGIONS

AVG HOOKS
BETWEEN

YES 1

ANCHOR USED?
MODEL/PATTERN

NUMBER

ft

%

(sinking/floating)

HOOKS
BRAND

# of Buoys

lbs
Type Code

MATERIAL

nm

# of High Flyers

ft
Length (avg)

TEST

OF

NUMBER OF SECTIONS

_________ .__________
MAINLINE

/

PAGE #

Diameter

/

in

COLOR

lbs
COLOR

____________

USED ON STRING?

0

1

COMMENTS
Number (total)
Type Code

____________

MATERIAL

Unknown

00

Multi-Color

07

Unknown

0

Clear

01

Red

08

Mono-filament Nylon

1

White

02

Orange

09

Cotton

2

Pink

03

Purple

10

Steel Wire

3

Black

04

Combination

98

Multi-strand Nylon

4

Green

05

Other

99

Other

9

Blue

06

OMB Control No.: 0648-0593
Expires on: 09/30/2012