Form 88-144 Dealer report form for large, medium and giant Atlantic

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Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit Holder

Reporting Instructions for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
An Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit must be held to purchase an Atlantic bluefin tuna from a
fishing vessel. (For further information on dealer permits call 978-281-9316 or go to
http://www.nero.noaa.gov/permits/ ) Atlantic bluefin tuna may only be purchased from a
fisherman holding an Atlantic Tunas Vessel Permit in the General, Charter/Headboat, Longline,
Purse Seine or Harpoon categories, and any Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased must measure 73
inches curved fork length, or greater. An Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit holder must report to
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) any Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased from a vessel
within 24 hours. Federal regulations governing the purchase and sale of Atlantic bluefin tuna are
located at 50 CFR Part 635.
Instructions for reporting Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased from a fisherman are outlined below.
To obtain report forms or tags, please call 978-281-9260 or email BFTReporting@NOAA.gov .
Further information and blank reporting forms are available at the following website:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/index.htm.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Purchased from a Fisherman:
1. Fill out a Large-Medium/Giant Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landing Report (Landing Card)
for each bluefin tuna purchased from a vessel. Please print the information neatly as the form
will be read electronically by a scanner. You must enter the information indicated below in the
boxes or on the lines provided.
a. Enter your Atlantic Tuna Dealer Permit number and your company name.
b. Enter the date landed in the form mm/dd/yy.
c. Check a box for the type of gear used. If “other” enter the type of gear (e.g., trap,
greenstick).
d. Enter the length measurement in inches (curved fork length is required) and check a box
to indicate the type of measurement (curved or straight; snout or fin, see diagram on Page
2).
e. Enter the round weight in pounds, and/or the dressed weight in the appropriate boxes.
f. Place the tag on the narrow part of the tail between the fifth dorsal finlet and the caudal
keel. All fish must be tagged with a tag issued by NMFS.
g. Enter the Identification Tag number. If the tag number begins with “ABT 05, you must
cross out the “90” series number which is pre-filled on the report form and write in “05”
above the crossed out “90.”
h. Check a box to indicate the area caught (see attached maps).
i. Enter the City and State of the port where the fish was landed.
j. Enter the Atlantic Tunas Vessel Permit number of the vessel on which the fish was
caught.
k. Print the name of the vessel.
l. Print the name of the vessel’s master.
m. Vessel master’s signature.
n. Enter date of vessel master’s signature.
2. FAX the Landing Card to the following number immediately: 877-998-3739 A
Landing Card must be faxed within 24 hours of purchasing or receiving the bluefin tuna.

3. Prepare a Bi-Weekly Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Dealer Landings and Trade Report. Biweekly reports must be received by NMFS within 10 days of the end of each bi-weekly reporting
period. For specific information, please see the instructions on the reverse side of the bi-weekly
report.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Exports:
If you export the Atlantic bluefin tuna yourself:
1. You must hold a Highly Migratory Species (HMS) International Trade Permit (ITP).
The HMS ITP application may be obtained at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ITP/index.htm.
or by calling 727-824-5326.
2. You must fill out an ICCAT bluefin tuna catch document (BCD) and transmit it with
the export. BCDs should be filled out electronically using the web application at
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/noaabcd/external/
If you sell an Atlantic bluefin tuna to an exporter: OR - “If a second dealer exports the
Atlantic bluefin tuna”
1. The exporter will also need the following information from the Landing Card: date of
landing, gear type, weight, tag number, Atlantic Tunas Vessel Permit number and vessel name.
This information is necessary for the ICCAT BCD, which is required for export.
2. The exporter may ask you for a copy of your biweekly report because Federal
regulations at 50 CFR 300.183(a)(3) allow exporters to retain a copy of the bi-weekly report
submitted by the Atlantic Tunas Dealer rather than submitting a separate, additional bi-weekly
report. Under this scenario, the exporter must provide you with any required information he
possesses, such as BCD numbers, destination, and price, so your bi-weekly report can be
accurately and entirely completed.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement for LARGE MEDIUM-GIANT ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA
LANDING REPORT and BFT tagging. OMB Control Number 0648-0040; Expiration Date 1/31/2014.
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PL 104-13) and the Privacy Act of 1974 (PL 93-579), you are advised
that disclosure of the information requested in this logbook is mandatory for the purpose of managing the Atlantic bluefin tuna
fishery. The data is used to monitor landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated
to average 3 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining data needed, tagging the fish, and completing and submitting the information. Pursuant to Section 402(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and consistent with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 (Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics), the Agency
does not release confidential information submitted in compliance with provisions of the Act, other than in aggregate form and under
circumstances required or authorized by law. Whenever data are requested or released to the general public, the Agency ensures
that information on the pecuniary business activity of a dealer is not identified. Because you have been provided with a currently
valid OMB control number for a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act you are
required to respond to, or be subject to penalty for failing to comply with, this collection of information. Send comments regarding
this burden estimate or suggestions for reducing this burden to: NMFS, Highly Migratory Species Division, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.
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