Protected Species Event log - American Samoa

DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

OMB Control No. 0648-0593 exp. 10/31/2018

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Protected Species Page No.

Protected Species Event Log

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Event Type Codes
B Behavior
C Contact
S Scan Count
X Event Ended

Vessel Activity Codes
01
02
03
07

Gear Retrieval
Gear Set
Gear Drift/Soak
Other

Sighting Method Codes
01 Sighted with naked eye
02 Sighted with binoculars
09 Other

Most Common Protected Species
Sea Turtles

Marine Mammals

Line No.

Page No.

Form Code

Comment Written?

Photo Taken ?

Species
Count

Sketch Drawn ?

Best Estimate

Direction E/W

Behavior Code

Longitude

Species Code

Latitude

Minute

Degree

Direction N/S

Minute

Degree

Sighting Method

Set No.

Event Date/Time

Vess. Activity Code

Event Type Code

Minute

Hour

Year

Month

Day
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Page No.

Write PSI comments and PSI Identifying Characteristics for specific Protected Species Event Log records in the Comments
Log.

Association

Behavior Codes
Seabirds

Code

English Name

Code

English Name

Code

English Name

504
505
506
502
500

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Unid. Hard Shell Sea Turtle

742
746
743
731
755

False Killer Whale
Risso's Dolphin
Short-Finned Pilot Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin
Humpback Whale

681
682
601

Black-Footed Albatross
Laysan Albatross
Other Identified Bird

01
02
03
04
05
08
09
10
12
15
16
99

Physical contact w/gear
Attempt, no contact
Near gear, within 50 m
Near gear, 51 to 150 m
More than 150m from gear
Bow riding
Breaching
Swimming at surface
Motionless at surface
Feeding on discard
Feeding from gear
Other

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DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

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of this form

OMB Control No. 0648-0593 exp. 10/31/2018

Trip No.
Page No.

Protected Species Comments
Comments

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