Sea Turtle Incidental Capture Intake Form

October 2021

THIS IS A VOLUNTARY SURVEY

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Sea Turtle Hook & Line Incidental Capture Intake Form
(To be filled out by the responding STSSN participant)

STSSN ID #: ____________________ Capture Location: ___________________ DATE:___________________

1) Where was angler fishing?

S) Shore

B) Boat

P) Pier

U) Unknown

2) What was angler fishing for? (select up to 2, if >2 choose: A) Anything) (Regionally specific species)
A) Anything B) Catfish
C) Croaker
D) Drum (Red/Redfish/Black)
F) Ground mullet/Whiting
G) Mackerel (King/Spanish)
H) Trout
O) Other:________________________________________
U) Unknown

E) Flounder
I) Shark

3) Bait used:

DS) Dead shrimp
LS) Live shrimp
S) Squid
C) Crab
A) Artificial
WL) Whole live fish: _____________________
WD) Whole dead fish: _____________________
CB) Cut bait/fish:_________________________ O) Other:
U) Unknown

4) Hook Type:

C) Circle
5) Select best answer:

6) Is the hook barbless?

T) Treble
O) Offset

N) No

J) J
I) Inline

K) Kahle
U) Undetermined

U) Undetermined
N) NA

Y) Yes

7) What is the hook Total Length (mm)? (Measure length from top of hook to bottom) ___________mm
8) What is the Gape (mm)? (Measure gape from tip of the point to the inside of the shank) __________mm
9) Interaction type:

H) Hooked
E) Entangled
HE) Hooked & entangled
U) Unknown
O) Other:____________________________________________________________

10) Hook/Gear Location:

a) External – E) Hooked anywhere on the body, flippers or head
External location: ______________________________________________
b) Inside mouth – Hook still visible
B) Beak T) Tongue G) Glottis R) Roof of mouth O) Other mouth tissue
c) Swallowed – S) Hook is NOT visible; (note internal location, if known)
Internal location: _______________________________________________
d) Unknown - U) Hook location is not known

11) If turtle was released by the angler, was the hook and all line removed? YES
12) If no, estimated amount of line remaining on turtle (inches) ___________

E) Esophagus

NO NA

13) How was the hook removed? A) Angler removed I) Instrument___________________
S) Surgery required M) Not removed, monitored for passage N) Not removed before release
14) Were any other hooks observed (either on radiograph or visually)? YES NO Unknown
If yes, answer questions on next page for each additional hook.

Additional Comments: _______________________________________________________________________

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*If possible, please take photos of the gear interaction before removing the gear, collect the fishing gear and
contact your State Coordinator for instructions on disposition of gear. Submit this form along with

your STSSN form to your State Coordinator.

OMB Control No.: 0648-0774
Expiration Date: 12/31/2021

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THIS IS A VOLUNTARY SURVEY

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Sea Turtle Hook & Line Incidental Capture Intake Form
Additional Hooks
STSSN ID #: ___________________
Hook #: ________

15) Hook Type:

C) Circle
16) Select best answer:

17) Is the hook barbless?

T) Treble
O) Offset

N) No

J) J
I) Inline

K) Kahle
U) Undetermined

U) Undetermined
N) NA

Y) Yes

18) What is the hook Total Length (mm)? (Measure length from top of hook to bottom) ___________mm
19) What is the Gape (mm)? (Measure gape from tip of the point to the inside of the shaft) __________mm
20) Hook/Gear Location:

a) External – E) Hooked anywhere on the body, flippers or head
External location: ______________________________________________
b) Inside mouth – Hook still visible
B) Beak T) Tongue G) Glottis R) Roof of mouth O) Other mouth tissue
c) Swallowed – S) Hook is NOT visible; (note internal location, if known)
Internal location: _______________________________________________
d) Unknown - U) Hook location is not known

E) Esophagus

Hook #: ________

21) Hook Type:

C) Circle
22) Select best answer:

23) Is the hook barbless?

T) Treble
O) Offset

N) No

J) J
I) Inline

K) Kahle
U) Undetermined

U) Undetermined
N) NA

Y) Yes

24) What is the hook Total Length (mm)? (Measure length from top of hook to bottom) ___________mm
25) What is the Gape (mm)? (Measure gape from tip of the point to the inside of the shaft) __________mm
26) Hook/Gear Location:

a) External – E) Hooked anywhere on the body, flippers or head
External location: ______________________________________________
b) Inside mouth – Hook still visible
B) Beak T) Tongue G) Glottis R) Roof of mouth O) Other mouth tissue
c) Swallowed – S) Hook is NOT visible; (note internal location, if known)
Internal location:_______________________________________________
d) Unknown - U) Hook location is not known

E) Esophagus

Additional Comments: _______________________________________________________________________

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PRA STATEMENT
Recreational Angler Survey of Sea Turtle Interactions
OMB Control Number: 0648-0774
Expiration Date: 12/31/2021
A. SURVEY JUSTIFICATION
Collection of these data on sea turtle interactions in the pier-based recreational fishing sector is
necessary to fulfill statutory requirements of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et.
seq.) Section 7 analyses, and will provide necessary data for the conservation and recovery of
endangered and threatened sea turtle populations.
B. SURVEY PURPOSE
The sea turtle interaction data that will be collected via this survey collection will be used by
NOAA Fisheries protected species managers to evaluate the impacts of recreational fishing on
sea turtle populations. Analysis of data collected from this survey will be used in agency
documents, such as ESA Section 7 Biological Opinions and other regulatory documents. These
documents are disseminated to the public, but the raw survey results will not be disseminated to
the public. NOAA Fisheries will retain control over the information and safeguard it from
improper access, modification, and destruction, consistent with NOAA standards for
confidentiality, privacy, and electronic information.
C. PUBLIC BURDEN
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per
response, 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 Wendy Piniak, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources,
wendy.piniak@noaa.gov.
D. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Participation in this survey is voluntary. The information collected will be protected and kept
anonymous if released. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected 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.