Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting Fields

Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting Fields

American Lobster Fishery

PRA Collection: Temporary Collection 0648-XXXX

to be merged into 0648-0212 ‘Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms’

Docket Number: NOAA-NMFS-2022-0032

RIN: 0648-BF01

Data Fields included in this collection:

• Vessel Name;

• USCG documentation number (or state registration number, if undocumented);

• Permit number;

• Date/time left port on fishing trip;

• Date/time returned from port on fishing trip;

• Trip type (commercial, recreational, party, or charter);

• Number of crew;

• Number of anglers (if a charter or party boat);

• Gear fished;

• Lobster trawl/string information;

• Total number of trawls/strings in the water;

• Average number of pots per trawl/string;

• Total number of pots in the water;

• Entrance (ring/hoop) size;

• Chart area fished, based on the location of the start of haul back begins;

• Latitude/longitude where the majority of fishing effort occurred;

• Average depth where the majority of fishing effort occurred;

• Total number of strings hauled per chart area per trip;

• Average soak time per trawl/string;

• Hail weight, in pounds (or count of individual fish, if a party or charter vessel), by species, of all species, or parts of species;

• Dealer permit number;

• Dealer name;

• Date sold, port and state landed; and

• Vessel operator's name, signature, and operator's permit number (if applicable).

• Lobster Management Area fished;

• 10-minute square fished;

• Trip length;

• Total number of traps hauled by chart area;

• Number of traps in chart area fished;

• Average number of traps per string hauled in the chart area fished;

• Number of buoy lines in the chart area fished; and

• Total number of buoy lines in the water.