Unloading Logsheet

South Pacific
Tuna Treaty
Purse Seine Unloading Logbook

INSTRUCTIONS
An UNLOADING and TRANSSHIPMENT LOGSHEET FORM (UL) must be filled out at the
completion of any unloading or transshipment of fish from the vessel. For vessels unloading to more than
one cannery and/or transshipment vessel, a separate form must be filled out for each cannery and/or
transshipment vessel.
When completing the UL, the vessel Master/Captain should take the following steps:
1. All dates on the UL shall be LOCAL DATE, not UTC/GMT. ARRIVAL is the date the vessel
arrived in port for unloading. DEPARTURE is the date the vessel departs port for the next fishing
trip. START is the date the vessel starts unloading to the processor or transshipment vessel. END
is the date the vessel completes unloading to the processor or transshipment vessel. Ensure that all
the specified information is entered on the UL and that the information is true, complete, and
correct.
2. Sign the form and obtain the signature of the receiving agent – that is, the person representing the
cannery or vessel receiving the fish.
3. For deliveries to the canneries and transshipments in Pago Pago, NMFS representatives will
endeavor to pick up the UL from the cannery and/or vessel at the completion of unloading.
However, if a NMFS representative does not pick up the UL, or for deliveries and transshipments
in ports other than Pago Pago, the white original and yellow copy of the UL shall be mailed or
sent to the addresses below. Retain the green, signed duplicate copy for your records. Please use
the correct address for the type of delivery service utilized.
Postal Service and Courier Service (DHL Preferred) address:
NMFS – American Samoa Field Office
Pago Plaza, Suite 202
P.O. Box 4150
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Note: Use Registered Mail, Express Mail or Priority Mail from American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands
& FSM only
Office Phone: Steve Kostelnik (684) 633-5325
Cell Phone: (684) 252-2567
Office Fax: (684) 633-1400
E-Mails: Steve.Kostelnik@noaa.gov; nmfs.pir.obsas@noaa.gov
For every UL, it is required that a Final Outturn Report (FOT) be completed and submitted to NMFS. It
should be filled out in English and include: the name of the vessel; the name of the company/vessel to
which the catch was received/transshipped; the signature of the receiver, the weight unloaded by size and
species; the unit of measurement (e.g. short tons, metric tons, kilograms, pounds); and the name of the
processing company to which the fish were delivered/consigned. There is no specific time requirement for
submitting the FOT, but the original should be submitted within a reasonable time period after the fish
were received at their final destination. If the fish are delivered to and processed at the canneries in Pago
Pago, a NMFS representative will endeavor to pick up the reports from the cannery. If the FOT is not
picked up by a NMFS representative, or if the vessel unloads or transships at a port other than Pago Pago,
the FOT should be e-mailed or mailed to the NMFS American Samoa Field Office as indicated above.

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Expires: 03/31/2023
Information Collection Under the South Pacific Tuna Act
This collection of information is required under regulations at 50 CFR 300, Subpart D. These regulations are issued
under authority of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (SPTA), which implements the Treaty on Fisheries Between
the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (Treaty).
Under these regulations, operators of U.S. purse seine vessels seeking licenses under the Treaty are required to
submit completed license application forms (and optionally, expressions of interest in such licenses) and FFA Vessel
Register applications/VMS registration forms (50 CFR 300.32). Operators of U.S. purse seine vessels licensed under
the Treaty are required to submit completed catch report forms and unloading logsheets (50 CFR 300.34).
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average: (a) for the optional expressions of
interest in vessel licenses, 15 minutes per response for license renewals and 120 minutes per response for initial
licenses; (b) for the license application forms, 60 minutes per response; (c) for the FFA Regional Register
applications/VMS registration forms, 45 minutes per response; (d) for the catch report forms, 60 minutes per
response; and (e) for the unloading logsheet, 30 minutes per response. These estimates include 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: Regional Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg
176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
This information is collected by NMFS and transmitted to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
pursuant to the Treaty and the SPTA. Confidentiality of the information collected in the catch report forms and the
unloading logsheets is maintained by NMFS pursuant to section 973j of the SPTA, and is treated in accordance with
NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fisheries Statistics. However, NOAA and NMFS
have no direct control over the confidentiality policies and practices of the FFA, so once the information is
transmitted to the FFA, NMFS and NOAA cannot provide any assurance of confidentiality.
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.
This collection of information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control
number 0648-0218.
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Convention Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq) and the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16
U.S.C. 973g and 973j).
Purpose: In order to fulfill obligations under the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, the NOAA National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires the submission of an unloading logsheet by U.S. purse seine vessel owners and
operators operating in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
Routine Uses: The Department will use this information to determine permit eligibility and to identify fishery
participants. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a), to be
shared within NMFS offices, in order to coordinate monitoring and management of sustainability of fisheries and
protected resources, as well as with the applicable State or Regional Marine Fisheries Commissions and International
Organizations. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the
Privacy Act System of Records Notice, NOAA-6, Fishermen’s Statistical Data.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is mandatory under 50 CFR 300.34.

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Expires: 03/31/2023

PURSE SEINE TRANSSHIPMENT AND OTHER UNLOADING LOGSHEET
(Separate form to be completed for each transshipment/unloading and each processing destination)

1/3/12
1-07
TRIP NUMBER: ________________________
TRIP START DATE: ___________________________
TUNA QUEEN
ABC 1234
RADIO CALL SIGN: __________________________
VESSEL NAME: _________________________
MAJURO, RMI
(1) PORT: _________________________________________________________________________
--OR POSITION: LAT: _______________________
LONG: __________________________________
--(2) DATES:

3/1/12
3/7/12
DEPARTURE: _______________
(a) AT UNLOADING POINT: ARRIVAL: ______________
3/2/12
3/6/12
(b) AT UNLOADING: START: ______________________
END: ______________________
COMPLETE
(3) PARTIAL OR COMPLETE UNLOADING: ______________________________________________
(4) UNLOADING TO:

HONTO MARU
(a) CARRIER VESSEL NAME: __________________________________________________
and RADIO CALL SIGN OR REGIONAL REGISTER NUMBER: __________________
XYZ 9876

THAI MARINE, INC.
or (b) NAME & ADDRESS OF COMPANY ACCEPTING FISH: ___________________________
675 TUNA ST., BANGKOK, THAILAND
_____________________________________________________________________
THAILAND
(5) DESTINATION OF FISH: __________________________________________________________
THAI MARINE, INC.
FISH TO BE PROCESSED AT: __________________________________________________
(6) QUANTITY UNLOADED:

YELLOWFIN SKIPJACK

BIGEYE

MARLIN

OTHER

UNIT OF
MEASUREMENT

ACCEPTED:

__________ __________ _________ _________ _________ ______________

REJECTED:

__________ __________ _________ _________ _________ ______________

375
50
M/T
825
TRANSSHIPPED: __________
__________
_________
_________ _________ ______________
(7) SIGNATURES:

Joe Vessel Master

_____________________________________
VESSEL MASTER

Sam Receiving Agent
___________________________________
RECEIVING AGENT

NB: An attachment to this form should include a signed copy of the size breakdown of catch as provided by the cannery.

OMB Control Number: 0648-0218
Expires: 03/31/2023

PURSE SEINE TRANSSHIPMENT AND OTHER UNLOADING LOGSHEET
(Separate form to be completed for each transshipment/unloading and each processing destination)
TRIP NUMBER: _________________________ TRIP START DATE: __________________________
VESSEL NAME: _________________________ RADIO CALL SIGN: __________________________
(1) PORT: _________________________________________________________________________
OR POSITION: LAT: _______________________ LONG: __________________________________
(2) DATES:
(a) AT UNLOADING POINT: ARRIVAL: ______________ DEPARTURE: _______________
(b) AT UNLOADING: START: ______________________ END: ______________________
(3) PARTIAL OR COMPLETE UNLOADING: _____________________________________________
(4) UNLOADING TO:
(a) CARRIER VESSEL NAME: __________________________________________________
and RADIO CALL SIGN OR REGIONAL REGISTER NUMBER: __________________
or (b) NAME & ADDRESS OF COMPANY ACCEPTING FISH: ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(5) DESTINATION OF FISH: __________________________________________________________
FISH TO BE PROCESSED AT: __________________________________________________
(6) QUANTITY UNLOADED:

YELLOWFIN SKIPJACK

BIGEYE

MARLIN

OTHER

UNIT OF
MEASUREMENT

ACCEPTED:

__________ __________ _________ _________ _________ ______________

REJECTED:

__________ __________ _________ _________ _________ ______________

TRANSSHIPPED: __________ __________ _________ _________ _________ ______________

(7) SIGNATURES:

_____________________________________
VESSEL MASTER

___________________________________
RECEIVING AGENT

NB: An attachment to this form should include a signed copy of the size breakdown of catch as provided by the cannery.