NOAA 88-197 US Pacific HMS Purse Seine Logbook

U.S. PACIFIC
HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
PURSE SEINE LOGBOOK

U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service
(First Edition, July 2019)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE LOGBOOK FORM
(Please print clearly)

INSERT THE FOLDED FLAP OF THE BACK COVER UNDER THE YELLOW COPY OF THE SHEET BEING WRITTEN ON. This will
prevent the entries from being transferred to the underlying sheets. Keep the yellow copy for your records. Start a new logbook page for every
trip. A trip begins when the vessel leaves port to go fishing and ends when the vessel returns to port. Complete one line of the fishing effort
section for each day of fishing. Sign and date each original sheet that is submitted.
TOP OF THE PAGE
Enter the Vessel Name, Captain's Name, Coast Guard Document Number or State Marine Board Number (e.g. CF1234AB), Departure and
Arrival Ports, Departure and Arrival Dates, and other gears used during the trip (if applicable). A trip begins when the vessel leaves port to
begin fishing. A trip ends when the vessel arrives in port and sells its catch.
Landing Information: Enter the port landed, unloading date, short tons of fish unloaded, species unloaded, and record all landing receipt
numbers from all sales.
DAILY FISHING SECTIONS
Start a new line for each set
1. DATE: Enter the date for each set.
2. LOCATION (LAT/LONG): Enter the haul location (to the nearest minute).
3. AIRCRAFT USED: Enter “Y” if an aircraft was used during this trip.
4. SPECIES: Species caught during this set.
5. FISH KEPT: Enter the amount of fish kept in short tons.
6. BYCATCH: List the species caught and the short tons discarded.
7. COMMENTS: Record any observations related to fishing activities such as types of fish seen during the day, discards, movement of fish,
water color, bird flocks, temperature "edges" or "fronts", etc.
8. SIGNATURE: Sign and date each page.

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SUBMITTING LOGBOOKS

HMS permit holders are required to submit the original, completed logbook within 30 days after each trip to the following
address:
HMS Logbook Program
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037

ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM YOU WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL

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PURSE SEINE LOGBOOK
Vessel Name:
Nymeria
Coast Guard ID or State Marine Board No.: 789456
Departure Port: San Diego
Arrival Port: San Diego

Landing Information:

Captain: Arya Stark
Other Gear Used During Trip: None
Departure Date: (MM/DD/YYYY) 09/05/2018
Arrival Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)
09/07/2018

Port Landed:

Unload Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Short Tons Landed:

Species:

Landing Receipt Number:

San Diego

09/08/2018

4

Yellowfin Tuna

P765432

FISHING EFFORT:
DATE

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

AIRCRAFT
USED
(Y/N)

(MM/DD/YYYY)

DEG

MIN

DEG

MIN

09/05/2018

33

12

117

17

Y

09/06/2018

33

25

117

23

N

09/07/2018

33

23

117

N

FISH
KEPT
(SHORT
TONS)

E
L

BYCATCH
SPECIES

COMMENTS:

P
M

Yellowfin Tuna

A
X

E
22

SPECIES

Yellowfin Tuna

3

7

I certify that the above information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge

Skipjack

SIGNATURE:

DISCARDED
(SHORT
TONS)

1

Arya Stark

Fish never came up

DATE:

9/08/2018

NOTES:

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PURSE SEINE LOGBOOK
Captain:

Vessel Name:
Coast Guard ID or State Marine Board No.:

Other Gear Used During Trip:

Departure Port:

Departure Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Arrival Port:

Arrival Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Landing Information:
Port Landed:

Unload Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)

FISHING EFFORT:
DATE

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

(MM/DD/YYYY)

DEG

DEG

MIN

MIN

AIRCRAFT
USED
(Y/N)

Short Tons Landed:

SPECIES

FISH
KEPT
(SHORT
TONS)

I certify that the above information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge

Species:

Landing Receipt Number:

BYCATCH
SPECIES

COMMENTS:
DISCARDED
(SHORT
TONS)

SIGNATURE:

DATE:

NOTES:

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