U.S. Vessel Activity Report

Revised: 05/31/2018

OMB No: 0648-0213, Expires: 05/31/2024

ORIGINAL REPORT

U.S. VESSEL ACTIVITY REPORT

REVISED REPORT

Vessel Name
Vessel Type (check one)
Catcher
Catcher/
□ Processor □ Vessel

Representative Name

Phone No.

NOAA Fisheries - Office of Law Enforcement
PO Box 21767 Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: 800-304-4846 (option 1) or 907-586-7163
FAX: 907-586-7313; Email: enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov
RCR Permit No.

Federal Fisheries Permit No.

FAX No

COMSAT No

□ Mothership
Port of Landing

Check one:

Return Report

□
□ Depart Report
Date and time vessel will cross the EEZ off Alaska or U.S./Canada International boundary

Is vessel returning from fishing in the Russian zone?

□ Yes

□ No

Is vessel departing to fish in the Russian zone?

□ Yes

□ No

Lat./Long. at point of crossing EEZ off Alaska or U.S./Canada International boundary

FISH OR FISH PRODUCT ONBOARD THE VESSEL WHEN CROSSING THE EEZ OFF ALASKA OR U.S. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY
HARVEST ZONE CODES
A1-BSAI EEZ
A2-GOA EEZ

B-State waters of Alaska

I-International waters other than Donut Hole and Seamounts

Harvest Zone Code

Species Code

Product Code

C-State waters other than Alaska
R-Russian waters
Product Weight

□

lb

□ 0.001 mt

D-Donut Hole

S-Seamounts in international waters

Harvest Zone Code

Species Code

F-Foreign waters other than Russia
U-U.S. EEZ other than Alaska
Product Code

Product Weight

□ lb

□ 0.001 mt

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is
0648-0213. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average 14 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this
information collection are mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). Send
comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Purpose: The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that conservation and management measures must prevent over fishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. Vessel
logbooks are essential tools in the management of fishery resources. Section 303(a)(5) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically identifies the kinds of data to be collected for fishery management plans
(FMPs).
Routine Uses: The Department will use this information for effective fishery management. All information collections by NMFS Alaska Region are protected under confidentiality provisions of section
402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) and under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery
statistics. 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 COMMERCE/NOAA-6, Fishermen's Statistical Data.
Disclosure: Submission is mandatory for those persons falling under the requirements of 50 CFR 679.5. If the information is not provided, enforcement action may result.

Instructions
U.S. VESSEL ACTIVITY REPORT (VAR)

REQUIREMENTS
Fish or fish product onboard.
Except as noted below, the operator of a catcher
vessel greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) length overall
(LOA), a catcher/processor, or a mothership
required to hold a Federal fisheries permit (FFP)
issued under 50 CFR part 679 and carrying fish or
fish product onboard must complete and submit a
VAR by fax to NOAA Fisheries Office for
Enforcement (OLE) at 907-586-7313 or electronic
file to enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov before the vessel
crosses the seaward boundary of the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska or crosses the
U.S.-Canadian international boundary between
Alaska and British Columbia.
Combination of non-IFQ groundfish with IFQ
halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish or CR crab.
If a vessel is carrying non-Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) groundfish and IFQ halibut, Western
Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ)
halibut, IFQ sablefish or Crab Rationalization
Program (CR) crab, the operator must submit a
VAR in addition to an IFQ Departure Report
required by § 679.5(l)(4).
Combination of non-IFQ groundfish with IFQ
halibut or IFQ sablefish. If a vessel less than or
equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA harvested fish using
longline pot gear in the GOA and has a
combination of non-IFQ groundfish, IFQ sablefish
or IFQ halibut product onboard, the operator must
submit a VAR as described at §679.5(k) in
addition to an IFQ departure report required by
paragraph §679.5(l)(4) of this section.
Exemption: IFQ Departure Report.
A VAR is not required if a vessel is carrying only
IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR
crab onboard and the operator has submitted an
IFQ Departure Report required by § 679.5(l)(4).

Vessel Activity Report
Revised: September 30, 2015

Revised VAR.
If fish or fish products are landed at a port other
than the one specified on the VAR, the operator
must submit a revised VAR showing the actual
port of landing before any fish are offloaded.
Assistance.
If you need assistance in completing a VAR or
need additional information:
Call: 800-304-4846 (option 1)
Fax: 907-586-7313
e-mail: enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov
INFORMATION REQUIRED
Whether original or revised VAR.
If VAR is the first one sent for a given day, check
“Original Report.” If VAR is a revision to a
previously sent VAR, check “Revised Report.”
Vessel
Name of vessel and FFP number or RCR permit
number.
Type of vessel (whether catcher vessel, catcher/
processor, or mothership).
Representative
Name, daytime telephone number (including area
code), and fax number and COMSAT number (if
available) of representative.
TRIP INFORMATION
Return report.
“Return” means returning to Alaska. If the vessel
is crossing the seaward boundary of the EEZ off
Alaska or crossing the U.S.- Canadian
international boundary between Alaska and
British Columbia into U.S. waters, indicate a
“return” report and enter:

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Intended Alaska port of landing (see
Table 14a to 50 CFR part 679);
Estimated date and time (hour and minute,
Greenwich Mean Time) the vessel will cross
the boundary; and
Estimated position coordinates in latitude and
longitude where the vessel will cross.
Depart report.
“Depart” means leaving Alaska. If the vessel is
crossing the seaward boundary of the EEZ off
Alaska and moving out of the EEZ or crossing the
U.S.-Canadian international boundary between
Alaska and British Columbia and moving into
Canadian waters, indicate a “depart” report and
enter:
Intended U.S. port of landing or country
other than the United States (see Table 14b
to part 679).
Estimated date and time (hour and minute
Greenwich Mean Time) the vessel will cross
the boundary; and
Estimated position coordinates in latitude and
longitude where the vessel will cross.
The Russian Zone.
Indicate whether the vessel is returning from
fishing in the Russian Zone or is departing to fish
in the Russian Zone.
FISH OR FISH PRODUCT ONBOARD THE
VESSEL WHEN CROSSING THE EEZ OFF
ALASKA OR U.S. INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY.

A1
A2
B
C
D

F
I
R
S
U

VAR Harvest Zones
BSAI EEZ
GOA EEZ
State waters of Alaska
State waters other than Alaska
Donut Hole (the international waters of
the Bering Sea outside the limits of the
EEZ and Russian economic zone as
depicted on the current edition of
NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea
(Southern Part))
Foreign waters other than Russia
International waters other than Donut
Hole and Seamounts
Russian waters
Seamounts in international waters
U.S. EEZ other than Alaska

Species Code.
Enter the species code for each product. If no
species code is listed for the landed fish, write in
the "common" name for that fish species (e.g.,
swordfish).
Product Code.
Enter the product code for each product. Use the
species and product codes presented in Table 1
and Table 2 to part 679, respectively.
Product Weight.
Enter the fish product weight of products in
pounds or to the nearest 0.001 mt (2.20 lb).
Circle pounds or 0.001 mt.

For all fish or fish products (including nongroundfish) on board the vessel, enter:
Harvest Zone.
Enter the harvest zone where Fish were harvested.

Vessel Activity Report
Revised: September 30, 2015

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