eFISH Pacific Cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report inst

How to Enter Volume and Value Data
Using the eFISH Portal
Two Volume and Value reports are included as components of the cost recovery programs for the
Amendment 80 Program and the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program (CDQ
Program). They are:
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the First Wholesale Volume and Value Report, and
the Pacific Cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report.

These reports are used to estimate the ex-vessel value of groundfish species subject to cost recovery in
the Amendment 80 and CDQ Programs. NMFS will use the estimated ex-vessel value for each
groundfish species to develop standard prices. Standard prices are then used to calculate the cost
recovery fee liability for participants in the Amendment 80 Program and CDQ Program.
The First Wholesale Volume and Value Report must be completed by Amendment 80 vessel owners
whose vessels harvest groundfish species, other than Pacific cod, with trawl gear under the Amendment
80 and CDQ programs. Individual reports must be completed for each Amendment 80 vessel that
participated in the Amendment 80 or CDQ Program groundfish fisheries during that year (i.e., for persons
who own multiple catcher/processors, a separate report must be completed for each vessel).
The Pacific Cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report must be completed by shoreside processors and
motherships that receive deliveries of unprocessed Pacific cod harvested from the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI). Pacific cod caught with trawl and fixed gear in the BSAI for which an ex-vessel
price was paid to a harvesting vessel must be reported. Individual reports must be completed for each
mothership or shoreside facility (i.e., for persons who own multiple motherships and/or shoreside
processing facilities, a separate report must be completed for each).
Volume and Value Reports are due to NMFS by November 10 of the year in which the landings were
made. Volume and Value Reports must be submitted using an online system called eFISH. For more
information about how to log into eFISH go here: eFISH Web Application. To access eFISH, users will
need the following:
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NMFS ID number and password The NMFS ID is a unique number assigned to a
person(s)/company that applies for federal permits through the Restricted Access Management
(RAM) Division;
the Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) or Federal Processing Permit (FPP) number for the
catcher/processor, mothership, or shoreside processor for which you are submitting a volume and
value report.

1. Go to: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login

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Check the Acknowledge and Accept checkbox
Enter your NMFS ID
Enter your Password
Click on the Login button

2. Depending on your eFISH configuration, the default menu can vary. For some, it will open on the
Groundfish tab. If it does not open on the Groundfish tab, click on the Groundfish tab to access all the
Volume and Value options.

Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report
The Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report collects information on Pacific cod caught with trawl
and fixed gear in the BSAI and landed between January 1 and October 31 of each year. Values should
be reported separately for fixed gear and trawl gear.
1. Click on the Pacific Cod Volume and Value link in blue text

2. Pacific Cod Volume and Value Report page

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The default year should be the current year. If not, select the current year from the year drop
down menu
Select the FFP of the mothership or FPP of the shoreside processor you wish to enter Pacific cod
volume and value data for from the FFP/FPP drop down menu

3. Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value help window

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Instructions on how to edit and submit volume and value data can be accessed at any time by
clicking on the help icon:

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The help dialog box can be closed by clicking on

4. Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value reference reports

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Summary and detail reports are provided for reference. They contain the landed pounds (in round
weight) of BSAI Pacific cod for which ex-vessel value information is requested based on each
shoreside processor or mothership’s landing reports. If there is more than one shoreside
processor facility or mothership associated with your NMFS ID, the report will include the landed
pounds for each.
o Click on Summary for a .csv file containing the landed pounds in round weight by
shoreside processor or mothership and gear type. The summary includes catch landed
between January 1 and October 31, but excludes state managed Pacific cod, custom
processed catch, and Pacific cod processed into fish meal.
o Click on Detail for a .csv file containing landed pounds in round weight at the itemized
catch level. The records reflect purchased catch of Pacific cod from mothership or
shoreside deliveries from January 1 through October 31, but exclude state managed
Pacific cod, custom processed catch, and Pacific cod processed into fish meal. The detail
records constitute the summary data.
o Please note, because of the conversion from pounds to metric tons in the NMFS
database, and then from metric tons back to pounds for this report, there may be one
pound rounding discrepancies for some records.

5. Entering Pacific cod ex-vessel volume and value data

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Pounds Purchased (round weight)
o Enter the total round weight in pounds of Pacific cod by gear type that was landed at and
purchased by the shoreside processor or mothership during the period January 1 through
October 31.
o Do not include any Pacific cod processed into fish meal in the total round weight.
Total Ex-vessel Value Paid ($)
o Enter the total ex-vessel value of Pacific cod by gear type landed and purchased during
the period January 1 through October 31.
o Report the information in U.S. dollars and cents
o Do not include any Pacific cod processed into fish meal in the total ex-vessel value.
For your reference, subtotals are provided for the pounds purchased and total ex-vessel value
information as they are being entered.
Click on Submit Update once you have completed entering volume and value information for this
mothership or shoreside processor. A pop up window will inform you if the information was
successfully saved:

6. Pacific cod Ex-Vessel volume and value data for additional motherships or shoreside processors

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If you have successfully updated the Pacific cod ex-vessel volume and value data for a
mothership or shoreside processor, and you have additional vessels or plants for which to submit
information, select another FFP or FPP from the FFP/FPP drop down menu
Enter and submit the mothership or processor’s volume and value data just as in step 5

7. Revising Pacific Cod Ex-Vessel volume and value data

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If you return to the Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report page, any previously
submitted information will be displayed

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You may revise, delete, or add additional volume and value information.
o Delete values by removing both the pounds and value information for the gear type
o Revise values for a gear type by changing either the pounds or value information that are
displayed (or both)
o Add values for a gear type by adding both pounds and value just as in step 5.
o Click on Submit Update to save any of the changes.

8. Exporting submitted Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value data

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Click on the Export icon to generate a .csv file for all of the Pacific cod volume and value data
submitted to NMFS for this NMFS ID.

9. Exiting the Pacific cod Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report page

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After completing your volume and value entry, you may return to the menu to access other eFISH
tools by clicking on the Menu link
Or, you may exit the eFISH application and return to the login screen by clicking on the Logout
link