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Reporting Requirements for Fishermen

Fishermen Requirements

A vessel trip report form is required to be submitted to the SEFSC for the following permits:

• Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
  • swordfish
  • tunas (only the "BAYS": Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, Skipjack)
  • sharks
• South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper
• Gulf of Mexico Reef Fishes
• Sharks
• King Mackerel
• Spanish Mackerel
• Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo
• Wreckfish
  

Forms (for Pelagic and Coastal vessels)

• Pelagic Fisheries Vessels: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
  Contact:  Matthew Maiello
  • Trip Summary and Set Form for Pelagic Fisheries (2010)
  
  
• Coastal Fisheries Vessels: South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper, Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish, Shark, King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo
  Contact:  Neil Baertlein
  • Trip Report Form for Coastal Fisheries (2010)
  • Supplemental Discard and Gear Interaction Trip Report Form for Coastal Fisheries (2010)

• Wreckfish Fisheries Vessels (data processed by SEFSC, Beaufort, NC lab)
  Contact:  Dave Gloeckner
• Wreckfish Vessel Logbook Trip Report Form (2013)

More Information

• Frequently Asked Questions for Logbook Program
• Dealers Requirements
  
• Archive of SEFSC Reporting Forms
• Reporting and Application Forms for other HMS Fisheries
• Historical Pelagic Longline data
• Reporting Activity (Vessels)
• Show all Logbooks Received (by Vessel ID)
• Missing Logbooks Needed for Permit Renewal or Transfer
• Fisheries Logbook System (FLS) Database Table Overview
• Regulations from the Fisheries Management Councils:
  • Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
  • South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
• Southeast Regional Office: Fishery Bulletins, Quotas, Seasons, Closures, etc.
• Southeast Region Permits
• Northeast Regional Office: Permits, Fisheries Regulations, Quota Monitoring Reports, etc.
• Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Management Division