US Pacific HMS Deep-Set Buoy Gear Logbook

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE LOGBOOK FORM
Start a new logbook page for every trip. Please fill out a line for each day of fishing effort; each page can be used for up to
4 days of fishing effort.
Trip Section:
vessel name, captain, captain commercial fishing license number, Coast Guard vessel ID or State Registration Number,
observed trip (yes or no), departure port, departure date, arrival port, arrival date.
Landing Section:
port landed, landing receipt number(s), permit type (circle one)
Fishing Effort Section:
FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL DAY ENTER STANDARD (UNLINKED BUOYS) GEAR IN THE TOP WHITE LINE AND LINKED
GEAR IN THE SECOND GRAY LINE. Date of fishing, latitude/longitude in degrees and minutes, number of deployed
hooks and pieces (pieces defined as a single linked or a single unlinked buoy), number of hours that the gear was soaked
in the water, number of fish kept and number of fish released for each corresponding species (if species not listed use
“other” and fill in species name), night-set (circle ‘Y’ if the set was made at night), comments on anything of note. *please
note that only fish caught using deep-set or night-set buoy gear should be recorded here and you must fill out the
appropriate logbooks for your catch from other gears*

SUBMITTING LOGBOOKS
HMS permit holders are required to submit either the original logbook or a copy via email within 30 days after each trip to
the following address:
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037
[email protected]

EXAMPLE DEEP-SET BUOY GEAR LOGBOOK

Vessel Name: Deep Dropper

Captain: John Doe

Coast Guard Vessel ID or State Registration Number: 654321

Trip Observed (circle one):

Departure Port: San Diego

Departure Date: (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/15/2022

Arrival Port: San Diego

Arrival Date: (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/17/2022

Captain License No: L12345

YES / NO

LANDING INFORMATION:

San Diego

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

DEG

MIN

DEG

MIN

6/15/2022

32

43

118

35

GEAR
TYPE

STANDARD

LINKED

32

41

117

33

STANDARD

41

117

30

HOOKS

10

10

KEPT

6

24

8

STANDARD

4

4

6

LINKED

6

12

6

STANDARD

NUMBER OF
SWORDFISH

RELEASED

SPECIES

2

COMMENTS
NIGHT
SET
(circle)

Y

No bites

Y
Y

1

Brown Thresher

1

E

Sam Doe

KEPT

0

LINKED

CREW MEMBER NAME(S):

RELEASED

NUMBER OF OTHER FISH

PL

32

PIECES

HOURS
SOAKED

8

LINKED

6/17/2022

NUMBER
DEPLOYED

AM

(MM/DD/YYYY)

6/16/2022

Limited Entry / Open Access / Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)

Z123456

FISHING EFFORT:
DATE

Permit Type (circle one):

Landing Receipt Number(s):

EX

Port Landed:

CREW MEMBER LICENSE NUMBER(S):

Missed 1 bite

Y
Y
Y

Linked gear was
tangled

Y
Y

L54321

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Linked gear was tangled and unusable after last set

DEEP-SET BUOY GEAR LOGBOOK
NOAA 88-197

Signature:____________________________________

Date:_______________________

OMB 0648-0223 (XX/XX/20XX)

Captain License No:

Vessel Name:

Captain:

Coast Guard Vessel ID or State Registration Number:

Trip Observed (circle one):

Departure Port:

Departure Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)

Arrival Port:

Arrival Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)

YES / NO

LANDING INFORMATION:
Port Landed:

Permit Type (circle one):

Landing Receipt Number(s):

Limited Entry / Open Access / Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
FISHING EFFORT:
DATE

(MM/DD/YYYY)

LATITUDE
DEG

MIN

CREW MEMBER NAME(S) :

LONGITUDE

DEG

GEAR
TYPE

NUMBER
DEPLOYED
PIECES

MIN

HOOKS

HOURS
SOAKED

NUMBER OF
SWORDFISH
KEPT

RELEASED

NUMBER OF OTHER FISH

KEPT

RELEASED

SPECIES

COMMENTS
NIGHT
SET
(circle)

STANDARD

Y

LINKED

Y

STANDARD

Y

LINKED

Y

STANDARD

Y

LINKED

Y

STANDARD

Y

LINKED

Y

CREW MEMBER LICENSE NUMBER(S) :

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

NOAA 88-197

Signature:____________________________________

Date:_______________________

OMB 0648-0223 (XX/XX/20XX)

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