Supplemental discard form and instructions

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCARD LOGBOOK TRIP REPORT
GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH
SOUTH ATLANTIC SNAPPER-GROUPER
KING AND SPANISH MACKEREL
SHARK

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THIS REPORT
IS MANDATORY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANAGING THE FISHERIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (16
U.S.C. § 1801 ET SEQ.). FAILURE TO REPORT OR FILING A FALSE REPORT MAY RESULT IN
CIVIL OR CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. SEE, E.G., 16 U.S.C. §§ 1857, 1858, 1859; 18 U.S.C. § 1001.

NAME OF VESSEL :_____________________________
PERMIT NUMBER

NOAA FORM 88-186
(REV. 6-04)

:_____________________________

OMB Control No.: 0648-0016

Expiration Date: 12/31/2006

2005 - 2006 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCARD REPORT FORM
INSTRUCTIONS
Please read instructions carefully. Reporting period is 8/1/2005 – 12/31/2006
This form is to be used to report the number of fish discarded. Please complete the form as
thoroughly as possible and include it with the logbook form for the corresponding trip.
All forms must be submitted no later than seven (7) days after the completion of each trip (the
date of landing). Completed forms are to be mailed to:
National Marine Fisheries Service
Logbook Program
P.O. Box 491500
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149-9916
If you have any questions, please contact the Logbook Program at (305) 361-4581.
Please print all requested information clearly. A form with incomplete or unclear information
cannot be entered into the database and will be returned. This missing form may cause you to be
out of compliance and your permit renewal denied.
Please enter the same vessel id. number and start date that are on the corresponding
logbook form. Do not send a discard form for months you did not fish.
You must fill out a separate form for EACH fishing trip made. DO NOT report multiple trips on
one form. All information for one fishing trip should be entered on one form. There are two
sections for each form. The Vessel Section is to help us link this discard report with the logbook
trip report form (OMB#00648-0016). The Discard Section is to be used to record your
interactions with species which are not sold.
If no discards were encountered on a trip please check the “no discard interactions this trip”
box on the form
Vessel Section - Fill in each information block on each log as described below:
Captain’s Signature - The person responsible for the operation of the vessel
during the trip must sign the form to verify all information.
Phone Number - Include a phone number where you can be reached.
Vessel ID. Number - Enter the official US Coast Guard documentation number
or state registration number for the vessel as it appears on the permit application.
Vessel Name - Enter the vessel name as it appears on the permit application.
Start Date - Enter the date that the vessel left the dock for this trip (this should be
the same state date as reported on the logbook form).

Number of discards - Report the numbers of each species of animals discarded on this trip.
Species name - Print the name of the fish, marine mammal or turtle that was
discarded or the gear interacted with.
Number - Report the estimated number of animals for each species encountered
(caught with hooks, tangled in lines/nets, etc.). in this column.
Average Weight / Fish - Report the average individual weight for each species
discarded in whole pounds.
Discard code - Enter the following codes for the condition of the discards:
1 - DEAD ALL discards were dead (floating on the surface).
2 - DEAD SOME the majority of the discards were dead.
3 - ALIVE ALL discards were alive, appeared to swim when returned.
4 - ALIVE SOME the majority of the discards were alive.
5- Kept but not sold (eaten, or used as bait buy crew).
6 - unable to determine.
Reason - Enter the following codes for the Reason of the discards:
A - REGULATIONS animals that would have been sold however local or
federal regulations forbid it (sizes, seasons, protected species).
B - MARKET CONDITIONS animals that have no market value (rotten,
damaged).
Area - Enter the numeric code for the area where the discarded species were caught. Refer
to the maps inside the cover of the logbook for the correct code.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 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 collection of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspects of this burden to Robert Walker, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149. This reporting is required under and is
authorized under 50 CFR 622.5(a). Information submitted will be treated as confidential in accordance with
NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of
information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number. The NMFS requires this information for the conservation and
management of marine fishery resources. This data will be used to monitor the quota for this fishery.

DISCARD REPORTING FORM
Signature:

Use Black Ink only !

Phone No.

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Schedule No.

NMFS Use Only

Discard Codes:

2 0
Month

Discard Reason :

Vessel
Name:

Version Date: 06/2003

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Start
Date

Vessel
No.

OMB Control No.: 0648-0016;
Expiration
Date:
12/31/2006
OMB 00648-0016
Exp
12/31/2006

Day

1 - Dead all discards were dead

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A - Regulations
B - Market conditions

2 - Dead the majority were dead
3 - ALIVE all discards were alive
4 - ALIVE the majority were alive
5 - Kept but not sold (eaten, or used as bait)
6 - Unable to determine

Date Received
NMFS Use Only

NO DISCARD INTERACTIONS THIS TRIP ?

RECORD DISCARDED CATCH ONLY - RECORD THE NUMBER OF INTERACTIONS
AND CONDITION OF TURTLES, MAMMALS, BIRDS, AND FISH NOT SOLD.
Species

Number

Average Weight

Dis. Code

Dis. Reason

Please report with fishing trips from 8/1/05 to 12/31/06 - Do not report with no fishing months
MAIL THIS COPY TO NMFS LOGBOOK PROGRAM, MIAMI FL

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