50 C.F.R. § 665.14 Reporting and recordkeeping.
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
(a) Fishing record forms. The operator of any fishing vessel subject to the requirements of §§665.21, 665.41, 665.81, or 665.602 must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete record of catch, effort and other data on report forms provided by the Regional Administrator. All information specified on the forms must be recorded on the forms within 24 hours after completion of each fishing day. Each form must be signed and dated by the fishing vessel operator. For the fisheries managed under §§665.21, 665.41, and 665.81, the original logbook form for each day of the fishing trip must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 72 hours of each landing of MUS. For the fisheries managed under §665.601, the original logbook form for each day of the fishing trip must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 30 days of each landing of MUS. (b) Transshipment logbooks. Any person subject to the requirements of §665.21(c) or §665.602(a)(2) must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete NMFS transshipment logbook containing report forms provided by the Regional Administrator. All information specified on the forms must be recorded on the forms within 24 hours after the day of transshipment. Each form must be signed and dated by the receiving vessel operator. The original logbook for each day of transshipment activity must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 72 hours of each landing of Pacific pelagic management unit species. The original logbook for each day of transshipment activity must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 7 days of each landing of coral reef ecosystem MUS. (c) Sales report. The operator of any fishing vessel subject to the requirements of §665.41 must submit to the Regional Administrator, within 72 hours of offloading of crustaceans management unit species, an accurate and complete sales report on a form provided by the Regional Administrator. The form must be signed and dated by the fishing vessel operator. (d) Packing or weigh-out slips. The operator of any fishing vessel subject to the requirements of §665.41 must attach packing or weighout slips provided to the operator by the first-level buyer(s), unless the packing or weighout slips have not been provided in time by the buyer(s). (e) Modification of reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The Regional Administrator may, after consultation with the Council, initiate rulemaking to modify the information to be provided on the fishing record forms, transshipment logbook, and sales report forms and timeliness by which the information is to be provided, including the submission of packing or weighout slips. (f) Availability of records for inspection—(1) Pacific pelagic management unit species. Upon request, any fish dealer must immediately provide an authorized officer access for inspecting and copying all records of purchases, sales, or other transactions involving Pacific pelagic management unit species taken or handled by longline vessels that have permits issued under this subpart or that are otherwise subject to subpart C of this part, including, but not limited to, information concerning: (i) The name of the vessel involved in each transaction and the owner or operator of the vessel. (ii) The weight, number, and size of each species of fish involved in each transaction. (iii) Prices paid by the buyer and proceeds to the seller in each transaction. (2) Crustaceans management unit species. Upon request, any first-level buyer must immediately allow an authorized officer and any employee of NMFS designated by the Regional Administrator, to access, inspect, and copy all records relating to the harvest, sale, or transfer of crustacean management unit species taken by vessels that have permits issued under this subpart or that are otherwise subject to subpart D of this part. This requirement may be met by furnishing the information on a worksheet provided by the Regional Administrator. The information must include, but is not limited to: (i) The name of the vessel involved in each transaction and the owner or operator of the vessel. (ii) The amount, number, and size of each management unit species involved in each transaction. (iii) Prices paid by the buyer and proceeds to the seller in each transaction. (3) Bottomfish and seamount groundfish management unit species. Any person who is required by state laws and regulations to maintain records of landings and sales for vessels regulated by this subpart and subpart E of this part must make those records immediately available for Federal inspection and copying upon request by an authorized officer. (4) Coral reef ecosystem MUS. Any person who has a special permit and who is required by state laws and regulations to maintain and submit records of catch and effort, landings and sales for coral reef ecosystem MUS by this subpart and subpart G of this part must make those records immediately available for Federal inspection and copying upon request by an authorized officer as defined in §600.10 of this chapter of this chapter (g) State reporting. Any person who has a permit under §665.21, 665.61, or 665.601 and who is regulated by state laws and regulations to maintain and submit records of catch and effort, landings and sales for vessels regulated by subparts C, E and G of this part must maintain and submit those records in the exact manner required by state laws and regulations. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 27524, May 20, 1997; 67 FR 56501, Sept. 4, 2002; 69 FR 8343, Feb. 24, 2004]
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Subpart B—Western Pacific Fisheries—General
§ 665.14 Reporting and recordkeeping.
