Catcher Vessel to Mothership Groundfish Landing Report

Motherships are required to submit a landing report for each Catcher Vessel delivery. Subsequently, a 'fish ticket' is created in the Landings Report for each Catcher Vessel delivery, as stated at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/regs/679a5.pdf.

Motherships must create a groundfish landing report using the method described below.

To create a Groundfish Landing report:

Choose Groundfish Landing as type of Report.
Select your Mothership Operation.

Data Entry:

Enter information for the Mothership and Catcher Vessel.
Required fields are indicated with the Red (i).

Catcher Vessel Information:
- ADF&G No.: For motherships, enter the ADF&G number for the catcher vessel that delivers the catch to your vessel.
- Operation: Select your Operation.
- Gear: This is the two digit numeric code used to identify the gear used by the catcher vessel to harvest the catch.
- Crew Size: Enter the crew size of the catcher vessel that delivers the catch to your vessel.
- Partial Delivery: Not applicable for motherships; leave unchecked.
- Observers Onboard: Enter the number of observers on-board the catcher vessel that delivers the catch to your vessel.
- Discard Report: Choose whichever option is appropriate.
- Tender ADF&G#: Leave blank if not applicable.
- Date Fishing Began: The date when the catcher vessel deployed their gear in the water to begin fishing (MMDDYYYY).
- Date of Landing: The date when the landing was completed.
- Days Fished: The number of days when the gear was used to fish. This number does not include traveling to and from the fishing grounds, or weather delays (MMDDYYYY).

Processor Information:
- Processor Code (Owner): The owner of the product that has just been purchased - the purchaser also known as the Mothership. This value is auto-filled based on information entered during your User Agreement registration.
- Processor Code (Custom Processor)* - not applicable
- Registered Buyer Number: This should be auto-filled if you have a permit.
- Federal Processor Number: This is your Federal Fishery permit number and should be auto-filled.
- Port of Landing: Mark FLD if your vessel is a Mothership.

After entering Vessel information, edit the Permits information with the Pencil icon.

The CFEC permit card contains the name of the individual, the specific fishery, the Permit, e.g. K91T12345Z, and a Permit Sequence, e.g. 0501H.

CFEC Fishery #: The example Fishery # is S01H.
Permit #: The Five digits that follow the CFEC fishery. The example permit number is 12341N.
Year Sequence #: found below the Fishery. The example number is 0901O (the first 2 numbers would be the year it's valid for)
Management Program: Select the appropriate management program using the drop-down arrow to the right of the management program field. Provide an ID# for CDQ, RPP, and AFA programs only.

Statistical Area Worksheet

Record the six-digit ADF&G statistical area denoting the area where the catch was hauled along with the percent fished in each statistical area.
Click on the cell under Stat Area to begin entry.

Entering Itemized Catch

Select a fish ticket from the drop-down box
Stat Area: enter here ONLY if you did not use the Stat Area Worksheet.
Species: three digit code
Condition: delivery condition of fish; how the fish were delivered to you
Weight: in pounds. Record the landed or scale weight of the catch, the weight of the catch and the delivery condition of the fish at the point the catch is weighed.
Number: required for crab and prohibited species discarded at sea
Disposition: the intended use or disposal of the product.

Click on the More Lines button to add more species.

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