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In keeping with our commitment to public service, NOAA Fisheries is now offering users of our products the ease and convenience of web access for many of our permits and forms. This web page provides electronic versions of many NOAA Fisheries forms, listed for each geographic area by both OMB number and NOAA form name. You may search for keywords in the forms title, and OMB number, or scroll down by area.

Please note that the forms are in one of several different formats. Some are web-based applications in which the form information is entered directly into a database application. Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf) forms may be filled in using the Adobe Acrobat Reader that can be downloaded for free ( Download Adobe Acrobat Reader) The previous link is an external site. and faxed and/or mailed to NOAA Fisheries at the address specified on the forms or the related instructions. WordPerfect (.wpd) and Microsoft Word files (.doc) can be filled in online and faxed, mailed and/or emailed to the specified address.

NOAA Fisheries has endeavored to post all forms that are practicable for filling in online. Some forms that are not suitable for filling in online, such as catch logbooks, which are multipart forms that must be carried onboard fishing vessels, are not posted.

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National
* 0648-0040 Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
CCSBT Southern Bluefin Tuna Re-Export Certificate (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

CCSBT Southern Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

IATTC Bigeye Tuna Re-Export Certificate (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

IATTC Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

HMS Trade Biweekly Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

Bi-Weekly Bluefin Tuna Dealer Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

ICCAT Bigeye Tuna Re-Export Certificate (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

ICCAT Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

ICCAT Swordfish Re-Export Certificate (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

ICCAT Swordfish Statistical Document (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Re-Export Certificate (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

Dealer Report for Large, Medium and Giant Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (10/31/2010)

* 0648-0075 Foreign Fishing Reporting Requirements
Daily Fishing Log (.pdf) Instructions

E-mail Contact (12/31/2010)

Daily Joint Venture Log Section One - EFFORT (.pdf) Instructions
Daily Joint Venture Log Section two - CATCH (.pdf) Instructions
Daily Joint Venture Log Section three - PRODUCTION (.pdf) Instructions
Daily Consolidated Log (.pdf) Instructions
Weekly Catch Report (.pdf) Instructions
Weekly Joint Venture Receipts Report (.pdf) Instructions
Weekly Marine Mammal Report (.pdf) Instructions
General Instructions for Foreign Fishing Application and Form (.pdf)
* 0648-0192 Statement of Financial Interests
Statement of Financial Interest (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact 10/31/2010

* 0648-0194 Antarctic Marine Living Marine Resources Conservation and Management Measures
Reporting Form for Catch Documents Accompanying Fresh, Air-shipped Shipments of Toothfish Instructions
Dissostichus Re-Export Document (.pdf)  
Application for Permit to Harvest and/or Transship Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) (.pdf)  
Application for Dealer Permit to Import and/or Re-Export Antarctic Marine Living Resources (.pdf) Instructions
Application for Pre-Approval of Catch Documents of Toothfish (.pdf) Instructions
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Import Ticket Application (.pdf)  
* 0648-0216 Billfish Certificate of Eligibility
Atlantic Billfish Certificate of Eligibility (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (5/31/2008)

* 0648-0228 U.S. Fishermen Fishing in Russian Waters
Vessel Permit Abstract Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (12/31/2008)

* 0648-0230 Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species
Incidental Take of Listed Species (.pdf)  
Incidental Take Permit Program for Sea Turtles (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (9/30/08)

* 0648-0292 Reporting Requirements for Commericial Fisheries under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Marine Mammal Authorization Program Mortality/Injury Reporting form and instructions (.pdf)  
* 0648-0293 Application for Commercial Fisheries Exemption under Section 188 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Marine Mammal Authorization Program Registration form (.pdf) Instructions
* 0648-0304 High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information
Vessel Application For High Seas Fishing (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (6/30/2008)

* 0648-0311 Report of Whaling Operations
Report of Whaling Operations Reporting (.doc)  

E-mail Contact (2/28/2009)

* 0648-0314 Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of State Authority
Certification of Status (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (6/30/2009)

Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience-Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- Pacific Fishery Management Council (Tribal Nominees) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) (.pdf)  
Categories of Personal Fisheries Experience- Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) (.pdf)  
* 0648-0323 Highly Migratory Species Tournament Reporting
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration (.pdf)  
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Atlantic Billfish Tournament Summary Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (6/30/2009)

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournament Summary Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (6/30/2009)

* 0648-0327 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Vessel Permits
Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Application (.pdf)   
Highly Migratory Species International Trade Permit (.pdf)   
* 0648-0328 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Reporting
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Report (.asp)  

E-mail Contact (9/30/2006)

* 0648-0329 Foreign Fishing Vessels Operating in Internal Waters
Internal Waters Receipts Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (4/30/2007)

* 0648-0338 Recovery and Implantation of Archival Tags
  635.33 Archival Tags Instructions 1 (.pdf)
  635.33 Archival Tags Instructions 2 (.pdf)

E-mail Contact (3/31/2008)

* 0648-0349 High Seas Fishing Vessel Reporting Requirements
High Seas Troll/Pole and Line Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)

E-mail Contact (6/30/2008)

High Seas Pelagic Longline Gillnet Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
High Seas Trapsetter Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
High Seas Trawl Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
High Seas Mothership Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
High Seas Purse Seine Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
High Seas Fishing Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0372 Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (4/30/2009)

Vessel Monitoring System Certification Statement for the Highly Migratory Species Shark Fisheries (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (4/30/2009)

* 0648-0374 Highly Migratory Species Observer Notification Requirements
Highly Migratory Species Observer Notification Form (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (9/30/2008)

* 0648-0392 Monitoring of Fish Trap Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Report of Lost or Stolen Fish and Shellfish Traps (.pdf)  
* 0648-0402 Application Instruction for a Permit for Scientific Purposes or to Enhance the Propagation or Survival of Threatened or Endangered Species
Scientific research/enhancement (.doc)  

E-mail Contact (2/28/2009)

* 0648-0471 Highly Migratory Species Scientific Research Permits, Exempted Fishing Permits, and Letters of Authorization
Highly Migratory Species EFP, SRP and Display Permit ANNUAL Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (2/28/2009)

Highly Migratory Species EFP, SRP and Display Permit INTERIM Report (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (2/28/2009)

Federal HMS Exempted Fishing Permit Requirements and Application (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (2/28/2009)

* 0648-0472 NOAA Community-based Restoration Program Progress Reports
NOAA Restoration Center Community-based Restoration Program (CRP) (.doc)  

E-mail Contact (5/31/2009)

* 0648-0479 Estuary Restoration Act Database Projects
NOAA National Estuaries Restoration Inventory - Inventory Fields (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (8/31/2006)

* 0648-0495 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Vessel Chartering Permits
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Vessel Chartering Permit Application (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (6/30/2007)

Alaska
* 0648-0206 Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms
Exempted Fisheries Permits Instructions Instructions (.htm)
Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) Permit Application (.pdf)  
Federal Processor Permit (FPP) Permit Application (.pdf)  
* 0648-0213






Alaska Region Logbook Family of Forms
Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear DFL (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Catcher Vessel Trawl Gear DFL (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Catcher/Processor Trawl Gear DCPL (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Catcher/Processor Longline or Pot Gear DCPL (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Mothership DCPL (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Shoreside Processor DCPL Part 1 (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Shoreside Processor DCPL Part 2 (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Daily Production Report (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Buying Station Report (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Check-in/out, mothership or catch/ processor (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Check-in/out, Shoreside processor (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Product Transfer Report (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
U.S. Vessel Activity Report (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Weekly Production Report, mothership or catcher/processor (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Weekly Production Report, shoreside processor (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0269 Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program
CDQ Catch Report and Instructions (.pdf)  
CDQ Delivery Report and Instructions (.pdf)  
Request for Approval or Removal of an eligible Vessel and Instructions(.pdf)  
CDQ or PSQ Transfer Request and Instructions (.pdf)  
* 0648-0272 Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
Quota Share Holder: Identification of Ownership Interest Form and Instructions  
Application for IFQ/CDQ Landing Card (.pdf)  
IFQ/CDQ Manual Landings Report (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Online IFQ/CDQ Landings Report (.po) Instructions (.pdf)
QS/IFQ Beneficiary Designation Form (.pdf)  
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ (.pdf)  
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ by Self Sweep-Up (.pdf)  
Application for Eligibility To Receive QS/IFQ (.pdf)  
Registered Buyer Permit Application (.pdf)  
Application for Replacement of certificates, permits, or cards (.pdf)  
Application for Transfor of QS/IFQ to or from a Community Quota Entity (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Application for Non-Profit Corporation to be Designated as a Community Quota Entity (CQE)(.pdf)  
* 0648-0316 Prohibited Species Donation Program
Prohibited Species Donation Program Instructions (.htm)
* 0648-0330 NMFS Alaska Region Scale & Catch Weighing Requirements
Scales Inspection Request Form (.asp)  
Scales Inspection Request Form (.pdf)  
Observer Sampling Station Inspection Request Form (.pdf)  
Record of Daily Automatic Hopper Scale Tests (.pdf)  
Record of Daily Flow Scale Tests (.xlt)  
Record of Daily Flow Scale Tests (.pdf)  
* 0648-0334 Alaska License Limitation Program for Groundfish, Crabs and Scallops
Application for Transfer of Scallop License (.pdf)  
Application for Transfer, LLP Groundfish/Crab License (.pdf)  
* 0648-0393 American Fisheries Act: Vessel and Processor Permits
AFA Inshore Vessel Contract Fishing Application (.pdf)  
AFA Inshore Cooperative Permit (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
AFA Replacement Vessel Permit (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0398 Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Requirements
IFQ Permit Holder Fee Submission Form (.pdf)  
IFQ Cost Recovery Fee Payment System (On-Line) Form (.po)  
Registered Buyer Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report and Instructions (.pdf)  
Registered Buyer Login for the IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-Vessel Volume and Value Report (.po)  
* 0648-0401 American Fisheries Act Record keeping and Reporting
AFA Inshore Vessel Non-member Contract Fishing Application Instructions (.pdf)
Shoreside Processor Electronic Logbook Report (SPELR) Instructions (.htm)
* 0648-0428 Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)
Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0445 NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program
VMS Check-In Report (.pdf)  
* 0648-0460 Subsistence Halibut Program
Individual Rural or Tribal Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Application and Instructions (.pdf)  
Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate Application (.po)  
Tribal Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Application and Instructions (.pdf)  
* 0648-0474 Alaska Seabird Avoidance Program
Seabird Avoidance Plan form(.pdf)  
* 0648-0512 Special Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska
Subsistence Halibut Special Permit Application (for Community Harvest, Ceremonial Harvest or Education Harvest) (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Subsistence Halibut Community Harvest Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Subsistence Halibut Ceremonial or Educational Harvest Log (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0514 Alaska Region Bering Sea or Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab Permits
Application for Crab Quota Share (QS) or Crab Processor Quota Share (PQS) and Instructions (.pdf)  

E-mail Contact (2/29/2008)

Application for Annual Permit Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) / Individual Processing Quota (IPQ) and Instructions (.pdf)  
Application for Crab Harvesting Cooperative Individual Fishing Quota Permit and Instructions (.pdf)  
Application for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Permit and Instructions (.pdf)  
Application for BSAI Crab Hired Master (Skipper) Permit and Instructions (.pdf)  
Application for a Federal Crab Vessel Permit and Instructions (.pdf)  
Application for BSAI Crab Eligibility to Receive QS/PQS or IFQ/IPQ by Transfer and Instructions (.pdf)  
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ, PQS/IPQ (Quota share/Individual Fishing Quota; Processing Quota Share/Individual Processing Quota and Instructions (.pdf)  
* 0648-0515 Alaska Region Crab Landings Report
Catcher/Processor Offload Report and Instructions (.pdf)  
Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) Processor Registration (.po)  
Landing and/or Production Data Report Login (.po)  
Crab Manual Landing Report (.pdf)  
* 0648-0516 Alaska Region Crab Arbitration
Annual Arbitration Organizations Report (.pdf)   
* 0648-0518 Crab Economic Data Reports (EDRs)
Catcher Processor Annual EDR (.pdf)  
Catcher Vessel Annual EDR (.pdf)  
Stationary Crab Floating Processor Annual EDR (.pdf)  
Shoreside Crab Processor Annual EDR (.pdf)  
Northeast
* 0648-0202 Northeast Region Federal Permit Family of Forms
Vessel Monitoring System Power Down Exemption Request (.pdf)  
Northeast Region Federal Fisheries Initial Vessel Permit Application (.pdf)  
Initial Application for a Northeast Commercial Vessel Operator Permit (.pdf)  
Northeast Region Federal Fisheries Initial Dealer Permit Application (.pdf)  
American Lobster Trap Tag Order Form and instructions (.pdf)  
Application for Vessel Replacement, Upgrade, and Confirmation of Permit History (.pdf)  
Limited Access Multispecies or Monkfish permitted vessels using gillnet gear (.pdf)  
Limited Access Multispecies or Monkfish permitted vessels missing and additional gillnet tag order form (.pdf)  
Sea Scallop Vessel Ownership Form (.pdf)  
Exempted Fishing Permits, Letters of Acknowledgement, and Scientific Research Permits (.pdf)  
* 0648-0229 Northeast Region Dealer Purchases Family of Forms
Southern Species Version (.pdf)  
Northern Species Version (.pdf)  
Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS)  
* 0648-0240 Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog Transfer Log
Request for Atlantic Surfclam or Ocean Quahog ITQ Allocation or Cage Tag Transfer Form (.pdf)  
* 0648-0475 Northeast Multi-species Days-at-Sea Leasing Program

Application To Lease NE Multispecies Days_At_Sea (DAS) (.pdf)

 
* 0648-0487 Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Permits

Federal Permit Application for South Atlantic Rock Shrimp and/or Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Vessel Operator's Permit Card (.pdf)

 
* 0648-0489 Northeast Multi-species Days-at-Sea Leasing Program
Application to Permanently Transfer NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea (DAS) (.pdf)  
* 0648-0491 Atlantic Sea Scallop Access Area Program
Request for One-For-One Exchange of Sea Scallop Access Area Trip (.pdf)  
Broken Trip Adjustment Sheet (.pdf)  
Sea Scallop Access Area Compensation Trip Declaration Form (.pdf)  
* 0648-0521 Northeast Multi-species Days-at-Sea Leasing Program
Application to Downgrade NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea (DAS) Leasing Baseline (.pdf)  
Northwest
* 0648-0203 Northwest Region Federal Fisheries Permits
Change of Vessel Registration or Permit Owner/Holder Application (.pdf)  
Identification of Ownership Interest West Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Permit (.pdf)  
West Coast Sablefish At-Sea Processing Exemption Application (.pdf)  
Marriage Declaration West Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Permit (.pdf)  
* 0648-0399 Limits on Applications for Take Prohibitions
Scientific Research and Take Authorizations  
Pacific Islands
* 0648-0204 Southwest Region Permit Family of Forms
Coastal Pelagics Fishing permit Application (.pdf)  
Federal Fisheries Application Form/Northwestern Hawaiian Island Bottomfish Fishery Limited Access Permit(.pdf)  
* 0648-0214 Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms
Western Pacific Lobster Daily Precious Coral Harvesting Log (.pdf)  
Precious Coral Sales Report (.pdf)  
NMFS Transship Log Report For Pelagic management Unit Species Western Pacific Region (.pdf)  
* 0648-0218 South Pacific Tuna Act
Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America License Application Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Southeast
* 0648-0013 Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms
Dealer Reporting for Highly Migratory Species Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Red Snapper Quota Monitoring Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Weekly Vessel Report for Runaround Gillnet Caught King Mackerel Form (.pdf)  
Dealer Report of King Mackerel Landings From Runaround Gillnet Fishing Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Monthly Dealer Reporting for Quota Monitoring Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Monthly Dealer Report of King and Spanish Mackeral Landings Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
Southeast Region Dealer Quota Monitoring Form (.pdf)  
Weekly Dealer Report of Spanish Mackerel Landings Form (.pdf)  
* 0648-0016 Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms
2003 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Trip Summary Form(.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
2003 Logbook Trip Report w/ Expense Form-Green(.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
2003 Logbook Trip Report Form-Red (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
2003 Highly Migratory Species Logbook Set Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
2002- 2003 Supplemental Discard Report Form (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0205 Southeast Region Federal Fisheries Family of Forms
Federal Permit Application for Annual Dealers Form and Instructions (.pdf)  
Federal Permit Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone for Golden Crab (EEZ) Form and Instructions (.pdf)  
Federal Permit Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (Gulf of Mexico Shrimp) Form and instructions (.pdf)  
Federal Permit Application for South Atlantic Rock Shrimp and/or Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Vessel Operator's Permit Card (.pdf)  
Federal Permit Application Vessels Fishing for Wreckfish Off the South Atlantic States Form and Instructions (.pdf)  
Federal Permit Application to Harvest Aquacultured Live Rock in the EEZ Form and Instructions (.pdf)  
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Installation and Activation Certification for the Rock Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic (.pdf)  
* 0648-0544 Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Installation and Activation Certification For the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (.pdf)  
Southwest
* 0648-0020 Pacific Billfish Angler Survey
Pacific-Indian Ocean International Billfish Angling Survey (.pdf) Instructions (.pdf)
* 0648-0148 Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Seiner Fishing Record and Bridge Log (.pdf)  
Fisheries Certificate of Origin form and instructions(.pdf)  
* 0648-0463 Pacific Islands Region Coral Reed Ecosystems Permit
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit Application Form (.pdf)  

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