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Dealer Reporting Requirements for Seafood Dealers
- Highly Migratory Species (HMS): Atlantic Tunas, Sharks, Swordfish
- Coastal Fisheries Quota Monitoring (QMS)
- South Atlantic Wreckfish
- South Atlantic Golden Crab
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Asked Questions for Logbook Program
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Need a dealer permit? Dealer permit form and instructions are available from our Southeast Regional Office.
Highly Migratory Species (HMS):
Atlantic Tunas, Sharks, Swordfish
Contact: Heather
Balchowsky
Report for Atlantic BAYS tunas (Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin and Skipjack), Atlantic sharks, and Atlantic swordfish purchased directly from vessels:
HMS Electronic Dealer Reporting System
Information for Dealers Importing/Exporting HMS
Coastal Fisheries Quota
Monitoring (QMS): Gulf of Mexico reef fish, South
Atlantic snapper/grouper (excluding wreckfish), Atlantic
dolphin/wahoo, and Atlantic mackerels
Contacts: Michael
Judge or Heather Balchowsky
- Regulations are transitioning away from requirements for
duplicative reporting of landings to both state and federal
agencies and are moving towards a single electronic
submission to be received by both agencies (through Bluefin
Data LLC or SAFIS).
All Gulf States dealers contact Claude Peterson via email address: claude@bluefindata.com, or phone (225-744-0807)
NC Dealers contact Alan Bianchi or Grace Kemp (252) 726-7021
SC Dealers contact Amy Dukes (843) 953-9365
GA Dealers contact Julie Califf (912) 264-7218
- Fishery Bulletins (closures, notices, etc.)
South Atlantic Wreckfish - Any
questions for Dealers and Vessels Reporting forms avaliable
below contact: Dr.
David Gloeckner
South Atlantic Golden Crab - Contact: Michael Judge
More Information
How Do I...?
- Distinguish a white marlin from a spearfish
- How do I report a stranded/ beached whale, dolphin, or turtle?
- How do I report a lionfish sighting?
- Access SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR)
- How do I report for my fishing/dealer permit requirements?
- How do I report a retrieved tag?
- How do I find current fishery closures?
- How do I adopt a billfish?
- How do I register my billfish tournament?
- How do I apply for a permit?
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