Australian Fisheries Management Authority - Determination of Eastern Finfish Trawl Daily Fishing Log - EFT01C

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Eastern Finfish Trawl Daily Fishing Log EFT01C

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Eastern Finfish Trawl Daily Fishing Log – EFT01C

General Information and Instructions for Holders of Fishing Concessions

Purpose

This logbook is to be used when trawl fishing in Commonwealth Fisheries. It  is  designed  to provide a continuous record of trawl fishing operations undertaken by Commonwealth fishing concession holders.

Accurate data collected in this logbook is essential to provide information for research into and management of Australian trawl fisheries.

Important Information and Instructions

Completing the logbook

•       This  logbook  must  be  completed  for  every day that the fishing concession is in force, regardless of whether or not fishing takes place on that day unless the boat nominated is in port (see the “How to Complete” section).

•       This logbook should be completed from the day the boat leaves port till the day the boat returns to port

•       The concession holder or authorised agent who is signing the log page must be the master of the boat (skipper) when this fishing operation took place.

•       If there is more than one master of the  boat (skipper) on board the boat for any one trip, then each skipper must complete and sign a separate log page for the fishing operations for which they had control.

•       All logbook information must be recorded on a shot by shot basis and details for the last day of the trip must be recorded before the boat docks at the end of each trip.

•       No carbon paper is  required  when  completing these forms. Please use a ballpoint pen and place the fold-out flap under the blue page to prevent marking the next set of forms.

Location of the logbook

•       This logbook must be kept on board the boat that is nominated in respect of the fishing concession and named on the front of the logbook during fishing operations.

•       This logbook must remain within a 50 metre radius of the boat.

Who should use this logbook?

•       The holder of the fishing concession is responsible for ensuring that this logbook is completed and that it is certified as complete and correct.

•       The master of the boat (skipper)  must  be  the person completing this logbook. The master of the boat (skipper) must be an authorised agent for the concession holder, this authorisation must be in place before any fishing operations can take place. To  authorise an  agent the  concession  holder  is required to complete an AFMA approved AA form, for further details contact AFMA on 1300 723 621.

Submitting logsheets

This logbook contains numbered pages in duplicate which are referred to as logsheets. Original copies must be returned to AFMA in date order in either the reply paid envelope provided or posted to:

The Logbook Co-ordinator

Australian Fisheries Management Authority BOX 7051

Canberra Business Centre  ACT   2610 Original copies of logsheets must be returned within 3

calendar days of the consignment being unloaded. For

quota managed fisheries and/or fisheries that require the completion of a catch disposal record (CDR), logsheets must be returned with the CDR for that trip.

All duplicate copies of logsheets should be retained.

If you are requested by AFMA to supply a Nil Return, the return must be sent to AFMA within 3 calendar days of you receiving the request, using the same methods as above.

Penalties

Concession holders and authorised persons completing this logbook on their behalf are advised that:

(i)      a failure by a concession holder  to ensure the completion of the logbook in accordance with these instructions;

(ii)    the giving of false or misleading information in the logbook by the concession holder or an authorised person completing the logbook on their behalf; or

(iii)   the recording or communicating by the concession holder or anyone else of information in a logbook concerning the affairs of another person, or the giving by the concession holder or anyone else to another person a part of a logbook in which information is recorded, (unless the recording, communicating or giving  is done in accordance with the Fisheries Management Act 1991, Fisheries Administration Act 1991 or the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992 or an order of court, tribunal or a person authorised to receive evidence) may constitute serious offences under Commonwealth laws.

Concession holders are also advised that failure to ensure the completion of the logbook in accordance with the instructions may lead to suspension or cancellation of their concession.

Help Available

There is  an example of  a completed  logsheet  and further  information  and  instructions  about  how  to complete the logbook at the front of this logbook. If you have any questions or problems, please contact an AFMA Logbook Officer on (02) 6225 5555 (free call 1300 723 621).

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

EFT01C

March 2016

Please Remember

•         This logbook should be on your vessel and completed daily while you are fishing. The details for a shot must be recorded before hauling the next shot. Details for the last shot of the trip must be completed before the vessel enters port.

Don’t forget to insert this template under the log page you are writing on

Eastern Finfish Trawl Daily Fishing Log – EFT01C

Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 the following species are listed as protected.  This list is current at the date of publishing.  For further information about Listed Marine and Threatened

Species or to check updates to these lists please go to www.environment.gov.au

Wildlife and Other Protected Species List

Please be as specific as you can with regard to the species identification.

Instruction Page

Vessel, Gear and Contact Details

To be completed by the Concession Holder or Authorised Person and submitted to AFMA within 14 days of receipt of the logbook. A second Vessel, Gear and Contact Details Form is located in the middle of the logbook. Please complete and submit this form if any of the vessel and/or gear details change, or if the contact person for the vessels logbook has changed

Catch and Effort Log Page

When fishing, record details on a shot by shot basis.

Date

Record the date when shot(s) were conducted.

Page Header

Enter the Boat Name and Distinguishing Symbol here. Record your AFMA Boat ID (if known), if you record your Boat ID there is no need to record your Boat name or Dist Symbol on each page of the logbook, just record them on the first page of each book and anytime the boat name, dist symbol or boat ID changes. You must ensure you are using  the correct AFMA Boat ID for the boat that you are completing these log pages for, and that the Boat ID