charter fisherman's Association |
Modifications to Federally-Permitted For-Hire Reporting Requirements
Here is a link to what is currently being proposed by the council:
Electronic Reporting Amendment
Here is the submitted Public Comment to the Gulf Council from the Charter Fisherman's Association:
New Electronic Reporting Resource Page
https://www.accsp.org/what-we-do/safis/etrips-mobile-instructions/ -> to make etrips account
you either choose personal or company account and then if company look at how its listed on your permit and make sure to use exact spelling and punctuation – if personal, have the permit holders info & birthdate ready
support number – 800-984-0810
support email – Mobile_support@accsp.org
http://www.bluefindata.com/ -> to make VESL account
you need your ‘official number’ from your permit & the birthdate from the permit to make account, if corporation owns permit than you use the date listed on sunbiz
support number – 202-883-8375
support email – support@bluefindata.com
SERO contact if your account is pending – Alicia - alicia.breton@noaa.gov
Sefhier program contact info
The helpline is: 1-833-707-1632
The email is: ser.electronicreporting@noaa.gov
Gulf of Mexico ELB Resource Sheet
Hotline: 1-833-707-1632
E-mail: ser.electronicreporting@noaa.gov
This link also includes 3 instructional videos on the electronic logbooks.
Morning Session: : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3890575027544773889
Evening Session: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/2025937447262637063
Informative blog by University of Florida and Seagrant Agent, Michael Sipos on the reporting requirements. http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/collierco/2020/12/23/federally-permitted-for-hire-fishing-operations-in-florida-states-listen-up-a-quick-review-of-noaas-new-southeast-for-hire-electronic-reporting-program/?fbclid=IwAR3CHM19e8vJD_N2CNtoBj7sJ1UxaZoZwQOQh-0Y-4wOn-mcc8tv7HHZvMI
Reporting software and account creation:
eTrips Account Information:
https://www.accsp.org/what-we-do/safis/etrips-mobile-instructions/
Support number – 800-984-0810
Support email – Mobile_support@accsp.org
Notes: you either choose personal or company account and then if company look at how it's listed on your permit and make sure to use exact spelling and punctuation – if personal, have the permit holders info & birthdate ready.
Support number – 202-883-8375
Support email – support@bluefindata.com
SERO contact if your account remains pending – Alicia - alicia.breton@noaa.gov
Notes: you need your ‘official number’ from your permit & the birthdate from the permit to make account, if corporation owns permit than you use the date listed on sunbiz.
before leaving, open the app and hit 'create a trip' then hit that blue square upper right corner, once done enter your vessel, captain name, depature and return times and return port then click 'done' and then hit the save button upper right corner
before offloading fish whether on the ride in or once back at the dock click 'find a trip' look up your 'pending' hail out you made that moring and enter all the other info like number of passengers, what you were targetting, cost of trip etc. and click done and save then scroll down on bottom right hit 'add detail' and then add your species (use the search feature to save time of scrolling) then enter how many you caught and kept and how many you caught and released
Then once done click done, save and at the bottom should be a green submit button.... unless you have errors, if you have errors it will be red and at the top you can click 'show errors' and then you can fix what they are and then it will let you submit **REMEMBER - when you hail out there will always be errors since your only filling out that very top portions**
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/08/2020-14600/vessel-monitoring-systems-requirements-for-type-approval-of-cellular-transceiver-units FR to allow cellular based units - July 8, 2020
Federal Register for ELB final rule: