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§ 28.2-400.5. Reporting requirements

VA Code § 28.2-400.5 (2019) (N/A)
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A. Any person licensed for the purse seine menhaden reduction sector or purse seine menhaden bait sector shall submit landings reports to the Commissioner each non-weekend or non-holiday day that the applicable sector of the menhaden fishery is open for harvest utilizing the Captain's Daily Fishing Report produced by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

B. Persons licensed for the non-purse seine menhaden bait sector shall submit a report on a form and on a schedule established by the Commission. The reporting period established by the Commission shall be longer than one week.

C. The reporting form required to be developed by the Commission shall require the following information:

1. Trip start date;

2. Vessel identification number;

3. Individual fisherman identifier;

4. Identification of dealer purchasing landings;

5. Trip number;

6. Species harvested;

7. Quantity of fish landed and discarded in pounds or metric tons;

8. Disposition of the landings;

9. County or port landed;

10. Gear type used;

11. Quantity of gear used;

12. Number of sets made during each trip;

13. Time fishing gear is in the water;

14. Days or hours at sea;

15. Number of crewmembers;

16. Area fished; and

17. Date of unloading.

2013, cc. 59, 760.

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