![]() More information of the eVTR requirements and help with electronic reporting can be found online on our reporting page. These electronic log VTRs must be submitted within 48 hours after entering port at the conclusion of a trip. eVTRsĬharter/Party vessel permit owners and operators with a federal charter/party (for-hire) permit to fish for bluefish (and other Mid-Atlantic species) must submit the required VTR by electronic means through a software application approved by NOAA Fisheries. ![]() Instructions for completing the VTR can be found online on our reporting page. However, the bluefish fishery uses nets with small mesh and sinking gillnets to reduce bycatch.Ĭatch Reporting and Vessel Trip Reports (VTR)įor all charter/party permit holders, VTRs must be maintained on board the vessel and submitted to NOAA Fisheries for all fishing trips, regardless of species retained. Gillnets can occasionally entangle marine mammals.Commercial fishermen use a variety of gears including trawls, gillnets, haul seines, and pound nets, and the impacts vary by gear type.Recreational fishermen use hook-and-line gear that has minimal impacts on habitat.Gear types, habitat impacts, and bycatch:.Peak recreational harvest occurs from May through October with over 70 percent of the catch in July and August. ![]()
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