Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68E - Marine Resources › Chapter 68E-5 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SYSTEM › Section 68E-5.003 - Record Content and Description

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Information required on each marine fisheries trip ticket or approved alternate
				form shall be recorded by persons set forth in subsection
				68E-5.002(2),
				F.A.C. and shall include the following:
(a)
				Saltwater Products License Number - record the seller's saltwater products
				license number.
(b) Wholesale
				Dealer License Number - record the wholesale dealer's license number.
(c) Date - record the date that the saltwater
				products were sold, exchanged, bartered, distributed, or landed.
(d) Time Fished - record the total amount of
				time (duration) of the fishing trip. Time is recorded as the time away from the
				dock either in hours or days. If recorded in days, put the letter D before or
				after the number of days. Example: 10D or D10 equals 10 days.
(e) County Landed - record the county code in
				which the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life was landed.
				Codes are provided to each new dealer, and as requested by mail; the address is
				provided in paragraph
				68E-5.002(7)(d),
				F.A.C.
(f) Species Code - record
				the species code from the list of species names and their code numbers. Codes
				are provided to each new dealer, on the back of marine fisheries trip ticket,
				and as requested by mail; the address is provided in paragraph
				68E-5.002(7)(d),
				F.A.C.
(g) Amount of Catch - record
				the amount of saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life received
				using the appropriate species code to identify the unit of measure.
(h) Gear - indicate the gear used to catch
				the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life listed on the
				ticket, by checking the appropriate box or recording the gear code. Codes are
				provided to each new dealer, and as requested by mail; the address is provided
				in paragraph 68E-5.002(7)(d),
				F.A.C.
(i) Number of Sets - for net
				and longline fisheries - record the number of times fishing gear (trawls,
				long-lines, gill nets, purse seines) was used.
(j) Traps Pulled and Soak Time - for trap
				fisheries - record the number of traps pulled and the number of days since
				traps were last pulled.
(k) Area
				Fished - record the area, as defined by the Department, where the saltwater
				fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life was caught. If the product was
				caught over more than one area, record the area where most of the product was
				caught. The areas and their respective codes are provided to each new dealer.
				They are also available upon request to the address as provided in paragraph
				68E-5.002(7)(d),
				F.A.C.
(l) Depth - record the
				approximate depth where the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine
				life was caught, in either feet or tens of fathoms. If recorded in tens of
				fathoms put the letter F before or after the number of fathoms. Example: 40F or
				F40 equals 400 fathoms.
(m) Price
				per pound - record the price paid either per pound or per unit of measure used
				on the dealer and Commission copies of the trip
				ticket.