New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Subchapter F - MARINE FISHERIES › Part 38 - Lobsters and Crabs › Section 38.2 - Reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Vessel trip
				  reports.
(1) Commercial License and Permit
				  Holders. Any person holding a marine commercial fishing license, including food
				  fish license, food fish landing license, marine bait permit, commercial lobster
				  permit, lobster landing, lobster bait gill net, horseshoe crab and crab permit
				  holders, and commercial whelk license holders shall complete and submit on a
				  form prescribed by the department an accurate fishing vessel trip report for
				  each fishing trip, detailing all fishing activities and all species landed. The
				  fishing vessel trip report must be completed with all required information,
				  except for information not yet ascertainable, and signed before the vessel
				  arrives at the dock or lands the catch. Information that may be considered
				  unascertainable before arriving at the dock or landing includes dealer name,
				  dealer number, and date sold. The license holder shall submit such completed
				  and signed fishing reports monthly to the department within 15 days of the end
				  of each month or at a frequency specified by the department in writing. If no
				  fishing trips were made during a month, a report must be submitted stating no
				  trips were made for that month. Incomplete or unsigned reports will not satisfy
				  these reporting requirements. The license holder may also submit completed trip
				  reports electronically using eTRIPS. Failure to submit the vessel trip reports
				  that are required in this subdivision may result in fines and denial of future
				  applications for the licenses and permits affected pursuant to this
				  action.
(2) Party and Charter Boat
				  License Holders. Party and Charter Boat License holders shall complete and
				  submit on a form prescribed by the department an accurate fishing vessel trip
				  report for each fishing trip, detailing all fishing activities, including all
				  species landed and the number of anglers aboard. The fishing vessel trip report
				  must be completed with all required information, except for information not yet
				  ascertainable, and signed before the vessel arrives at the dock or lands the
				  catch. If no fishing trips were made during a month, a report must be submitted
				  stating no trips were made for that month. The license holder may submit
				  completed reports electronically using eTRIPS. Effective January 1, 2025, all
				  Party and Charter Boat License holders must complete and submit their vessel
				  trip reports electronically using eTRIPS and submit these reports within 48
				  hours of the completion of each trip.
(3) Federal Vessel Permit Holders. Any New
				  York State license holder who is also the holder of a federal vessel fishing
				  permit issued by NOAA Fisheries must only meet the reporting requirements
				  specified by NOAA Fisheries. If requested in writing by the department, New
				  York State permit holders who also hold federal fishing permits shall provide
				  the electronic VTR numbers to the department for the month or months identified
				  in the written notification. Holders of federal Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
				  permits issued by NOAA Fisheries must satisfy the reporting requirements of New
				  York State as stated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subdivision, in addition
				  to any federal reporting requirements.