June 10, 2021 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
Key Message:
NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office continues to look for and offer ways to communicate news and updates related to the Southeast For-Hire Electronic Reporting program. Fishermen may now sign up for three new fishery bulletins specific to where they fish. These bulletins are designed for this program and all Southeast federal for-hire/charter boat permit holders. They will contain important information not covered in the other bulletins you may already be receiving.
More Information on How to Sign-Up:
- NOAA Fisheries has created three new fishery bulletin groups:
- For-Hire Electronic Reporting General Interest Updates: information relevant to all program participants
- For-Hire Electronic Reporting Gulf of Mexico Updates: information relevant to Gulf of Mexico program requirements only
- For-Hire Electronic Reporting South Atlantic Updates: information relevant to South Atlantic program requirements only
- You may sign up for one or all of the bulletin groups.
To sign up for these bulletins, go to: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/subscriber/new.
Once you are on the sign up page follow these directions:
- Bulletins are listed under the Regional Updates subscription topic.
- Under the Southeast Updates sub-topic, click the + sign to expand the list,
- Check the boxes for the bulletins of interest,
- Then click submit
NOAA Fisheries implemented the Southeast For-Hire Electronic Reporting program in January 2021. This program is expected to provide more timely catch, effort, and discard information from federally-permitted for-hire vessels, be used in future fish population assessments, and inform management decisions.
Please call our customer service hotline with any questions (available Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30, EST) at 1-833-707-1632 or email us at ser.electronicreporting@noaa.gov.
To access additional information, such as tool-kits and instructional videos, go to: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/recreational-fishing-data/southeast-hire-electronic-reporting-program.