Saltwater Angler Diary Pretest

OMB Control No. 0648-0052 (EXP 4/30/2011)

Saltwater Angler Diary
Name:__________________________________________________

Date:_______________________________

Check box if no recreational fishing trips were taken during the previous two months (please return).
TRIP INFORMATION
(To be completed only if recreational fishing trips were taken during the previous 2 months)

1) Type of fishing activity (Check one):

SHORE FISHING (Beach, Bank, Bridge, Jetty, etc.)
BOAT FISHING

2) Trip departure date & time (the date & time fishing activity started):

_______________
DATE

_______________
TIME

3) Trip return date & time (the date & time fishing activity ended):

_______________
DATE

_______________
TIME

4) State of trip (shore fishing) or state of departure (boat fishing): _________________________________________
5) County of trip (shore fishing) or county of departure (boat fishing): ______________________________________
4) Return port (boat trips) or fishing site (shore trips): __________________________________________________
5) Type of access at the site (Check one):

PUBLIC-ACCESS (site accessible to general public)
PRIVATE-ACCESS (site NOT accessible to general public)

6) Type of water body fished (ocean, sound, river, bay, inlet, etc.): ________________________________________
7) Distance fished from shore (OCEAN TRIPS ONLY): _________________________________________________
8) Amount of time spent fishing (to the nearest half hour, with gear in water): ________________________________
9) What was the primary species of fish that you were targeting? _________________________________________
CATCH INFORMATION
10) How many fish by species did you KEEP (landed)?
Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

11) How many fish by species did you catch and RELEASE?
Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Species______________________________ Num____

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to Rob Andrews, NOAA Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
This is a voluntary survey, and responses are kept confidential as required by section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA Administrative Order 216-100,
Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics, and will not be released for public use except in aggregate statistical form without identification as to its source. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

OMB Control No. 0648-0052 (EXP 4/30/2011)

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to Rob Andrews, NOAA Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
This is a voluntary survey, and responses are kept confidential as required by section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA Administrative Order 216-100,
Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics, and will not be released for public use except in aggregate statistical form without identification as to its source. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.