West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

CHAPTER 5
Discard That Cannot Be Attributed to a
Specific Haul
On rare occasions, a vessel will discard fish from the hold.
This happens if market conditions change during a trip or if
they are catching larger fish that are worth more money.
Record discard that cannot be attributed to a specific haul
on the Trip Discard Form.
Trip Discard Form Instructions
The Trip Discard Form is not entered into the database
system. Document the information from the Trip Discard
Form (See Figure 5-19) in the Trip Comments on the Trip
Page.
• Trip Number – Record the trip number
generated by the database system.
• Coast Guard Number – Record the six or seven
digit USCG vessel number if the vessel has one.
If the vessel does not have a USCG number,
leave entry field blank.
• Date – Document the month and day that the trip
discard took place.
• Time – Document the time, in Pacific Standard
Time, that the trip discard took place.
• Species – Document the species that was
discarded.
• Weight – Document the weight, in pounds, of
species discarded.
• # of Fish – Document the number of fish
discarded.
5-62 1/30/2004