NOAA
Fisheries Announces a New Online System For Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
Tournament Registration and Reporting
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is
offering an online option to register Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) tournaments
and report HMS tournament catch on the new Atlantic Tournament Registry and
Reporting (ATR) System.
Atlantic HMS tournament registration and reporting is
important for the management of swordfish, billfishes, tunas, and sharks
because it characterizes a portion of the recreational fishing effort on these
species, including general location and targeted species, and provides catch
and landings data that are used for stock assessments and monitoring of
landings under international requirements. The ATR System allows electronic
registration and reporting and emails confirmation that NOAA Fisheries has
reviewed the registration application, or reporting information, and determined
that the entry is complete. Online registration provides an additional, easy
option for tournament registration and reporting along with the existing
options of mailing, e-mailing, and faxing. For more information about Atlantic
HMS tournament registration and reporting, please go to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/compliance/tournaments/index.html.
This
notice is a courtesy to Atlantic HMS fishery participants to help keep you
informed about the fishery. For further information on Atlantic HMS ATR System,
contact Nicolas Alvarado (concerning registration) at 727-824-5399 or Arietta
Venizelos (concerning reporting) at 305-361-4214.
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