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Electronic Logbook Reporting in Commercial Fisheries of the Gulf of America and Atlantic

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Gulf of America, South AtlanticFederal Register 2026-10389 ↗

Wildlife Fisheries Data Reporting Commercial Fishing

NMFS is proposing to switch commercial fishing logbook reporting from paper to electronic format across Gulf of America, South Atlantic, and Atlantic fisheries. It'd also make minor updates to required data fields to support the transition. This affects federally permitted commercial fishermen in those regions and aims to improve the accuracy and timeliness of fisheries data.

In the agency’s own words

NMFS seeks public comment on proposed regulations to implement management measures described in amendments to four fishery management plans (FMPs) in the Gulf of America (Gulf), South Atlantic, and Atlantic, referenced here as the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments. If the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments are implemented by NMFS through this proposed rule, submission of certain commercial fishing logbooks would be required in an electronic format rather than the current paper format. NMFS is also proposing minor changes to some of the required data fields in the logbooks determined to be necessary t…

Federal Register 2026-10389 ↗

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