Atlantic lost fishing gear form: Fixed gear, including crab and lobster traps

To fill out a PDF form, you must:

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*Fields with asterisk are mandatory

*Date of report (DD/MM/YYYY)

*Name of fishing vessel operator

*FIN (Fisher Identification Number)

*Licence Number

*VRN

*Region of licence issue

*Target Species

Complete below fields: (including crab and lobster traps). If not applicable, fill is as "0"

Gear (include all types of trawls)

Trap / Pot

Longline

Net

Other:

*Description of part of gear that was lost: (e.g. Nets, vertical lines, anchor, gear markers, etc.)

*Number of units of gear lost:
(if measured by fleets, indicate number of units in fleet. If nets, estimate length of net lost)

*Estimated length of netting lost (in ft):

*Estimated length of rope lost (in ft):

Sequential number(s) of the tag(s) attached to the lost fishing gear(s): (if applicable)

Description of buoy: (e.g. float, hi-flyer, colour etc.)

*Fishing Area

*Latitude: (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds) *Longitude: (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds)

For coordinates, use Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS)
Example: 42°45'30" N 62°32'45"W

The last date the gear was known to be at this location
(DD/MM/YYYY):

If access to internet is not available, please mail forms to:

Atlantic Lost and Retrieved Gear Reporting
343 Université Ave
Room 320
Moncton, NB
E1C 9B6

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