Forms and Applications
Permit Applications & Request Forms
FISHERY | APPLICATIONS & FORMS | DESCRIPTION |
| All Fisheries | Vessel landing history request | Request for vessel landings |
| All Fisheries | Initial Vessel Permit | Request An Initial Vessel Permit |
| All Fisheries | Initial Vessel Operator Permit | Request An Initial Vessel Operator Permit |
| All Fisheries | Initial Dealer Permit | Request An Initial Dealer Permit |
| All Fisheries | Vessel Ownership Form | Completion of this form is required with each application for a Northeast Federal fishing permit |
| All Fisheries | Vessel Replacement, Upgrade, and Confirmation of Permit History | Request A Vessel Replacement, A Vessel Upgrade, Or A Confirmation Of Permit History |
| All Fisheries | Exempted Fishing Permit, Temporary Possession Permits, Exempted Educational Activity Authorizations, or Letter of Acknowledgement | Guidance on Applying for Exempted Fishing Permits, Temporary Possession Permits, Letters of Acknowledgement, and Exempted Educational Activity Authorizations |
| All Fisheries | Letter of Authorization (LOA) | Request a Letter of Authorization (LOA) |
| Multispecies | Multispecies DAS Leasing Form | Request to Lease Northeast Multispecies DAS |
| Multispecies | Multispecies DAS Transfer Form | Request to Permanently Tranfer Multispecies DAS |
| Multispecies | Downgrade Multispecies DAS Leasing Baseline Form | Request To Downgrade Multispecies DAS Leasing Baseline |
| Multispecies Sectors | Multispecies Sectors Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) Transfer Form | Request to Transfer ACE between Sectors |
| Multispecies, Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog | Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Instructions | Vessel Monitoring System Instructions For Boatracs, SkyMate and Thrane & Thrane |
| Multispecies, Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog | VMS Power Down Exemption Request | Request a Vessel Monitoring System Power Down Exemption |
| Multispecies, Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog | VMS Certification Form | Certify That The Subject Fishing Vessel Has An Operational VMS Unit Installed By An Approved Northeast Region VMS Vendor |
| Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Multispecies | DAS Credit Request Form | Application to Request a DAS Credit |
| Multispecies or Monkfish | Gillnet Tags Order Form | Fish with Gillnet Gear in the Northeast Multispecies or Monkfish Fisheries |
| Multispecies or Monkfish | Missing Gillnet Tag Replacement Form | Declare Lost Gillnet Tags And/or Order Replacement Tags |
| Atlantic Mackerel | Initial Application for a Federal Limited Access Mackerel Permit | Request An Initial Federal Limited Access Mackerel Permit |
| Atlantic Sea Scallop | Scallop Trip Exchange Form | Request For One-For-One Exchange Of Sea Scallop Access Area Trip |
| Atlantic Sea Scallop | Scallop Broken Trip Adjustment Form | Request a Broken Sea Scallop Access Area Trip Adjustment |
| Atlantic Sea Scallop | Transfer LAGC IFQ Scallop Allocation | Request to Transfer Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Scallop Allocation |
| Atlantic Surfclam & Ocean Quahog | SC/OQ Cage Tag Transfer Form | Request To Transfer Atlantic Surfclam Or Ocean Quahog Cage Tags |
| Atlantic Surfclam & Ocean Quahog | Application to Shuck SC/OQ at Sea | Request To Shuck Surfclams & Ocean Quahogs At Sea |
| Golden Tilefish | Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Allocation Transfer Form | Request to Transfer Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Allocation |
| Golden Tilefish | Initial Tilefish IFQ Allocation Interest Declaration Form | List Ownership Interests In All Tilefish IFQ Allocation Permits |
| American Lobster | Lobster Trap Tags Order Form | Order Federal Lobster Trap Tags |
| American Lobster | Lobster Trap Tag Replacement Form | Request Federal Lobster Trap Tag Replacements |
| Atlantic Herring | Closed Area I-Midwater Trawl Release Affidavit Form | Reporting Requirement for Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I |
| All Seafood Processors | Processed Products Reporting Form | Letter to Processors and Reporting Instructions |
| High Seas | High Seas Fishing Permit | Any High Seas Fishing Vessel Of The United States. High Seas Is Defined As Those Waters Beyond The Exclusive Economic Zone Of Any Country. |
| Atlantic Tunas | Atlantic Tunas Fishing Permit | Request an Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery Permit |
| Southeast Region Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Fishery | Southeast Region Vessel Permit, Dealer Permit, and Operator Card | Southeast Region Vessel Permit, Dealer Permit, and Operator Card Requirements in the Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Fishery |
| All NOAA Fisheries Forms | Forms by Geographic Fishing Areas | All NOAA Fisheries Forms - National, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Pacific Islands, and Alaska |
