GLOUCESTER, Mass. — October 23, 2013 — Fishing vessels in the Northeast are now authorized to submit trip report information electronically as federal regulators have eliminated the requirement to furnish paper logbook forms.
According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic reporting was approved in July 2011 for a portion of the groundfish fleet and is now being authorized for all vessels that have been issued a federal Northeast fishing permit.
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