NOAA Keeps the Electronic Fish Tickets Coming for West Coast Groundfish
Published Date: 10/23/2026
Notice
Summary
NOAA is asking to keep using its electronic fish ticket system for West Coast groundfish fishing. This system helps fishing businesses quickly report their catch so managers can keep fish populations healthy. About 189 businesses spend just minutes submitting data, with no new costs or big changes planned.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Electronic fish tickets required to participate
If you are a shorebased first receiver or a West Coast groundfish fishing business, you are required to submit electronic fish tickets when fish are landed in order to participate in the fishery. This requirement is a continuation (regular extension) of an existing information collection under OMB Control Number 0648-0738 and is required by regulatory compliance under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Small time burden per submission
The collection imposes small time costs: a typical electronic fish ticket submission takes about 2 minutes, an electronic fish tickets/IFQ First Receiver submission takes about 10 minutes, and Pacific whiting disposition recordkeeping takes about 1 minute. NOAA reports 189 respondents and a total annual burden of 155 hours for the collection.
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