How to Complete a Private Recreational eVTR Using Fish Online Web App

Operators of federally permitted vessels must submit a vessel trip report (VTR) for each fishing trip. VTRs are important because they provide data that informs fishery science and management decisions. These are tips to complete VTRs electronically.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Use this page for guidance on filling in eVTR fields on the app to complete your report.

NOTE: The document Electronic Vessel Trip Report (eVTR) Reporting Instructions (PDF, 50 pages) provides the complete reference information that you need to satisfy reporting requirements.

Getting Started

In the Fish Online Login Page, enter your login credentials, then click Log In.
After you log in, select the vessel for which you are completing a trip report.
Once you are on your Vessel Profile page, click VTR/IVR Reporting from the menu on the left side of the screen.
When the next screen opens, select VTR/IVR Reporting; this action brings you to the Reporting home page

NOTE: You may use the app in a web browser or use the Install option to install the app directly onto your computer, phone, or tablet. When you use the installed app, you may complete your trip report without an internet connection; however, an internet connection is required to submit the data.

Report a Trip with Catch

Vessel Information

Begin a trip by tapping the + sign.
Enter SAIL DATE and VESSEL PERMIT. Tap NEXT.

Trip Type

Select TRIP TYPE (Private Recreational), NO. OF ANGLERS, VESSEL OPERATOR. Tap NEXT.
Review, tap SAVE.

Effort

Tap ADD EFFORT.
Enter GEAR and GEAR QTY. Tap NEXT.
Enter CHART AREA, NO. Of HAULS (if applicable), TOW/SOAK TIME, and FISHING DEPTH. Tap NEXT.
Select LAT/LON FORMAT, then enter LAT and LON (if on fishing location tap CURRENT LOCATION), then tap SAVE.

Catch

Tap ADD CATCH.
Select species from the search field.
Enter the COUNT KEPT and COUNT DISCARDED fields. (If you discarded no fish, you must enter 0 into the Discard field.) Tap SAVE. Continue to add your catch until you have reported all of it, then tap TRIP REVIEW.
Review, then tap ADD LANDING.
Enter LAND DATE, then tap SAVE.

Offload Items

Tap ADD OFFLOAD.
Select a species to offload, tap NEXT.
Enter NUMBER OF FISH SOLD for each species.
For DEALER, enter Home Consumption or 99998 in the search box.
Select PORT, then select DATE SOLD. Tap SAVE.

Sign

Tap SIGN.
Review trip (use the NEXT button to scroll through information), Check the certification box.
If prompted to do so, enter your username and password again. Click LOG IN.
Tap SUBMIT.

Displaying All Trips Submitted to NOAA

On the Home screen, the blue boxes displaying trip information are a combination of open and submitted trips on your current device. To see all trips that you submitted to NOAA, click on the three lines at the top left of the home screen, then select VTR Trip List. This action displays all submitted trips regardless of the device used.