Seafood Dealer Reporting – Submitting Negative Reports

Positive vs. Negative Reporting

Dealers must submit a report detailing purchase information to GARFO each reporting week, regardless of whether they made seafood purchases or received landings for that week. If you have made seafood purchases or received landings during a reporting week, you submit a dealer report, also called a positive report. If you have not made any purchases or received any landings during the week, you submit a negative report.

How to Check Your Dealer Reports for Positive or Negative Reports

In SAFIS, you can check your reports for the presence (positive) or absence (negative) of reports even if you submitted your reports through Bluefin Data (Trip Ticket/VESL) or File Validation Transfer (FVT). To check your data to determine if reports for every reporting  week have been submitted:

1. Log in to SAFIS eDR.
2. Click on the arrow to the right of the Reporting  tab in the upper left of your SAFIS reporting screen. 
3. Click on the Create Negative Report tab.

A calendar will appear on the right-hand side. You can navigate through the months using the arrow  tabs on the calendar. 

• Green dashes within the calendar represent positive reports that you have submitted. 
• Blue dashes represent negative reports you have submitted. 

If a week does not contain either a green or blue dash, we have not received a positive or negative report from you for that week.  You must submit a report to maintain compliance with federal regulations.

How to Submit a Negative Report

If you need to submit a negative report:

1. Log in to SAFIS eDR.
2. Click on the Create Negative Report tab in the upper left of your SAFIS reporting screen. 
3. Under the  Create Negative Report, you have the option to enter a single day or a range of days by selecting the blue button of your choice. 

For a single day:

1. Click on the calendar symbol to the report date box * Single Day (MM/DD/YYYY). A calendar will appear. 
2. Use the blue arrows to the right or left of the month and year to navigate to the date for which you are entering a negative report and click on that date. 
3. The box below is provided for Reason for Negative Report(s) 
4. Once finished, click on the green Save button. 

For a range of days:

1. Click on the calendar symbol to the right of each box * From  (MM/DD/YYYY) and To   (MM/DD/YYYY). 
2. Use the blue arrows to the right or left of the month and year to navigate to the date for which you are entering the negative reports and click on that date. 
3. The box below is provided for Reason for Negative Report(s) 
4.  Once finished, click on the green Save button. 

Questions? 

• For assistance with reporting or SAFIS, call (978) 281-9212 or nmfs.gar.reporting@noaa.gov