Seafood Dealer Reporting – Submitting Negative Reports

Positive vs. Negative Reporting

Whether or not you have made seafood purchases or received landings during a reporting week, you must submit a report detailing this information to GARFO. 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 (Trip Ticket) or file upload. SAFIS does not include ITQ clam reports. To check your data to determine if reports for every week reporting have been submitted:

1. Log in to SAFIS eDR.
2. Click on the Negative Reports tab in the upper left of your SAFIS reporting screen. 

A calendar will appear on the right-hand side. You can navigate through the months using the Previous/Today/Next tabs. 

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

If a week does not contain either a green or red dash, we have not received a positive or negative report from you for that week. 

How to Submit a Negative Report

If you need to submit a negative report:

1. Log in to SAFIS eDR.
2. Click on the Negative Reports tab in the upper left of your SAFIS reporting screen. 
3. Click on the blue button + Create NEW Negative Report. 

At this point, 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 right of the 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) (HMS dealers only). 
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 Date (MM/DD/YYYY) and To Date  (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) (HMS dealers only).
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