Fish slip information for commercial and Aboriginal sales fisheries in British Columbia

To fill out a commercial fish slip, enter the following information in the spaces provided:

1. Who fished

Enter the harvester or vessel master’s:

• name
• address
• Vessel Registration Number (VRN)
• vessel name
• licence number
• hail in number
• trip identification number

2. Who the fish were offloaded, sold or delivered to

• Indicate if the fish were for personal use or public sale
• If the fish were offloaded to a packer, enter the packer's:
  • name; the packer is the plant, transporting packer vessel or collector to which the catch was unloaded from the catching vessel
  • Vessel Registration Number (VRN)
• If the fish were sold to a commercial buyer, enter the:
  • buyer's name
    • for groundfish, the buyer was the offloading/unloading company
    • for all species other than groundfish, the buyer was the first buyer of the fish
  • buyer's address
  • buyer's phone number
  • location of sale or processing plant
  • buyer’s code, if applicable
• If the fish were not sold to a commercial buyer, write “public sale”, “personal use” or other in the company code box or on the top of the slip Examples of “other” may include:
  • frozen for later sale
  • exported to the United States
  • used for bait
  • dumped
  • contaiminated

3. Where, when and how the fish were caught

Enter the:

• Pacific Fishery Management Area in which you caught the fish
• days fished in each Pacific Fishery Management Area
• trip length in days
• date and time the fish were landed (day, month, year) even if the catch was not immediately sold and was frozen for later sale
• gear type used; if the gear you used is not on the list, check “other” and write your gear type in the space provided

4. What fish were caught

Listing 1 species per line, enter the:

• pieces if the catch was salmon (leave blank for all other species)
• weight in pounds (lbs) or kilograms (kg) for all species
• species
• landed form (e.g., round, dressed, head-on, head-off, Japanese cut, iced or frozen)
• disposition if not for human consumption
• price and value per pound or kilogram of the catch for each species and grade; if the catch was not sold, leave the price and value blank

To fill out an Aboriginal fisheries fish slip, enter the following information in the spaces provided:

1. Who fished

Enter the harvester's:

• name
• address
• Band

2. Who the fish were offloaded, sold or delivered to

Enter the:

• plant, packer or collector name; this is the name of the plant, transporting packer vessel or collector to which the catch was unloaded from the catching vessel
• buyer’s name and address
  • for groundfish, enter the name and address of the offloading/unloading company
  • for all species other than groundfish, enter the name and address of the first buyer of the fish
• buyer's phone number

3. Where, when and how the fish were caught

Enter the:

• area of catch (the fishing areas where you caught the fish catch)
• days fished in each area
• trip length in days
• landing site location
• landing slip number
• designation number
• date the fish were landed (day, month, year) even if the catch was not immediately sold and was frozen for later sale
• gear type used; if the gear you used is not on the list, check “other” and write your gear type in the space provided

4. What fish were caught

Listing 1 species per line, enter the:

• pieces if the catch was salmon (leave blank for all other species)
• weight in pounds (lbs) or kilograms (kgs) for all species
• species
• landed form (e.g., round, dressed, head-on, head-off, Japanese cut, iced or frozen)
• price and value per pound or kilogram of the catch for each species and grade; if the catch was not sold, leave the price and value blank

To fill out a commercial clam slip, enter the following information in the spaces provided:

1. Who harvested clams

Enter the harvester's:

• name
• address
• clam harvesting licence number

2. Who the clams were offloaded, sold or delivered to

Enter the:

• processing plant the harvest was sold to
• buyer’s name
• buyer’s address
• buyer’s phone number

3. Where, when and how the clams were harvested

Enter the:

• harvest beach
• harvest area and sub area
• days you spent digging for clams
• date the clams were landed (day, month, year) even if the harvest was not immediately sold and was frozen for later sale

Circle the clam fishing area where you harvested clams.

4. What clams were harvested

Listing 1 species per line, enter the:

• code for the species you harvested
• species
• quantity in pounds (lbs) or kilograms (kgs) for all species
• price and value per pound or kilogram of the harvest for each species; if the harvest was not sold, leave the price and value blank

To fill out an Aboriginal fisheries clam slip, enter the following information in the spaces provided:

1. Who harvested clams

Enter the harvester's:

• name
• address
• Band or Nation
• designation card number

2. Who the clams were offloaded, sold or delivered to

Enter the:

• processing plant the harvest was sold to
• buyer’s name
• buyer’s address
• buyer’s phone number

3. Where, when and how the clams were harvested

Enter the:

• harvest beach
• harvest area and sub area
• days you spent digging for clams
• date the clams were landed (day, month, year) even if the harvest was not immediately sold and was frozen for later sale

Circle the clam fishing area where you harvested clams.

4. What clams were harvested

Listing 1 species per line, enter the:

• code for the species you harvested
• species
• quantity in pounds (lbs) or kilograms (kgs) for all species
• price and value per pound or kilogram of the harvest for each species; if the harvest was not sold, leave the price and value blank