WDFW - Derelict Gear Report Form

In response to public requests, there are now two ways to report derelict gear.

Quick Report Form
This form only requires the Location and Type of Gear. If you have more information about the gear, please use the Full Report Form.

Full Report Form
This form allows you to enter more specific information regarding the derelict gear. The only two mandatory fields are Location and Type of Gear. It would be appreciated if you include your name and contact information (phone, email, address) as someone may want to talk to you regarding your report.

Quick Report Form

Contact Information
Contact information is not required, but strongly encouraged. NOTE: Did you, yourself, observe the gear? If not, please list the person who made the observation (name, phone, email address)

Name:


First	MI	Last

Phone:

Email:

Observed Location
Visit terraserver if you do not already have this data; when you zoom in on the location you estimate the gear at, press the "info" link to bring up a page with the GPS position.

Location Coordinates:	Latitude		Longitude
Start Location: mandatory example: 48^o 34.513 ' N - 122 ^o 56.895 ' W	^o ' N		^o ' W

Gear Information
Gear Type/subtype mandatory (check all that apply)

Nets
Gill Net
Small Mesh
Purse Seine
Trawl
Lead Line or Hardware
Nets of unknown type

Shellfish Gear
Crab pot
Shrimp pot
Other shellfish gear

Hook and Line
Monofilament
Stranded Filament (Dacron or Groundline)
Steel
Hardware
Other hook and line gear

Aquaculture Gear
Net pen related material
Clam or oyster culture netting
Other aquaculture gear

Full Report Form

Name:


First	MI	Last

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Email:

Affiliation

Type of Affiliation:

Location Coordinates:	Latitude	Longitude
Start Location: mandatory example: 48^o 34.513 ' N - 122 ^o 56.895 ' W	^o ' N	^o ' W
End Location: example: 48^o 34.512 ' N - 122 ^o 57.001 ' W	^o ' N	^o ' W

Location Common Name:

Location Description:

Bottom Type:
(check all that apply)

Artificial Reef		Beach
Bedrock		Boulder field
Bridge		Buoy anchor
Cobble		Derelict sunken vessel
Eelgrass bed		Gravel
Hard pan		Kelp bed
Pilings or pier		Rock wall
Sandy

Gear Information

Gear Type/Subtype: mandatory (check all that apply)

Nets
Gill Net
Small Mesh
Purse Seine
Trawl
Lead Line or Hardware
Nets of unknown type

Shellfish Gear
Crab pot
Shrimp pot
Other shellfish gear

Hook and Line
Monofilament
Stranded Filament(Dacron or Groundline)
Steel
Hardware
Other hook and line gear

Aquaculture Gear
Net pen related material
Clam or oyster culture netting
Other aquaculture gear

Date/Time Gear Found (approx):

Photo Taken?

Yes | No

Video Taken?

Yes | No

How was the gear located:

Distance to shore:

Depth to top of gear:

Depth to bottom of gear:

Size of gear:

Length of observed gear: (feet)

Coverage of area with gear on it: (square feet)

Gear Condition:

Exposure to humans
	HIGH - divers or other gear likely to get caught
	MODERATE - some gear exposed, posing some danger
	LOW - twisted, buried or heavily entangled on bottom and not exposed to humans

Lethality to marine organisms
	HIGH - net floating off bottom, pots intact, many entangled organisms seen
	MODERATE - some parts of gear exposed and some entagled organisms seen
	LOW - gear condition ineffective in ensnarin

Encrustation
	Gear is encrusted with sea life
	Gear has no sea life growing on it

How was the gear snared on the bottom? (check all that apply)
Gear was not attached to the bottom Embedded in substrate Spread across the substrate Tangled in rocky habitat Snagged on sunken vessel Snagged on other man-made structure(pier, pilings or bridge)

Number of dead organisms entangled in gear:

Potential hazards posed by gear

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