U.S. Virgin Islands Recreational Fishing Report Form

*Coral Disease Note*

You may have heard that there has been an outbreak of a new coral disease called Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Read more about the coral disease here: https://viepscor.org/sctld-outbreak.

You can help monitor the spread of the disease by reporting the locations of any "suspicious" or unhealthy-looking coral containing white spots or missing tissue (lesions) that you see when spearfishing, diving for lobster, freediving, etc. Please make a note of what you see and include the location from the fishing maps below. You do not have to be a coral disease expert! Any information you provide is helpful. For the full Reef Response Coral Disease Survey form, visit: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/9838819b5e1748448297255f6fd1a183.

Coral Disease Observations

Tell us about any coral you saw containing white spots or that looked unhealthy. Please include locations using codes from the maps below, or GPS coordinates if you have them!

Name*

First NameLast Name

Date of Trip

Date

Date of Trip*

Vessel Home Port*

(e.g. Red Hook, Cruz Bay, Altona Lagoon)

Type of Trip*

Type of Trip

(recreational, charter, tournament, etc.)

Boat Name

If you fished on a boat, enter the boat name.

Boat Length (ft)

If you fished on a boat, enter the boat length in feet.

Area Fished

(refer to map codes)

Hours Fished

How much time did you spend actively fishing? Do not include travel time.

Gear Type*

What gear type(s) did you use on this trip?

Number of Anglers*

# of people actively fishing

Number of Lines/Spears/Nets, etc.*

# of fishing lines, spearguns, snares, nets, etc. used in this trip

Number of Hooks per Line

If applicable, how many hooks did you use per line?

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Did you fish at a Fish Aggregating Device (FAD)?

NoYes (If "yes" please specify fish caught on FAD in the table below.)

Hours fished at FAD

How much time did you spend actively fishing at FADs?

	Species	Number of Fish	Weight of Fish (lbs)	FAD Name
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***Email - enter to receive a copy of your report emailed to you

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