The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries reminds seafood dealers that they need to switch from the PC Trip Ticket Software Program to the new VESL software by the end of the year to report their transactions with fishermen.
The division’s Trip Ticket Program was notified earlier this year that the software contractor, Bluefin Data, will no longer support the old program as of Jan. 31, 2026. Due to these changes:
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All electronic trip tickets for calendar year 2025 should be entered through the PC Trip Ticket Software Program by Jan. 10, 2026.
All electronic trip tickets for calendar year 2026 should be entered in the VESL system.
Bluefin Data released the web-based VESL program for North Carolina in January 2025. To use VESL, dealers need a valid email address to create an account on the VESL platform and an internet connected device with a web browser.
Seafood dealers who have not already done so should contact Trip Ticket Program staff at the following email addresses or phone numbers to set up an account:
- Josh Beil — Joshua.Beil@deq.nc.gov or 252-515-5549.
- Travis Williams — Travis.Williams@deq.nc.gov or 252-515-5550.
The Division’s Trip Ticket Program was implemented in 1994 when North Carolina law mandated trip level reporting of all commercial fishery landings. The program requires seafood dealers to complete a trip ticket for each transaction with a fisherman and to submit these reports monthly to the Division of Marine Fisheries.
