VESL

Name: VESL
Rating: 3 (31 reviews)
Author: Bluefin Data

The smart, easy way to report.

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

31 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Business
Developer

Bluefin Data
Language

EN
English
Size

79.4
MB

Meet your reporting obligations with ease. VESL is a hub for reporting to the government. File your reports with the least amount of effort, all in one place. Reduce frustration, saving time and money. Get started by creating an account, specifying your reporting obligations, and filing your reports. Start now - it's free!

Ratings & Reviews

3.0

out of 5

31 Ratings

VESL
04/09/2021
Murraymc503
Had an initial bad experience with this product. The developer contacted me by phone over the issues I was having. We discussed the problems at length as well as possible solutions that were not out of his control and mandated by the Feds. It was mutually beneficial to invite him to link up with my computer to verify some of the issues were not operator error. Outcome: some of the errors were on my end and there were some visible issues with the program. Within 24 hours an updated improved, less confusing version has been launched with the programming errors corrected and an easier to use more streamlined reporting program in place. I was extremely impressed with the developers concern to rapidly correct and improve this program and addressing the needs of the Captains that use it. I would now recommend this product to others that need to meet the Federal reporting requirements, and affirm that the developer is there and available to help if you need it. Capt. Murray McDonald

Developer Response
Murraymc503 - I'm sorry to hear VESL was difficult for you to use. That's definitely not what we intend.I don't quite follow what you mean by "categories have no directions". Could you please expand on this? Without knowing more, I would guess you are looking for instructions which our help center may help with: support.bluefindata.com.Reports can be edited before they are submitted to NOAA. After submission, NOAA Fisheries requires us to lock reports. Corrections and modifications must be emailed to ser.electronicreporting@noaa.gov.As with modifications, NOAA restricts the ability to delete reports after they have been synced to our servers. If you create the report offline, you have the ability to discard the report through the VESL app. After it's been synced, requests to delete must be sent to the SERO email address above.I apologize again for any difficulty - please reach out to us at support@bluefindata.com. We're happy to work through things to improve your experience.Take care -Andrew Petersen / Bluefin Data
VESL
04/09/2021
Murraymc503

Had an initial bad experience with this product. The developer contacted me by phone over the issues I was having. We discussed the problems at length as well as possible solutions that were not out of his control and mandated by the Feds. It was mutually beneficial to invite him to link up with my computer to verify some of the issues were not operator error. Outcome: some of the errors were on my end and there were some visible issues with the program. Within 24 hours an updated improved, less confusing version has been launched with the programming errors corrected and an easier to use more streamlined reporting program in place. I was extremely impressed with the developers concern to rapidly correct and improve this program and addressing the needs of the Captains that use it. I would now recommend this product to others that need to meet the Federal reporting requirements, and affirm that the developer is there and available to help if you need it. Capt. Murray McDonald
Developer Response 04/08/2021
Murraymc503 - I'm sorry to hear VESL was difficult for you to use. That's definitely not what we intend.I don't quite follow what you mean by "categories have no directions". Could you please expand on this? Without knowing more, I would guess you are looking for instructions which our help center may help with: support.bluefindata.com.Reports can be edited before they are submitted to NOAA. After submission, NOAA Fisheries requires us to lock reports. Corrections and modifications must be emailed to ser.electronicreporting@noaa.gov.As with modifications, NOAA restricts the ability to delete reports after they have been synced to our servers. If you create the report offline, you have the ability to discard the report through the VESL app. After it's been synced, requests to delete must be sent to the SERO email address above.I apologize again for any difficulty - please reach out to us at support@bluefindata.com. We're happy to work through things to improve your experience.Take care -Andrew Petersen / Bluefin Data
Lobster Fisherman
Mar 23
Frustrated Fisherman
This is the worst App I’ve ever had to deal with. I’ve been using it for 3 years. And every update I do makes it worse. I am made to report every year with this terrible app and if I don’t they don’t allow me to purchase my lobster license for the next year. I have waisted hours on the phone trying to get this thing working right. The information we’re imputing is only being used to regulate us even more than they already do. I’m not sure why I’m writing this review though because nobody getting this app is doing so on their own free will. They’re being made to by a useless government agency.
Lobster Fisherman
Mar 23
Frustrated Fisherman

This is the worst App I’ve ever had to deal with. I’ve been using it for 3 years. And every update I do makes it worse. I am made to report every year with this terrible app and if I don’t they don’t allow me to purchase my lobster license for the next year. I have waisted hours on the phone trying to get this thing working right. The information we’re imputing is only being used to regulate us even more than they already do. I’m not sure why I’m writing this review though because nobody getting this app is doing so on their own free will. They’re being made to by a useless government agency.
Love the app
08/05/2021
faulkingham11
My husband has to report his lobster catch for the state of Maine this year, and being able to hope on here and have the report filed within seconds is so convenient! It’s easy to use and we haven’t had any problems with it!
Love the app
08/05/2021
faulkingham11

My husband has to report his lobster catch for the state of Maine this year, and being able to hope on here and have the report filed within seconds is so convenient! It’s easy to use and we haven’t had any problems with it!
The future of fishery data collection
Apr 7
Galvfish
Happy to be a part of collecting and providing data to have better informed management in the future. Support team always working to improve and evolve to meet the needs of fishermen!!!
The future of fishery data collection
Apr 7
Galvfish

Happy to be a part of collecting and providing data to have better informed management in the future. Support team always working to improve and evolve to meet the needs of fishermen!!!

- Added support for usage based defaults - Added support for DDM coordinate entry - Added support for barcode scan feature on text fields - Added support for activity triggers - Bug fixes

Version 2.108.0 2d ago

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics

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Accessibility

Information

Seller: Bluefin Data LLC
Size: 79.4 MB
Category: Business
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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VESL

Lobster Fisherman

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The future of fishery data collection

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