U.S. Caribbean Commercial Fishermen Census

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to conduct a survey of small scale fishermen operating in the United States (U.S.) Caribbean. The proposed socioeconomic study will collect information on demographics, fishing and marketing practices, capital investment in vessels and fishing gear, and miscellaneous attitudinal questions. The data gathered will be used for the development of fishery management plans and amendments in Puerto Rico. In the first iteration, there were funds for US Virigin Islands only, and that survey does not need to be repeated in the next three years..

The latest form for U.S. Caribbean Commercial Fishermen Census expires 2021-08-31 and can be found here.