SW Alaska Fisheries Economic Activity Survey: large and

Large/Medium Vessel Version

2005
Southwest Alaska Fisheries Economic
Activity Survey

Sponsored by
University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF)
and
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

OMB Control No.: 0648-XXXX
Expiration Date: MM/DD/YYYY

Southwest Alaska

CONFIDENTIALITY: Per Section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), all individual surveys
will be held by only a limited number of researchers at UAF who will enter or work with the data. After the data are entered
in an electronic format, only these researchers will have password-protected access to the data. After data from the surveys
have been entered into an electronic format, the hard copies will be kept in a locked metal cabinet. These individual surveys
will be destroyed upon completion of the study. Your name, vessel identification and address will be used only for mailing and
survey administration purposes. Only summary results will be reported to the public. NMFS and other agencies will receive
only aggregate results in summary form.

Your Vessel Information
1. Please examine the table containing information about you and your vessel, and
make any corrections that are needed in Column 3. The vessel characteristics
information in Column 2 is public information, and is from Commercial Fisheries Entry
Commission (Alaska Department of Fish and Game) data.
Column 1
Item

Column 2
Information on Record

Owner’s name

Phish Erman

Owner’s address

Rt. 1, Box 368, Stewart, MN
55385

Vessel name

Lutefisk

USCG vessel ID

3333666

State/vessel ID

AK/FV33336

Vessel home port

Unalaska, AK

Length (feet)

125

Fuel capacity

8,000 gal.

Engine horsepower

800

Fuel type

Diesel

Net tonnage

63 tons

Gross tonnage

158 tons

Refrigeration system?

No

Freezing system?

Yes

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Column 3
Corrections (if any)

Skipper, Crew, and Owner Employment Information
The following questions are about employment of crew, skipper(s), and owner(s) for your
fishing-related activities during the 2005 calendar year (January 1 – December 31).
2. On average, in 2005, how many total crew and skipper jobs (positions) did this vessel
have while fishing or having maintenance or repairs performed?
____________________
3. During 2005, how many months (0 to 12) were you an owner of this vessel?
____________________

4. For the species listed in Column 1 of the table below, please indicate the total number of
crew members (Column 2), skippers (Column 3), and owners serving as skippers
(Column 4) employed by this vessel in 2005.
•

If a crew member (or skipper) fished for more than one species, count them as employed
for each species they fished.
Column 1
Species this vessel
landed in 2005

Column 2
Number of crew
employed

Column 3
Number of skippers
employed

Salmon (all)
Herring
Halibut and black
cod (sablefish)
Crab (all)
Groundfish (all)
Other species (all)

2

Column 4
Number of owners
that served as
skippers

The following question asks for information specific to crew members, skippers, and
owners who reside in Southwest Alaska only (see map on Page 1).
5. For each of the species listed in Column 1, please indicate the number of crew members
(Column 2), skippers (Column 3), and owners that served as skippers (Column 4) you
employed that were Southwest residents in 2005.
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•

For determining the residency, please use the addresses on record of the crew members,
skippers, and owners that served as skippers.
If a crew member (or skipper) fished for more than one species, count them as employed
for each species they fished.

Column 1
Species this vessel
landed in 2005

Column 2
Number of
Southwest resident
crew members

Column 3
Number of
Southwest resident
skippers

Salmon (all)
Herring
Halibut and black
cod (sablefish)
Crab (all)
Groundfish (all)
Other species (all)

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Column 4
Number of
Southwest resident
owners that served
as skippers

Crew and Skipper Payment Information
The following question is about your payments to crew and skipper(s) for the 2005
calendar year. Information contained on delivery settlement sheets may assist you in
accurately answering the question.
6. For each species you landed, please record the payment (in dollars) made to crew
(Column 2) and skipper(s) (Column 3).
Column 1
Species this vessel landed
in 2005

Column 2
Total crew payments in
2005

Column 3
Total skipper payments in
2005

Salmon (all)

$

$

Herring

$

$

Halibut and Black Cod
(Sablefish)

$

$

Crab (all)

$

$

Groundfish (all)

$

$

Other species (all)

$

$

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Comments
Please use this space to provide us with any comments that you feel would assist us to
report the economic contribution of fishers like you to the economy of Southwest Alaska.

Paper Reduction Act (PRA) Statement
The purpose of this information collection is to gather information on employment and income
from commercial fishing. This information is needed by local and state governments, businesses,
and others who make decisions that affect people and industries in Southwest Alaska. Response
is voluntary. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20
minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other suggestions for
reducing this burden to Chang Seung, Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Address: 7600 Sand
Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115-6349, Phone: 206-526-4250).
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall
any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY!
Please direct any questions to Hans Geier at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks by phone
(907) 474-7727 or by e-mail at ffhtg@uaf

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