Large and medium vessel mail survey

Large/Medium Vessel Version

2005
Gulf Coast 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

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Gulf Coast of 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.

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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

Kodiak, 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)

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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 the Gulf Coast region of 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 on this vessel that were Gulf Coast region residents in
2005.
•
•

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 Gulf
Coast region
resident crew
members

Column 3
Number of Gulf
Coast region
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 Gulf
Coast region
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 this vessel 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 the Gulf
Coast region of Alaska.

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Statement
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
OMB Control No.: 0648-XXXX
Expiration Date: MM/DD/YYYY

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