Small vessel mail survey

Small vessel version

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

Cordova, AK

Length (feet)

32

Fuel capacity

600 gal.

Engine horsepower

300

Fuel type

Diesel

Net tonnage

15 tons

Gross tonnage

35 tons

Refrigeration system?

Yes

Freezing system?

No

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Column 3
Corrections (if any)

Skipper and Crew Payment and Employment Information
The following questions are about employment of crew and skipper(s) and payments to
them 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, for 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.
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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 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

6. For each species listed in Column 1 of the table below, please record the number of days
during 2005 you paid P&I (crew liability insurance) on your vessel’s crew (Column 2).
Column 1
Species this vessel landed during 2005

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

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Column 2
Number of days you paid P & I on
your vessel’s crew

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.
7. 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.

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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