West Coast Commercial Fishiing Vessel Cost Earnings Surv

WEST COAST COMMERICAL FISHING VESSEL COST EARNINGS SURVEY
Conducted by:
NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SURVEY RESPONDENT
1. Name: _________________________________ 2. Email: __________________________________
3. Date (Month/Day/Year): __________________ 4. Telephone: (____)_________________________
5. Mailing Address (Street, City, State, and Zip Code):
____________________________________________________________________________________

VESSEL OWNERSHIP AND CHARACTERISTICS
6. Please verify the following information on record about your vessel’s characteristics. If the information on record
is correct, please place a check mark in the Corrections column. If the information on record is incorrect or there is no
information on record, please provide the correct information in the Corrections column.
Item

Information on Record

a. Owner’s Name

Charles Smith

b. Owner’s Address

333 1st Street, Waldport,
OR 97005

Corrections

c. Vessel Name
d. USCG Vessel ID (USCG
or State)

33221843

e. Home Port

Newport, OR

f. Length (feet)

75

g. Fuel Capacity

300

h. Engine Make and Model

No Information on Record

i. Engine Horsepower

380

7. What is the approximate market value of your vessel (not including associated permits)? $_______________

8. Please provide your vessel’s fuel consumption, speed, and crew size (not including captain) when engaged in each
of the following activities. If this vessel does not engage in an activity, please write “NA” in the appropriate columns.
Activity

Fuel
Consumption
(Gallons Per

Speed
(Knots Per
Hour)

Crew Size (Not
Including
Captain)

a. Trawling (while towing)
b. Longlining
c. Shrimping (while
towing)
d. Crabbing
e. Trolling
f. Steaming (fully loaded)

Not Applicable

g. Steaming (empty)

Not Applicable

ANNUAL COSTS AND EARNINGS
Questions 9 through 11 collect information about this vessel’s costs and earnings while operating in all fisheries
(groundfish, crab, shrimp, salmon, etc.). This survey’s primary objective is to collect data on costs and earnings for
2008. However, we recognize that conditions in the fishery change from year to year and that two years of data can
provide a more complete picture than a one-year snapshot. If possible, we would appreciate receiving your cost and
earnings data for both 2007 and 2008.
9. In what month does your vessel’s fiscal year begin? ___________
10. For each of the earnings (income) sources listed below, please indicate the income earned during your fiscal year
2007 and fiscal year 2008. If no income was earned from a particular source during a particular year, please write NA
in the appropriate box.
Earnings (Income) Source
a. Landings in Alaska
b. Landings outside the West Coast (Washington,
Oregon, and California) and Alaska. Please do not
include at sea deliveries, which are covered in part c of
c. West Coast at-sea deliveries
e. Sale and leasing of permits associated with this vessel
f. Salmon disaster relief payments
g. Other (please specify)________________

2007 ($)

2008 ($)

11. For each cost category below, please provide total annual expenditures during your fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year
2008. If you do not have separate data on expenditures for captain (part a) and crew (part b), please write combined
expenditures in part a and write “NA” in part b. If no expenditures were incurred in a particular category during a
particular year, please write NA in the appropriate box. For location of expenditures please indicate the location of
expenditures as a percentage in the location categories: HP=home port, HS= home state but not home port city,
WC=West Coast (WA, OR, or CA) state but not home state, AK= Alaska, US=United States outside of West Coast
and Alaska. For Crew expenditures please indicate the percent of crew that reside in each location category.

Cost (Expenditure) Category

2007 ($)

2008($)

Location of Expenditures
(Percent of Total)
HP
HS
WC
AK
US

a. Captain (include share payments, bonuses, other
forms of compensation, and payroll taxes)
b. Crew (include share payments, bonuses other
forms of compensation, and payroll taxes)
c. Fuel and Lube
d. Food and crew provisions
e. Ice
f. Bait
g. Repair, maintenance, and improvements for
vessel, gear, and equipment
h. Insurance
i. Interest and Financial Services
j. Enforcement and monitoring (include cost of
observers and electronics such as cameras)
k. Commission dues
l. Moorage
m. Purchase of permits for this vessel

Not Applicable

n. Leasing of permits for this vessel

Not Applicable

o. All other expenses for this vessel

Not Applicable

CREW COMPENSATION AND FUEL USE
Questions 12 through 17 collect information about crew compensation and fuel use when operating in your primary
fishery (the fishery from which you obtain the most landed revenue).
12. From which of the following fisheries did this vessel earn the most revenue from West Coast landings during
2009?
a. crab
b. groundfish
c. salmon
d. shrimp
13. Does this vessel use a crew share system to pay its crew when operating in the fishery identified in question 12?
a. Yes (proceed to question 14).
b. No (proceed to question 17).
14. Which of the following expenses were deducted from total revenue before calculating the crew share when this
vessel operated in the fishery identified in question 12?
a. Fuel and lube.
Yes
No
b. Food and other crew provisions.
Yes
No
c. Landing taxes.
Yes
No
d. Unloading expenses
Yes
No
e. Trucking expenses
Yes
No
f. Other. Please specify ____________.
Yes
No
15. On what percentage of fishing trips does the vessel owner serve as captain? ________%
16. On trips when the vessel owner serves as captain, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the
deductions listed in question 13) going to the vessel, captain, and crew. If the vessel owner does not serve as captain
on any trips, please write “NA”.
Vessel share_______%
Captain share ________%
Crew share________%
NA
17. In order to understand how regulatory changes affect your vessel’s per trip operating costs, we need to collect data on
your fuel costs as well as your labor costs. For trips where this vessel targets flatfish, roundfish, and rockfish, please
indicate the amount of fuel used on a daily basis. If this vessel did not make any trips targeting a particular type of fish,
please write NA in the appropriate space.
Typical Daily Fuel Use
Trips targeting crab
Trips targeting groundfish
Trips targeting salmon
Trips targeting shrimp
Survey Conclusion and Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.
Thank you for participating in this survey. The information you have provided will improve studies of the economic performance and economic
impact of the West Coast limited entry fishery. Public reporting burden for this information collection, including time for gathering data needed,
and completing the survey with an interviewer is estimated to average one hour per respondent. Any questions about this survey may be directed to
either Carl Lian of NOAA Fisheries (206-302-2414) or Dave Colpo of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (503-595-3100).
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. This survey is conducted under OMB Control No. 0648-0369, which expires on February 28, 2013.

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