West Coast Limited Entry Groundfish Fixed Gear Economic

OMB Control No. 0648-0369
Expires 02/28/13

WEST COAST LIMITED ENTRY 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. Vessel Name

Chicken of the Sea

b. USCG Vessel ID (USCG or State)

332218

c. Home Port (city and state)

Newport, OR

d. Length (feet)

75

e. Fuel Capacity (gallons)

300

f. Total Horsepower of Main Engines

380

Corrections

7. Please answer the following questions referring to the most recent marine survey value of the vessel.
a. What was the year of this vessel’s last value survey? ___________
b. What was the market value of the vessel from the survey? ___________
c. What was the replacement value of the vessel from the survey? __________
d. Did the survey value given above include the value of permits associated with the vessel at the time of
the survey?
Yes
No

8. Provide this vessel’s average fuel use (for propulsion or other uses) per day, speed, and crew size (not
including captain) when engaged in each of the following activities on the West Coast (Washington,
Oregon, and California). Fuel use per day should be an average that includes steaming to the fishing grounds,
harvesting fish, and steaming back to port and should include all fuels used for propulsion or other uses. If
this vessel does not engage in an activity, please write “NA” in the appropriate cell.
Fuel Use
(gallons/day)

Activity

Speed While
Fishing
(knots/hour)

a. West Coast groundfish longlining

NA

b. West Coast crabbing

NA

Crew
Size

c. West Coast salmon
d. West Coast tuna
NA

e. West Coast halibut (Pacific or California)
f. Alaska fisheries
g. Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

9. Provide the number of days this vessel was at sea during 2010 in each of the following activities. Please note
that there is a special category for days at sea traveling between the West Coast and Alaska. (This
information will be used to allocate some expenditures among the different fisheries in which the vessel
participated.) Count partial days as full days.
Fishery

Days at Sea During 2010

a. West Coast groundfish longlining
b. West Coast crabbing
c. West Coast salmon
e. West Coast tuna
e. West Coast halibut (Pacific or California)
f. West Coast other fisheries
g. Alaska fisheries
h. Steaming between West Coast and Alaska

ANNUAL COSTS AND EARNINGS
Questions 10 through 13 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 2010. 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 2009 and 2010.
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10. In what month does your vessel’s fiscal year begin?_____________
11. For each of the earnings (income) sources listed below, please indicate the income earned during your
fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2010. If no income was earned from a particular source during a
particular year, please write $0 in the appropriate box.
Earnings (Income) Source

2009 ($)

2010 ($)

a. Landings in Alaska
b. Landings outside the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and
California) and Alaska.
c. At-sea deliveries (West Coast and Alaska)
d. Sale and leasing of permits associated with this vessel
e. Salmon disaster relief payments
f. Other. Please describe ___________________________

12. Provide the 2009 and 2010 capitalized expenditures associated with each of the following categories for
this vessel. Note that some capitalized expenditures are for all fisheries (West Coast, Alaska and other) and
others are only for the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California). Round all answers to the nearest
100 dollars. (Capital investments on the vessel and gear that are shared across fisheries will be allocated to
the West Coast based on days at sea or metric tons of landings.)
Capitalized Expense Category
a. Capitalized expenditures on new and used vessel and on-board equipment.
• Exclude fishing gear and processing equipment
• Include all electronics, safety equipment, and machinery not used to
harvest fish
b. Capitalized expenditures for fishing gear:
• Include nets, doors, traps, pots, cables, and fishing machinery used
only for the West Coast fisheries.
• Exclude any fishing gear that is not used solely in West Coast
fisheries.
c Capitalized expenditures for equipment used to process/head and gut fish.
• Include any equipment used to process or head and gut fish on-board
the vessel

2009 ($)

2010 ($)

13. Provide the total amount expensed during 2009 and 2010 in each of the categories below. Note that some
expenses are for all fisheries (West Coast, Alaska, and other) in which the vessel participates. Round all
answers to the nearest 100 dollars. If you do not track expenses for captain and crew separately, report the
combined expenses under captain Include all chartering expenses, even if directly reimbursed
Expense Category

2009 ($)

a. Captain (including wages, benefits, bonuses, payroll taxes,
and unemployment insurance)
b. Crew (including wages, benefits, bonuses, payroll taxes,
and unemployment insurance)
c. Crew and captain travel not deducted from wages
d. Observer fees
e. Fishing association dues
f. Fuel and lubrication
g. Food
h. Ice
i. Bait
j. Freight to the vessel on supplies
k. Other supplies (cleaning, clothing, safety, etc.)
l Communications
m. Off load expenses (cross dock fees, port tariffs, hoist fees,
etc.)
n. Repair and maintenance on fishing gear (expensed during
2009 and 2010)
o. Repair and maintenance on processing equipment
(expensed during 2009 and 2010)
p. Vessel and on-board equipment repair and maintenance
expensed during 2009 and 2010
q Insurance premium payments (hull and machinery,
protection and indemnity, and pollution insurance)

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2010 ($)

Expense Category

2009 ($)

2010 ($)

r. Moorage
s. Lease or bareboat charter of this vessel
t. Depreciation (vessel, on-board equipment, and processing
equipment)

CREW COMPENSATION AND FUEL USE WHILE TARGETING GROUNDFISH
Questions 15 through 19 collect information about labor and fuel costs when this vessel is participating in the
West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) groundfish fishery.
15. Does this vessel use a crew share system to pay its crew when operating in West Coast groundfish
fisheries?
a. Yes (proceed to question 15).
b. No (proceed to survey conclusion).
c. Vessel did not operate in West Coast groundfish fishery during 2009 and 2010 (proceed to survey
conclusion).

16. Which of the following expenses were deducted from total revenue before calculating the crew share
when this vessel operated in West Coast groundfish fisheries?
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

17. On what percentage of fishing trips does the vessel owner serve as captain? ________%
18. On trips when the vessel owner serves as captain, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus
the deductions listed in question 15) going to the vessel, captain, and crew. If the vessel owner does not
serve as captain on any trips, please write “NA”.
a. Vessel share_______%
b. Captain share ________%
c. Crew share________%

19. On trips when the vessel owner did not serve as captain, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue
minus the deductions listed in question 16) going to the vessel, captain, and crew. If the vessel owner
always serves as captain, please write “NA”.
a. Vessel share_______%
b. Captain share ________%
c. Crew share________%

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 is estimated
to average two hours 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 (503-5953100). This survey is conducted under OMB No. 0648-0369, which expires on February 28, 2013. Responses
to this information request are confidential under 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et
seq.). They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to
protect the confidentiality of fishery statistics.

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