Form 0648-0369 Hawaii Longline Cost-Earnings Questionaire

OMB Control No. 0648-0369
Expiration Date: 02/28/2013

HAWAII LONGLINE COST-EARNINGS QUESTIONNAIRE 2011

Surveyor’s name: ________________ Date of interview: ___/____/2012 Location of interview: _________________

Vessel Name: _________________________________ Vessel’s permit number:________________________

Interviewee’s name: ____________________________ Contact (phone): (______) ________-____________

Vessel operator: Owner operated  Hired captain

Interviewee position: Vessel owner  Owner operated  Hired captain

What species did you target in 2011?  Tuna only  Swordfish only  Both

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About the owner OR owner operator (skip questions 1-14 if you are interviewing a hired captain, and proceed directly to Q. 15)

1. How many fishing vessels do you own (including this one)? _______vessel(s)

How many vessels fish in Hawaii longline fishery? _______

2. In 2011, did your vessel fish in other areas (like A. Samoa)? If yes, how many longline trips were in other waters?

A. Samoa _______

Guam _______

CNMI (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) _______

Others (like California) _______

3. How many years have you owned a longline vessel? ______ years

4. How long have you owned this vessel? ______ years

5. What is the ownership?  Sole ownership -or-  Corporation: If Corporation,

Co-operation is with  family -or- Others Number of Partners (including yourself) __________

6. How many years of commercial fishing experiences do you have? ______years

7. Have you captained a commercial fishing vessel?  Yes  No If yes, how many years? ______years

8. Have you captained a longline vessel (even if you are not the captain now)?  Yes  No

If yes, how many years? ______years

9. Have you captained this vessel before?  Yes  No If yes, how many years? ______years

10. What main business do you handle with this vessel? -check all that apply

 Captain of the vessel  Engine oil  Hiring of Crew  Order, and/or  Pay, and/or  Pick-up the supplies for each trip: What?____________________  Shopping for foods for each fishing trip (other)____________________________________________________________________________

11. Do you live in Hawaii?  Yes  No If yes, how many years? _______

12. Do you and your family have other income sources besides Hawaii longline fishing?  Yes  No

If yes, what is the percentage of your total household income that comes from longline fishing? _______%

13. What is your age? ______years

14. What is your highest education: high school college (other/ details)___________________________

About the hired captain (Skip questions 15-18 if you are interviewing an owner or owner-operator, go to # 19)

15. How many years of commercial fishing experiences do you have? ______years

16. How many years have you captained a commercial fishing vessel? ______years

17. How long have you been the captain of this vessel? ________  Years  Months

18. What main business do you handle besides captaining the vessel while at sea? -check all that apply

 Engine oil  Order, and/or  Pay, and/or  Pick-up, the supplies for each trip.

If so, what supplies? ______________________  Shopping for foods for each fishing trip  Hiring of Crew  (other) _________________________________________________________

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About the Vessel

19. When was the vessel built? ________ year

20. When was the vessel purchased? ________ year

21. What was the vessel purchase price? $______________

22. What was the startup cost when the vessel was purchased? $_____________

23. What is the vessel current (appraisal) value? $_____________

24. What is the vessel length? ________ ft

25. What is the vessel width/beam? ________ ft

26. Fuel capacity: ____________gallons -and- What is the average fuel usage? ________gallons / day

27. What is the maximum speed of the Vessel? ________knots -and- What is the average speed? ________knots

28. What is the fish holding capacity (with ice)? __________tuna trip (lbs) -and- _________swordfish trip (lbs)

Equipment and Electronics

29. What is the horsepower of the vessel’s engines?

Engine 1 (primary): __________horsepower

Engine 2 (secondary): __________horsepower -and- Engine 3 (secondary): ________horsepower

30. In total, how many reels are aboard the vessel: _____ -and- how many reels are usually used in a fishing trip: _____

31. Did you use an icemaker in 2011? Yes  No

About the Crew and Labor Costs

32. How many crewmembers does the vessel usually have (NOT including captain)? _______

How many of those crewmembers are from the U.S.? _________

How many of those crewmembers are Foreign to the U.S.? _________

33. Was it difficult to find the crew that you needed?  Yes, always  Yes, sometime  No

34. What is the longest time a current crewmember has been working with this vessel? ______  Years  Months

35. What is the shortest time a current crewmember has been working with this vessel?______  Years  Months

36. Were the crew (not including captain) paid by flat rate or by shares?

 Flat rate  Shares  Some flat rate and some share

37. Was the vessel operator paid by flat rate or by shares?

 Flat rate  Share after trip expenses including crews flat rate  Shares of trip revenue

38. How income was distributed among boat (owner), captain, and crew?

Position	Shares or %		Trip Revenue* or Net Revenue*
Owner(s)	/	%	Trip Net	Flat Rate	Bonuses		Initial payment		What year (for initial payment)
Owner/Operator	/	%	Trip Net
Captain	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr
Crewmember 1	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr
Crewmember 2	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr
Crewmember 3	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr
Crewmember 4	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr
Crewmember 5	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr
Crewmember 6	/	%	Trip Net	$	$		$		yr

*Trip Revenue is defined as after sale revenue. Net revenue is defined as after sale and trip costs are deducted.

39. Which of the following expenses do you subtract from the trip revenue to get net revenue? -check all that apply

 Fuel  Engine oil  Bait  Ice

 Lightsticks  Food  Communications  Gear resupply

 Daily maintenance (please list) ___________________________________________________________

 Swordfish certificate  Other (please list) ________________________________________________

40. Labor cost notes: (other costs such as VISA, return fees, unemployment…) – please include details and costs

__________________________________________________________________________ $ _______________ __________________________________________________________________________ $ _______________ __________________________________________________________________________ $ _______________

Fish Sale Costs

41. Where did you sell your fish in 2011? __________________________________________________________

 UFA Auction ONLY. If UFA, is the paycheck of crew or captain handled by UFA? Yes  No

 UFA Auction and other distributors or brokers: Handling fee ________%

 Other distributors ONLY: Handling fee ________%

42. Did you donate ($0.02 per lb) to the Hawaii Longline Association (HLA) in 2011? Yes  No

Fixed Costs

43. Does your gear have the capability to switch between fishing for swordfish and tuna?  Yes  No

Were there extra costs associates with this transition?  Yes  No

If yes, what did the cost include?  Labor $_________  Gear $__________ (not trip resupply)

Please include all repair costs and gear/equipment replacement cost in only one of the categories listed in the table

Mooring	What were your mooring fees in 2011?		$
Accounting	Did you have bookkeeping / accounting costs in 2011? Yes  No If yes		$
Insurance	What were your insurance costs per year in 2011?  Vessel  Liability (“P” and “I”)  Health (Please specify who is covered)______________________________________________________		$
Loan	Did you have any vessel loan payments in 2011? Yes  No If yes		$
	How much time is left on this loan?		Yrs
Maintenance and Gear	How much did you spend TOTAL in 2011 for maintenance on this vessel?		$
	How much was from trip-based maintenance in 2011?		$
	What does this include?
	How much was from other routine repairs and maintenance in 2011?		$
	What does this include?
	How much was from major repairs (not done every year or in drydock) in 2011? What repairs and when was the last time repair was done?		$
	Major repair 1.	Yrs	$
	Major repair 2.	Yrs	$
	Major repair 3.	Yrs	$
	How much was from major gear/equipment you replaced or added in 2011? What gear/equipment and when was the last time the time it was replaced?		$
	Gear 1.	Yrs	$
	Gear 2.	Yrs	$
	Gear 3.	Yrs	$
	Does this figure include dry dock maintenance in 2011? Yes  No If yes		$
	Does this figure include Engine Overhaul in 2011? Yes  No If yes		$

49. When did you last dry dock your vessel? _______ year

How often do you dry dock? _______ years

What was the total cost for your dry dock (including costs paid to shipyard, repairs, painting, etc)? $_______

What was the total cost for haul/ launch and lay days? $ __________

What repairs/services were done in dry dock? What were the costs? How many years between repairs? Which of the above repairs/services are performed routinely in drydock? (Please list)

______________________________________ $ __________ years ___________ preformed routinely

______________________________________ $ __________ years ___________ preformed routinely

______________________________________ $ __________ years ___________ preformed routinely

______________________________________ $ __________ years ___________ preformed routinely

50. Have you overhauled your engine in the past? Yes  No

If yes 1) When did you last overhaul your engine? ______________ year

2) How much did it cost $ _______________

3) How often do you overhaul your engine? _____________ years

51. Are there any other vessel costs which are not included above?  Yes  No If yes, please list

__________________________________________________________ $_____________ years __________

__________________________________________________________ $_____________ years __________

Trip Costs -Fill out as if it were the average (most common) trip costs.

52. What is the average total Tuna Trip Cost? $____________________

Fuel	Average Fuel Price in 2011?	$	Fuel Used Notes
	Average Fuel Used for a tuna trip?	Gal.
	Average Fuel Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$
Oil	Average Oil Price in 2011?	$	 1 Gallon  5 Gallon (Bag/Bucket)  55 Gallon (Drum)
	Average Oil Used for a tuna trip?
	Average Oil Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$
Bait 1 (Primary)	Average Bait Price in 2011?	$	 Sanma  Sardines  Mackerel  Squid
	Average Bait Used for a tuna trip?	Box
	Average Bait Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$
Bait 2 (Secondary)	Average Second Bait Price in 2011?	$	 Sanma  Sardines  Mackerel  Squid
	Average Second Bait Used for a tuna trip?	Box
	Average Second Bait Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$
Ice	Average Ice Price in 2011?	$	 Block  Ton  lbs.
	Average Ice Used for a tuna trip?
	Average Ice Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$
Fishing Gear	Average Gear Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$	Cost to re-supply vessel
Provisions	Average Provisions Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$	Groceries, water, etc.
Communications	Average Bait Cost for a tuna trip in 2011?	$	Satellite phone, email, etc.

53. What is the average total Swordfish Trip Cost? $____________________

Fuel	Average Fuel Price in 2011?	$	Fuel Used Notes
	Average Fuel Used for a swordfish trip?	Gal.
	Average Fuel Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$
Oil	Average Oil Price in 2011?	$	 1 Gallon  5 Gallon (Bag/Bucket)  55 Gallon (Drum)
	Average Oil Used for a swordfish trip?
	Average Oil Cost for a swordfish in 2011?	$
Bait 1 (Primary)	Average Bait Price in 2011?	$	 Sanma  Sardines  Mackerel  Squid
	Average Bait Used for a swordfish trip?	Box
	Average Bait Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$
Bait 2 (Secondary)	Average Second Bait Price in 2011?	$	 Sanma  Sardines  Mackerel  Squid
	Average Second Bait Used for a swordfish trip?	Box
	Average Second Bait Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$
Ice	Average Ice Price in 2011?	$	 Block  Ton  lbs.
	Average Ice Used for a swordfish trip?
	Average Ice Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$
Fishing Gear	Average Gear Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$	Cost to re-supply vessel
Provisions	Average Provisions Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$	Groceries, water, etc.
Communications	Average Bait Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$	Satellite phone, email, etc.
Lightsticks	Average Lightsticks Price in 2011?	$
	Average Lightsticks Used for a swordfish trip?	Case
	Average Lightsticks Cost for a swordfish trip in 2011?	$

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