Access Point Angler Survey

OMB NO. 0648-0052 (EXP. 12/31/2014)

2013 ACCESS-POINT ANGLER INTERCEPT SURVEY – Atlantic
Please indicate if this is
your first or second
2. ASSIGNMENT NO.
assignment today, by
writing “1” or “2.”

Time this
interview was
completed

6. INTERVIEW TIME
(use 2400 clock)

3. INTERVIEWER ID
4. YR/MO/DAY

10. INTERVIEW STATUS
(Key Item = *)

5. INTERCEPT NO.

0

Pier

1

Dock

2

Jetty, Breakwater, Breachway

3

Bridge, Causeway

4

Other Man-Made Structure (Specify)

5

Beach or Bank

HB

6

Head Boat

CB

7

Charter Boat

8

Private Boat

9

Rental Boat

PR

9. SITE CODE

1

Questionnaire Complete

2

Refused Non-Key Item

5

Refused Key Item

16. (Ask if Beach or Bank) How many additional hours do you
expect to fish from shore today? That is, how many more
will you actually have your gear in the water?

*11. Would you say you were fishing from …

SH

8. COUNTY CODE

7. STATE CODE

Additional BB Hours
(only if Q11=5)

•

Not fishing from beach or bank

(For Beach Bank only –
additional hours required in Q16)

17. Were you fishing for any particular kinds
of fish today? If Yes, what kinds?
No Particular Species/Anything
1st Target _______________________

2nd Target _______________________

*12. Was most of your (specify mode) fishing effort today in the … (Select only one)
1

Ocean/gulf/open bay

2

Sound (Other than those specified)

3

River (Other than those specified)

4

Bay (Other than those specified)

5

Other (Specify) ___________________

V

Cape Cod Bay

A

Narragansett Estuary

B

Buzzards Bay Estuary

C

Long Island Estuary

D

Hudson/Raritan Estuary

E

Delaware Estuary

F

Chesapeake Estuary

G

Albemarle/Pamlico Estuary

18. Not counting today, within the past 12 months,
that is since (insert month) of last year, how many
days have you gone saltwater sport finfishing in
this state or from a boat launched in this state?
No. of Days
998

Don’t Know

999

Refused

19. Not counting today, within the past 2 months,
how many days?

Code Q13 as “8.”

No. of Days
998

Don’t Know

Refused

999

*20. What is your state and county of residence? If
county unknown ask: What city or town do you
live in?
State Code; Name ________________________

BOX A. If response to Q11 is SH mode AND response to Q12 is
“ocean/gulf/open bay” code Q13 as “1,” 3 miles or less.
(If response to Q 12 is “2” through “G,” code Q13 as “Not Applicable”)

County Code; Name __________________
21. What is the zip code of your residence?

*13. Was that

Zip Code

1

Three Miles or Less from Shore

2

More than Three Miles

Does not apply.

8

99997

Foreign Country

99998

Don’t Know

14. What type of gear was primarily used? (Select only one)

99999

Refused

22. Do you live in a private residence, or in some type of
housing such as a dorm, barracks, nursing home or
rooming house?

01

Hook and Line

07

Trap

02

Dip Net, A-frame

08

Spear

03

Cast Net

09

Hand

1

Private Residence

04

Gill Net

10

Other (Specify)

2

Institutional Housing – Code Q23 as “8”.

05

Seine

98

Unknown

06

Trawl

99

Refused

8

Don’t Know

15a. To the nearest half-hour, how many hours have you spent
(specify mode) fishing today? That is, how many hours have you
actually spent with your gear in the water?
•

Code as “99.9” if DK or Refused

15b. [If NOT SH, ask] To the nearest half-hour, how many hours
have you spent on the boat, away from the dock, today?
Not Applicable – SH mode
•

Code as “99.9” if DK or Refused

9

Refused

23. At which of the following types of addresses does
your household currently receive residential mail?
Mark all that apply.
1
Street address with a house or building number
2

Address with a rural route number

3
4

U.S. post office box (P.O. Box)
Commercial mail box business (such as
Mailboxes, Etc., or Mailboxes Are Us.)

5

Other (Specify) _____________

8

Don’t Know

9

Refused

24. In the event that my supervisor wishes to verify that I have been conducting interviews here today, may I have your name and a phone number?
(If name and/or phone number are not given, Q10 = Status 2)

ANGLER’S NAME

Name and/or phone number not given
D or N
PHONE #

(

)

Angler aged 16 years or younger

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*25A UNAVAILABLE CATCH - How Many Anglers Reported Unavailable Catch?
2
All Anglers in Boat Party
1

1

INTERVIEWED ANGLER ONLY - SHORE mode

INTERVIEWED ANGLER ONLY - BOAT mode (CH/PR/HB)

DISPOSITION CODES FOR Q25
1 Thrown back alive
3 Eaten/plan to eat

4 Used for bait/plan to use for bait
5 Sold/plan to sell

6 Thrown back dead/plan to throw away
7 Some other purpose

*25B. TYPE 2 RECORDS: (CATCH UNAVAILABLE IN WHOLE FORM; FILLETS ARE UNAVAILABLE CATCH.)
# FISH

SPECIES CODE

DISP.

1. ______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________
4. ______________________________________
5. ______________________________________
6. ______________________________________
7. ______________________________________
*29. How many anglers including yourself have their catch
here? Please do not include anyone who did not catch
fish. Only count those who have their catch here.

*26. Did you catch any fish while you were
fishing that I might be able to look at?
1

Yes

2

No – Code Q27, Q28, Q29 as ” Not Applicable

3

Yes, BUT fish on another angler’s form –
Fill in interview # where fish are listed

No. of Contributors

*

*30. How many people fished on your boat today?
No. of People

*27. Did you catch these yourself or did
someone else catch some of them?
1

All Caught by Angler – Code Q28, Q29 as “Not Applicable”

2

Other Contributors

2

Not Applicable

Yes – Code 29 as ”Not Applicable”
8

No

Shore Mode

888

*BOX D. If response to Q30 is 1, code as “Not Applicable.”
Otherwise, is this the first angler from this boat that I have
interviewed?
8

Not Applicable

1

Yes

2

No – Record interview # of 1st
angler in the fishing party.

*28. Can you separate out your individual catch?
1

Not Applicable

BOX C. If q. 11 is SH mode, code q. 30 as “88, ” and
Code Box D as “8.”

– Code Q27, Q28, Q29 as “Not Applicable”

8

88

*

Not Applicable

*BOX E: IS THIS VESSEL ON LIST? YES / NO WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE VESSEL?_________________________________________
Check box if vessel has no name. Record Vessel ID to determine “on list” status. If “on list” cannot be confirmed, Q10 = Status 5.
(Note: This question must be completed for all charter and head boat interviews, regardless of mode of assignment).
*31. AVAILABLE CATCH – ASK: May I look at your fish? What do you plan to do with the MAJORITY of the (species)?
DISPOSITION CODES FOR Q 31
3
4
5
6

Eaten/plan to eat
Used for bait/plan to use for bait
Sold/plan to sell
Thrown back dead/plan to thrown away

NOTES/COMMENTS:

7 Some other purpose
8 Don’t know/Didn’t ask
9 Refused

15.________________________
TYPE 3 RECORDS: (INDIVIDUAL CATCH AVAILABLE IN WHOLE FORM)
SPECIES CODE
1.____________________________
2.____________________________
3.____________________________
4.____________________________
5.____________________________
6.____________________________
7_____________________________
8.____________________________
9.____________________________
10.___________________________
11.___________________________
12.___________________________
13.___________________________
14.___________________________

# OF FISH

LENGTH (mm)

WEIGHT (kg)

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DISP