For-Hire Survey Economic Questions - telephone add-on

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

For-Hire Economic Add-on Telephone Survey
Vessel
Name

Vessel
No.

Randomly
Selected
Trip Day:

(A. No trips made this day or later in week - If respondent did not take a trip with paying passengers on the
designated day or later in the survey week, please check this box and leave remainder of form blank.) +
(B. Trip Number – The sequential number of this trip from effort form.
(Use a separate form for
each trip that ended on the selected trip day)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intro. Now I would like to ask you some additional questions to collect costs and earnings information about
your trip(s) that ended on (date). (RECORD ACTUAL DATE SURVEYED:) ______________
1. (Party Boat:) Average Passenger Fare – “What was the average fare for one passenger on this
partyboat trip?
$
OR
2. (Charter Boat:) Charter Boat Fee – “What was the total cost of the charter?” $
3. Landing Owns Vessel – “Is this vessel owned by the landing?”

+ yes

+ no

4. Commission Paid to Landing Office – “Was a commission paid to a landing office for this trip?”
+ yes (CONTINUE)
+ no (SKIP TO Q6)
(IF YES:) “In dollars or as a percentage of receipts (fares), how much was that commission?
$
OR
% of receipts
5. Services included in Commission – “Were fees for booking passengers, moorage, or other services
included in the commission?”
+ booking fees

+ moorage

+ other (SPECIFY)

6. Other Vessel Receipts – “Excluding passenger fares and charter fees, what were the other vessel
receipts for the trip? Please include tackle sales, gear rental, and vessel sales of food or drink.” $_________
7. Crew Size – “How many crew, including the skipper, that were on board for this trip?” ________
8. Skipper & Crew Payments – “What was the total amount paid by the vessel to the crew and the skipper
for this trip?” $
9. Estimated Food & Drink Sales by Crew – “Did the crew sell food and drink to passengers?
+ yes (CONTINUE) + no (SKIP TO Q10B)
(IF YES:) “How much would you estimate were the receipts the crew received for food & drink they sold?”
(If vessel sold food & drink, enter zero.) $_________ (NOW GO TO Q10A)
10. Cost of Food & Drink Purchases to Crew/Vessel–
A. “How much would you estimate was the cost of food and drink that were sold by the crew?”
$
B. “How much would you estimate was the cost of food and drink that were sold by the vessel?”
$
11. Gallons of fuel used this trip – “How much fuel was used on this trip?”
12. Trip fuel cost – “What price per gallon was paid for the fuel?” $

gallons
per gallon

13. Bait Usage – “How much bait, measured in either scoops or pounds, was taken/used on this trip?”
scoops or

lbs.

14. Bait Cost – “In dollars or as a percentage of receipts (fares), how much did you pay for bait taken/used
on this trip?” $

or

%

15. City/County Taxes – “In dollars or as a percentage of receipts (fares), how much was paid to the city or
county in taxes for this trip? Do not include annual permits or fees or any sales taxes.”
$
or
%
16. Foreign License Fees (IF OCEAN FISHING IN MEXICAN WATERS:) – “How much was paid to the
Mexican government for licenses and other expenses associated with this trip? Do not include annual permits

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or fees.” $

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