QID Florida Aquaculture Survey - 2014

	FLORIDA AQUACULTURE SURVEY - 2014 USDA, NASS, Florida Field Office, 2290 Lucien Way, Suite 300, Maitland, FL 32751 In cooperation with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
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This aquaculture survey is being conducted cooperatively by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service to obtain current production and economic data about Florida’s aquaculture. Your cooperation is vital to accurately measure the value of aquaculture production, sales, and labor in 2014 and to provide accurate information on the value that Florida’s aquaculture industry provides to the State. Please return your report in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope. Thank you for your cooperation. The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107–347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents. By law, every employee and agent has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation.  Response is voluntary According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0150. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Did you have any ponds, tanks, or other water surface used for commercial production of fish, shellfish, reptiles, plants, or other aquatics during 2014?  Yes  No (Continue)
Do you expect to produce aquaculture products in 2015?  Yes  No (Go to end of survey on page 4)
How many total acres (land and water) were used in this operation for aquaculture production in 2014?

What types of aquaculture do you produce? Check all boxes that apply for this operation.
	FRESHWATER ORNAMENTAL FISH Egg layers and live bearers [See Item 1]		MOLLUSKS Clams, oysters, etc. [See Item 6]
	MARINE ORNAMENTAL FISH [See Item 2]		SHRIMP, PRAWN, AND CRAYFISH Freshwater or saltwater [See Item 7]
	FRESHWATER ORNAMENTAL INVERTEBRATES Crustaceans, snails, other [See Item 3]		REPTILES Alligator or freshwater turtles [See Item 8]
	MARINE ORNAMENTAL INVERTEBRATES Clams, coral, live rock, shrimp, snails, other [See Item 4]		AQUATIC PLANTS For aquariums, water gardens, wetlands mitigation & restoration [See Item 9]
	FRESHWATER OR MARINE FOOD AND BAIT FISH Bream, carp, catfish, goggle eye, hybrid striped bass, killifish, pinfish, pompano, tilapia, etc. [See Item 5]		OUT-OF-STATE SALES [See Item 10]

1. FRESHWATER ORNAMENTAL FISH
Categories	Quantity		Price	Production			Import Sales		Domestic Sales
	Number Sold	Unit [individual fish, bags, boxes]	Total dollar or Average price per unit	Pond [Acres]	Tank [Gallons]	Raceway [Square feet]	Imports purchased for resale? [Number]	Cost of fish imported for resale	Number purchased from FL producers for resale	Cost of purchased from FL producers
Egg layers			$					$		$
Live bearers			$					$		$

2. MARINE ORNAMENTAL FISH [number of varieties of ornamental marine fish produced]
Number of Varieties	Quantity	Price	Production			Import Sales		Domestic Sales
	Number Sold	Total dollar or Average price	Pond [Acres]	Tank [Gallons]	Raceway [Square feet]	Imports purchased for resale? [Number]	Cost of fish imported for resale	Number purchased from FL producers for resale	Cost of purchased from FL producers
		$					$		$

3. FRESHWATER ORNAMENTAL INVERTEBRATES
Categories	Quantity		Price	Production			Import Sales		Domestic Sales
	Number Sold	Unit [individual animals, bags, boxes]	Total dollar or Average price per unit	Pond [Acres]	Tank [Gallons]	Raceway [Square feet]	Imports purchased for resale? [Number]	Cost of fish imported for resale	Number purchased from FL producers for resale	Cost of purchased from FL producers
Crustaceans			$					$		$
Snails			$					$		$
Other 1			$					$		$
1 Please sum all others not reported separately.

4. MARINE ORNAMENTAL INVERTEBRATES

Categories

Quantity

Price

Production

Import Sales

Domestic Sales

Number Sold

Unit [individual animals, bags, boxes]

Total dollar or Average price per unit

Submerged land [Acres]

Tank [Gallons]

Imports purchased for resale? [Number]

Cost of fish imported for resale

Number purchased from FL producers for resale

Cost of purchased from FL producers

Clams

$

$

$

Coral

$

$

$

Live rock

$

$

$

Shrimp

$

$

$

Snails

$

$

$

Other 1

$

$

$

1 Please sum all others not reported separately.

5. FRESHWATER OR MARINE FOOD AND BAIT FISH [bream, carp, catfish, goggle eye, hybrid striped bass, killifish, pinfish, pompano, tilapia, etc.]

Name of Species

Quantity

Price

Production

Product Percent Sold (Total = 100%)

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Total dollar or Average price per unit

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Tank [Gallons]

Raceway [Square feet]

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6. MOLLUSKS	Hard Clam	Sunray Venus Clam	Oyster
How many submerged land acres were used to produce (this species) in 2014?
How many were sold in 2014 from the acreage listed above? [Number] (Specify unit used other than number such as pounds, sacks, etc.)
Value of sales from (species) in 2014 or Average price per unit sold.	$	$	$
	$	$	$
If growing more than one species, estimate percentage of production for each.	%	%	%
What is the average survival rate to market size for each species? [Percent]	%	%	%
Number of species planted in 2014?

7. SHRIMP, PRAWN, AND CRAYFISH [freshwater and saltwater]	Shrimp	Prawn	Crayfish or Crawfish
What is the primary species you produce? ______________________________________________________________________________________
Enter whether your shrimp, prawns, or crayfish sold for human consumption (HC), fishing bait (FB), or as PLs to stock other farms?
How many shrimp, prawns, or crayfish were sold in 2014? (Specify unit used such as individual animals, pounds, sacks, etc.)
Value of production1 from sales in 2014 or Average price per unit sold.	$	$	$
	$	$	$
PONDS: How many surface acres were in production during 2014?
TANKS: How many gallons were in production during 2014?
1 Value of products sold at your location. Exclude any delivery charges to customers.

8. REPTILES [alligators and freshwater turtles]	Reptile Type	Brood stock	Hatchlings		All Others	Total
How many alligators and freshwater turtles did you have on-hand January 1, 2014?	Alligators
	Freshwater turtles
Reptile Sales		Eggs	Live Animals		Hides	Pounds of Meat
How many of each reptile (eggs, live animals, hides and/or pounds of meat) were sold in 2014?	Alligators
	Freshwater turtles
Value of production 1 of reptile sales in 2014 or Average price per unit (eggs, live animals, hides, pounds, etc.)	Alligators	$	$		$	$
	Freshwater turtles	$	$		$	$
	Alligators	$	$		$	$
	Freshwater turtles	$	$		$	$
PONDS: How many surface acres were used to produce reptiles in 2014?				Acres
BUILDINGS: How many square feet were used to produce reptiles in 2014?				Sq. ft.
1 Value of products sold at your location. Exclude any delivery charges to customers.

9. AQUATIC PLANTS	Intended Market
	Water Garden	Aquarium Plants	Wetlands Restoration
What was the total area used to produce aquatic plants in 2014? (Indicate whether square feet or acres )
Value of production 1 due to aquatic plant sales in 2014	$	$	$
What was the cost of aquatic plants purchased from other FLORIDA producers for IMMEDIATE RESALE?	$	$	$
1 Value of products sold at your location. Exclude any delivery charges to customers.

10. OUT-OF-STATE SALES
What percent of your total annual sales of all aquaculture products is sold to out-of-state buyers (non-Florida)?	Percent

11. LABOR [for aquaculture operation only]
Number of unpaid workers (e.g. family, etc.) in 2014?
Number of full time paid workers employed in 2014?
Number of part time paid workers employed in 2014?
What was the total average number of hours per week for all workers combined?	Hours

Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey?  Yes  No	Office Use
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Office Use

Enumerator Code

Thank you for responding to this survey. Please return survey, even if you do not have aquaculture.

Reported by: ______________________________________________ Telephone: ______________________