QID 2013 Aquaculture Census - Jan. 2014 - PA

Aquaculture Survey

0150 - 2013 Aquaculture Census - Jan 2014 - PA

Aquaculture

OMB: 0535-0150

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Project Code: 457

2013 AQUACULTURE CENSUS

January 2014

NATIONAL

AGRICULTURAL

STATISTICS

SERVICE


Pennsylvania Field Office

PO Box 60607

Harrisburg, PA 17106-0607

Phone: 1-800-498-1518 Fax: 1-800-498-1548

Email: [email protected]



















Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

Aquaculture Products Producer:


This census is being conducted to obtain basic data on aquaculture production per Section 4217 of the Agriculture Act of 1998, which states that, “Persons licensed shall submit annually a summary report of sales specifying the amount or weight of each species sold and gross receipts.” Response to this census is required by Pennsylvania law for persons licensed for artificial propagation of aquaculture species.


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. 


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 20 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.


SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION


1. On land operated by the farm, ranch or individual(s) listed on the label:

CHECK ()

YES or NO


a. Were any fish, mollusks, crustaceans or other aquaculture

products grown or produced from January 1, 2013 through

December 31, 2013?

G YES-Continue

G NO- Continue

b. Did this operation have at least $1,000 in sales of aquaculture

products from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013?

G YES-Continue

G NO- Continue

c. Were any trout sold from this operation from

January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013?

G YES-Go to Section 3

G NO-Continue


d. Were any aquaculture products other than trout sold from this

operation from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013?

G YES-Go to Section 4

G NO- Continue

  1. Will any fish, mollusks, crustaceans, or other aquaculture

products be produced in the future?

G YES-Go to Section 5

G NO-Go to Section 5

SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS


The following definitions and explanations provide a more detailed description of the terms used in this questionnaire.



Baitfish ‑ Fish used for bait such as fathead minnows, golden shiners, and feeder goldfish. Examples of fish in the "other" baitfish category include suckers, killifish, chubs, and other types of minnows.


Crustaceans ‑ Invertebrate animals with many jointed legs and a hard external shell, such as crawfish, shrimp, and soft-shell crabs. The "other" category includes other crustaceans such as prawns.


Food fish ‑ Farm raised for food or for either food or sport such as carp, catfish, hybrid striped bass, perch, salmon, sturgeon, tilapia, and walleye. Examples of fish in the "other" food fish category include croakers, moi, redfish, and rockfish.


Hybrid Striped Bass ‑ A cross between a male white bass and a female striped bass.


Mollusks ‑ Invertebrate animals with soft body coverings and shells of 1‑18 parts or sections. This category includes the production of clams, mussels, and oysters. Examples of mollusks in the "other" mollusk category include abalone, snails, and quahogs.


Ornamental/aquarium fish ‑ Various fish raised for water gardens such as koi, ornamental goldfish, and ornamental catfish. Examples of fish in the Aquarium fish category include angelfish, guppies, and tropical fish. Ornamental fish are divided into two categories: Aquarium species may not be propagated in open air facilities; Ornamental species can be propagated outdoors.


Other animal aquaculture ‑ The production of alligators, frogs, turtles, and egg and seed stock not listed separately.


Sport/game fish ‑ Farm‑raised fish for sport or game fishing, such as largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, and sunfish. Examples of fish in the "other" sport/game fish category include muskie, northern pike, and small mouth bass.


Value of sales ‑ Gross value received by the producer before marketing and production costs were deducted.






SECTION 3: TROUT






Trout Type and Code




Amount Sold and Unit of Measure


Total Sales

($)


Line #


Type


Code


Amount Sold


Unit

21

Trout (fish)

101

201

301

401

98

30

Trout (eggs)

101

201

301

401

99



SECTION 4: SPECIES OTHER THAN TROUT

Please complete the table below by recording the aquaculture sales from your operation in 2013. Record the species, species code, amount sold, unit of measure code, and total sales for each species.


Species and Code

(from Table 1 below)


Amount Sold and Unit of Measure

(from Table 2 below)


Total Sales for Each Species

($)


Line #


Species


Code


Amount Sold


Unit


EX.


Hybrid Striped Bass


10


10,000


2


$26,800


EX.


Frogs


71


20,000


1


$10,000

01


101

201

301

401

02


101

201

301

401

03


101

201

301

401

04


101

201

301

401

05


101

201

301

401

06


101

201

301

401

07


101

201

301

401

08


101

201

301

401

09


101

201

301

401

10


101

201

301

401

11


101

201

301

401

12


101

201

301

401

13


101

201

301

401

14


101

201

301

401

15


101

201

301

401

16


101

201

301

401

17


101

201

301

401

18


101

201

301

401

19


101

201

301

401

20


101

201

301

401



Table 1Species Codes


Code

Food fish

Code

Ornamental/Aquarium fish

Code

Crustaceans


10


Hybrid Striped Bass


30


Koi (outdoors)


60


Crawfish


11


Salmon


31


Ornamental Goldfish (outdoors)


61


Shrimp


12


Tilapia


39


Other outdoor ornamental fish


62


Softshell Crabs


13


Carp


32


All aquarium fish


69


Other crustaceans


14


Perch










15


Catfish


Code


Sport/Game fish


Code


Other Aquaculture


16


Walleye


40


Largemouth Bass


70


American Eels


19


Other foodfish


41


Bluegill


71


Frogs






42


Crappie


72


Tadpoles


Code


Baitfish


43


Sunfish


73


Newts


20


Fathead Minnows


44


Smallmouth Bass


77


Algae and sea vegetables


28


All other minnows


45


Rock Bass


79


Other animal aquaculture


21


Golden Shiners


46


Pickerel



22


Common Shiners


47


Bullheads

Table 2


27


All other shiners


49


Other sport/game fish

23


Suckers


80


Other fish than listed above

Code

Units of Measure for Sales


24


Rosey Reds


Code


Mollusks


25


Feeder Goldfish


50


Clams


1


Number or count (preferred unit)


26


All species of Dace


51


Mussels


2


Pounds live weight


29


Other baitfish


52


Oysters


3


Dozen



53

Snails

4

Eggs



59

Other mollusks

5

Other (specify)



SECTION 5: CHANGE IN OPERATOR


Has this operation (name on label) been sold, or turned over to someone else?



G YES - Please identify the new operator(s). NO - Go to Section 6.



Operation Name:




Operator Name:




Address:




City:




State:




Zip:




Phone:












SECTION 6: CONCLUSION



1. Do you make any day-to-day decisions for another aquaculture operation?


G YES - List other operation(s) _____________

G NO




2. Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail?




( ) YES = 1




099



( ) NO = 3






REPORTED BY:


DATE:


TELEPHONE: (Area code) (Number)



THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.


OFFICE USE

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Office Use for POID

1-Comp

2-R

3-Inac

4-Office Hold

5-R – Est

6-Inac – Est

7-Off Hold – Est

8-Known Zero

9901

1-Op/Mgr

2-Sp

3-Acct/Bkpr

4-Partner

9-Oth


9902

1-Mail

2-Tel

3-Face-to-Face

4-CATI

5-Web

6-e-mail

7-Fax

8-CAPI

19-Other

9903

098

100

789


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Optional Use

895

896

S/E Name






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