MRIP Access Point Angler Intercept Survey

2014 ACCESS-POINT ANGLER INTERCEPT SURVEY – Atlantic

2. ASSIGNMENT NO.

OMB NO. 0648-0659 (EXP. 02/29/2016)

6. INTERVIEWER TIME
(use 2400 clock)

1

Time this interview
was completed

3. INTERVIEWER ID
7. STATE CODE 8. COUNTY CODE

2 0 1 4

4. YR/MO/DAY

9. SITE CODE

10. INTERVIEW STATUS (Key Item = *)
Questionnaire Complete
1
2
Refused Non-Key Item
5
Refused Key Item

5. INTERCEPT NO.

READ PRIVACY ACT:This study is being conducted in accordance with the privacy act of 1974. You are not required to
answer any question that you consider to be an invasion of your privacy.
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

0

Pier

1

Dock

2

Jetty, Breakwater, Breachway

3

Bridge, Causeway

4

Other Man-made Structure (Specify)

5

Not fishing from beach or bank

HB

6

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

CH

7

Charter Boat

8

Private Boat

9

Rental Boat

PR

Additional BB hours (only if Q11 =5)

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

N

Boqueron Estuary

A

Narragansett Estuary

O

Guanica Estuary

B

Buzzards Bay Estuary

P

Guayanilla Estuary

C

Long Island Estuary

Q

Humacao Estuary

D

Hudson/Raritan Estuary R

2nd Target

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
Code Q13 as “8.”

Jobos Estuary

E

Delaware Estuary

S

San Juan Estuary

F

Chesapeake Estuary

T

Tortuguero Estuary

G

Albemarle/Pamlico Estuary

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 Q12 is “2”
through “G,” code Q13 as “Not Applicable”)

998

Don’t Know

Refused
999
19. Not counting today, within the past 2 months, how many days?
No. of days
998

Don’t Know

999

Refused

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

*13. Was that
1

Three Miles or Less from Shore 8

2

More than Three Miles

ZIP code

Does not apply

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

99997

Foreign Country

99998

Don’t Know

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

05

Seine

98

Unknown

8

Don’t Know

06

Trawl

99

Refused

9

Refused

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?

.

23. At which of the following types of addresses does your household
currently receive residential mail? Mark all that apply.
YES

NO

Code as “99.9” if DK or Refused

Street address with a house or building number
Address with a rural route number

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

U.S. Post Office box (P.O. Box)

Not Applicable – SH mode

.

Code as “99.9” if DK or Refused

Other (Specify)
Don’t Know

Commercial mail box business (such as Mailboxes, Etc., or Mailboxes Are Us)
Refused

24. In the event that my supervisor wishes to verify that I have been conducting interviews here today, or to contact you for a subsequent mail
survey concerning saltwater angler preferences, may I have your name, address, a telephone number and an email address, if available?

D or N
PHONE #

Angler Name
Street
State

City

Zip

Email address

(If name and/or phone number not given, Q10 = Status 2)
Angler aged 16 years or younger (Check both
boxes)

@

BOX B. [If headboat ride-along:] Is this one of the anglers you monitored for discard (Type 9) catch?

Yes

Not an HB ride

No

*25. UNAVAILABLE CATCH Did you catch any fish that are not here for me to look at? For example, any that you may have thrown back or
used for bait? NOT GROUP CATCH - Only catch from Angler being interviewed.
Disposition Codes for Q25
1 Thrown back alive

4 Used/plan to use for bait

6 Thrown back dead/plan to throw away

3 Eaten/plan to eat

5 Sold/plan to sell

7 Some other purpose

TYPE 2 RECORDS: (CATCH UNAVAILABLE IN WHOLE FORM; FILLETS ARE UNAVAILABLE CATCH.)

Species Name

Species Code

# of Fish

Disp.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
*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

*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.

Code Q27, Q28, Q29 as “Not Applicable”

1

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

2

Other Contributors

*30. How many people fished on your boat today?

Yes – Code 29 as “Not Applicable”

2

No

8

*BOX E: IS THIS VESSEL ON LIST?

Not Applicable

YES / NO

No. of People

888

Shore Mode

*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?

Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

BOX C. If Q11 is SH mode, code Q30 as “888, ” and Code Box D as “8.”

*27. Did you catch these yourself or did someone else catch some of them?
8

88

No. of Contributors

1

Yes

8

Not Applicable

2

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

*NAME OF VESSEL:

Check box if vessel has no name AND record Registration Number to determine “on list” status. If “on list” cannot be confirmed,
Q10 = Status 5. (Note: BOX E 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 Q31
3 Eaten/ plan to eat

5 Sold / Plan to sell

7 Some other purpose

4 Used/plan to use for bait

6 Thrown back dead / Plan to throw away

8 Don’t know / Didn’t ask

9 Refused

TYPE 3 RECORDS: (INDIVIDUAL CATCH AVAILABLE IN WHOLE FORM)

Species Name
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Species Code

# of Fish

Length (mm)

Weight (kg)

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Disp.