Catcher vessel economic data survey

OMB Control No. 0648-0618 Expiration Date: 4/30/2015

Economic Data Collection (EDC) Form

WEST COAST GROUNDFISH

LIMITED ENTRY TRAWL

CATCHER VESSEL

2014

NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Who is responsible for submitting: All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit at any time in 2014.

Complete all questions. If a question is not applicable, write "NA" in the answer box. The survey will not be considered complete unless there is an answer to every question.

Submit by September 1, 2015.

Paper submission: Completed and signed EDC forms must be mailed and postmarked by, or hand-delivered to NMFS no later than September 1, 2015. Mail or deliver to

Economic Data Collection Program (FRAM Division)

Northwest Fisheries Science Center

2725 Montlake Boulevard East

Seattle, WA 98112

Web form submission: Completed EDC web forms must be submitted electronically and the signature page faxed, or hand-delivered, or mailed and postmarked no later than September 1, 2015. Mail or deliver to address above. Fax to (206) 861-8225.

Retain a copy. Retain a copy of the completed form

More information: www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/edc

Questions: Visit the website above or contact Erin Steiner at (866) 791-3726 or [email protected]

Public Reporting Burden Statement

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to take 8 hours per response, including time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden to Erin Steiner, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd E, Seattle, WA 98112.

Additional Information

Before completing this form, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number; 2) This information is mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 660 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect the confidentiality of fishery statistics.

I. Contact Information and Vessel Characteristics

1. Provide the following information about this vessel and its physical characteristics.

Item	Vessel Information
Vessel Name
USCG Vessel Number (if none exists enter State ID)
Home Port
Length Overall (feet)
Fuel Capacity (gallons)
Total Horsepower of Main Engines

2. Provide the contact information for the owner of the vessel in 2014. Please make sure that the name provided matches the name of the holder of the limited entry trawl permit registered to this vessel in 2014.

Name of Company, Partnership, or Other Business Entity
Business Mailing Address Street / PO Box			Business Phone ( )
			Business Fax ( )
City	State	Zip Code	Business Email

3. List the limited entry groundfish permit(s) registered to this vessel during 2014 in the West Coast fisheries (Washington, Oregon, and California) – do NOT include state fishing permits, e.g. shrimp, crab, or salmon.

Limited Entry Permit Number	Permit Owned or Leased? Owned Leased
Limited Entry Permit Number (2)	Permit Owned or Leased? Owned Leased
Limited Entry Permit Number (3)	Permit Owned or Leased? Owned Leased
Limited Entry Permit Number (4)	Permit Owned or Leased? Owned Leased

1. Was the vessel leased or bareboat chartered during 2014?

Yes Continue to question 4b

No Skip to question 5 

2. If the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered during 2014, provide the contact information for the lessee or charterer of the vessel. If necessary, use the last page for additional lessees or charterers.

Name of Company, Partnership, or Other Business Entity
Business Mailing Address Street / PO Box			Business Phone ( )
			Business Fax ( )
City	State	Zip Code	Business Email

3. Provide the dates the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered in 2014. If necessary, use the last page for additional lessees or charterers.

Begin: _____/_____/__________ End: _____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy mm dd yyyy

5. Provide the contact information for the individual completing this report. If your address, phone, and email are provided in the owner or lessee/charterer information, you do not need to repeat them here but please provide your name and title.

Vessel Owner or Designated Representative Vessel Lessee or Charterer or Designated Representative
Name			Title
Business Mailing Address Street / PO Box				Business Phone ( )
				Business Fax ( )
City	State	Zip Code		Business Email

6. Did you harvest (catch) any fish (including shellfish) using this vessel during the 2014 calendar year?

Yes No

7. Answer the following questions related to the most recent marine survey of the vessel.

What was the year of this vessel's last marine survey?	_________ yyyy
What was the market value of this vessel from the survey, rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?	$ ________________
What was the replacement value of this vessel from the survey, rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?	$ ________________
Did the survey values given above include the value of permits associated with this vessel at the time of the survey?	Yes No
Did the survey values given above include the value of quota associated with this vessel at the time of the survey?	Yes No
Did the survey values given above include the value of all fishing gear on this vessel at the time of the survey?	Yes No

8. For the remainder of the survey, report values from your 2014 fiscal year. When did this vessel’s 2014 fiscal year begin?

_____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy

Please report values related to your operation of this vessel from your 2014 fiscal year for the remainder of this survey.

9. Did you have this vessel hauled out in 2014?

Yes No

10. Provide this vessel’s average fuel use per day, speed, and crew size (not including captain) when engaged in each of the following activities on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) in 2014.

• Fuel use per day should be an average that includes steaming to the fishing grounds, harvesting fish, and steaming back to port, and should include all fuel used for propulsion or other uses.

• If you did not participate in a particular activity, please write “NA”.

Activity	Fuel Use	Speed While Fishing	Crew Size (not including captain)
West Coast whiting trawl gear (not including other groundfish)	__________ gal/day	___________ knots	____________
West Coast groundfish trawl gear (not including whiting)	__________ gal/day	___________ knots	____________
West Coast groundfish fixed gear	__________ gal/day		____________
West Coast shrimp trawl gear	__________ gal/day	___________ knots	____________
West Coast crab	__________ gal/day		____________
West Coast halibut (Pacific or California)	__________ gal/day		____________
West Coast salmon	__________ gal/day	___________ knots	___________
West Coast tuna	__________ gal/day	___________ knots	___________
Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska	__________ gal/day	___________ knots	___________

11. Provide the total number of individuals who worked as captain or crew for you on this vessel during 2014 while fishing on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California).

• This value should represent the number of individuals who worked at any point during the year, rather than the number of positions.

• Do not include observers.

Total number of individuals who worked on this vessel

______________ individuals

12. How many gallons of fuel did this vessel use (for all uses) during 2014 on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California)?

• Exclude fuel use for activities related to charter of vessel.

• Exclude fuel use for activities in Alaska and steaming between the West Coast and Alaska.

Type of Fuel	Gallons
Diesel	______________ gal
Other:_______________	______________ gal

13. Provide the number of days you operated this vessel at sea during 2014 in each of the following activities. Please note that there is a special category for days at sea steaming between the West Coast and Alaska. (This information will be used to allocate some expenses and expenditures between the different fisheries in which the vessel participated.)

• Count partial days as full days.

• If you did not participate in a particular activity, please write “0”.

Activity	Days at Sea
West Coast whiting trawl gear (not including other groundfish)	____________ days
West Coast groundfish trawl gear (not including whiting)	____________ days
West Coast groundfish fixed gear	____________ days
West Coast shrimp trawl gear	____________ days
West Coast crab	____________ days
West Coast halibut (Pacific or California)	____________ days
West Coast salmon	____________ days
West Coast tuna	____________ days
Other West Coast fisheries	____________ days
West Coast chartering, research, or tendering	____________ days
Alaska chartering, research, or tendering	____________ days
Alaskan fisheries	____________ days
Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska	____________ days

14. Provide the number of one-way trips (count a round trip as 2 one-way trips) this vessel made steaming between the West Coast and Alaska during 2014.

______ one-way trips

II. Capitalized Expenditures and Expenses on Vessel and On-board Equipment, Fishing Gear, and Processing Equipment

Vessel and On-board Equipment

• Include the purchase of a new or used vessel, electronics, safety equipment, and machinery not used to harvest or process fish.

• Include any major upgrades, repairs, or maintenance to the vessel or equipment.

• Exclude fishing gear and processing equipment.

Fishing Gear

• Include nets, doors, traps, pots, cables, and fishing machinery used for the West Coast fisheries.

• Exclude any fishing gear that was only used in Alaska.

Processing Equipment

• Include any equipment used to process or head and gut fish on-board the vessel.

15. For accounting purposes, do you track costs on Vessel and On-Board Equipment separately from costs on Fishing Gear?

Yes No

If you answered “No” to Question 15, please record the combined total costs on Vessel and On-Board Equipment and Fishing Gear under Vessel and On-Board Equipment when answering Questions 16 and 17 on the next page.

16. Provide the 2014 capitalized expenditures (all expenditures made in 2014 that will be depreciated) associated with each of the following categories for this vessel. Note that some capitalized expenditures are for All Fisheries the vessel participates in (West Coast, Alaska, and Other) and others are for West Coast Fisheries only (Washington, Oregon, and California).

    • If you do not track capitalized expenditures for Vessel and On-Board Equipment separately from Fishing Gear, report the combined expenses under “New or used vessel and on-board equipment ” and record “NA” under “Fishing gear used only in West Coast Fisheries”, and “NA” under “Fishing gear shared by West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries”

    • Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.

Capitalized Expenditure Category (see definitions on page 7)	Capitalized Expenditures in All Fisheries West Coast, Alaska, and Other	Capitalized Expenditures in West Coast Fisheries Only Washington, Oregon, and California
New or used vessel and on-board equipment (Regardless of where the vessel fished, enter all expenditures for vessel and on-board equipment under the All Fisheries column)	$______________
Fishing gear used only in West Coast Fisheries		$______________
Fishing gear shared by West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries (if you only fished in the West Coast, enter “NA”)	$______________
Processing equipment used only in West Coast Fisheries		$______________
Processing equipment shared by West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries (if you only fished in the West Coast, enter “NA”)	$______________

17. Provide the 2014 expenses (expensed during 2014) associated with each of the following categories for this vessel. If you recorded a capitalized expenditure in Question 16, then do not repeat that outlay in this table. Note that some expenses are for All Fisheries the vessel participates in (West Coast, Alaska, and Other) and others are for West Coast Fisheries only (Washington, Oregon, and California).

    • If you do not track expenses for Vessel and On-board Equipment and Fishing Gear separately, report the combined expenses under “Vessel and on-board equipment purchases, upgrades, repairs and maintenance” and record “NA” under “Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs and maintenance used only in the West Coast Fisheries”, and “NA” under “Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs and maintenance shared by the West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries”

    • Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.

Expenses Category (see definitions on page 7)	Expenses in All Fisheries West Coast, Alaska, and Other	Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only Washington, Oregon, and California
Vessel and on-board equipment purchases, upgrades, repairs and maintenance	$______________
Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs and maintenance used only in the West Coast Fisheries		$______________
Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs and maintenance shared by the West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries (if you only fished in the West Coast, enter “NA”)	$______________
Processing equipment purchase, repair, and maintenance (expensed during 2014)	$______________

III. Other Costs

18. Expenses in West Coast Fisheries: Provide the 2014 expenses (expensed during 2014) associated with each of the following categories while participating in West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) Fisheries.

• Include all chartering expenses, even if directly reimbursed

• If you do not track expenses for captain and crew separately, report the combined expenses under captain, and put “NA” under Crew

• Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.

Expenses Category	Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only Washington, Oregon, and California
Captain (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)	$______________
Crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)	$______________
Crew or captain travel not deducted from wages	$______________
Observer fees and electronic monitoring	$______________
Fishing association and commission costs	$______________
State licensing and Federal permit fees	$______________
Fuel and lubrication (do not include steaming between West Coast and Alaska)	$______________
Food		$______________
Ice		$______________
Bait		$______________
Off-load expenses (cross-dock fees, port tariffs, hoist fees, etc.)		$______________
Freight to the vessel on supplies		$______________
Other supplies (cleaning, clothing, safety, etc.)		$______________
Communications, including VMS, satellite phone, skymate		$______________
Trucking of fish to buyer		$______________

19. Expenses in All Fisheries: Provide the 2014 expenses (expensed during 2014) associated with each of the following categories while participating in All Fisheries (West Coast, Alaska and other).

• Include all chartering expenses, even if directly reimbursed

• Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.

Expenses Category	Expenses in All Fisheries West Coast, Alaska, and Other
Insurance premium payments (hull and machinery, protection and indemnity, and pollution insurance)	$______________
Moorage	$______________
Lease or bareboat charter of this vessel	$______________
Total depreciation (vessel, on-board equipment, processing equipment, and quota share) taken during 2014	$______________

20. Provide the total amount you paid for lease or purchase of quota shares, quota pounds, and fishing permits during 2014 in the West Coast limited entry fisheries. Purchase of quota or permits reflects a permanent transfer, whereas lease implies a temporary transfer. If you did not incur a particular expense, please write “0”.

	Purchase Costs	Lease Costs
Quota Shares	$_____________	$_____________
Quota Pounds	$_____________	$_____________
Limited Entry Trawl Permit	$_____________	$_____________
Limited Entry Fixed Gear Permit	$_____________	$_____________

21. Provide the total round weight of all fish landings made by this vessel in Alaska during 2014. Round to the nearest 100 pounds. (This information will be used to allocate some of your expenditures between the different fisheries you participate in.)

__________________ lbs in Alaska

22. Were any of the fish harvested by this vessel on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) during 2014 processed or headed and gutted on-board?

Yes No

V. Annual Earnings

23. For each of the earnings sources listed below, indicate the income earned during 2014.

• Landings revenue should include taxes, buyback program fees, and post-season adjustments for fish harvested in 2014.

Earnings Source	Total Revenue
West Coast shoreside landings: this information will be obtained from fish ticket data
West Coast at-sea deliveries to motherships	$_______________
Alaska shoreside landings and at-sea deliveries of fish harvested with the vessel	$_______________
Sale of West Coast limited entry trawl permits	$_______________
Lease of West Coast limited entry trawl permits	$_______________
Sale of West Coast limited entry fixed gear permits	$_______________
Lease of West Coast limited entry fixed gear permits	$_______________
Sale of West Coast limited entry quota shares	$_______________
Lease of West Coast limited entry quota shares	$_______________
Sale of West Coast limited entry quota pounds	$_______________
Lease of West Coast limited entry quota pounds	$_______________
Salmon disaster relief payments	$_______________
Leasing of vessel	$_______________
Insurance settlements	$_______________
West Coast chartering, research, or tendering: include direct reimbursements	$_______________
Alaska chartering, research, or tendering: include direct reimbursements	$_______________
Other:______________________________	$_______________

VI. Crew Share

24. Did you use a crew share system to pay its crew when operating in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery during 2014?

Yes

No Skip to question 26

25. Which of the following expenses were deducted from total revenue before calculating the crew share when this vessel operated in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery during 2014?

Expense Category	Deducted from Crew Share?
Crew or captain travel not deducted from wages	Yes No
Observer fees and electronic monitoring	Yes No
Fishing association and commission costs	Yes No
State licensing and Federal permit fees	Yes No
Buyback fees	Yes No
Fuel and lubrication	Yes No
Food	Yes No
Ice	Yes No
Bait	Yes No
Off-load expenses	Yes No
Freight to the vessel on supplies	Yes No
Other supplies	Yes No
Communications	Yes No
Trucking of fish to buyer	Yes No
Insurance premium payments	Yes No
Lease or charter of this vessel	Yes No
Quota pounds held at the start of the year	Yes No
Quota pounds purchased or leased during the year	Yes No
Quota shares purchased or amortized during the year	Yes No
Limited entry trawl permit	Yes No
Other West Coast permit	Yes No
Other:________________________________________	Yes No

26. On what percentage of fishing trips did the vessel owner serve as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery during 2014?

_______%

27. On trips when the vessel owner served as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the deductions listed in Question 25) going to the vessel, captain, crew, and if applicable, other.

    • The column should sum to 100%.

    • If this vessel did not use a crew share system to pay its crew, enter “NA” in each of the boxes below.

Vessel share	_______%
Captain share	_______%
Crew share	_______%
Other___________	_______%
Other___________	_______%
Total	100 %

28. On trips when the vessel owner did not serve as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the deductions listed in Question 25) going to the vessel, captain, crew, and if applicable, other.

    • The column should sum to 100%.

    • If this vessel did not use a crew share system to pay its crew, enter “NA” in each of the boxes below.

Vessel share	_______%
Captain share	_______%
Crew share	_______%
Other___________	_______%
Other___________	_______%
Total	100 %

VI. Certification

29. Read the following statement, and sign and date the box below.

I certify under penalty of perjury that I have reviewed all the information in this form and that it is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Signature	Date signed _____/_____/_________ mm dd yyyy
Print Name

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