HMS Tournament Operator Survey

2016 Atlantic HMS Tournaments Survey
Operator Expenses

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Your response is important!
About this survey:
Recreational fisheries are important to the national economy, with saltwater angler expenditures
contributing to $56 billion in total economic output annually. While billfish tournaments have been surveyed
as recently as the 1990s, this survey has never before been conducted for all Atlantic highly migratory
species (HMS) tournaments. The responses to this survey will be entered into an economics model that will
show how the money spent at HMS tournaments goes into the community sectors, such as restaurants, hotels,
tackle and bait shops, marinas, and other businesses. This information is critical for fishery managers to
identify potential impacts that regulations may have on fishing communities, and to take measures that
protect the economic success of local businesses.
Please take a moment to complete this survey. Thank you for helping NOAA sustainably manage our
nation's marine resources.

Questions?
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Section A:

General Tournament Operations

We would like to know about your highly migratory species (HMS) tournament.
 HMS are tunas, swordfish, sharks, marlins, sailfish, and spearfishes.
 This is a voluntary survey. Responses to financial questions will be protected under the Trade
Secrets Act.
 This survey should be completed by the tournament operator or designated staff member for one
tournament only.

1.

About the Tournament:
Name:_____________________________ City/town:__________________________ State:_____
Month/Day: # # / # # to # # / # # Year: # # # #
Weigh-in date(s):____________________________________________________________________
Weigh-in location(s):_________________________________________________________________
Number of years this tournament been held (including this year): #

2.

#

3.

Number of boats fishing for HMS in this tournament:

#

4.

Total number of participants (anglers, crew, and captains):

5.

Did you estimate the number of spectators?
5a.
5b.

7.

#

#

#

Tournament Director name(s):__________________________________________________________
Your Name:_________________________ Phone Number: #

6.

First year: #

#

#

#

#

#

#

# - #

#

#

#

# - #

#

#

#

X Estimated X Actual

X Yes X No (skip to question 6)

Estimated total number of spectators at the weigh-ins: # # # #
Description of method used to estimate number of spectators:___________________________

Check the boxes next to the species for which points or prizes were awarded:
X

Bigeye tuna

X

Blue Marlin

X

Swordfish

X

X

White Marlin

X

Pelagic sharks

X

Albacore tuna
Skipjack tuna

X

Sailfish

X

Coastal sharks

X

Yellowfin tuna

X

Bluefin tuna

X

Other species: ___________________

Was there a prize category or points for catch and release of any species? X Yes X No (skip to the
next page)
7a.
Please describe the catch & release point/awards system:
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

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Section B:

Funding Sources

Please tell us about the various revenue sources associated with your tournament operation.
Source

Total Amount for This Tournament

Registration Fees

$_____________

Optional entry fees/Tournament within a Tournament/
Calcutta (optional)

$_____________

Sponsors

$_____________

Concessions

$_____________

Sale of merchandise

$_____________

Other:______________________________________

$_____________

Section C:

Tournament Expenses

Please tell us about the various expenses associated with operating your tournament.

1.

Number of people employed to work on this event:

2.

Number of volunteers for this event:

3.

Did this tournament benefit any charities?
3a.
3b.
3c.

4.

#

#

#

#

#

#

X Yes X No (skip to question 4)

Donations made by the tournament:
$ _____________.00
Donations made directly by the participants to the charities:
$ _____________.00
Please list the charities:______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Did this tournament contribute money to items other than charities (example: educational scholarships)? X Yes X No (skip to the next page)
4a.
4b.

Other contributions made by the tournament:
$ _____________.00
Please list the other beneficiaries:_____________________________________
________________________________________________________________

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Section C:

Tournament Event Expenses

Please tell us about the various costs associated with operating your tournament, rounding to the nearest
dollar.

Type of Expense

Total Amount for This Tournament

Monetary awards and prizes

$ _____________.00

Trophies and plaques, etc.

$ _____________.00

Site fee / Cost of location
Recipient (marina, government, resort, etc.):
___________________________________

$ _____________.00

Local licensing and permitting

$ _____________.00

Audio and visual equipment
(video monitors, speakers, special effects, etc.)
Event equipment
(chairs, tables, tents, etc).
Event marketing/advertising
(TV, internet, print, social media, etc.)

$ _____________.00
$ _____________.00
$ _____________.00

Catering

$ _____________.00

Insurance

$ _____________.00

Electricity

$ _____________.00

Other utilities:__________________________

$ _____________.00

Cost of merchandise

$ _____________.00

Lodging

$ _____________.00

Entertainment

$ _____________.00

Security

$ _____________.00

Other Labor Costs:_______________________

$ _____________.00

Other _________________________________ 

$ _____________.00

If you had none of the above expenses, X here: X
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Thank You for Completing This Survey!
If you would like information on prior surveys or economic information related to marine recreational
angling, please visit our website at http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st5/RecFishEcon.html.

Please write any additional comments or expenses we may have missed:

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