Vistor airport intercept survey, mail-back expenditure a

Economic Value of Puerto Rico's Coral Reef Ecosystems for Recreation/Tourism Uses

ATTACHMENT_E_Questionnaires_Materials

Visitors - full survey

OMB: 0648-0713

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ATTACHMENT E: Questionnaires & Supporting Materials

AIRPORT Survey
1. Tally Sheet
2. On-site Short Form
3. Respondent GREEN CARD
4. Full Activities List - WHITE CARD
5. Region Maps
6. Sweepstakes/Lottery Gifts Brochure
7. Visitor Expenditure Mailback
8. Visitor Satisfaction Mailback
9. Mailback GREEN Page Side 1 and 2
10. Mailback Post Card Reminder
ON-SITE Survey (at Hotels, Marinas, Dive Shops, and Beaches)
1. Tally Sheet
2. On-site Survey Questionnaire (18 versions)
3. Respondent GREEN CARD
4. Reef Activities List – BLUE CARD
5. Region Maps
6. Photos of Reefs
7. Reef Definitions and Conditions Card
8. Management Solutions Card
9. Reef Condition Illustrations
10. Crowding Photos
11. Economic Valuations Card
12. Choice Cards for Non-market Economic Valuation (18 versions, two choices per
version)
13. Sweepstakes/Lottery Gifts Brochure

AIRPORT SURVEY

Tally Sheet
Airport Survey
Hello, I am from the University of Puerto Rico and we are doing a survey on recreation-tourism in Puerto
Rico. Those who complete the survey will be entered into a sweepstakes/lottery to win free vacation
prizes. (Hand respondent gift brochure).

Are you a permanent resident of Puerto Rico?
Yes

Thank you. We are only interviewing nonresidents of Puerto Rico.
(Place tic mark in column 4)

Are you ending your trip to the Puerto Rico today?
Yes
No
Thank you. We are only interviewing people at the
end of their trip to the Puerto Rico.
(Place tic mark in column 5)
> Did you do any recreation/tourist
activities on the coral reefs on this visit
to Puerto Rico?
(show recreation/tourist
No
Thank you. We are only interviewing visitors that did
activity Blue Card)
recreation/tourist activities on coral reefs. (Place tic
mark in column 6)
Yes
Will you participate in a
short 5-10 minute
interview about your visit
to Puerto Rico?

Thank you. (Place tic mark in column 7)

Yes

(Place tic mark in column 8)

Site

Date

3
Time
Period

4
Permanent
Resident

5
Non Exit
Visitor

Non Reef
Using
Recreating/
Tourist
Visitor

Reef User
Recreating
Visitor
Refusal or
Language
Barrier

Reef Using
Recreating
Visitor
Interviewed

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

Airport Survey
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria:
(See Tally Sheet)

1) NOT a resident of Puerto Rico
2) Visiting PR and did reef recreation/tourist activity

Airport: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Including this trip, how many days have you spent in Puerto Rico where you did some recreation/
tourist reef activities in the last 12 months?
Days
If overnight visitor, hand respondent maps of Puerto Rico. If not overnight visitor, skip to next section.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

Airport Survey
I would now like to ask you about some of the recreation/tourist activities in which you, or someone in your
group, participated in during this trip to Puerto Rico. ( H a n d r e s p o n d e n t W h i t e C a r d ) Please
refer to the white card.
7.

In which of these activities did you or someone in your group participate?

As I read you each activity in which you said you or someone in your group participated, could you tell
me in which areas of Puerto Rico you participated in the activity?
For Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 (specify Vieques or Culebra)?

Now as I read each activity, could you tell me how many others in your group participated in the activity
in each area of Puerto Rico?
For , how many others participated in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 (specify
Vieques or Culebra)?
Region 1
Activity

Page 2

#
Resp. Others

Region 2

Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
#
#
#
#
Resp. Others Resp. Others Resp. Others Resp. Others

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

Airport Survey

Hand respondent Green Card
10.

Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary
purpose of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
11.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

12.

Sex

13.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

13b.

Please refer to Section 3 on your green card and tell me the letters corresponding to all the descriptors
that describe your race.
A
B
C
D
E

14.

male

female
Yes

White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Please refer to Section 4 on your green card and tell me which of the income categories best describes
your annual household income last year before taxes. Please give the letter on the card that is the
closest.
a

refused
don’t know

15.

Do you own a second home or time share in the Puerto Rico?
Yes
No

16.

On this trip, are you paying your own expenses, sharing expenses, or is someone else paying your
expenses?
> Beside your own expenses, how
own expenses
many other people are you
shared expenses
paying for on this trip?
someone else paying expenses
> With how many people are you
sharing expenses?

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OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

Airport Survey
We would like to collect some additional information on your visit to Puerto Rico during your trip.We have two
mailback questionnaires that are self-addressed and postage is paid. The information gained from these
questionnaires is very important to both managers of the coral reefs and business and governments providing
services on your trip enjoyment. As an incentive for completing panel questions, a sweepstakes has been
organized by the local business community. Hand brochure describing sweepstakes By completing the
mailbacks, we enter you in the sweepstakes each time you complete a module.
E-mail: ______________________________________ Phone: ________________________________
Reminder:

19.

After the survey is completed and the sweepstakes prizes awarded, all name and address
information will be destroyed. No one will be allowed to use this information for contacting you
about any promotions. This concludes our interview. Thank you for your time. In Appreciation for
your participation, we would like to offer you this gift.

Will you complete these questionnaires?
Yes (Go to Satisfaction and Expenditure suggestions and questions 20 and 21)
No
> This concludes our interview. Thank you for your time. In appreciation
for your participation we would like to offer you this gift.

Satisfaction
We suggest completing the satisfaction questionnaire on your way home while your thoughts about your trip to
the Puerto Rico are fresh.
Expenditure
The expenditure survey should be completed after your trip is over and you have returned home.
Interviewer: Code on-site survey number and location on mailback
Show example of mailback questionnaire, where to start, the types of questions that are asked, and how to seal
it to mail it back
20.

Please give us your name and address. In the event that we do not receive the take home
questionnaire we will send you another.
Satisfaction name and address
Name:
Address:
City:

21.

State:

Zip:

If someone other than yourself paid for all your expenses on this trip to Puerto Rico, we would like
that person to answer the questionnaire. Will you please give us the name and address of that person?
Expenditure name and address
Name:
Address:
City:

State:

Zip:

This concludes our interview. Thank you for your time. In appreciation for your participation, we would like to
offer you this gift.
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Green Card
RESPONDENT CARD
ABOUT THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE STATEMENT
Your participation in this interview is voluntary. There are no penalties for not answering some
or all of the questions, but since each interviewed person will represent many others not
interviewed, your cooperation is extremely important. This study is being conducted by the
University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Puerto Rico Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Uses of the
information include the evaluation of present recreation uses and planning for future visitation.
At the end of the study any materials identifying you as an individual will be destroyed.
This is a cooperative research project of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 minutes including
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the
data need, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to U.S. Department of Commerce, Clearance Officer,
Office of Chief Information Officer, Rm. 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to,
nor shall any person be subject to penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information
subject to requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
SECTION 1: Primary Purpose of Trip to Puerto Rico
A
B
C
D
E

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends
Business trip
Business and pleasure
Other (specify)

SECTION 2: Race (Select All that Apply)
A
B
C
D
E

White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

SECTION 3: HOUSEHOLD INCOME CATEGORIES (Annual Income before taxes)
A
I
B
C
D
E
F

Less than $5,000
$40,000 to $44,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $29,999

G
H
J
K
L
M
N

$30,000 to $39,999
O $150,000 or more
$35,000 to $39,999
$45,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999

White Card
ACTIVITIES LIST
Number
100A
101A
102A
10A

____________________Water-based Activities_______________________
Snorkeling
Snorkeling from charter/party boat (pay operation and includes snorkeling tours)
Snorkeling from a rental boat
Snorkeling from private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat)
Snorkeling from shore

200A
201A
202A
11A

Scuba Diving
Scuba diving from charter/party boat (pay operation)
Scuba diving from a rental boat
Scuba diving from a private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat)
Scuba diving from shore

300
301
302
303
304
305

Special Activities while Snorkeling or Scuba Diving
Diving for lobsters
Underwater photography
Wreck diving or other artificial reefs
Spear fishing
Cave diving
Diving to capture ornamental fish for aquariums (not to sell)

400A
402A
403A

Fishing – Offshore
Fishing from charter boat (pay operation, usually six persons or less) - offshore
Fishing from a rental boat – off shore
Fishing from a private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat) – offshore

404A
405A
406A

407A
408A
409A
410A
14A
411

Other Fishing
Other fishing from charter boat (pay operation, usually six persons or less)
Other fishing from party or head boat (pay operation, charge per person)
Other fishing from a rental boat
Other fishing from a private boat (your boat or friends or relative’s boat)
Fishing from shore (beach, bank, pier, bridge, jetty, dock)
Freshwater fishing

500A
501A
502A
503
504
505
506

Viewing Nature and Wildlife
Glass bottom boat rides (pay operation)
Inshore boating excursions (pay operation/guided service/NOT FISHING, including kayaking)
Viewing nature and wildlife from private or rental boat
Bioluminescent Bays
Ocean kayaking
Whale watching
Manatee watching

600A
601A

Personal Watercraft (jet skis, wave runners, etc.)
Personal watercraft – rental
Personal watercraft – Private (your boat or friend or relative’s watercraft)

700A
701A
702A

Sailing
Sailing charter/party boat (pay operation)
Sailing rental boat
Sailing private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat)

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White Card
Number
Other Water-Based Activities
______
____________________________________________________________________________________
Beach Activities – Sunbathing
12A
Sunbathing
13A
Surfing
14
Collecting shells and sea glass
15A
Swimming
18A
Paddle boarding, wind surfing, or kite boarding
Other Activities NOT MENTIONED ABOVE (parasailing, hang gliding, water-skiing, sunset cruises)
800A
Other activities from a charter/party boat (pay operation)
801A
Other activities from a rental boat
802A
Other activities from a private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat)
Number
______
19A
20A
21

Land-Based Activities
____________________________________________________________________________________
Nature Study – Wildlife Observation – Photography
Wildlife observation or wildlife photography
Other nature study and observation
Photography – Natural landscapes/scenery (not including wildlife)

22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Camping – Backpacking – Hiking – Picnicking
Backpacking
Camping in developed campgrounds
Camping in primitive campgrounds
Day Hiking
Attending guided walk (by park rangers, private companies or non-government organizations)
Self-guided nature or historic trail
Picnicking

38
39
40
41
42

Cultural, Historic and Tourist Attractions
Visiting historic areas, sites, buildings or memorials
Attending special events (fairs, festivals, ceremonies, etc.)
Attending outdoor concerts, plays, or other outdoor performances
Attending indoor concerts, plays, performances, or events
Sight-seeing tours and tourist attractions (paid)
Sight-seeing (not paid tours)
Reading roadside exhibits or markers
Visiting a museum, education facility, or information center
Attending outdoor sports events (sailing or boat races; spectator at fishing tournament, surfing or other
competitions like baseball, horse racing, or cock fighting)
Attending indoor sporting events (basketball, boxing or other indoor sporting events)
Agricultural tourism (visiting coffee plantations, farms, wineries)
Visiting Forest and Nature Reserves (El Yunque, Guánica Dry Forest, Mona Island Nature Reserve)
Visiting caves (Rio Camuy Cave Park or other caves)
Visiting Special Coral Reef Areas (Guánica, Cabo Rojo, Northeastern Reserves, Culebra)

43
44
45
46
47

Outdoor Sports
Golf
Tennis
Zip Lining
Mountain climbing, rock climbing or rappelling
Participation in other outdoor sports and games

29A
30
31
32
33
34
35
36A
37

48
49
50
51
52

Bicycling – Horseback Riding – Driving for Pleasure
Bicycling
Horseback riding
Driving for Pleasure (mopeds, motorcycles)
Other
Attended Wedding
Visited Casino

Economic Valuation of
Puerto Rico’s Coral ReefAssociated Tourism and
Recreation
Sweepstakes Lottery Gifts for Visitors
Grand Prize—in Vieques
Lodging (a room for two for 3 nights) - provided by Esperanza Inn
Dive tour for 2 - provided by Isla Nena Scuba
½ day fishing trip - provided by Vieques Sport Fishing (Capt. J. Ferguson)
Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) - provided by PR Sea Grant
Reusable Gore Tex shopping bag - provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincón
Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) - provided by Jobos Bay National
Estuarine Reserve
Puerto Rico T-shirt - provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company

First Prize
Dive trip for 2 certified divers from Fajardo reefs - provided by Sea Ventures
Inc.
1/2 day deep sea fishing trip (1/2 price) - from Fajardo - provided by Light
Tackle Paradise (Capt. Marcos Hanke)
Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) - provided by PR Sea Grant
Reusable Gore Tex shopping bag - provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincón
Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) - provided by Jobos Bay National
Estuarine Reserve

Second Prize
1/2 day fishing trip (in-shore) in Cabo Rojo - provided by Light Tackle
Adventures (Capt. Pochy Rosario)
Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) - provided by PR Sea Grant
Reusable Gore Tex shopping bag - provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincón
Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) - provided by Jobos Bay National
Estuarine Reserve
Puerto Rico T-shirt - provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company

Consolation Prizes
Reusable Gore Tex shopping bag - provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincón
Puerto Rico T-shirt - provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
National Geographic Society logo shopping bag - provided by National
Geographic Society
Book (On Assignment ) - provided by National Geographic Society

Sweepstakes Lottery is being
conducted by Ridge to Reefs, Inc.
For Further information, contact:
Glenis Padilla Plaza (Project Lead) University
of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
Telephone: (787) 508-2475
[email protected]

Your participation in this
recreation expenditure survey is
GREATLY APPRECIATED
Dear Visitor,
During your recent trip to Puerto Rico you indicated that you would
be willing to complete this questionnaire. It is self-explanatory and should
about 20 minutes to complete. Please record your answers accurately and
legibly. Your answers represent many other people not included in this
survey effort so it is very important that you return your questionnaire.
Your answers are voluntary. Your name will never be released to
anyone unless otherwise required by law. After the completion of the project
all materials identifying you as an individual will be destroyed.
Before you mail back the questionnaire, please reverse-fold it so that
our return address is on the outside. Please staple or tape to seal the questionnaire and mail it back to us. No postage is needed. Your cooperation in
this effort is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ms. Glenis Padilla Plaza (Project Lead)
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Telephone: (787) 508-2475
[email protected]
Dr. Ruperto Chaparro (Project Co-lead)
Puerto Rico Sea Grant Program
Extension Leader
University of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 5000
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Telephone: (787) 832-8045
[email protected]

Please note: It is very important that the same person who participated in
the on-site interview also complete this questionnaire.

PART A: YOUR EXPENDITURES FOR THIS TRIP
We would like to ask you about the expenses related to your recent trip to Puerto Rico. Please complete one
of the questions below, indicating for how many people you paid expenses.

1) If you paid your own expenses or if you shared expenses with someone else, please check this box
On the following pages, report only those trip expenses you personally paid for.
2) If you were paying all the expenses for yourself and for one or more others, please check this box
and record in the box below the number of persons you paid expenses for, including yourself.
Report the total amount of expenses you paid for on the following pages.
Number of people you were paying expenses for, including yourself

Please report your expenditures for each of the items listed to the nearest whole dollar. In Column A, put the
total amount of money you spent on that item, regardless of where you were when you spent it. In Column
B, report only the amount you spent while you were in Puerto Rico.

EXAMPLE:

Joe and Jane Smith purchased round-trip tickets to Puerto Rico online at $400 each, or a total
of $800. Their total amount spent for the trip was $800 (Column A). The amount spent in
Puerto Rico was $0 (Column B).

Item

TRANSPORTATION
Airline Fare
a) Package tour
b) Any other airline fare

Column A:
Column B:
Total amount
Of the amount
spent for this trip in column A,
how much did
you spend in
Puerto Rico?

a
800

a
0

Item

Column A:
Total amount
spent for this
trip

LODGING, PRIVATELY OWNED (non-government)
Hotel/motel/bed & breakfast, etc.
Rental home, cottage, cabin, condo
Camping site (RV/tent/camper)
LODGING, PUBLICLY OWNED (government)
Hotel/motel/bed & breakfast/cabin, etc.
Camping site (RV/tent/camper)

FOOD & BEVERAGES
Food and drinks consumed at restaurants and bars
Drinks consumed at bars and clubs during non-meal
times (nighttime recreation)
Food & Beverages purchased at a store for
carry-out
TRANSPORTATION
Rental automobile, motor home, trailer, motorcycle or
other recreation vehicle
Gas & oil - auto/RV
Repair & service - auto/RV
Parking fees & tolls
Taxi fare
Ferry
Train
Bus fare
a) Package tour
b) Any other bus fare
Airline fare
a) Package tour
b) Any other airline fare

Column B:
Of the amount
in Column A,
how much did
you spend in
Puerto Rico?

Item

Column A:
Column B:
Total amount
Of the amount
spent for this trip in Column A,
how much did
you spend in
Puerto Rico?

BOATING
Boat, jet ski, and wave runner rental
Boat fuel and oil
Boat repairs
Boat launch fees
Boat slip fees or marina fees (this trip only)
Sailing charters or sunset cruises
FISHING
Cut bait
Live bait
Daily or special fishing permits

Fishing lines, fly lines, fish nets, and minnow traps
Charter/party boat, guide service
SCUBA DIVING/SNORKELING
Rental fee for equipment
Charter/party boat, guide service
SIGHTSEEING
Sightseeing tours
Glass bottom boat rides
Excursions, kayak tours
Park entrance fees
Admission to tourist, amusement, festivals and other
commercial attractions
Food and drinks on sightseeing tours

aaaaaaaaaaaaa

Item

OTHER ACTIVITY EXPENDITURES
Rental fee for recreation equipment (surfboards,
golf carts or others not listed above)
Guide service, tour, or outfitters (not listed above, like
parasailing)
Admission to motion pictures, theaters, museums,
etc.
Admission to musical performances, concerts
Spa treatments
Fitness activities (gym fees, fitness classes/
instruction)
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES
Film Purchases
Film Developing
Footwear
Clothing
Souvenirs and gifts (not clothing)
Barber, laundry and other personal services
Telephone, copying, fax and other business
services
Physician, dentist, and other medical services
Other, specify

Column A:
Column B:
Total amount
Of the amount
spent for this trip in Column A,
how much did
you spend in
Puerto Rico?

PART B: ANNUAL VACATION EXPENDITURES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

This section asks about money people spent on recreational equipment, boat storage, time-share and
condo fees and related purchases for items you own over the past 12 months. Do not include rentals,
they were included in Part A. For each of the items listed, indicate
in Column A the total amount of money you spent on that equipment in the past 12 months. In Column
B, report the total amount of purchases you made just in the county where you live. In Column C,
report the total amount of purchases you made in Puerto Rico.

First, please answer these questions regarding your boating recreation.
>

During the past 12 months, how many times did you take a trip away from home for a boating-related
activity (sailing, waterskiing, canoeing, fishing from a boat, motor boating, SCUBA diving, jet skiing,
etc.)?

Of these trips, how many were to some place outside Puerto Rico?

Example:

Joe and Jane Smith purchased a boat for $17,000 from a dealer at their home in New York
last summer. They also purchased a jet ski for $12,000 from a dealer in Puerto Rico. Here is
how they would report these expenditures.

Item

Column A:
Total Purchases
in Past 12
Months

Column B:
Purchases in
Your Home
County

Column C:
Purchases in
Puerto Rico

BOATING EQUIPMENT
New motorized boats or jet skis

29,000

17,000

12,000

Item

MAJOR RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT (not rentals)
Diving or snorkeling equipment
Fishing rods and reels
Cameras and other photo gear
Binoculars and other viewing equipment
Miscellaneous (boats, guns, surfboard, vehicles, any
other major equipment), specify

BOATING EQUIPMENT AND FEES (not rentals)
New motorized boats or jet skis
New nonmotorized boats (sailboats, row boats,
canoes, kayaks, etc.)
New boat engines

New boat accessories
New sails or rigging
New boat trailer
Boat storage and marina fees
Other boating expenses (not rentals)
Describe:

ANNUAL LODGING-RELATED FEES (not rentals)
Condo and time-share fees
RV or trailer park fees

Column A:
Total Purchases
in Past 12
Months

Column B:
Purchases in
Your Home
County

Column C:
Purchases in
Puerto Rico

OMB Approval #: 0648-0713
Expiration Date: 04/30/2018

Number:
That’s All!! If you would like to be entered into a sweepstakes to win a free
Vacation to Puerto Rico, fill out your name, address and phone number below.
All prizes will be awarded in TBD.
Name:
Address:
City:
State:

Zip:

Phone:

Prizes to be awarded are:
GRAND PRIZE – in Vieques
* Lodging ( a room for two for 3 nights) – provided by Esperanza Inn
* Dive tour for 2 – provided by Isla Nena Scuba
* 1/2 Day fishing trip – provided by Vieques Sport Fishing (Capt. J. Ferguson)
* Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) – provided by PR Sea Grant
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by the Surfrider Foundation Rincon

Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) – provided by Jobos Bay National Estuarine Reserve

Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
FIRST PRIZE
* Dive trip for 2 certified divers from Fajardo reefs – provided by Sea Ventures Inc.
1/2 Day deep sea fishing trip (1/2 price) from Fajardo – provided by Light Tackle Paradise (Capt. Marcos Hanke)
* Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) – provided by PR Sea Grant
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincon
* Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) – provided by Jobos Bay National Estuarine Reserve
SECOND PRIZE
* 1/2 Day fishing trip (in-shore) in Cabo Rojo – provided by Light Tackle Adventures (Capt. Pochy Rosario)
* Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) – provided by PR Sea Grant
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by the Surfrider Foundation Rincon
* Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) – provided by Jobos Bay National Estuarine Reserve
* Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Consolation Prizes
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincon
* Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
* National Geographic Society logo shopping bag – provided by the National Geographic Society
* Book (On Assignment) – provided by National Geographic Society
This is a cooperative research project of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Sea Grant, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes
including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
need, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden,
to U.S. Department of Commerce, Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer, Rm. 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

OMB Approval #: 0648-0713
Expiration Date:04/30/2018

THANK YOU!
for
participating in this
Recreation Survey
Dear Visitor,
During your recent trip to Puerto Rico you indicated that you would
be willing to complete this questionnaire. It is self-explanatory and should
take about 20 minutes to complete. Please record your answers accurately
and legibly. Your answers represent many other people not included in this
survey effort so it is very important that you return your questionnaire.
Your answers are voluntary. Your name will never be released to
anyone unless otherwise required by law. After the completion of the project
all materials identifying you as an individual will be destroyed.
When you complete the questionnaire, please reverse-fold it so that
our return address on the GREEN PAGE in the inside is folded to the outside. Please staple or tape to seal the questionnaire and mail it back to us.
No postage is needed. Your cooperation in this effort is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ms. Glenis Padilla Plaza (Project Lead)
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Telephone: (787) 508-2475

[email protected]
Dr. Ruperto Chaparro (Project Co-lead)
Puerto Rico Sea Grant Program
Extension Leader
University of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 5000
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Telephone: (787) 832-8045
[email protected]

Please note: It is very important that the same person who participated in
the on-site interview also complete this questionnaire.

1
IMPORTANCE
(in the ideal recreational
setting for activities)

In this section we are interested in identifying the recreation
site information which is important to you, the visitor.
Ia

Please read each statement and rate the importance of each
item as it contributes to an ideal recreation/tourism setting for the
activities you did in Puerto Rico. If an item does not apply, indicate by
circling n/a (not applicable). Likewise, if you don’t know, circle (dk).

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Clear water (high visibility) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Clean water for swimming and other water-based activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Amount of living coals on the reefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Many different kinds of fishes and sea life to view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
..
Many different kinds of fishes and sea life to catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Control of invasive species (lionfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
..
Artificial reefs (sunken ships, reef balls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easy,
. .. . abundant and quality beach and shoreline access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Marina facilities, boat ramps/launching facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Mooring buoys and navigational markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
..
Value
of lodging (cost vs amenities: clean rooms & linens, working ac, hot showers)..
ssss
showersshoers
. . .Ecotourism/green
. . . . . . . . . . . . initiatives: low energy use, recycling ..
Resorts
with focus on
. . . . . . . . . of
. . public
. . . . . .restrooms
...
Availability
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
..
Cleanliness of streets and sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Well
roads and bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . maintained
.
. . . . transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Public
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Historic preservation (historic landmarks, houses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . posters,
. . . . . signs, brochures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Educational
. . . . . . . . of
. . tour guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Availability
Availability of lifeguards for beach safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Customer service and friendliness of people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
.
Public
safety (areas with low crime rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Good maps and signage for road navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
.............

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n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk

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2
2
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5
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5
5
5

Ib.

On the previous page you indicated the importance of a list of
items to your recreational/tourist experiences. Now please read
each of the items on this list and rate how satisfied you were
with each at the places you did your activities in Puerto Rico. If
an item does not apply, indicate by circling n/a (not applicable).
Likewise, if you don’t know, circle (dk).

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)

Clear water (high visibility) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clean water for swimming and other water-based activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amount of living coals on the reefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Many different kinds of fishes and sea life to view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Many different kinds of fishes and sea life to catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Control of invasive species (lionfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..
Artificial reefs (sunken ships, reef balls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..
Easy,
abundant
and
quality
beach
and
shoreline
access.
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.
. .. .
Marina facilities, boat ramps/launching facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mooring buoys and navigational markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..
Value
of lodging (cost vs amenities: clean rooms & linens, working ac, hot shower) . .
shhhhhsshowers)
ssss
. . . .initiatives:
. . . . . . . . .low
. . energy use, recycling . .
Resorts with focus
onshowersshoers
Ecotourism/green
rrecycling . of
. . public
. . . . . restrooms
. . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Availability
..
Cleanliness of streets and sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Well
roads and bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . maintained
...
. . . . transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historic preservation (historic landmarks, houses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . posters,
. . . . . signs, brochures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational
. . . . . . . . of
. . tour guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Availability
Availability of lifeguards for beach safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer service and friendliness of people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
Public
safety (areas with low crime rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Good maps and signage for road navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.............

SATISFACTION
(with each of these items where
you did activities in Puerto Rico)

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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk

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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
1
1
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1
1
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1
1
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2
2
2
2
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2
2
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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3
3
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
3
3
3

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4
4
4
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5
5
5
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5
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5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

3
Ic.

SATISFACTION
(with each of these items five
years ago in Puerto Rico)

Had you visited Puerto Rico more than five years ago?
If “yes” answer question Id.
If “no” skip to question IIa on page 4.

Id.

Now please read each of the items on this list and rate how
satisfied you were with each five years ago or more in
Puerto Rico. If an item does not apply, indicate by circling n/a
(not applicable). Likewise, if you don’t know, circle (dk).

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)

Clear water (high visibility) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clean water for swimming and other water-based activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amount of living coals on the reefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Many different kinds of fishes and sea life to view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Many different kinds of fishes and sea life to catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Control of invasive species (lionfish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..
Artificial reefs (sunken ships, reef balls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easy,
. .. . abundant and quality beach and shoreline access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marina facilities, boat ramps/launching facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mooring buoys and navigational markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Value
.
of lodging (cost vs amenities: clean rooms & linens, working ac, hot shower) . .
shhhhhsshowers)
ssss
. . . .initiatives:
. . . . . . . . .low
. . energy use, recycling . .
Resorts with focus
onshowersshoers
Ecotourism/green
rrecycling . of
. . public
. . . . . restrooms
. . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Availability
..
Cleanliness of streets and sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Well
roads and bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . maintained
...
. . . . transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historic preservation (historic landmarks, houses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . posters,
. . . . . signs, brochures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational
. . . . . . . . of
. . tour guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Availability
Availability of lifeguards for beach safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer service and friendliness of people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
Public
safety (areas with low crime rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Good maps and signage for road navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.............

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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk

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5
5
5
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5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

IIa.

Now please read each of the items on the list below and rate
your expectations for each of the following in Puerto Rico.
If an item does not apply, indicate by circling not applicable
(n/a). Likewise, if you don’t know, circle (dk).

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)

Marina facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Availability of public restrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleanliness of streets and sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boat ramps/launching facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Well maintained roads and bridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Value of lodging (cost vs amenities: clean rooms & linens, working ac, hot showers) .
Mooring buoys
showers)
. . . . . and
. . . .navigational
. . . . . . . . . aids.
. . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Good maps and signage for road navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resorts with focus on Ecotourism/green initiatives: low energy use, recycling .
. . . . . . . . . . posters,
. . . . . . . signs,
. . . . . brochures.
........ .................................
Educational
Availability of lifeguards for beach safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easy, abundant, and quality beach & shoreline access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .of. .environmental
....
.
Enforcement
laws & regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public
. . . . . safety
. . . . . (area
. . . . . has low crime rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Customer
. . . . . service and friendliness of people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . of
. . tour
. . . . guides
..
Availability
......................................... .
. . . . . . .preservation
......
Historic
(historic landmarks, houses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .reefs
. . . .(sunken
..
Artificial
ships, reef balls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .restaurants
....
Quality
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... .
Clear water (high visibility). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clean water for swimming and other water-based activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Amount
. . . . . . of
. . living
..
coral on the reefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Many kinds of fish and sealife to view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.......

EXPECTATION
(with each of these items
in Puerto Rico)

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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk
dk

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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IIb.

Now please read each of the items on the list below and rate
how they met your expectations for each of the following in
Puerto
Rico.
If an item
does not apply, indicate by circling not applicable
(n/a). Likewise, if you don’t know, circle (dk).

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Marina facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Availability of public restrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleanliness of streets and sidewalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boat ramps/launching facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Well maintained roads and bridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Value of lodging (cost vs amenities: clean rooms & linens, working ac, hot showers) .
Mooring buoys
showers)
. . . . . and
. . . .navigational
. . . . . . . . . aids.
. . . . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Good maps and signage for road navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resorts with focus on Ecotourism/green initiatives: low energy use, recycling .
. . . . . . . . . . posters,
. . . . . . . signs,
. . . . . brochures.
........ .................................
Educational
Availability of lifeguards for beach safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easy, abundant, and quality beach & shoreline access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .of. .environmental
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Enforcement
laws & regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public
. . . . . safety
. . . . . (area
. . . . . has low crime rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Customer
. . . . . service and friendliness of people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . of
. . tour
. . . . guides
..
Availability
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. . . . . . .preservation
......
Historic
(historic landmarks, houses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .reefs
. . . .(sunken
..
Artificial
ships, reef balls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .restaurants
....
Quality
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Clear water (high visibility). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clean water for swimming and other water-based activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Amount
. . . . . . of
. . living
..
coral on the reefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Many kinds of fish and sealife to view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.......

ACCOMPLISHMENT
(with each of these items
in Puerto Rico)

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In this section we have a few special issues questions we would like
to ask you.
IIIa.

Yes (Continue)
IIIb.

IVa.

Do you own a boat in Puerto Rico?
No (Go to Question IIId)

How likely is it that you will recommend Puerto Rico to a friend
or family member for their next vacation?
(Circle the appropriate answer)

What is the length of your boat?
(Feet)

IIIc.

Do you trailer your boat or do you store it at a dock or marina?
dk
Trailer
Store at a dock or marina

IIId.

IVb.

How likely is it that you will return to Puerto Rico for a visit?
(Circle the appropriate answer)

No
dk

How important were Puerto Rico’s beaches to your decision to
visit Puerto Rico?

Was this trip your first visit to Puerto Rico for recreation
activities?
Yes (Go to Question IVa)

No (Continue)

IIIg. How many years have you been coming to Puerto Rico for
recreation activities?
(Years)

IVc.

IIIf.

Do you own or rent a vacation home on the coast with access
to the water?
Yes

IIIe.

How soon might you return to Puerto Rico?
Don’t Know
In less than 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 to 12 months
Greater than one year

Va.

On your first visit ever to Puerto Rico, was your
visit on a cruise ship stopover?
Yes

Vb.

No (Skip to Section VI)

Did your stopover experience in Puerto Rico result in you
choosing Puerto Rico as a destination for a non cruise ship
visit?
Yes

Vc.

VIa.

Islands like Puerto Rico face competing demands for
development. When choosing a destination for your
vacation and/or recreation activities what is your preference?
(Check one answer only)
Low development, small town atmosphere along the
coast
Dense development, large town with high-rise hotels
and casinos, many restaurant and shopping
opportunities

If this cruise ship visit was your first visit, did your
experience lead you to think about planning a future non
cruise ship visit to Puerto Rico?

Mix of low development and dense development places
No preference

Yes

No
VIb.

Some people may be okay with staying in dense developed
areas, but when doing certain recreation activities like visiting
beaches, fishing, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, boating,
surfing, wind surfing, paddle boarding, viewing wildlife,
photography and hiking trails prefer to have views
unobstructed by development (e.g. big hotels, offshore oil
and gas platforms, wind turbines etc.).
How important to you is it to have areas with natural views
protected? (Check one answer only)
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

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VII.

In this section, we want to ask you about several issues of
importance to managing Puerto Rico’s natural resources
that support recreation activities, or protect the resources
by preservation methods
For the following statements, please indicate if you 1 = strongly disagree,
2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree, or dk = don’t know.
(Please circle one number for each statement)

I support the creation of marine protected areas that allow
activities as long as they don’t harm the resource . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

I support the creation of marine reserves that prohibit all
activities that take things like fishing and ornamental trade for
aquariums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 1

I support the creation of research only areas that only allow
scientific and educational activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 1

I support increased protection of threatened and endangered
species like turtles and elk and staghorn corals
. . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 1

I support increased enforcement of environmental laws and
regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 1

I support increased education and outreach for violators of
environmental laws and regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 1

I support a balanced approach to using education and
outreach and enforcement on violators of environmental laws
and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 1

OMB Approval #:
Expiration Date:

That’s All!! If you would like to be entered into a sweepstakes to win a free
Vacation to Puerto Rico, fill out your name, address and phone number below.
All prizes will be awarded TBD.
Name:
Address:
City:
State:

Zip:

Phone:

Prizes to be awarded are:
GRAND PRIZE – in Vieques
* Lodging ( a room for two for 3 nights) – provided by Esperanza Inn
* Dive tour for 2 – provided by Isla Nena Scuba
* 1/2 Day fishing trip – provided by Vieques Sport Fishing (Capt. J. Ferguson)
* Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) – provided by PR Sea Grant
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by the Surfrider Foundation Rincon

Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) – provided by Jobos Bay National Estuarine Reserve

Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
FIRST PRIZE
* Dive trip for 2 certified divers from Fajardo reefs – provided by Sea Ventures Inc.
1/2 Day deep sea fishing trip (1/2 price) from Fajardo – provided by Light Tackle Paradise (Capt. Marcos Hanke)
* Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) – provided by PR Sea Grant
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincon
* Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) – provided by Jobos Bay National Estuarine Reserve
SECOND PRIZE
* 1/2 Day fishing trip (in-shore) in Cabo Rojo – provided by Light Tackle Adventures (Capt. Pochy Rosario)
* Coffee table book (Beneath the Waves) – provided by PR Sea Grant
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by the Surfrider Foundation Rincon
* Children’s Book (Adventures of Pelican) – provided by Jobos Bay National Estuarine Reserve
* Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Consolation Prizes
* Reuseable Gore Tex shopping bag – provided by Surfrider Foundation Rincon
* Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
* National Geographic Society logo shopping bag – provided by the National Geographic Society
* Book (On Assignment) – provided by National Geographic Society
* This is a cooperative research project of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Sea Grant, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the

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UPR-RUM Call Box 9000
Mayaguez, PR 00681-9000

MAYAGUEZ, PR

ON-SITE SURVEY
(at hotels, marinas, dive shops and beaches)

Tally Sheet
On-site Survey
Hello, I am from the University of Puerto Rico and we are doing a survey on recreation-tourism in Puerto
Rico. Those who complete the survey will be entered into a sweepstakes/lottery to win free vacation
prizes. (Hand respondent gift brochure).

Are you a permanent resident of Puerto Rico?
Yes

Thank you. We are only interviewing nonresidents of Puerto Rico.
(Place tic mark in column 4)

Are you ending your trip to the Puerto Rico today?
Yes
No
Thank you. We are only interviewing people at the
end of their trip to the Puerto Rico.
(Place tic mark in column 5)
> Did you do any recreation/tourist
activities on the coral reefs on this visit
to Puerto Rico?
(show recreation/tourist
No
Thank you. We are only interviewing visitors that did
activity Blue Card)
recreation/tourist activities on coral reefs. (Place tic
mark in column 6)
Yes
Will you participate in a
short 15-20 minute
interview about your visit
to Puerto Rico?

Thank you. (Place tic mark in column 7)

Yes

(Place tic mark in column 8)

Site

Date

3
Time
Period

4
Permanent
Resident

5
Non Exit
Visitor

Non Reef
Using
Recreating/
Tourist
Visitor

Reef User
Recreating
Visitor
Refusal or
Language
Barrier

Reef Using
Recreating
Visitor
Interviewed

Version 1a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)
No opportunity to see large wildlife (sharks,
rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
No opportunity to see or catch Sport/Trophy
fish (ladyfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon,
snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B
Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square meter with
no fish of legal size to keep
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 1a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

Which activities did you or someone in your household do on natural/coral reefs during this trip
in northwest Puerto Rico (Region 1), southwest Puerto Rico (Region 2), southeast Puerto Rico
(Region 3), northeast Puerto Rico (Region 4) and the islands of Culebra and Vieques (Region
5)?
If respondent did not do anything in a region, check the box indicating no reef use in the region

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

On how many different days did you, yourself, participate in each activity on the reefs in
Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 during this trip?
Note: Count any part of a day as a whole day for each activity.

B5.

How many different dives did you, yourself, make for each type of diving activity you did on the
reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 during this trip?
Diving activities include all snorkeling and scuba diving activities on the Blue Card-Activities List (Reef)
A dive is defined as an entry and exit from the water to snorkel or scuba dive

Please refer to Questions B1 – B5 when filling in the tables on the following two pages
There is one table for each of the five regions of the Puerto Rico
(Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5)

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Part C. Economic Valuation of Puerto Rico’s Coral Reef Ecosystems
In this section of the survey, I will first present to you some definitions and scientific facts about
Puerto Rico’s coral reef ecosystems. I will then present you with different reef conditions and the cost
to your household to achieve those conditions. I will then ask you to choose among a set of different
conditions and the cost to your household.
First, here are some definitions of what we mean by coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems.
Hand respondent the Reef Definitions and Conditions Information Card.

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

After answering questions, show respondent cards with examples of the kinds of stony corals,
soft corals, sponges, fish and macroinvertebrates that have been observed on Puerto Rico’s coral
reef ecosystems.
After respondent finishes viewing the cards, present the Management Solutions card.
Please read the information on the card and tell me when you are done.
C2. Do you have any questions before we proceed?

After answering respondents questions, proceed.
C3. Did you believe the information by coral scientists that in 10 to 20 years if current management practices continue
that nearly all the coral reefs in Puerto Rico would be in a poor or low condition?
a. Yes
b. No (Go to C4)
C4. If we don’t change current management practices (Status Quo), do you think that the coral reefs conditions in 10 to
20 years in Puerto Rico will
a. Stay the same
b. Improve
c. Worsen
I now will present to you a set of reef conditions at different prices and will ask you for your most preferred option.

The Status Quo means no change in the management of the coral reef ecosystems and choosing this option will cost
your household nothing ($0), but will result in the poorest or lowest conditions of coral reef ecosystems on all Puerto
Rico’s coral reefs, except a few places that are already specially protected.
In each set of options, you will always have the option of choosing the Status Quo as your most preferred option.
Remember when making your choices on how much you are willing to pay that you only have so much income and if
you pay to improve reef conditions you will have less to spend on other goods, services, and social issues that are
important to you.
Also, even under the low conditions there are three coral reefs within Puerto Rico that have strong protections that
you could use, in addition to coral reefs outside Puerto Rico.

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, two reef conditions are at a low level, one at the medium level and eight at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $125 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, five
at the medium level and one is at the high condition and this will cost your household $60 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

C8. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the three options is your most
preferred, not sure at all, slightly sure, moderately sure, very sure, or extremely sure? Please refer to Section 1 of the
Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.
______ (letter)

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, one at the medium level and seven are at the high
level and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and five at the high condition and this will cost your household $250 per trip.

C9. Which option do you prefer? _______
C10. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C11. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? _____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
C12. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the three options is your most
preferred, not sure at all, slightly sure, moderately sure, very sure, or extremely sure? Please refer to Section 1 of the
Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.
_____(letter)
C13. Did you understand that the dollar amount for each alternative was the per trip cost to your household?
a. Yes
b. No
C14. There are different ways for people to pay for new programs to protect the environment. One way is for the
government to pay the cost. This will raise everyone’s taxes. The other way is for businesses to pay the cost. This
will make prices go up for everyone. Another way is for the government to create incentives for investment in
environmental protection. Still another way is for businesses to pay the cost. This will make prices go up for
everyone.
If you had to choose, would you prefer to pay for new environmental programs through higher taxes, the cost of
incentives to businesses and households, or through higher prices? Please refer to Section 2 of the Economics
Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer only.
___ (letter)
C15. Who do you think should manage the additional funding obtained for reef management?
___ The Federal government ___ the Territorial government ____ Non Government Organization like The Nature
Conservancy or Protectores de Cuencas, a local organization ___ Other (Specify _________________
C16. Would you say you think of yourself as not an environmentalist at all, slightly an environmentalist, a moderate
environmentalist, a strong environmentalist or a very strong environmentalist? Please refer to Section 2 of the
Economics Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select on answer only. ___ (letter)

C17. We would like to learn more about how you reacted to the questions that asked you to choose between various
options of reef conditions. Please refer to Section 4 of the Economics Valuation Card. As I read each statement tell
me the letter corresponding to your answer.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

Costs should not be a factor when
protecting the environment.
I found it difficult to select an option of reef
conditions I preferred.
I was concerned that the Puerto Rico
government cannot effectively
Manage coral reefs.
I should not have to pay more to protect or
restore coral reefs in Puerto Rico.
The public’s views as expressed in this
survey should be important to the Puerto
Rico government when it chooses how to
manage coral reefs.
I understood the different alternatives
presented in each choice question.
The different reef attribute levels in each
alternative were clear and I was able to
distinguish the difference across the “Status
Quo” and alternatives B and C in making my
choice.
The illustrations of coral reef conditions
helped me distinguish the low, medium and
high conditions for all reef attributes.
The pictures of different levels of crowding
helped me distinguish low, medium and high
crowding conditions.
The government should use incentives to
businesses and households to pay for
environmental protections instead of

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

C18. What condition are the reefs in that you personally visit or use?
a. Low
b. Medium
c. High
C19. How certain are you that additional funding would achieve the goals of protecting the environment? Please refer
to Section 5 of the Economic Valuation Card and tell me the letter corresponding to your answer. Select one answer
only. ___ (letter)
C20. Please provide us any other comments you would like to make to help us understand your views about coral
reefs in Puerto Rico and your responses to this survey.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Go to Part D: Demographics
Part D: Demographic Profile
In this final section, we need to know information about you and your household to make sure we have a representative
sample of Puerto Rico visitors.
Again, your privacy will be protected and any information identifying you or your household will not be revealed to
anyone.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

Please refer to Section 3 on your green card and tell me the letters corresponding to all the descriptors that
describe your race.
A __ White
B __ Black or African American
C __ American Indian or Alaskan Native
D __ Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Please refer to Section 4 on your green card and tell me which of the income categories best describes your
annual household income last year before taxes. Please give the letter on the card that is the closest.
a

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 1b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, one at the medium level and five at the high level of
condition and will cost your household $750 per trip. For Option C, two reef conditions are at the low level, three
at the medium level and six are at the high condition and this will cost your household $1,000 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, three at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level, four at the
medium level and four at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 2a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and five at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, six reef conditions are at the low level, two
at the medium level and three are at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and five are at the high
level and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, one reef conditions is at the low level, four at the
medium level and five at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

Version 2b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

No opportunity to see large wildlife (sharks,
rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
No opportunity to see or catch Sport/Trophy
fish (ladyfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon,
snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 2b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, two reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and seven at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level,
five at the medium level and two are at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and four are at the high
level and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, one at the
medium level and six at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 3a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, three at the medium level and five at the high
level of condition and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low
level, two at the medium level and five are at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and five are at the high
level and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and five at the high condition and this will cost your household $500 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 3b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, one reef condition is at a low level, three at the medium level and seven at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, five reef conditions are at the low level,
one at the medium level and five are at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, five at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and six at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 4a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, three at the medium level and five at the high
level of condition and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low
level, four at the medium level and two are at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and six at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 4b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and five at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level,
three at the medium level and five are at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, one at the medium level and seven are at the high
level and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level, six at the
medium level and two at the high condition and this will cost your household $60 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 5a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and four at the high
level of condition and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, five reef conditions are at the low level,
three at the medium level and three are at the high condition and this will cost your household $250 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, two reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and five are at the high
level and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, five reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and four at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 5b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, one at the medium level and five at the high level of
condition and will cost your household $125 per trip. For Option C, five reef conditions are at the low level, three
at the medium level and three are at the high condition and this will cost your household $60 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, two reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and seven are at the high
level and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, five reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and four at the high condition and this will cost your household $750 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 6a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, two reef conditions are at a low level, three at the medium level and six at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $750 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, four
at the medium level and three are at the high condition and this will cost your household $500 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, one at the
medium level and six at the high condition and this will cost your household $250 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 6b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and four at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, three
at the medium level and four are at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and five at the high condition and this will cost your household $500 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 7a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and five at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level,
three at the medium level and four are at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and six are at the high
level and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, five at the
medium level and two at the high condition and this will cost your household $250 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 7b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, two at the medium level and five at the high level
of condition and will cost your household $125 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level,
three at the medium level and four are at the high condition and this will cost your household $60 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and four are at the high
level and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and six at the high condition and this will cost your household $1,000 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 8a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, zero at the medium level and six at the high level of
condition and will cost your household $500 per trip. For Option C, two reef conditions are at the low level, five at
the medium level and four are at the high condition and this will cost your household $1,000 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, five at the medium level and two are at the high
level and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, three reef conditions are at the low level, one at the
medium level and seven at the high condition and this will cost your household $500 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 8b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

Page 1

Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, zero at the medium level and seven at the high
level of condition and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, five reef conditions are at the low level,
four at the medium level and two are at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, four at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and five at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 9a
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

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Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, five reef conditions are at a low level, one at the medium level and five at the high level of
condition and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, four at
the medium level and three are at the high condition and this will cost your household $60 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, three at the medium level and four are at the high
level and will cost your household $1,000 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, four at
the medium level and three at the high condition and this will cost your household $500 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

OMB Approval #: 0648-07130
Expiration Date: 4/30/2018

On-site Survey – Version 9b
On-site Survey Number:

Screening Criteria: 1) Visiting PR and did reef activities
(See Tally Sheet)
2) Meets Exit condition

Site: __________________________________
Month

Day

Time

Number of People in Party: ______ (# of people)

(a) How many people in your party are ages 18 or older? ______ (# of People)
(b) How many people in your party are under 18?) _____ (# of People)

Where is your primary residence?

City or Nearest City

County

State

Zip Code

Country:
U.S.A
Canada
Mexico
Central Am./South Am.

Australia/Oceania
Japan
Other Far East
United Kingdom

Other Europe
Middle East
Africa
Other

On this trip to the Puerto Rico, when did you first arrive?
Month

Day

Time

Including this trip, how many times have you visited Puerto Rico for all recreation/tourist reef activities in
the last 12 months, that is since (date last year)?
Times
5.

Looking at the map, could you tell me how many nights you spent on this trip to Puerto Rico in
Region 1

Region 2
# nights

Region 3
# nights

Region 4
# nights

Region 5
# nights

# nights

Interviewer: Make sure if answer to Q.4. is greater than one, that answer to Q.6. is not equal to Q.5.

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Part B: C o r a l reef use in the Puerto Rico during this trip.
Hand respondent Blue Card with Activities List for reef use and maps of the Puerto Rico Regions
B1.

B2.

Did you, yourself, do (read activity) during this trip in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4,
Region 5.

B3.

How many others in your party did each activity on the reefs in Region 1, Region 2, Region 3,
Region 4, Region 5 during the past 12 months?

B4.

B5.

Interview Number:

No Reef Use

Region 1

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

Respondent
# dives

Region 2

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

No Reef Use

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Region 3

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Respondent
# of days

Page 3

B5
Respondent
# of dives

Interview Number:

No Reef Use
B1
Activity

B2
Resp.

Region 4
B3
#
Others

B4
B5
Respondent Respondent
# days
# of dives
# days

No Reef Use

Region 5

Activity

Resp.

#
Others

Page 4

Respondent Respondent
# of days # of dives

Please read the Reef Definitions and Conditions Card.

C1. Do you have any questions about these definitions or reef conditions?

Hand the respondent the card with Choice Set Number 1.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, four reef conditions are at a low level, three at the medium level and four at the high
level of condition and will cost your household $250 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low
level, four at the medium level and three are at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.
C5. Which option do you prefer? _______
C6. How many days would you use Puerto Rico’s Coral Reefs under the reef conditions for the option you prefer?
_________ (number of days per year)
C7. Please provide a brief comment that helps us understand why you chose the option as your most preferred
option? __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Hand respondent the Economic Valuations Card

Hand respondent the card with Choice Set Number 2.
Please review the three options. Option A is the Status Quo and costs you Nothing, but all reef conditions are in a low
condition. For Option B, three reef conditions are at a low level, five at the medium level and three are at the high
level and will cost your household $60 per trip. For Option C, four reef conditions are at the low level, two at the
medium level and five at the high condition and this will cost your household $125 per trip.

Check the box corresponding to the respondent’s answer for each statement.
Statement

Strongly Somewhat Neither
Disagree Disagree
agree
(a)
(b)
nor
disagree
(c)

Somewhat Strongly
Agree
Agree
(d)
(e)

D1.

regulations that result in higher prices or
taxes to businesses and households.

Hand respondent Green Card
Please refer to Section 2 on your green card and tell me which reason best describes the primary purpose
of your trip to the Puerto Rico.
A
B

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends

C
D

Business trip
Business/pleasure

Other (specify)

Finally, for statistical purposes, we need to know a few things about yourself.
D2.

In what year were you born? (Code last two digits)

D3.

Sex

D4.

Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?

male

female
Yes

No
9

D5.

D6.

refused

Thank You that is the end of our Survey.
If you would like to be included in the sweepstakes/lottery, if you could provide us contact information to award the prizes.
Telephone ____________________

e-mail _________________________________

Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________________

Green Card
RESPONDENT CARD
ABOUT THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE STATEMENT
Your participation in this interview is voluntary. There are no penalties for not answering some
or all of the questions, but since each interviewed person will represent many others not
interviewed, your cooperation is extremely important. This study is being conducted by the
University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Puerto Rico Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Uses of the
information include the evaluation of present recreation uses and planning for future visitation.
At the end of the study any materials identifying you as an individual will be destroyed.
This is a cooperative research project of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15-20 minutes
including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data need, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to U.S. Department of Commerce, Clearance
Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer, Rm. 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to penalty for failure to comply with, a collection
of information subject to requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
SECTION 1: Primary Purpose of Trip to Puerto Rico
A
B
C
D
E

Recreation or vacation
Visit family or friends
Business trip
Business and pleasure
Other (specify)

SECTION 2: Race (Select All that Apply)
A
B
C
D
E

White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

SECTION 3: HOUSEHOLD INCOME CATEGORIES (Annual Income before taxes)
A
I
B
C
D
E
F

Less than $5,000
$40,000 to $44,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $29,999

G
H
J
K
L
M
N

$30,000 to $39,999
O $150,000 or more
$35,000 to $39,999
$45,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999

Blue Card
REEF ACTIVITIES LIST
Number ____________________Water-based Activities_______________________
Snorkeling
100A
Snorkeling from charter/party boat (pay operation and includes snorkeling tours)
101A
Snorkeling from a rental boat
102A
Snorkeling from private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat)
10A
Snorkeling from shore

200A
201A
202A
11A

Scuba Diving
Scuba diving from charter/party boat (pay operation)
Scuba diving from a rental boat
Scuba diving from a private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat)
Scuba diving from shore

300
301
303

Special Activities while Snorkeling or Scuba Diving
Diving for lobsters
Underwater photography
Spear fishing

404A
405A
406A

407A
408A
409A
410A
14A

Fishing – Inshore or Light Tackle Fishing
Fishing from charter/party boat or guide (pay operation) – inshore or light tackle
Fishing from rental boat – inshore or light tackle
Fishing from a private boat (your boat or friend or relative’s boat) – inshore or light
tackle
Other Fishing
Other fishing from charter boat (pay operation, usually six persons or less)
Other fishing from party or head boat (pay operation, charge per person)
Other fishing from a rental boat
Other fishing from a private boat (your boat or friends or relative’s boat)
Fishing from shore (beach, bank, pier, bridge, jetty, dock)

502A
503
504
505

Viewing Nature and Wildlife
Glass bottom boat rides (pay operation)
Inshore boating excursions (pay operation/guided service/NOT FISHING, including
kayaking)
Viewing nature and wildlife from private or rental boat
Bioluminescent Bays
Ocean kayaking
Whale watching

13A
15A
18A

Other Activities on the Reefs
Surfing
Swimming
Paddle boarding, wind surfing or kite boarding

500A
501A

Stony Corals

Soft Corals and Sponges

Reef Fish

Invertebrates

Mega Fauna

RESIDENT - CORAL REEF DEFINITIONS and CONDITIONS CARD

Definitions


Coral reefs are colonies of connected skeletons of millions of small animals called
corals.



Coral reef ecosystems include the coral reefs, neighboring areas of sea bottom,
ocean waters, sponges, algae, seagrasses and mangroves.



Coral reef ecosystems provide a place to live for many ocean species including, fish,
sea turtles, conchs, lobsters, crabs, sponges, urchins, sea plants and marine
mammals like dolphins and manatees.



Most coral reef ecosystems in Puerto Rico are in water less than 60 feet deep.

Conditions



Research by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has measured the abundance
and diversity (number of different species) of stony corals, soft corals, sponges, fish,
macroinvertebrates (conch, spiny lobster, and urchins) on Puerto Rico’s coral reefs.



Measures of abundance and diversity were measured on how much was there per
square meter of coral reef area.



For abundance, the following measures were taken:




Stony corals: Percent (%) of hard-bottom covered per square meter and
percent of the coral tissue is alive.
Soft corals and Sponges: Square centimeters per square meter of reef area.
Fish: Number per square meter.

Fish were classified into fish people eat (consumptive) and fish that people just view
(Tropical/Ornamental fish). A few fish that normally would be classified as
consumptive were not counted as consumptive because of ciguatera poisoning. Fish
were also classified as Sport/Trophy fish (Ladyfish, Permit, Bonefish, Tarpon,

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Barracuda, Jacks). Some of these may be known to have ciguatera poisoning but
are still fun to catch.




Consumptive fish: Puerto Rico has only a few species with limits on length to be
legal for keeping (Yellowtail Snapper, White Grunt, Silk Snapper, and Black
Snapper). Some are permanently closed (Nassau Grouper and Goliath
Grouper). Still others have closed seasons (Silk, Vermillion, Black and Blackfin
Snappers Oct. – Dec.; Mutton and Lane Snappers April-May; Red Hind Dec. –
Feb.). We present the number of consumptive fish that meet legal size for
keeping per square meter of reef area. Tropical/Ornamental fish: Number of fish
per square meter.
 Sport/Trophy fish: Opportunity to catch or see trophy fish on the entire reef not
the number per square meter.
Macroinvertebrates (conchs, spiny lobsters, and urchins): The number per square
meter. For conchs, the maximum number observed was 3 per square meter, while for
spiny lobster, the maximum observed was 1 per square meter. Urchins tend to be
observed in much higher numbers. For Long-spined urchins, the maximum observed
was 8 per square meter, while for smaller species of urchins as many as 37 per square
meter have been observed. Seasonal closure of Queen Conch is July – Sept.
CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM HEALTH



Urchins are known to increase the health of reefs for stony corals.



Stony corals predominate in the healthiest reefs.



Soft Corals and Sponges tend to dominate in reef areas where the water quality is
relatively poor. Scientists have found that soft corals and sponges are more able than
stony corals to thrive in relatively poor water quality and move into places where stony
corals have died.



Soft Corals and Sponges are often very colorful, serve as important habitat for fish, and
help improve water quality by filtering nutrients thereby reducing algal growth that
can smother reefs and improving water clarity/visibility.



Most of the coral reef ecosystems in Puerto Rico are currently in a poor or fair
condition. Overfishing, water pollution, careless anchoring, and sediments from runoff
from development and agricultural areas have been the most important factors
damaging the coral reef ecosystems.

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VISITOR'S - MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS CARD


If current management practices continue in the future (Status Quo), in 10 to 20 years scientists
expect that all but the few areas that are receiving special protection will be in a poor or low condition
with respect to the corals, sponges, fish, and water clarity/visibility. If rules and regulations are not
enforced even the specially protected areas will be in poor or low condition.



If management is changed to improve reef conditions, it will require both public and private
investments to protect and restore the coral reef ecosystems, which would include enforcement of
rules and regulations.



In the next section of the survey, you will be presented with several sets of coral reef ecosystem
conditions. There is an estimated cost to your household per year that would be required to achieve
each condition.



The cost per trip is based on the costs that will be paid by businesses and households to pay for
investments that protect and restore the coral reef ecosystems like improved sewage treatment,
filtering and cleaning urban run-off, erosion control from agricultural areas and development
projects, installation of mooring buoys to protect reefs from anchor damage, restoration of reefs, and
enforcement of rules and regulations.



The costs per trip would be paid by all residents and visitors to Puerto Rico through increased prices
of goods and services. This might also include increases in local sales taxes to cover government costs
to pay for protection and restoration.



The Option A: Status Quo (No change in management), will cost your household nothing ($0 per
year), but will result in low reef condition on all of Puerto Rico’s coral reef ecosystems, except for the
few specially protected areas if rules and regulations are enforced.



You will always have the option of choosing the Status Quo (Option A).



Remember when making your choices on how much you are willing to pay that you only have so
much income and if you pay to improve reef conditions you will have less to spend on other goods,
services, and social issues that are important to you.



Also, even under the low conditions there are three coral reefs within Puerto Rico that have strong
protections that you could use, in addition to coral reefs outside Puerto Rico.

VISITORS - ECONOMIC VALUATION CARD

SECTION 1. How sure are you that the option you chose as your most preferred among the
three options is your most preferred?

Select one answer only
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Not sure at all
Slightly sure
Moderately sure
Very sure
Extremely sure

SECTION 2. Would you prefer to pay for new environmental programs through higher taxes, the
cost of incentives to businesses and households, or through higher prices?

Select one answer only
a.
b.
c.
d.

Through higher taxes
Through the cost of incentives to businesses and households
Though higher prices
No preference
SECTION 3. Would you say you think of yourself as not an environmentalist at all, slightly an
environmentalist, a moderate environmentalist, a strong environmentalist or a very strong
environmentalist?

Select one answer only
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Not an environmentalist at all
Slightly an environmentalist
A moderate environmentalist
A strong environmentalist
A very strong environmentalist

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SECTION 4. Agreement with Statements
Statement

Strongly

Somewhat

Neither

Somewhat

Strongly

Disagree

agree
nor

Agree

(a)

(b)

disagree
(c)
Costs should not be a factor when protecting the
environment.
I found it difficult to select an option of reef conditions I
preferred.
I was concerned that the Puerto Rico government cannot
effectively manage coral reefs.
I should not have to pay more to protect or restore coral
reefs in Puerto Rico.
The public’s views as expressed in this survey should be
important to the Puerto Rico government when it chooses
how to manage coral reefs.
I understood the different alternatives presented in each
choice question.
The different reef attribute levels in each alternative were
clear and I was able to distinguish the difference across the
“Status Quo” and alternatives B and C in making my choice.
The illustrations of coral reef conditions helped me
distinguish the low, medium and high conditions for all reef
attributes.
The pictures of different levels of crowding helped me
distinguish low, medium and high crowding conditions.
The government should use incentives to businesses and
households to pay for environmental protections instead of
regulations that result in higher prices or taxes to
businesses and households.

(d)

(e)

SECTION 5. How certain are you that additional funding would achieve the goals of protecting the
environment?

Select one answer only.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Very certain
Certain
Somewhat certain
Uncertain
Very uncertain

Version 1a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 1a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 1b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 1b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

M: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive
fish for a total of 3 fish per square meter
with no fish of legal size to keep
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 2a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

Corals and Sponges
H: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square meter with
no fish of legal size to keep
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 2a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
L: Up to 3 species of
tropical/ornamental fish with a total of 3
fish per square meter
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) with 20 or more per square meter
(mostly urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 2b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Option B
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)
No opportunity to see large wildlife (sharks,
rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
No opportunity to see or catch Sport/Trophy
fish (ladyfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon,
snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 2b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 3a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

M: 4 to 10 species of
tropical/ornamental fish with a total of 10
fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$1,000

$750

Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 3a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive
fish for a total of 3 fish per square meter
with no fish of legal size to keep
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 3b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.

Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep

Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 3b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
L: Up to 3 species of
tropical/ornamental fish with a total of 3
fish per square meter
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive
fish for a total of 3 fish per square meter
with no fish of legal size to keep
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 4a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 4a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 4b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$1,000

$750

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 4b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 5a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)
No opportunity to see large wildlife (sharks,
rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
No opportunity to see or catch Sport/Trophy
fish (ladyfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon,
snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet

L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 5a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive
fish for a total of 3 fish per square meter
with no fish of legal size to keep
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 5b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square meter with
no fish of legal size to keep
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 5b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.

Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep

Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.

Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per year)

$1,000
(Cost to your household per year)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$750
(Cost to your household per year)

Version 6a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square meter with
no fish of legal size to keep
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$750
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 6a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter

Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep

Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square meter with
no fish of legal size to keep

Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 6b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 6b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 7a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

L: Up to 4 species of soft corals for a
total of 14 to 25 square centimeters per
square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7
to 15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 7a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)
No opportunity to see large wildlife (sharks,
rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
No opportunity to see or catch Sport/Trophy
fish (ladyfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon,
snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming
Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B
Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive
fish for a total of 3 fish per square meter
with no fish of legal size to keep
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 7b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square

H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 7b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 8a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with 75 to 100% of legal size to
keep.
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 8, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 8b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B
Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive fish
for a total of 3 fish per square meter

Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
L: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 8b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.

Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with

M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 9a, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 9a, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter
No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
M: Up to 4 species of stony corals
covering 5 to 20% of hard-bottom with 60
to 90% live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
H: Up to 15 species of consumptive fish
for a total of 100 or more fish per square
meter with
L: Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 3 fish per square meter
H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$1,000
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
L: Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
L: Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$500
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 9b, Choice 1
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges
Up to 4 species of soft corals for a total of
14 to 25 square centimeters per square meter
Up to 4 species of sponges for a total of 7 to
15 square centimeters per square meter
Fish and Wildlife
Up to two species of consumptive fish for a
total of 3 fish per square meter with no fish
of legal size to keep
Up to 3 species of tropical/ornamental fish
with a total of 3 fish per square meter

Option B

Option C

Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

No opportunity to see large wildlife (sharks,
rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)

No opportunity to see or catch Sport/Trophy
fish (ladyfish, permit, bonefish, tarpon,
snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet

H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet

Cleanliness: Not healthy for swimming

L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

No Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins)

Depth of Reefs: Greater than 60 feet
Crowdedness: 21 or more people

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

$250
(Cost to your household per trip)

H: 2 or more species of
Macroinvertebrates (conch, lobster or
urchins) 1 lobster, 1 conch, and 20 or
more urchins per square meter.
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
H: Clarity/Visibility: Greater than 50
feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

Version 9b, Choice 2
Option A: Status Quo – No changes in
management (All Low Conditions)
Corals and Sponges
No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

$0
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option B
Corals and Sponges
L: No stony corals, only soft corals and
sponges

M: Up to 3 species of soft corals for a
total of 4 to 14 square centimeters per
square meter.
Up to 3 species of sponges for a total of 2
to 7 square centimeters per square meter.
Fish and Wildlife
M: 3 to 6 species of consumptive fish for
a total of 10 fish per square meter with up
to 50% of legal size to keep.
H: 25 to 30 species of
tropical/ornamental fish for a total of 20
to 100 or more fish per square meter.
M: 1 species of Macroinvertebrates with
1 to 20 per square meter (urchins).
H: Opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
H: Opportunity to catch or see
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
L: Clarity/Visibility: Less than 10 feet
L: Cleanliness: Not healthy for
swimming
M: Depth of Reefs: 20 to 60 feet
M: Crowdedness: 11 to 20 people

$60
(Cost to your household per trip)

Option C
Corals and Sponges
H: 5 to 17 species of stony corals
covering more than 20% and up to 100%
of hard-bottom with over 90% to 100%
live coral tissue.
H: 1 species of soft corals for a total of
less than 4 square centimeters per square
meter.
1 species of sponges for a total of less
than 2 square centimeters per square
meter.
Fish and Wildlife
L: Up to two species of consumptive
fish for a total of 3 fish per square meter
with no fish of legal size to keep
M: 4 to 10 species of tropical/ornamental
fish with a total of 10 fish per square
meter.
L: No Macroinvertebrates (conch,
lobster or urchins)
L: No opportunity to see large wildlife
(sharks, rays, turtles, manatees, dolphins)
L: No opportunity to see or catch
Sport/Trophy fish (ladyfish, permit,
bonefish, tarpon, snook, jacks)
Water Conditions
M: Clarity/Visibility: 10 to 50 feet
H: Cleanliness: Healthy for swimming
H: Depth of Reefs: less than 20 feet
H: Crowdedness: 0 to 10 people

$125
(Cost to your household per trip)

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File Created	2016-07-13