Resident expenditure mailback survey

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

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Your participation in this recreation expenditure survey is



Dear Resident,

GREATLY APPRECIATED


Recently 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.


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 ques- tionnaire and mail it back to us. No postage is needed. Your cooperation in this effort is greatly appreciated.


Sincerely,


Dr. Miguel del Pozo (Project Lead)

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus

Telephone: (787) 941-3559

[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 CORAL REEF RECREATION


Shape1 We would like to ask you about the expenses related to your coral reef recreation in Puerto Rico during the last 12 months. Please complete one of the questions below, indicating for how many people you paid expenses.


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Shape3 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.







EXAMPLE: Joe and Jane Smith purchased round-trip tickets to Vieques online at $150 each, or a total of $300. Their total amount spent for the trip was $300 (Column A).






Item

Column A:

Total amount spent for your coral reef recreation in Puerto Rico?

TRANSPORTATION

Airline Fare

a) Package tour

b) Any other airline fare


a 300



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During the past 12 months

Column A:

Total amount spent for your coral reef recreation in Puerto Rico?

LODINGING, PRIVATELY OWNED (non-government) Hotel/motel/bed & breakfast, etc.

Rental home, cottage, cabin, condo

Camping site (RV/tent/camper)


LODINGING, PUBLICLY OWNED (government) Hotel/motel/bed & breakfast/cabin, etc.

Camping site (RV/tent/camper)


FOOD & BEVERAGES during the past 12 months

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 during the past 12 months

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

  1. Package tour

  2. Any other bus fare Airline fare

  1. Package tour

  2. Any other airline fare


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Item

Column A:

Total amount spent for your coral reef recreation i n Puerto Rico?

BOATING during the past 12 months

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 during the past 12 months

Cut bait Live bait

Daily or special fishing permits







Fishing lines, fly lines, fishnets, and minnow traps

Charter/party boat, guide service




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SCUBA DIVING/SNORKELING during the past 12 months

Rental fee for equipment Charter/party boat, guide service


SIGHTSEEING during the past 12 months

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




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Item

Column A:

Total amount spent for your coral reef recreation in Puerto Rico?

OTHER ACTIVITY EXPENDITURES during the past 12 months

Rental fee for recreation equipment (surfboards, paddle boards, 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)






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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES during the past 12 months

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




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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 expenditures for rentals here 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 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.)?


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> 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 second 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 Puerto Rico

BOATING EQUIPMENT

New motorized boats or jet skis


29,000


12,000

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Column A:

Total Purchases in Past 12 Months

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Column B: Purchases in Puerto Rico

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

Describe:




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ANNUAL LODGING-RELATED FEES

Condo and time-share fees RV or trailer park fees






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That’s All!! If you would like to be entered into a sweepstakes to win a free Vacation to Culebra 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 by Ridge to Reefs, Inc. are:

GRAND PRIZE – in Culebra

  • Lodging (a room for two for 3 nights) – provided by Club Seabourne

  • Restaurant gift certificates ($50) – provided by Zaco’s Tacos and El Eden restaurants

  • Kayak and snorkeling trip – provided by Kayaking Puerto Rico

* 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


FIRST PRIZE

  • Free passes to sites – provided by Puerto Rico Conservation Trust (PRCT)

  • 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

  • T-shirt and hat – provided by National Geographic Society

  • Book (National Geographic Atlas) – provided by National Geographic Society


SECOND PRIZE

  • 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* Puerto Rico T-shirt – provided by Puerto Rico Tourism Company

  • National Geographic Logo water bottle – provided by National Geographic Society


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 National Geographic Society

Book (On Assignment) – offered 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.

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