Chesapeake Bay Vibrio Forecast Survey

OMB Control No. 0648-0342

Expiration date: 06/30/2021

Chesapeake Bay Vibrio Survey

NOTE: The final version for the web-based survey software will feature better images than the ones used here.

This is a voluntary survey. 

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0648-0342. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this information collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Attn: Lonnie Gonsalves, 1305 East West Hwy., Rm 8325, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey!

This survey is designed to collect information on the use and usefulness of the Chesapeake Bay Vibrio Predictive Model products. The Chesapeake Bay Vibrio Predictive Models are provided by NOAA on a website; NOAA sends out emails to subscribers such as yourself when the website changes.

This survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and will provide NOAA with valuable feedback on how the Forecast is used and how it can be improved.

For reference, this is an image of the website’s front page.

1. How would you describe the sector you work in (i.e., how you might use the forecast)?

__ Federal government

__ State government

__ Local government

__ Commercial sector

__ Non-profit

__ Academic/Research

__ Private citizen

2. Which state do you use the Vibrio forecast for?

__ Maryland

__ Virginia

3. How often do you access the NOAA Vibrio Predictive Models on the website?

__ Daily

__ Weekly

__ Monthly

__ Less than monthly, but somewhat frequently

__ Rarely/never [Skip to Q17]

4. Do you use the Bulletin for any of the following types of advisories or decision-making?

	Yes	No
Beach closures
Drinking water advisories/decisions
Fish or shellfish consumption
Recreational fishing decisions/advisories
Other health advisories (not listed above)
Other: _______________

5. How useful is the Bulletin in each of these uses for your purpose?

(Only asked for the ones selected in Q4.)

	Not at all useful	Minimally useful	Moderately useful	Very useful
Beach closures
Drinking water advisories/decisions
Fish or shellfish consumption
Recreational fishing decisions/advisories
Other health advisories (not listed above)
Other: _______________

6. How would you describe the extent to which the NOAA Vibrio Predictive Models are your primary/only source of information?

__ I have other sources of information that I prefer

__ I use multiple sources of information on Vibrio, including the NOAA website

__ I rely primarily on the NOAA Vibrio Predictive Models for information on Vibrio

7. The image {to the right} shows the current day Vibrio forecast for oysters at harvest time for the entire Bay. How useful do you find this part of the model?

__ Very useful

__ Useful

__ Minimally useful

__ Not useful

__ Not applicable/something I don’t use

__ I was not aware of this aspect

8. The image {to the right} shows the forecast for oyster at harvest for a specific area of the Bay. Even though the area shown may not be your specific concern, how useful do you find geographic specificity of this part of the model?

__ Very useful

__ Useful

__ Minimally useful

__ Not useful

__ Not applicable/something I don’t use

__ I was not aware of this aspect

9. The image {above} also provides an 8-day forecast (prior five days, current day, and 48 hours into the future) using a looping video in the image. How useful are these features of the forecast?

Time frame	Not something I use	I was not aware of this aspect	Not useful	Minimally useful	Useful	Very useful
Past 5 days
Current day
Next 48 hours
Looping video

10. The image {to the right} shows the forecast the current day Vibrio forecast for oysters post-harvest for the entire Bay. How useful do you find this part of the model?

__ Very useful

__ Useful

__ Minimally useful

__ Not useful

__ Not applicable/something I don’t use

__ I was not aware of this aspect

11. The image {to the right} shows the Vibrio forecast for oysters post-harvest for a specific part of the Bay. Even though this area may not your area of concern, how useful do you find this geographic specificity?

__ Very useful

__ Useful

__ Minimally useful

__ Not useful

__ Not applicable/something I don’t use

__ I was not aware of this aspect

12. The image also shows a forecast for harvesting today (up to 10 hours after sunrise at one-hour intervals) and harvesting tomorrow (up to 12 hours after sunrise at 3-hour intervals), both with looping videos of the forecast. How useful are these aspects of the forecast?

Time frame	Not something I use	I was not aware of this aspect	Not useful	Minimally useful	Useful	Very useful
Harvests today
Harvests tomorrow
Looping video

13. If NOAA were to add the following elements to the Vibrio forecast products, how useful would these new elements be to you?

Potential New Element	Not useful	Minimally useful	Useful	Very useful
Seasonal outlooks
Forecasted water temperature and salinity

14. To what extent do you agree with each of the following statements?

The forecasts …	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Don’t Know
Are easy to read
Are understandable
Provide actionable information
Are usually correct in its forecast

15. You indicated that the forecast was not {category from above with a “strongly disagree” or “disagree”}, are there ways in which it can be improved?

Note: There would be 6 of these questions that would only appear when the respondent selects a “strongly disagree” or “disagree” to one of the above.

{Open-Ended}

16. Overall, how satisfied are you with the Chesapeake Bay Vibrio forecast products?

__ Not at all satisfied

__ Somewhat satisfied

__ Moderately satisfied

__ Very satisfied

[Q17 is only asked of those who said “Rarely/Never” on Q3]

17. You said you “rarely/never” access the Vibrio website. Why is that? (Select all that apply)

__ Not relevant for me

__ The information is too complex

__ The information is too simple

__ I/my workplace generates HABs-related data

__Don’t like the format

[Q18 is asked of everyone.]

18. Is there a feature or additional type of information that you need for your decision-making that is not provided?

{Open-ended}

19. Overall, are there ways in which NOAA can improve the Vibrio forecasts?

{Open-ended}