HI Charter Expenditure Survey

OMB Control No. 0648‐0693. Expira on Date: XX/XX/20XX. 

20XX Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey
We would like to know about your most recent day of marine recreational charter fishing in Hawaii in 20XX.
“Marine” means SALTWATER (e.g., open ocean or a bay). A day of fishing is any portion of a day spent fishing
for finfish.
Except when asked, please do not include any information for other household members or other fishing party
members. Thank you for your help in this important survey.
1. In 20XX, in what month was your most recent day of charter fishing in Hawaii?
Month
2. How many people were in your fishing party, including yourself?
(include only family/friends fishing with you)
Number of people
3a. On your most recent day of charter fishing , did you spend 24 hours or more away from your permanent or
seasonal residence?
Yes (GO TO QUESTION 3b)

No (SKIP TO QUESTION 4)

3b. How many nights did you spend away from home?
Number of nights

3c. How many days on this trip did you go fishing?

Number of days

3d. What was the primary purpose of this entire trip away from home? (mark one box)
Fishing

Vacation or personal reasons

Business

Please turn page over and go to Question 4.

4. On your most recent day of charter fishing , how much did you PERSONALLY spend for the following

items? If your most recent day of fishing was part of a longer trip away from home, please provide your expenses for the entire trip. Include expenses that you paid for others, but do not include any expenses paid by
others for you.
(A) Type of Expense

(B) Your Personal Expense

Food and drink from grocery or convenience
stores

$ _____________.00

Food and drink from restaurants and bars

$ _____________.00

Auto, truck, or RV fuel

$ _____________.00

Auto, truck, or RV rental

$ _____________.00

Bait

$ _____________.00

Ice

$ _____________.00

Charter or guide fees

$ _____________.00

Galley tab & souvenirs bought on charter boat

$ _____________.00

Fish filleting fee and tips paid to charter crew

$ _____________.00

Lodging (hotels, motels, campgrounds, etc.)

$ _____________.00

Public transportation (bus, taxi)

$ _____________.00

Airfare

$ _____________.00

Gifts or souvenirs

$ _____________.00

Tournament fees

$ _____________.00

If you had none of the above expenses, check here:
5. In the past 12 months, how many days did you fish in Hawaii from each of the modes below?
Days fished on charter boats
Days fished by private boat

Days fished from shore

6. What is the zipcode of your permanent residence?

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 0648-0693. Without this approval, we
could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions 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 Fisheries Service at: 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Sabrina Lovell, [email protected].