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Name:
Throughout the survey we will refer to a “selected vessel”, that you own.
Please respond to these questions thinking only about this vessel:
[Vessel Name]
Coast Guard Documentation or State Registration Number: [12345678]
Individual participation and responses will be kept confidential.
General Information
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How many commercial fishing/shellfishing trips did the selected vessel take in 20XX? Please write the number of trips in the box below.
Commercial trips
This vessel was inactive for all of 20XX.
This vessel did not take any commercial fishing/shellfishing trips in 20XX, but did take recreational or other types of trips.
New/Replacement,
Repair/Maintenance, Upgrade and Other Costs for the Selected Vessel
New, Repair, Maintenance, & Upgrade Cost Category |
Total 20XX Cost for the Selected Vessel |
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Check Box if NO Cost in 20XX |
Propulsion Engine such as engine, drive train, exhaust/cooling systems and cost of oil/oil changes |
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Deck Equipment / Other Machinery such as winches, trap hauler, generators, hydraulics, compressors, reels, pumps, lighting |
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Haul-out Costs such as haul-out costs for regular repair and maintenance, emergency haul-out, long term storage, zincs, bottom paint, acid wash and gel coating |
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Hull such as frame, deck, wheelhouse, keel, steering, rigging, fish holds, fuel tanks |
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Fishing Gear such as buoys, highfliers, pots/traps, line, weak links |
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Wheelhouse Electronics such as radar, GPS, new/updated VMS system (not VMS fees), sounder, radio, depth/temp/net sensors, monitors (Do not include electronic monitoring [EM] costs in this section) |
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Processing / Refrigeration such as refrigerated sea water systems, packaging equipment, ice maker (Do not include the cost of ice itself, shore-side freezer rental, or ANY costs captured in docking fees (Question 4)) |
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Safety Equipment such as EPIRB, raft repacking, fire extinguisher maintenance, flares, survival suits |
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Record your total new/replacement, repair/maintenance, and upgrade costs incurred in 20XX for the selected vessel. In this section, please include the associated labor costs (paid out to vendors).
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Total 20XX Cost for the Selected Vessel |
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Check Box if NO Cost in 20XX |
Mooring/Docking Fees including upkeep expenses you paid in 20XX |
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State and Federal Permits and/or License Renewal Fees not including costs pertaining to purchasing permits or licenses |
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Vessel or Permit Payments/Financing including the amount you paid on down payments or loans on vessel/permit purchases, made in 20XX, including tax |
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Annual Vessel Insurance Premium for 20XX annual premium paid for hull and Protection & Indemnity (P & I) insurance in 20XX |
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Trip Cost Category |
Total 20XX Cost for the Selected Vessel |
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20XX Avg. Cost per Trip |
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Check Box if NO Cost in 20XX |
Fuel |
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Bait including shore-side baiting labor costs if applicable |
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Food for captain and crew |
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Ice including purchases or cost of making ice |
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Catch Handling costs for auction, lumping, grading, shipping/trucking, and unloading. Please only include costs directly incurred by the vessel. Do not include costs that were captured in ex-vessel prices. |
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At-sea Processing, At-sea Boxing/ Packaging including bands for lobsters |
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Please choose the option that best describes how trip expenses were paid for on most commercial trips in 20XX:
Please do not include the cost of leasing in/buying quota or Days at Sea (DAS). A full list of trip expenses to consider can be found on the survey instruction sheet.
100% of trip expenses were paid by the boat/owner (including cases of no crew or hired captain in 20XX)
100% of trip expenses were paid by crew
Trip expenses were shared: Boat/owner paid % of trip expenses.
Other (please describe):
Trip expenses in 20XX were paid….
Off the top (including cases of no crew or hired captain in 20XX)
After shares were split
Other (please describe):
Majority hired captain
Majority owner‐operated
Commercial trips were evenly split between hired captain and owner‐operated
The selected vessel did not take any commercial trips in 20XX (SKIP to Question 12)
Which crew payment method was used on the majority of commercial trips on the selected vessel in 20XX?
a flat rate system ($/hour, $/day , $/week etc.)
a share system
a combination of a flat rate system AND a share system
Other (please describe):
What were the total payments (excluding bonuses) made to crew and hired captains in 20XX?
Please check No Cost where applicable.
C
rew:
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No Cost
H
ired
Captain: or
No Cost
If you (the vessel owner) provided any benefits to the crew and/or hired captains that worked on the selected vessel in 20XX, what was the total cost for these benefits in 20XX? Please include holiday bonuses and profit sharing (see the instruction sheet for a full list of benefits).
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did not provide benefits to crew or a hired captain in 20XX.
Please record all overhead costs associated with this vessel only which were incurred in 20XX.
If you own multiple vessels and you are not able to provide overhead costs associated with the selected vessel, please report the total overhead costs for your fishing business in the “Total Cost for All OWNED Vessels” column.
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Total 20XX Cost for the Selected Vessel |
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Total Cost for All OWNED Vessels |
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Check Box if NO Cost in 20XX |
Business Vehicle Costs including mileage/fuel, insurance, maintenance and financing apportioned to fishing business-related purposes only |
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Business Travel Costs including lodging and travel expenses for business-related activities, excluding business vehicle costs and trucking/shipping costs |
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Association Fees Paid including co-operative, fishing organization, and union dues |
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Legal Expenses Paid including settlement and legal fees |
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Additional Labor Payments including payments to accountants, office administrative assistants, book keepers, and night watchmen |
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Advertising Costs |
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Communications Costs including cell/ landline phones, office radio, VMS operational fees (not including the cost of new/upgraded VMS systems) etc. |
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Office/Workshop/Storage Expenses including office /workshop supplies, office utilities (electric, heat, internet etc.), rental of office/shed/freezer space, excluding communication costs |
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I don't know
I prefer not to answer
I don't know
I prefer not to answer
No cost in 20XX from leasing IN quota or DAS from permits associated with the selected vessel (If no costs, please SKIP to Question 19).
If quota leasing costs cannot be attributed solely to the selected vessel, because costs were associated with multiple vessels, list the total quota cost below and the number of vessels the cost pertained to:
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quota costs across number of vessels
If you incurred a cost in Question 17, how were these costs paid in 20XX?
100% of quota leasing costs were paid by the boat/owner (including cases of no crew or hired captain in 20XX)
100% of quota leasing costs were paid by crew
Quota leasing costs were shared: Boat/owner paid % of quota leasing costs
Other (Please describe):
No quota monitoring costs incurred by the selected vessel in 20XX (including if all quota monitoring costs were reimbursed).
Record total quota monitoring costs (for example, costs from observer or dockside monitoring/electronic monitoring equipment/servicing /video review) incurred in 20XX for the selected vessel. Please only include costs that you were not directly compensated or reimbursed for.
No quota monitoring costs incurred (including if all quota monitoring costs were reimbursed) by the selected vessel in 20XX.
Did you have any other costs in 20XX for the selected vessel that we have not asked about in this survey? If so, list them below. Please do not report your personal costs (see instruction sheet for examples of personal costs).
Additional cost in 20XX |
Description of other costs incurred in 20XX for this vessel |
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Cost information provided is from my records.
Cost information provided reflects my best estimates.
Cost information provided reflects both information from my records and some best estimates.
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Thank you for your time!
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