Catcher Processor Survey

West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data

CatcherProcessorSurvey_2023_PrivacyAct

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OMB Control No. 0648-0618 Expiration Date: 04/30/2024


Economic Data Collection (EDC) Form

WEST COAST GROUNDFISH

LIMITED ENTRY TRAWL

CATCHER-PROCESSOR VESSEL

2023


NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center



Who is responsible for submitting: All owners, lessees, and charterers of a vessel registered to a catcher-processor endorsed limited entry trawl permit at any time in 2023.

Complete all questions. If a question is not applicable, write "NA" in the answer box. The survey will not be considered complete unless there is an answer to every question.

Submit by September 1, 2024.

Submissions: Completed EDC web forms must be submitted electronically or submitted as paper forms mailed and postmarked by, or hand-delivered to NMFS no later than September 1, 2024. Mail or deliver to

Economic Data Collection Program (FRAM Division)

Northwest Fisheries Science Center

2725 Montlake Boulevard East

Seattle, WA 98112

Retain a copy. Retain a copy of the completed form.

More information & questions: www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/edc or contact Erin Steiner at (866) 791-3726 or [email protected].



Public Reporting Burden Statement

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to take 8 hours per response, including time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden to Erin Steiner, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd E, Seattle, WA 98112.

Additional Information

Before completing this form, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number; 2) This information is mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 660 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect the confidentiality of fishery statistics.



Privacy Act Statement

The Department of Commerce Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) requires that forms used to collect Business Identifiable Information (BII) be notified of their protections under the Privacy Act.

Authority to Collect : All participants of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery must complete an annual Economic Data Collection (EDC) form as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (50 CFR 660.114). Purpose The web-based system contains the EDC forms required to be submitted by regulation 50 CFR 660.114. Fishery participants use the system to submit EDC forms. The information is used for economic analysis of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery. Routine Uses: The data submitted are confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a), to be shared within NMFS offices, for use in economic analysis of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in and managed as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice COMMERCE/NOAA-23. The individual level data will only be studied by NMFS employees or their contractors. Disclosure: Furnishing this information is mandatory. Failure to provide accurate information may prevent renewal of limited entry trawl permits or first receiver site licenses, changes in vessel registration, and/or participation in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery; or result in a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act or regulations promulgated under the Act.



I. Contact Information and Vessel Characteristics



  1. Provide the following information about this vessel and its physical characteristics.


Item

Vessel Information

Vessel Name

USCG Vessel Number

Home Port

Length Overall (feet)

Fuel Capacity (gallons)

Horsepower of Main Engines




  1. Provide the contact information for the owner of the catcher-processor vessel.


Name of Company, Partnership, or Other Business Entity

Business Mailing Address

Street / PO Box


Business Phone

( )

Business Fax

( )

City

State

Zip Code

Business Email





  1. If the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered during 2023, provide the contact information for the lessee or charterer of the catcher-processor vessel. If necessary, use the last page for additional lessees or charterers.

Name of Company, Partnership, or Other Business Entity

Business Mailing Address

Street / PO Box


Business Phone

( )

Business Fax

( )

City

State

Zip Code

Business Email




  1. List the catcher-processor endorsed limited entry trawl permit(s) used with this vessel during 2023 in the West Coast whiting fishery (West Coast includes Washington, Oregon, and California).


Catcher-Processor Endorsed Permit Number



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape2 Shape1 Owned Leased

Catcher-Processor Endorsed Permit Number (2)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape4 Shape3 Owned Leased

Catcher-Processor Endorsed Permit Number (3)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape6 Shape5 Owned Leased



  1. Provide the contact information for the individual responsible for follow-up questions pertaining to this report. If your address, phone, and email are provided in the owner or lessee/charterer information, you do not need to repeat them here, but please provide your name and title.


Shape7 Catcher-Processor Vessel Owner (or Designated Representative)

Shape8

Catcher-Processor Vessel Lessee or Charterer (or Designated Representative)

Name

Title

Business Mailing Address

Street / PO Box




Business Phone

( )

Business Fax

( )

City

State

Zip Code

Business Email









Shape9 Please proceed to the next page






  1. Answer the following questions related to the most recent marine survey of the vessel.


What was the year of this vessel's last marine survey?


_________

yyyy

What was the market value of this vessel from the survey,

rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?

$ ________________

What was the replacement value of this vessel from the survey, rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?

$ ________________

Did the survey values given above include the value of permits associated with this vessel at the time of the survey?

Shape10 Shape11 Yes No

Did the survey values given above include the value of quota associated with this vessel at the time of the survey?

Shape12 Shape13 Yes No

Did the survey values given above include the value of all processing equipment on this vessel at the time of the survey?

Shape14 Shape15 Yes No

Did the survey values given above include the value of all fishing gear on this vessel at the time of the survey?

Shape16 Shape17 Yes No





  1. For the remainder of the survey, report values from your 2023 fiscal year. When did this vessel’s 2023 fiscal year begin?



_____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy



Please report values from your 2023 fiscal year for the remainder of this survey.



  1. Was this vessel hauled out in 2023?


Shape18 Shape19 Yes No



  1. Provide this vessel’s average fuel use per day (for propulsion or other uses) when engaged in each of the following activities in 2023.

  • West Coast includes Washington, Oregon, and California.

  • Fuel use should include all fuels used for propulsion or other uses.


Activity

Fuel Use

Fishing, processing, and steaming in the West Coast whiting fishery

____________ gal/day

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

____________ gal/day


  1. How many gallons of fuel did this vessel use (for propulsion or other uses) during 2023 in the West Coast whiting fishery?

  • Exclude activities in Alaska and steaming between the West Coast and Alaska.


Type of Fuel

Gallons

Diesel

______________ gal

Bunker oil

______________ gal

Fish oil

______________ gal


  1. Provide the number of days this vessel was at sea during 2023 in each of the following activities. (This information will be used to allocate certain expenses and expenditures between the West Coast and Alaska).


  • Count partial days as full days.


Activity

Days at Sea

Fishing and processing in the West Coast whiting fishery

_____________ days

Steaming in the West Coast whiting fishery

_____________ days

Off-loading in the West Coast whiting fishery

_____________ days

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

_____________ days

All Alaska fisheries

_____________ days


  1. Provide the number of one-way trips (count a round trip as 2 one-way trips) this vessel made steaming between the West Coast and Alaska during 2023.

______ one-way trips


  1. Provide the average number of processing crew members and the average number of non-processing crew members (including the captain) when the vessel was operating in the West Coast whiting fishery during 2023.

  • Processing crew includes line workers, fishmeal crew, quality control, technicians, cleanup, factory managers, mechanics who work on processing equipment, and combis.

  • Non-processing crew includes captain, deckhands, wheelhouse, galley, and engine room.


Fishery

Average Number of Processing Crew

Average Number of Non-Processing Crew

West Coast whiting

____________

____________


  1. Provide the total number of individuals who worked on this vessel during 2023 while fishing and processing in the West Coast whiting fishery.

  • This value should represent the total number of individuals who worked at any point during the year, rather than the number of positions reported in Question 13.

  • Do not include observers.

______ individuals on this vessel (processing crew)

______ individuals on this vessel (non-processing crew)


II. Capitalized Expenditures


  1. Provide the 2023 capitalized expenditures associated with each of the following categories for this vessel. Note that some capitalized expenditures are for All Fisheries the vessel participates in (West Coast, Alaska, and other) and others are for the West Coast whiting fishery only. Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars. (Capitalized expenditures shared across fisheries will be allocated to the West Coast based on days or tonnage).


Capitalized Expenditure Category

Capitalized Expenditures in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Capitalized Expenditures in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California


Vessel and On-board Equipment

  • Include the purchase of a new or used vessel, electronics, safety equipment, and machinery not used to harvest or process fish.

  • Include any major upgrades, repairs, or maintenance to the vessel or equipment.

  • Exclude fishing gear and processing equipment.

New or used vessel and on-board equipment

(Regardless of where the vessel operated, enter all expenditures for vessel and on-board equipment under All Fisheries)

$______________




Processing Equipment

  • Exclude all equipment, machines, and buildings based primarily on shore.

  • Exclude any processing equipment that is not used at least partially in the West Coast whiting fishery.

  • Include on-board freezers, storage equipment, packing equipment, conveyers, and on-board cargo handling equipment.

Processing equipment used only in the West Coast whiting fishery


$______________

Processing equipment shared by the West Coast whiting and other fisheries

$______________



Fishing Gear

  • Include nets, cables, doors, and fishing machinery used in the West Coast whiting fishery.

  • Exclude any fishing gear that is not used at least partially in the West Coast whiting fishery.

Fishing gear used only in the West Coast whiting fishery


$______________

Fishing gear shared by the West Coast whiting and other fisheries

$______________



III. Co-op Shares and Permit Costs


  1. Provide the total amount paid for the purchase or lease of co-op shares and catcher-processor endorsed limited entry trawl permits during 2023 for use in the West Coast whiting fishery.


Purchase or Lease of Co-op Shares and Permits

Total Cost

Purchase of co-op shares

$_______________

Lease of co-op shares

$_______________

Purchase of catcher-processor endorsed permit

$_______________

Lease of catcher-processor endorsed permit

$_______________

IV. Annual Expenses

  1. Provide the total amount expensed during 2023 in each of the categories below. Note that some expenses are for All Fisheries (West Coast, Alaska, and other) and others are for the West Coast whiting fishery only. Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.


Expenses Category

Expenses in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California

  1. Processing crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)


$______________

  1. Non-processing crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)

$______________

  1. Crew travel not deducted from crew wages

$______________

  1. Observer fees

$______________

  1. Sea State data monitoring

$______________

  1. Co-op membership fees

$______________

  1. Marine Stewardship Council fees

$______________

  1. Fuel and lubrication (do not include steaming between West Coast and Alaska)

$______________

  1. Food

$______________

Non-fish ingredients (additives)

$______________

Packing materials

$______________

Freight to the vessel on supplies

$______________

Other supplies (linens, clothing, cleaning, etc.)

$______________

Communications

$______________

  1. Off-load expenses (cross-dock fees, port tariffs, etc.)

$______________

  1. On-board cargo / product / protection and indemnity insurance

$______________

  1. Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs, and maintenance used only in the West Coast whiting fishery (expensed in 2023)

$______________

  1. Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs, and maintenance shared by the West Coast whiting fishery and Alaska (expensed in 2023)

$______________


  1. Processing equipment purchase, repair, and maintenance (expensed in 2023)

$______________



17. (Continued)


Expenses Category (continued)

Expenses in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California

Vessel and on-board equipment purchases, upgrades, repairs, or maintenance (expensed in 2023)

$______________


  1. Insurance premium payments (hull and machinery, pollution insurance)

$______________

  1. Moorage

$______________

  1. Lease or bareboat charter of this catcher-processor vessel

$______________

  1. Depreciation (vessel, on-board equipment, fishing gear, processing equipment, and quota share) taken during 2023

$______________




  1. Loan Payments.


a. Were there any loan(s) on this vessel at any time during 2023?


Shape20

Yes

Shape21

Continue to Question 18.b


Shape22

No

Shape23


Skip to Question 19

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  1. If you answered “Yes” to Question 18.a, record total amount still owed (remaining balance) at the end of 2023.


$______________


  1. Provide the total loan payments associated with this vessel. Split total payments into amount paid to interest and principal. If you do not know how the payments were split, record the total payments under “Principal repaid” and record “NA” for “Interest paid.”




Loan Payments

Principal repaid in 2023

$______________

Interest paid in 2023

$______________






  1. Provide the total round weight of all fish processed by this vessel during 2023. Round to the nearest metric ton. (This information will be used to allocate certain expenditures between the West Coast and Alaska in order to avoid asking more detailed information about the vessel's activity in Alaska).


Fishery

Total Round Weight as a Catcher-Processor

Total Round Weight as a Mothership

West Coast whiting fishery (exclude tribal)

________________mt


All Other fisheries

(include tribal)

________________mt

________________mt



V. Annual Earnings


  1. Provide the total weight and value of production in the West Coast whiting fishery during 2023. Report weights to the nearest metric ton.

  • Do not include any additional payment received to cover any shipping, handling, or storage costs associated with the sale beyond the FOB port of discharge.

  • Please include any post-season adjustments for products produced in 2023.

  • For products produced in 2023 and held in inventory at the end of the year, estimate the value based on the average price received for similar products sold during the year.

  • Include products shipped to other establishments of your company.

  • Do not include revenue associated with fish caught in any fishery except the West Coast whiting fishery.

Type of Fish

Total Weight of

Production

Total Value of

Production

Whiting



Surimi

________________mt

$________________

Fillets

________________mt

$________________

H&G

________________mt

$________________

Round (unprocessed)

________________mt

$________________

Fishmeal

________________mt

$________________

Fish oil

________________mt

$________________

Roe

________________mt

$________________

Minced

________________mt

$________________

Stomachs

________________mt

$________________

Other (specify):____________

________________mt

$________________

Other (specify):____________

________________mt

$________________

Other Species



All other species on the West Coast

________________mt

$________________




  1. Provide the percentage, by value, of all products off-loaded from this catcher-processor vessel in the West Coast

whiting fishery at each of the following locations. The column should sum to 100%.


Location

Percentage of Total Off-load Value

Seattle

_____________%

Blaine / Bellingham

_____________%

Port Angeles

_____________%

Tacoma

_____________%

Astoria

_____________%

Coos Bay

_____________%

At sea (tramper)

_____________%

Other (specify):______________________

_____________%



  1. For each of the earnings sources listed below, indicate the income earned during 2023.


Earnings Source

Revenue Received

Sale of West Coast catcher-processor endorsed permits

$_______________

Lease of West Coast catcher-processor endorsed permits

$_______________

Sale of co-op shares

$_______________

Lease of co-op shares

$_______________

Lease or bareboat charter of this vessel

$_______________

Insurance settlements

$_______________




VI. Certification




  1. Read the following statement, and sign and date the box below.


I certify under penalty of perjury that I have reviewed all the information in this form and that it is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Signature

Date signed


_____/_____/_________

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Print Name


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