Puerto Rican commercial fishermen census forms, Spanish and English versions.
OMB Control No. 0648-XXXX Expiration date: XXXX, 20XX
CENSO PESQUERO 2015-2016
 
	 
	
stado
Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales
NOAA Fisheries Service
Muchas gracias por tomarse el tiempo para responder a esta encuesta voluntaria. Estimamos que en promedio se tomara 30 minutos en completar este cuestionario, esto incluye el tiempo repasando las instrucciones, identificando las fuentes de datos existentes, buscando y manteniendo los datos necesarios, y completando y revisando la recolección de la información. Si tiene comentarios acerca de este estimado o cualquier otro aspecto o problema asociado a esta entrevista comuníquese con el Señor Juan J. Agar, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149. Este informe es requerido y autorizado por 50 CFR 622.5(a) (1) (v). La información considerada será confidencial de acuerdo a la Orden Administrativa 216-100 de la Nacional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Sin embargo, ninguna persona será obligada a responder, ni será penalizada por no hacerlo. NMFS y el Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico solicita esta información para mejorar la conservación y gestión de los recursos pesqueros marinos en el Estado Libre y Asociado de Puerto Rico. Su participación en esta encuesta es completamente voluntaria y no tiene que contestar ninguna pregunta que no desee contestar.
Todo lo que hablemos será confidencial. Cuando terminemos nuestras entrevistas y otros aspectos de este proyecto, escribiremos un informe en el que resumirá todo lo que hemos aprendido. No utilizaremos nombres de personas en este informe, tampoco escribiremos sobre temas sensitivos.
Entrevista (marque una)  no contacto  reusó  entrevista parcial  entrevista completa
Si no hubo contacto, especifique fechas, horas y método(s) de contacto:________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Si reusó o entrevista parcial, expliqué razón: _____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Método de entrevista  En persona  Teléfono  Otro (especifique):________________
Número de entrevista: __________ Entrevistador: ____________ __ Fecha: _______
Contacto en Puerto Rico: Daniel Matos-Caraballo (787) 230-4954
Email: Matos_Daniel@hotmail.com
FORMULARIO DEL CENSO PESQUERO DE PUERTO RICO (2015-2016)
Nombre del pescador: __________________________________ _______ Apodo:_________________
Dirección (Barrio, Municipio): _____________________________________________ Código postal:_______
Teléfono de la casa: (_____) - _____ - _______ Celular: (_____) - _____ - _______
Edad: _____
Raza (Elija uno o más)  Amerindio o Nativo de Alaska  Asiático  Negro o Afro-Americano  Nativo de Hawaii o Isleño del Pacifico  Blanco  Otro:_________
Etnia  Hispano o Latino  No Hispano o Latino  Otro:_________
Estado civil:  Soltero  Casado  Separado/divorciado  Viudo  Otro:________
Número de familiares que dependen económicamente de Usted _____ (inclúyase)
Nivel de educación más alto alcanzado:
Escuela elemental (K-Sexto)  Escuela intermedia (Séptimo-Noveno)
Escuela superior (Décimo-Doce)  Cursos técnicos (post-secundarios)
Algo de Universidad  Grado de Universidad
Algo de Escuela Graduada  Estudios Graduados/Profesional
Rol en la embarcación:  Capitán  Proel  Pescador con licencia en el barco de otra persona
Años de experiencia como pescador: Capitán _____ + Proel _____ = Total _____ años
¿Pesco en los últimos 12 meses?  Si  No (Razón: __________________________________________ )
¿Pesca todo el año o por temporada?  Todo el año  por temporada (meses:__________ especies:____________)
¿Pesca a tiempo completo o parcial?
 Tiempo completo
 Tiempo parcial [objetivo:  ingresos consumo /dieta Ambos]
¿Pesca mayoritariamente los fines de semana y feriados?  Sí  No
¿A qué otras actividades se dedica? _______________________________________________________________
¿Qué tipo de pesca haces? Identificar y rankear en base a ingresos
 #__Nasas/cajones  #__ Cordel  #__ Redes  #__ Buzo ( c/tanque  skin)
 #__ Charter  #__ Subsistencia  #__ Otro: _____________
¿Cuáles especias que capturas? Identificar y rankear en base a ingresos
#__ Peces de arrecife #__ Pargos de agua profunda  #__ Pesca pelágica
#__ Langosta #__ Carrucho  #__ Octopus/Pulpo
#__ Carnada para venta  #__ Ceti  #__ Peces ornamentales #__ Juey
¿Cuantas horas por semana le dedicas a la pesca y actividades relacionadas (arreglos de redes, mercadeo)?
 Mas 36 horas  15-36 horas  8-15 horas  >8 horas
¿Cuántos viajes haces? #_____ viajes por semana (o mes)
¿Cuánto duran tus viajes? _________horas/viaje (dock to dock)
¿Cuantas horas por semana dedicas a?:
Mantenimiento y reparación de su barco y motores _____ horas/semana
Mantenimiento y reparación de artes _____ horas/semana
Preparación de viaje (acomodando el barco, llenando tanques, conduciendo a la rampa) _____ horas/semana
Venta de pescado _____ horas/semana
¿Cuantos tripulantes participan en la pesca?
 Pesco solo  #__Proeles (Rol:_________________)  #__ pescadores con licencia
Lugar de desembarco (Centro): Primario:_________________ Secundario: _________________
¿Pertenece a alguna organización de pesca? Si __ No __ Cual _______________________
Localización área de pesca (caladeros):
 Orilla  Plataforma insular (0-80 brazas)
 Talud/beril (80-200 brazas)  Aguas oceánicas (Pelágico. >200 brazas)
¿De dónde vienen la mayoría de sus capturas?  Aguas PR (0-9 millas)  Aguas Federales (>9 millas)  Igual
Manejo de la pesca:
 entero con hielo  entero sin hielo  desbucha con hielo  desbucha sin hielo
vivero  filete  rebanada(“steaks”)  descamado otro (especifique :________)
¿A qué porcentaje de sus capturas le pone hielo?
 Todo  >3/4  3/4-1/2  1/2-1/14 <1/4  No uso hielo
¿Porcentaje de la pesca expedido por los siguientes canales (que sume al 100%):
 Villa pesquera/Asociación ___ % (cual:______________)  Otro pescador___%
 Acopiador ___ %  Ambulante ___ % (casa,  rampa,  calle)  Pescadería propia___ %
 Pescadería ___ %  Restaurante ___%  Hotel___ %  Supermercado ___ %
 No vendo  Mercado central ___ % (cual:______________)  Otro: ___________
¿Cuantas embarcaciones de pesca posee? ________ No. Dinghies ______
¿Dónde guarda su barco?  Hogar  Otro (especifique lugar):_________________________
Información sobre la embarcación:
			  | 
		Bote 1 (primario)  | 
		Bote 2 
  | 
		Bote 3 
  | 
		Repuesto  | 
	
Participación del barco (0-100%)  | 
		%  | 
		%  | 
		%  | 
		X  | 
	
Lo uso el año pasado? Si NO, porque?  | 
		 Si  No  | 
		 Si  No  | 
		 Si  No  | 
		X  | 
	
Año de construcción  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		X  | 
	
Eslora (pies)  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		X  | 
	
Numero de motores Fuera de borda  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		
			  | 
	
Interior  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		
			  | 
	
Fuera de borda/Interior  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		
			  | 
	
Propulsión (HP) Motor # 1 HP  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
	
Motor # 2 HP  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
	
Motor # 3 HP  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
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Tipo de combustible Gas  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Gas and oil  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Diesel  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Tipo de casco Madera  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Madera/Fiberglass  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Fiberglass  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Aluminio  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Acero  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Otro  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Equipo eléctrico GPS  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Depth finder  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Fish finder  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Marine radio  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
EPIRB  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Cell phone  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Radar  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Other (specify):____________  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Equipo de pesca* Winch (E,H)  | 
		 #__(E,H)  | 
		 #__(E,H)  | 
		#__(E,H)  | 
		#__(E,H)  | 
	
Reel Manual  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Reel Hidráulico  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Reel Eléctrico  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Other (specify)  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Valor total aproximado de la(s) embarcación(es), motor y equipo de pesca/electrónico descripto si fuese a vender en condición actual: $__________
Información sobre artes de pesca:
Artes  | 
			Cantidad  | 
			Valor de las artes en condición actual ($)  | 
		
Cordeles  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Cordel de mano  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Silga  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Caña (Spinning, trolling) 
  | 
			Spinning: #_____ Trolling:: #_____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Palangre horizontal  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Palangre de tiburón  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Palangres Verticales  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Fuete o Potala  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Fuete de Galonear  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Redes  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Trasmallo o filete  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Mallorquín (Peces, langostas) 
  | 
			Peces: #_____ Langosta: #_____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Atarraya (Carnada, camarones)  | 
			Carnada: #_____ Camarón: #_____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Redes para peces ornamentales  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Submarina  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Skin/SCUBA  | 
			 Fisga #____  Tanques # ____  Bicheros # ____  Canastos # ____  Slurp guns # ____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Trampas  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Nasa  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Nasas de pargo de profundidad  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Cajones  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
¿Comparado con 5 años atrás como está la condición del recurso?
Mejor  Igual  Peor  No Sable  No responde
Razones: _____________________________________________________________________________
¿Comparado con 5 años atrás como está la salud de los arrecifes de coral?
Mejor  Igual  Peor  No Sable  No responde
Razones: _____________________________________________________________________________
¿Qué tan fácil es conseguir empleo fuera de la pesca?
 Muy difícil  Difícil  Fácil  Muy fácil  No Sable  No responde
¿Comparado con 5 años atrás como está la economía hogareña?
 Mejor  Igual  Peor  No Sable  No responde
¿Cuáles son los tres mayores problemas socio-económicos que afectan su pesca?
1. ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________
*(Si dice reglamento especifique que regulación en particular, NR: no responde; NS: no sabe)
Porcentaje del ingreso del hogar (no personal) proviene de la pesca: ________ %
Puerto Rican commercial fishermen census form (English Translation).
OMB Control No. 0648-XXXX Expiration date: XXXX, 20XX
FISHERMEN CENSUS 2015-2016
 
	 
	
ommonwealth
of Puerto Rico 
Department of Natural and Environmental
Resources
NOAA Fisheries Service
Thank you for taking the time to respond to this voluntary survey. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 30 minutes per response including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspects of this burden to Mr. Juan Agar, National Marine Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149. This reporting is required under and is authorized under 50 CFR 622.5(a) (1) (v). NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 sates that the information provided shall be treated as confidential. 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 (PRA), unless that collection displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. NMFS and the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico require this information to improve the conservation and management of marine fishery resources in Puerto Rico. Participation in this survey is voluntary, and you do not need to answer any questions you do not wish to answer.
Everything we discuss will be confidential. When we complete our interviews and other work, we will write a report that summarizes everything we have learned. We will not use people’s names in our reports, or write about anything that is sensitive.
Interview (circle one)  no contact  refusal  partial  complete
For no contact, specify date, time and method of contact: ___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
For refusal or partial interviews, why? __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact method (in-person, phone, etc.):  In-person  Phone  Other (specify):___________________
Survey number: ____________ Interviewer: ____________ Date: _________
Contact person in PR: Daniel Matos-Caraballo (787) 230-4954
Email: Matos_Daniel@hotmail.com
PUERTO RICAN COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN CENSUS FORM (2015-2016)
Name: __________________________________ Nickname:_________________
Address (include Neighborhood, Municipality): _________________________________________ Zip code:_________
Home phone: (_____) - _____ - _______ Cellular: (_____) - _____ - _______
Age: _____
Race (Select one or more)  American Indian or Alaska Native  Asian  Black or African American  Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander  White  Other:_________
Ethnicity  Hispanic or Latino  Not Hispanic or Latino  Other:_________
Marital status:  Single  Married  Separated/divorce  Widow  Other:________
Number of family members that financially depend on you _____ (include yourself)
Level of education completed:
Elementary school  Junior high  Some high school  High school diploma
 Trade school  Some college  College degree Post-graduate
Type of fishermen:  Captain  Helper  Licensed fisherman fishing on someone else’s boat
How many years have fished as? Captain _____ + Helper _____ = Total _____ years.
Did you fish the last 12 months?  Yes  No (Reason:_______________________________________)
Fishing frequency:  Fish year round  By season (month:__________ species:_________________)
Do you fish full-time or part-time basis?
 Full-time
 Part-time [objective:  income  own/family consumption  Both]
Do you fish primarily on weekends and holidays?  Yes  No
What other employment do you engage in? _______________________________________________________
Type of commercial fishermen. After identifying species, rank them based on revenue generated.
 #__Trap fisher  #__ Line fisher  #__ Net fisher  #__ Diver ( tank  skin)
 #__ Charter  #__ Subsistence  #__ Other: _____________
What species do you commercially fish for? After identifying species, rank them based on revenue generated.
 #__ Reef fish  #__ Deep-water snapper  #__ Pelagics
 #__Lobster  #__ Conch  #__ Octopus
 #__ Bait sold  #__Ceti  #__ Ornamentals  #__ Land crab
How many hours per week do spend fishing and in fishing related activities (fixing gear, marketing fish)?
 More than 36 hours  15-36 hours  8-15 hours  >8 hours
How often do you fish? __________ trips per week (or month)
How long are your fishing trips? _________hours/trip (dock to dock)
How many hours per week do you spend:
Repairing and maintaining boat and engine _____ hours/week
Repairing and maintaining fishing gear: _____ hours/week
Preparing for fishing (filling boat, filling tanks, driving to the dock/boat ramp) _____ hours/week
Fish sales _____ hours/week
How many people do you commercially fish with?
Fish alone  With ___ # helpers (role(s):_____________)  With ___(#) licensed comm. fishermen.
Landing sites: Main :_________________ Secondary: _________________
Do you belong to a fishing organization?  Yes  No Which? ____________________________
Location of fishing grounds
Shore  Platform (0-80 fathoms)  Slope (80-200 fathoms)  Deep sea (> 200 fathoms)
Where most of your landings came from?
 USVI waters  federal waters  About equal
How do you market your fish? Identify and rank
 whole (iced)  whole (not iced) cleaned (gutted and scaled - iced) cleaned (gutted and scaled –not iced)
Live  filleted  steaks  scaled other (specify :________)
How much of your catch is iced?
 All  >3/4  3/4-1/2  1/2-1/14 <1/4  none
Where do you sell your fish? Identify and rank according to sales value.
Fish coop (which:_____________________ ) ___ % Another fishermen
 Buyer___ %  Peddle ___ % (home,  ramp,  road)  Own fish store___ %
 Fish store___ %  Restaurant ___%  Hotel___ %  Supermarket ___ %
Do not sell  Central market ___ % (which:______________)
 Other (specify):__________
How many fishing boats do you own? ________ No. Dinghies ______
Where do you keep your boat?  Home  Other (specify:_________________________)
Boat information
			  | 
		Boat 1 (main boat)  | 
		Boat 2  | 
		Boat 3  | 
		Spares  | 
	
Percent ownership of the boat? (%)  | 
		%  | 
		%  | 
		%  | 
		X  | 
	
Was the boat active last year (Y/N)? If no why?  | 
		 Yes  No  | 
		 Yes  No  | 
		 Yes  No  | 
		X  | 
	
Year built  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		X  | 
	
Boat length (ft.)  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		X  | 
	
Number of engines Outboard  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		
			  | 
	
Inboard  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		
			  | 
	
Inboard/Outboard  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		
			  | 
	
Engine power Engine 1 HP  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
	
Engine 2 HP  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
	
Engine 3 HP  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
		
			  | 
	
Fuel type Gas  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
	
Gas and oil  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
	
Diesel  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
	
Hull construction Wood  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Wood/Fiberglass  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Fiberglass  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Aluminum  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Steel  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Other  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		  | 
		X  | 
	
Boat equipment/electronics GPS  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Depth finder  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Fish finder  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Marine radio  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
EPIRB  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Cell phone  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Radar  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Other (specify):____________  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Number Fishing equipment Winch  | 
		 #__(E,H,G)  | 
		 #__(E,H)  | 
		 #__(E,H)  | 
		 #__(E,H)  | 
	
Reel Manual  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Reel Hydraulic  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Reel Electric  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
Other (specify)  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
		 #__  | 
	
*(Electric, Hydraulic)
Approximate value in its present condition (used) of the vessel(s), engine(s) and fishing equipment/electronics described above: $__________
Información sobre artes de pesca:
Gear  | 
			Quantity  | 
			Value of gear in present condition ($)  | 
		
Hook and line  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Handline  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Troll  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Rod and reel (Spinning, trolling) 
  | 
			Spinning: #_____ Trolling:: #_____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Horizontal longline  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Shark longline  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Vertical longline  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Anchored  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Drifting  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Nets  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Gillnet  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Trammel net (Fish, lobster) 
  | 
			Fish: #_____ Lobster: #_____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Cast net (Bait, Shrimp)  | 
			Bait: #_____ Shrimp: #_____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Nets for ornamental fish  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Submarine  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Skin/SCUBA  | 
			 Spear #____  Tanks # ____  Gaff # ____  Basket # ____  Slurp guns # ____ 
  | 
			
				  | 
		
Traps/pots  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Fish trap  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Deep-water snapper trap  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Lobster trap  | 
			
				  | 
			
				  | 
		
Compared with 5 years ago, is fishing:
 better  about the same  worse  Don’ know  No answer
Why? ________________________________________________________________________
Compared with 5 years ago do you think that health of coral reef
 better  about the same  worse  Don’ know  No answer
Why? ________________________________________________________________________
¿How easy is to find employment outside fishing (circle one)?
 very hard  hard  easy  very easy  Don’ know  No answer
¿Compared with 5 years ago, how is household financial well-being (circle one)?
 better  about the same  worse  Don’ know  No answer
Why? _______________________________________________________________________
What are the main socio-economic problems affecting your fishery? (If regulations please specify)
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
What percentage of your household income comes from fishing?___ %
OMB Control No. 0648-XXXX Expiration date: XXXX, 20XX
F
ISHERMEN
CENSUS 2015-2016
 
	 
	
Department of Planning and Natural Resources
NOAA Fisheries Service
Thank you for taking the time to respond to this voluntary survey. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 30 minutes per response including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspects of this burden to Mr. Juan Agar, National Marine Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149. This reporting is required under and is authorized under 50 CFR 622.5(a) (1) (v). NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 sates that the information provided shall be treated as confidential. 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 (PRA), unless that collection displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. NMFS and the Department of Planning and Natural Resources of the U.S. Virgin Islands require this information to improve the conservation and management of marine fishery resources in the U.S Virgin Islands. Participation in this survey is voluntary, and you do not need to answer any questions you do not wish to answer.
Everything we discuss will be confidential. When we complete our interviews and other work, we will write a report that summarizes everything we have learned. We will not use people’s names in our reports, or write about anything that is sensitive.
Interview (circle one)  no contact  refusal  partial  complete
For no contact, specify date, time and method of contact: ___________________________________________________
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For refusal or partial interviews, why? __________________________________________________________________
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Contact method (in-person, phone, etc.):  In-person  Phone  Other (specify):___________________
Survey number: ____________ Interviewer: ____________ Date: _________
Contact person in USVI: To be determined.
Email: To be determined.
USVI COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN CENSUS FORM (2015-2016)
Name: __________________________________ Nickname:_________________
Address (include Estate and Island): _________________________________________________ Zip code:_________
Home phone: (_____) - _____ - _______ Cellular: (_____) - _____ - _______
Age: _____
Race (Select one or more)  American Indian or Alaska Native  Asian  Black or African American  Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander  White  Other:_________
Ethnicity  Hispanic or Latino  Not Hispanic or Latino  Other:_________
Marital status:  Single  Married  Separated/divorce  Widow  Other:________
Number of family members that financially depend on you _____ (include yourself)
Level of education completed:
Elementary school  Junior high  Some high school  High school diploma
 Trade school  Some college  College degree Post-graduate
Type of fishermen:  Captain  Helper  Licensed fisherman fishing on someone else’s boat
How many years have fished as? Captain _____ + Helper _____ = Total _____ years.
Did you fish the last 12 months?  Yes  No (Reason:_______________________________________)
Fishing frequency:  Fish year round  By season (month:__________ species:_________________)
Do you fish full-time or part-time basis?
 Full-time
 Part-time [objective:  income  own/family consumption  Both]
Do you fish primarily on weekends and holidays?  Yes  No
What other employment do you engage in? _______________________________________________________
Type of commercial fishermen. After identifying species, rank them based on revenue generated.
 #__Trap fisher  #__ Line fisher  #__ Net fisher  #__ Diver ( tank  skin)
 #__ Charter  #__ Subsistence  #__ Other: _____________
What species do you commercially fish for? After identifying species, rank them based on revenue generated.
 #__ Reef fish  #__ Deep-water snapper  #__ Lobster
 #__ Conch  #__ Coastal pelagics  #__ Deep-water pelagics
 #__ Whelk  #__ Bait sold  #__ Other (specify):_____________
How many hours per week do spend fishing and in fishing related activities (fixing gear, marketing fish)?
 More than 36 hours  15-36 hours  8-15 hours  >8 hours
How often do you fish? __________ trips per week (or month)
How long are your fishing trips? _________hours/trip (dock to dock)
How many hours per week do you spend:
Repairing and maintaining boat and engine _____ hours/week
Repairing and maintaining fishing gear: _____ hours/week
Preparing for fishing (filling boat, filling tanks, driving to the dock/boat ramp) _____ hours/week
Fish sales _____ hours/week
How many people do you commercially fish with?
Fish alone  With ___ # helpers (role(s):_____________)  With ___(#) licensed comm. fishermen.
Landing sites: Main :_________________ Secondary: _________________
Do you belong to a fishing organization?  Yes  No Which? ____________________________
Location of fishing grounds
Shore  Platform (0-80 fathoms)  Slope (80-200 fathoms)  Deep sea (> 200 fathoms)
Where most of your landings came from?
 USVI waters  federal waters  About equal
How do you market your fish? Identify and rank
 whole (iced)  whole (not iced) cleaned (gutted and scaled - iced) cleaned (gutted and scaled –not iced)
Live  filleted  steaks  scaled other (specify :________)
How much of your catch is iced?
 All  >3/4  3/4-1/2  1/2-1/14 <1/4  none
Where do you sell your fish? Identify and rank according to sales value.
___ % Government market (which:_____________________ ) Another fishermen
 Buyer___ %  Peddle ___ % (home,  ramp,  road)  Own fish store___ %
 Fish store___ %  Restaurant ___%  Hotel___ %  Supermarket ___ %
Do not sell  Villa pesquera/Association ___ % (which:______________)
 Other (specify):__________
How many fishing boats do you own? ________ No. Dinghies ______
Where do you keep your boat?  Home  Other (specify:_________________________)
Boat information
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Percent ownership of the boat? (%)  | 
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Was the boat active last year (Y/N)? If no why?  | 
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Year built  | 
		
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Boat length (ft.)  | 
		
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Number of engines Outboard  | 
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Inboard  | 
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Engine power Engine 1 HP  | 
		
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Fuel type Gas  | 
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Gas and oil  | 
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Diesel  | 
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Hull construction Wood  | 
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Wood/Fiberglass  | 
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Fiberglass  | 
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Aluminum  | 
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Steel  | 
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Other  | 
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Boat equipment/electronics GPS  | 
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Depth finder  | 
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Fish finder  | 
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Marine radio  | 
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EPIRB  | 
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Cell phone  | 
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Radar  | 
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Other (specify):____________  | 
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Number Fishing equipment Winch  | 
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Reel Manual  | 
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Reel Hydraulic  | 
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Reel Electric  | 
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Other (specify)  | 
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*(Electric, Hydraulic)
Approximate value in its present condition (used) of the vessel(s), engine(s) and fishing equipment/electronics described above: $__________
Nets  | 
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		Soak time (days/hrs) circle  | 
		Hrs fished  | 
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Beach seine  | 
		
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Approximate value in its present condition (used) of the net gear described above: $__________
Pots  | 
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Lobster  | 
		
			 
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Approximate value in its present condition (used) of the pot/trap gear described above: $__________
Hook and line  | 
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Surface longline  | 
		
			 
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Anchor fishing Handline? Rod&reel?  | 
		
			 
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Approximate value in its present condition (used) of the hook and line gear described above: $__________
Skin and SCUBA  | 
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		No spear guns  | 
		
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Skin (free) diving  | 
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Approximate value in its present condition (used) of the diving gear described above: $__________
Compared with 5 years ago, is fishing:
 better  about the same  worse  Don’ know  No answer
Why? ________________________________________________________________________
Compared with 5 years ago do you think that health of coral reef
 better  about the same  worse  Don’ know  No answer
Why? ________________________________________________________________________
¿How easy is to find employment outside fishing (circle one)?
 very hard  hard  easy  very easy  Don’ know  No answer
¿Compared with 5 years ago, how is household financial well-being (circle one)?
 better  about the same  worse  Don’ know  No answer
Why? _______________________________________________________________________
What are the main socio-economic problems affecting your fishery? (If regulations please specify)
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
What percentage of your household income comes from fishing?___ %
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | 
| Author | Juan Agar | 
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 | 
| File Created | 2021-01-25 |