2016 SE Economic Data from For-Hire Permit Holders

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2016 Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlantic For-Hire Permit Holders

This survey is voluntary.

Vessel name: «VesselName» Vessel ID: «VESID»

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1: Has this vessel taken an offshore for-hire fishing trip during the last year, i.e., fished in ocean
waters sea-side of the beach (COLREGS line)?

 Yes		 No, it only fished in inshore/inland waters.
Please continue with Question 2.		Please skip to question 19 on Page 2.

Below, please provide us with information about your LAST OFFSHORE FOR-HIRE FISHING trip with the vessel «VesselName»:

2: Month this trip took place?

 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec

3: What was the length of this trip in hours?

 <4  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12+  multi-day

4: How many paying passengers were on this trip?

 1  2  3  4 5  6  7+

5: Which method(s) of fishing did you engage in on this trip (check all that apply)?

 Bottom/Reef/Wreck  Trolling  Casting  Drift Other_________

6: Did this trip fish in Federal Waters (the EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone)?  Yes  No

7: How many hours did you actually spend fishing on this trip? _ _ hours

8: Total distance travelled on this trip? _ _ _ miles

9: Total gallons of fuel used on this trip? _ _ _ _ gallons

10: How many mates/crew members, EXCLUDING the captain, were on this trip?

 0  1  2  3+

Continuing with questions about your LAST OFFSHORE FOR-HIRE FISHING trip:

For the following expense questions, please enter “0” if you did not have any expenses in a category.

Please do not leave blank!

11: Cost of FUEL and OIL used on this trip: $ _ _ _ _ .00

12: ICE expense for this trip: $ _ _ _ _ .00

13: BAIT expense for this trip: $ _ _ _ _ .00

14: TACKLE expense for this trip: $ _ _ _ _ .00

15: Payments to hired mates/crew on this trip (excluding share of tip): $ _ _ _ _ .00

16: a) What was the total charter fee paid by all passengers for this trip? $ _ _ _ _ _ .00

b) Less credit card charges or other processing deductions? $ _ _ _ .00 OR ______%

c) Less commission (for booking service, referrals, etc.)? $ _ _ _ .00 OR ______%

17: What was the total tip received on this trip? $ _ _ _ .00 OR ______% OR  Don’t know

18: Did the passengers pay for any additional services or products? $ _ _ _ _ .00
(for fish cleaning, instance souvenirs, photos, etc.)

General questions about your for-hire vessel «VesselName»:

19: Is this vessel usually operated/captained by the majority owner of the vessel?  Yes  No

20: Please estimate the total number of fishing trips with for-hire customers over last year?

____________ number of trips _______________ number of days at sea

21: Please estimate the percentage of trips that fish in offshore waters? __________%

22: Do you maintain a public website for your vessel/business?  Yes  No

If “Yes” , please list URL: www._____________________________________________

23: What percentage of your trips are by repeat customers or referrals? __________%

24: Does this vessel advertise regularly scheduled trips where individual
anglers can reserve a seat, i.e., is operated as head- or party boat?  Yes  No

25: Do you vary for-hire fees throughout the year (for the same type of trip)?  Yes  No

26: Please estimate (or guess) how much your vessel (the vessel itself,
not the for-hire business) could be sold for today? $ _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ .00

27: Percent of trips where anglers leave caught fish with you or crew? _________%

Thank You! Please return this completed form in the enclosed prepaid envelope!

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