AFSC Groundfish SAFE Economic Reports Customer Survey

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Expires 12/31/2011

User Feedback Survey: Groundfish SAFE Economic Status Report

AFSC invites all users of the Groundfish SAFE Economic Status Report to provide comments and feedback on the Report. AFSC’s Economic and Social Sciences Research Program staff have begun an initiative to revise the SAFE Economic Status Reports for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab and Groundfish, to incorporate additional analytical content and synthesis, improve online accessibility of public data in electronic formats, and otherwise improve the utility of the reports to users. We welcome any and all comments and suggestions for improvements in the analysis and presentation of information and data contained in the report, and the accessibility of data files and other online resources provided on the report website, http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/REFM/Socioeconomics/documents.php.

Circle the number that indicates your degree of satisfaction with the following aspects of the Groundfish SAFE Economic Status Report.

	Not at all satisfied	Not satisfied	No opinion	Satisfied	Extremely satisfied	Not applicable
1. Overall quality of the Economic Status Report	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
2. Quality of data contained in the report, including electronic data files available for download on the report website	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
3. Timeliness of the report	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
4. Degree that the report met your need	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
5. Ease in reaching correct AFSC staff to make inquiries, if any, regarding content of the Report	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
6. Clarity and accuracy of responses from AFSC staff to your inquiries, if any, regarding content of the Report	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
7. Accessibility of electronic data files available for download on the report website	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
8. Format of tabular data contained in the report, including electronic data files available for download on the report website	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
9. Documentation of data contained in the report	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
10. Overall satisfaction with the report	1	2	3	4	5	N/A

11. What is your affiliation?

☐	Individual	☐	University student
☐	Business/industry	☐	University faculty/staff
☐	News media	☐	Other educational user
☐	NOAA	☐	Non-governmental/Environmental organization
☐	Other Federal government	☐	Other research institution
☐	State/local government	☐	Other ________________________________

12. How frequently do you use the Groundfish SAFE Economic Status Report?

☐	Frequently (>once a month)	☐	Regularly (>twice a year)
☐	Infrequently (once a year or less)	☐	First-time user

13. What parts of the Economic Status Report document do you find most useful?

Check all that apply.

☐	Descriptive information contained in the Introduction and Overview sections
	Annual fishery statistics – compiled summary statistics for catch, production, revenue, effort and discard by species, fleet, sector, and other categories:
☐	Graphical presentation of summary statistics
☐	Tabular presentation of summary statistics
☐	Electronic data files on report website
☐	Index-based Analysis of Fishery Economic Performance and Change
☐	Alaska Groundfish Market profiles
☐	AFSC economics and social science research project descriptions and updates
☐	Other (please describe)

14. Do you have suggestions as to how the report authors can improve the quality or usability of information currently reported in the annual Groundfish SAFE Economic Status Report?

15. What new information or content would you like to see offered on an annual basis in the Groundfish SAFE Economic Status Report?

16. What online features or services would you like to see offered to improve access or usability of Economic Status Report information?

17. Additional suggestions or comments:

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