Feedback from Alaskan Fishing Communities: Impacted/Respond or Adapt to Economic, Social, and Environmental Pressures

OMB Control No. 0690-0030

Expiration Date: 04/30/2014

Feedback from Alaskan Fishing Communities on How They Are Impacted By

and Respond or Adapt to Economic, Social, and Environmental Pressures

To what extent do you agree with the following statements about your community?	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
NOAA manages Alaskan fisheries well.					
Catch share programs have benefited this community.					
Our community’s identity is built around fishing.					
The local fishing fleet is not competitive enough to survive much longer.					
Our community as a whole has successfully adapted to previous changes in fisheries management.					
Our community as a whole can successfully adapt to proposed or new changes in fisheries management.					
People in our community are more willing to adapt to change compared with other communities.					
People in our community are able to take advantage of change in ways that benefit them.					
Change is normal part of our everyday life.					
People in our community are always thinking of new and better ways to diversify the local economy in addition to fishing.					
To what extent do you agree with the following statements about your community?	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
People in our community are always looking for new and better ways to improve their businesses.					
There are few career options available within this community if people decide to leave their current job.					
If they need to, people in our community can get work in other communities.					
I’m willing to take a risk in order to get what I want.					
People in our community have lived here for a long time and are interested in the long term sustainability of the community.					
People in our community would prefer to solve their problems locally.					
People in our community work together to get things done.					

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