Northeast Fishing Vessel Annual Cost Survey

Commercial Fishing Vessel Cost and Earnings Data Collection Survey in the Northeast Region

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NE Fishing Vessel Annual Cost Survey

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Northeast Fishing Vessel Annual Cost Survey

United State Department of Commerce

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

National Marine Fisheries Service

Social Science Branch

166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543



Please take note of the following points while answering the survey questions,

  • Record the annual costs associated with only the vessel identified below

  • If you own more than one vessel, certain costs may need to be divided among vessels (for example, divide office expenses by the number of vessels owned).

  • Record the combined annual cost for all fisheries you may have participated in this fiscal year.

  • Please consult the detailed instructions if you are unsure about any questions.


Vessel Information


Coast Guard Documentation or State Registration Number: 12345678 (one survey per vessel)


Fiscal year that corresponds with the annual costs you will provide below (use the most recent year for which you have complete records). Please provide information for one year only. Format: (mm/dd/yyyy)


Start date: ׀__׀__׀ / ׀__׀__׀ / ׀__׀__׀__׀__׀ End date: ׀__׀__׀ / ׀__׀__׀ / ׀__׀__׀__׀__׀


1. a) Vessel Ownership Type (check one):


A. Sole proprietorship

B. General partnership

C. Limited partnership

D. Corporation

E. Other |__׀__׀__׀__׀



b) If you checked “D” (Corporation), please check which type:


C corporation

S corporation

Limited Liability Corporation


2. Please list the number of owners: ׀__׀__׀


3. Was the vessel purchased from a previous owner or was it bought new?

Previous owner New

4. In what calendar year did you acquire the vessel? ׀__׀__׀__׀__׀


5. Please estimate the market value of your vessel (including all equipment, fishing gear, permits, and fishing history): $ ׀__׀__׀ , ׀__׀__׀__׀ , ׀__׀__׀__׀






Repair/Maintenance/Upgrade/Improvements Costs


6. Please use this table to record any repair, maintenance, improvement, or upgrade costs that were made to the vessel this fiscal year. For each category listed in the first column of the table below, indicate whether you spent any amount by checking the “Yes” box and listing the dollar amount spent in the blank space. If you did not have an expense this fiscal year, then check the “No” box. In the third column indicate the type of the expense by checking the appropriate box.


Expense Category


Annual Amount Spent

Type of Expense

Comments



Propulsion Engine (engine, drive train, exhaust/cooling systems)


Shape1 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape2 No; $0.00



Shape3 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape4 Major Repair


Shape5 Upgrade/Improvement



Deck equipment/other machinery (winches, haulers, generators, hydraulics, compressors, reels, pumps)


Shape6 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape7 No; $0.00


Shape8 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape9 Major Repair


UShape10 pgrade/Improvement



Hull (including frame, deck, wheelhouse, keel, steering, rigging, fish holds, fuel tanks)




Shape11 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape12 No; $0.00



Shape13 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape14 Major Repair


Shape15 Upgrade/Improvement



Fishing Gear

(Codends, nets/panels, dredges, buoys, highfliers, doors, pots/traps, cables)


Shape16 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape17 No; $0.00



Shape18 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape19 Major Repair


Shape20 Upgrade/Improvement



Wheelhouse and gear electronics (Radar, GPS, VMS, sounder, radio, depth/temperature/net sensors)

Shape21 Yes; : $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape22 No; $0.00



Shape23 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape24 Major Repair


Shape25 Upgrade/Improvement




Processing/

Refrigeration (RSW, packaging equipment)



Shape26 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape27 No; $0.00



Shape28 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape29 Major Repair


Shape30 Upgrade/Improvement




Safety equipment (EPIRB, rafts, fire extinguishers, flares, survival suits)

Shape31 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape32 No; $0.00


Shape33 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape34 Major Repair


Shape35 Upgrade/Improvement




Haul-out cost (the cost for taking the boat in and out of the water only, excluding costs mentioned in above categories)

Shape36 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape37 No; $0.00


Shape38 General Maintenance/Repair


Shape39 Major Repair


Shape40 Upgrade/Improvement



Fishing Business Related Costs

7. For each category listed in the table below, indicate whether you have spent any amount by checking the “Yes” box and listing the ANNUAL amount spent in the blank space. If you did not have an expense this fiscal year, then check the “No” box.

Mooring/Dockage Fees:

Shape41 Yes; $ _ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape42 No; $ 0.00

Storage Expenses (eg: gear shed rental etc.):

Shape43 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape44 No; $0.00

Office Expenses:

Shape45 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape46 No; $0.00

Business Vehicle Usage costs:

Shape47 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape48 No; $0.00

Business travel costs:

Shape49 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape50 No; $0.00

Professional Fees (eg: settlement, accounting, legal fees etc.):

Shape51 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape52 No; $0.00

Association fees (eg: co-operative, fishing, organization , sector fees etc.):

Shape53 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape54 No; $0.00

Permit and/or License fees:

Shape55 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape56 No; $0.00

Vessel insurance premium:

Shape57 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape58 No; $0.00 Number of months insured: __ __

Business taxes:

Shape59 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape60 No; $0.00

Principal paid on business loans (not outstanding balance):

Shape61 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape62 No; $0.00

Interest paid on business loan:

Shape63 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape64 No; $0.00

Total crew payment (including captain):

Shape65 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape66 No; $0.00

Crew benefits (e.g., retirement benefits; your portion of health, life, or disability insurance premiums; unemployment insurance):


Shape67 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape68 No; $0.00

Non-crew labor services (eg: night watchman etc.):

Shape69 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00


Shape70 No; $0.00



Trip Costs


8. These questions are relating to your trip costs. For each category of expenses listed in the table below, indicate whether you have spent any amount by checking the “Yes” box and listing the ANNUAL amount spent in the blank space. If you have did not have an expense this fiscal year, then check the “No” box.


Fuel:

Shape71 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape72

No; $0.00

Oil/lube:

Shape73 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape74

No; $0.00

Food/water:

Shape75 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape76

No; $0.00

Bait:

Shape77 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape78

No; $0.00

Catch handling (eg: auction, lumping, grading, transportation etc):

Shape79 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape80

No; $0.00

Settlement fees:

Shape81 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape82

No; $0.00

Ice:

Shape83 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape84

No; $0.00

Electronics:

Shape85 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape86

No; $0.00

Communication Cost (eg: cell phones, radio etc.):

Shape87 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape88

No; $0.00

Quota or DAS lease:

Shape89 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape90

No; $0.00

General Fishing Supplies (eg: gloves, boot liners, foul weather gear, knives, picks, hooks, boxes, bags, ties,

lobster bands, rags, tape, links/rings, lines/twine/rope, etc.)


Shape91 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape92

No; $0.00

Others: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Shape93 Yes; $_ _, _ _ _,_ _ _.00

Shape94

No; $0.00


Typical Lay System


9. a) What was your primary fishery (based on revenue) this fiscal year? Please list only one (e.g., groundfish, scallops, etc.)


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b) For the primary fishery you listed above, did you hire a captain? Owner operated Hired captain


c) How many years of experience does the captain (or the owner if owner-operated) have in the primary fishery you listed above? |__׀__׀ years


d) What is the size of the crew in the primary fishery you listed above? ׀__׀__׀ crew members

( EXCLUDE the captain)


e) For the primary fishery you listed above, which best describes how the crew (including the captain) is paid:


Clear lay (gross stock is split between boat and crew; then trip expenses are deducted from the crew’s share)

Broken lay (trip expenses are deducted from the gross stock; then split between boat and crew)


Per-trip or hourly wage Other -- please describe in the comments sections on page – 6


Not applicable (no crew)

f) If you chose clear lay or broken lay for question (e) then provide the percentage share to the boat and crew below (should add to 100%), otherwise go to question 9 (g).

׀__׀__׀ % Boat (owner) share ׀__׀__׀ % Crew share (include hired captain’s share)


g) For clear or broken lay systems, which trip expenses are normally deducted? (check all that apply) Check the “Not applicable” box if it does not apply to you.


Fuel Food and Water Oil/lubrication Bait Catch handling costs


Settlement fees Ice Electronics Communication costs General fishing supplies


Quota and DAS lease Others _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (explain here) Not applicable



Other Annual Costs (not Listed in Previous Sections)


10. Please record costs regarding your fishing activity here that you have incurred but have not reported anywhere else in this survey. (Please do not report you personal costs, such as personal health insurance and house mortgage etc.)


Cost

Description of other annual costs


$ ׀__׀__׀__׀ , ׀__׀__׀__׀


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