Sea Turtle Questionnaire

OMB No: 0648-0052 Approval Expires 11/30/2013

Intro.

Hello. This is _____________calling on behalf of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As you may know, we
are conducting a survey of recreational saltwater anglers and
{NAMED ANGLER} has agree to participate in our study. Could I
speak with {NAMED ANGLER}?
1.
2.
3.

Named Angler Available, speaking with Named Angler
Named Angler Available, coming to phone
Named Angler Not Available

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Number.
1a. During the past 12 months did you do any recreational salt water fishing?
1.
Yes
2.
No ---- Skip to END
8.
Don’t Know ---- Skip to END
9.
Refused ---- Skip to END
1b.

Thinking about your saltwater fishing trips during the past 12 months, on
any of those trips did you observe or encounter a sea turtle?
1.
YES ---- Continue with Q. 2
2.
NO -- Skip to Q. 10
8.
Not Sure, Don’t Know
9.
Refused

2.

Thinking about the most recent time that you observed a sea turtle while
fishing did one or more sea turtles become entangled in or hooked on a
fishing line?
1.
YES ---- Continue with Q. 3

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2.
8.
9.
3.

NO --- Skip to Question 10
Not Sure, Don’t Know --Skip to Question 10
Refused

How many sea turtles became entangled or hooked on this trip?
1.
One
2.
Two
3.
Three
4.
Four
5.
Five or more
8.
Not sure, Don’t Know
9.
Refused

Repeat Questions 4 through 9 for each turtle hooked or entangled:
4.

[I’d like to ask a few questions about each of the sea turtles that was
hooked or entangled during this trip. So, thinking about the
(first/second/third/fourth/fifth) turtle]: Was the turtle a leatherback, a
hardshell, or are you unsure as to which type of sea turtle it was?
1.
Leatherback
2.
Hard-shell
8.
Not sure, Don’t Know
9.
REFUSED

5.

Was the sea turtle hooked, entangled, both hooked and entangled or are
you not sure?
1.
Hooked --Go to Question 6
2.
Entangled –Go to Question 8
3.
Both – Go to Question 6
8.
Not Sure, Don’t Know
9.
REFUSED

6.

Where, specifically was the sea turtle hooked? Was it hooked externally,
inside its beak, insides its mouth, was the hook swallowed, or was the sea
turtle hooked somewhere else?
1.
Externally
2.
Inside its beak
3.
Inside its mouth
4.
Swallowed
5.
Hooked somewhere else –Go to Q. 6a

8.

6a. Please describe where on the sea turtle the
hooking occurred?
__________________________________
Not Sure, Don’t Know

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9.
7.

Refused

Was the hook removed from the turtle?
1.
Yes
2.
No
8.
Not Sure, Don’t Know
9.
Refused
[IF SEA TURTLE NOT ALSO ENTANGLED, SKIP TO Q. 9]

8.

Was all of the fishing line removed from the turtle?
1.
Yes
2.
No --- Go to Q8a.
8.
Not Sure, Don’t Know
9.
Refused
8a.Approximately how much of the fishing line remained in
the turtle? _______________________________

9.

Which of the following best describes what became of the sea turtle?
1.
Released alive
2.
Captured
3.
Died while attempting to release it
4.
Released alive but observed dying
8.
Not Sure, Don’t Know
9.
Refused

SKIP TO END.

10.

Have you ever seen a sea turtle hooked by or entangled in a fishing line?
1.
YES
2.
NO --SKIP TO END.
8.
Not Sure, Don’t Know
9.
Refused

11.

Thinking about the most recent time that you saw a sea turtle either
hooked or entangled in a fishing line, did this hooking or entanglement
occur:
1.
Within the past 12 months
2.
Between 1 to 2 years ago
3.
More than 2 years ago

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12.

Thinking about the most recent time that you saw a sea turtle either
hooked or entangled in a fishing line, where did this hooking or
entanglement occur?

Thank you for your assistance. That concludes this survey. Have a good
day/night.

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