Input from Hawaii's Registered Boaters

2012-2013
SURVEY
Input from Hawaii’s Registered Boaters

Brought to you by NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Regional Office
and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Land & Natural Resources

The first several questions ask about your Hawaii ocean fishing activities. Your answers will help
us to understand fishing in Hawaii for better resource management and federal funding.
Unless stated otherwise, please circle only one answer.
1. Please indicate the type of saltwater fishing you engage in

1. I do not fish in saltwater (please proceed directly to Question 23)
2. Only shore-based fishing (please proceed directly to Question 19)
3. Mostly shore-based fishing, and some boat-based fishing
4. About equal amounts of shore and boat-based fishing
5. Mostly boat-based fishing, and some shore-based fishing
6. Only boat-based fishing

Definitions:

Shore-based fishing means you do not use a boat.

Boat-based fishing means you use a boat or other water craft while fishing.

2. Have you fished in Hawaii in the past 12 months?

1. Yes
2. No (please proceed directly to Question 19)

3. About how many days did you go fishing in the past 12 months?

I fished about ______ days in the past 12 months

4. Did you sell any fish you caught in Hawaii in the past 12 months?

1. Yes
2. No

The next few questions ask about your boat-based fishing here in Hawaii.
5. When I go fishing, I:

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Always fish from my own boat
Sometimes fish from my private boat and sometimes from a friend’s boat
Always fish from a friend’s boat
Usually hire a charter boat or party fishing boat
Other (please specify) _______________________________________

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If you use your own boat for fishing, how many other people do you typically take with you
on an average trip?

7.

When I fish, it is primarily:

8.

_______ people
_______ not applicable (I don’t use my boat for fishing)

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Alone
With friends
With a spouse or significant other
With one or more of my children
With another member of my household

When fishing, I would say that:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I always fish in State waters (0-3 miles from shore)
I usually fish in State waters, but sometimes in Federal waters (more than 3 miles from shore)
I fish about equally in State and Federal waters
I usually fish in Federal waters, but sometimes in State waters
I always fish in Federal waters

The next few questions ask about aspects of your typical fishing trips.

9.

I take most or all of my fishing trips from:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Kauai
Oahu
Molokai
Maui
Lanai
Hawaii

10. From where do you typically depart? Please circle only one answer.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Public boat ramp
Private boat ramp
Public or private marina
Private residence
Other (please specify) ________________________________

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11. We are interested in knowing when you go fishing. Please place a number

before each time slot in the boxes below.

1 = Always 2 = Frequently 3 = Sometimes 4 = Rarely 5 = Never
____ START FISHING

____ END FISHING

____ Midnight – 3 AM

____ Midnight – 3 AM

____ 3 AM – 6 AM
____ 6 AM – 9 AM

____ 3 AM – 6 AM
____ 6 AM – 9 AM

____ 9 AM – Noon
____ Noon – 3 PM
____ 3 PM – 6 PM

____ 9 AM – Noon
____ Noon – 3 PM
____ 3 PM – 6 PM

____ 6 PM – 9 PM
____ 9 PM – Midnight

____ 6 PM – 9 PM
____ 9 PM – Midnight

12. What percent of your trips are overnight fishing trips, in which you are

out on the boat until the next morning?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

None
Less than 25%
Between 25% and 50%
More than 50%, but less than 75%
More than 75%

13. How frequently do you fish to provide food for luaus, other ceremonies, or family events?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always

14. About how many fishing tournaments do you participate in during a typical year?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

0
1-5
6-10
11-15
More than 15

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15. During a typical year, how often do you engage in each of the following types of fishing?

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Offshore trolling (for example,
for tunas, mahimahi, ono, billfish etc.)............1
Tuna hand-lining............................................1
Deep bottom-fishing (for example,
for opakapaka, onaga, etc.) ...........................1
Shallow bottom-fishing (for example,
for moana, ulua, weke-ula, etc.) ....................1
Reef trolling (for example, for uluas,
barracudas, etc.)............................................1
Spear-fishing (scuba or free-diving)...............1
Whipping / Casting (rod and reel or pole
and line).........................................................1
Trapping.........................................................1
Netting...........................................................1

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16. Please think about your typical fishing trip by season. Do you try to catch any species

of fish in particular? If yes, please list the fish you intended to catch.

1.

2.

November-January
February-April
May-August
September-October
No

______________, ______________, ______________
______________, ______________, ______________
______________, ______________, ______________
______________, ______________, ______________

17. There are different types of fishing here in Hawaii. Please indicate the type that applies

to your usual fishing trips. Please circle only one answer.

1. Purely recreational (only for sport or pleasure)

2. Subsistence (primarily to catch fish to feed myself / my family)

3. Expense (primarily for sport, pleasure, or subsistence but I also sell a few fish to recover trip
expenses whenever I can)

4. Cultural (I enjoy fishing, but I am even more concerned about keeping traditional practices alive,
such as using traditional style and sharing fish with the community as my ancestors did)

5. I consider myself a commercial fisherman

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The size of the fish I catch ............................... 1
The variety of fish I catch ................................. 1
The number of fish I can keep........................... 1
The number of boat ramps near where I live..... 1
Condition of the boat ramps I frequent.............. 1
The number of public harbors/marinas
near where I live............................................... 1
Condition of the public harbors/marinas
I frequent.......................................................... 1
The number of enforcement patrols ................. 1
Information about fishing regulations................ 1
Other ________________________............. 1

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18. Please tell us how satisfied you are with each of the following aspects of fishing in Hawaii.

The last several questions ask about some of your preferences, experience, and background.
This information will help us to better analyze the information you have provided.
19. Our goal is to better understand Hawaii non-commercial fishing activities, concerns, and experience.

If you were surveyed again in the future, what survey method would you most prefer?

(Rate from 1-4, with 1 being your most preferred and 4 being your least preferred)

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Telephone survey
Mail survey
Email / Internet survey
In person survey

20. We may have options for how often we survey Hawaii’s fishermen about fishing activities.

Please indicate which of the following you find most acceptable.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Once per month
Once every two months
Once every six months
Once per year
No preference

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Talking with other fishermen....................1
Fishing club meetings...............................1
Tackle shops............................................1
Internet....................................................1
Recreational fishing magazines ...............1
Newspapers ............................................1
Government agency publications..............1
Conservation organization publications.....1
Television.................................................1
Radio........................................................1

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21. We would like to know the best ways to communicate with Hawaii’s fishermen.

How often do you use each of the following to get information about regulations

and any other Hawaii fishing topics?

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22. About how many years of experience do you have…

1. Shore fishing in Hawaii ______ years
2. Boat fishing in Hawaii ______ years

23. What year were you born?

______

24. How long have you lived in Hawaii?

______ years

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement. The information you provide will remain strictly confidential as required by section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA
Administrative Order 216-100, Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics, and will not be released for public use except in aggregate statistical form without identification as to
its source. We will combine your responses with information provided by other participants, and report it in summary form so that responses for any individual cannot be
identified. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per respondent. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or
any other suggestions for reducing this burden to Christopher Hawkins, NOAA Fisheries Service, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, 808-944-2291,
Christoph.Hawkins@noaa.gov. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number.

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That’s it! Mahalo for your assistance.
Feel free to share anything else about boat-based fishing here in Hawaii in the space below.
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If you would like to contact us by email, please send us a message at WeCareRecFish@noaa.gov.

NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Islands Regional Office
1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1110
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
(808) 944-2149
www.fpir.noaa.gov

Department of Land and Natural Resources
Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation
333 Queen Street, Suite 300
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(808) 587-1967
www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dbor/dbor.htm