Catcher vessel economic data survey

West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data

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OMB Control No. 0648-0618 Expiration Date: 4/30/2015


Economic Data Collection (EDC) Form



WEST COAST GROUNDFISH

LIMITED ENTRY TRAWL

CATCHER VESSEL

2012



NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center





Who is responsible for submitting. All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit at any time in 2012

Complete all questions. If a question is not applicable, write "NA" in the answer box. The survey will not be considered complete unless there is an answer to every question.

Submit by September 1, 2013. Completed and signed EDC forms must be mailed and postmarked by or hand-delivered to NMFS no later than September 1, 2013. Mail or deliver to:

Economic Data Collection Program (FRAM Division),

Northwest Fisheries Science Center

2725 Montlake Boulevard East

Seattle, WA 98112

Retain a copy. Retain a copy of the completed form

Fillable forms and more information. www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/edc

Questions. Visit the website above or contact Erin Steiner at (866) 791-3726 or NWFSC.EDC@noaa.gov













Public Reporting Burden Statement

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to take 8 hours per response, including time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden to Erin Steiner, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd E, Seattle, WA 98112.

Additional Information

Before completing this form, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject 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; 2) This information is mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 660 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect the confidentiality of fishery statistics.

I. Contact Information and Vessel Characteristics

  1. Provide the following information about this vessel and its physical characteristics.



Item

Vessel Information

Vessel Name


USCG Vessel Number

(if none exists enter State ID)


Home Port


Length Overall (feet)


Fuel Capacity (gallons)


Total Horsepower of Main Engines




  1. Provide the contact information for the owner of the vessel in 2012. Please make sure that the name provided matches the name of the holder of the limited entry trawl permit registered to this vessel in 2012.


Name of Company, Partnership, or Other Business Entity

Business Mailing Address

Street / PO Box


Business Phone

( )

Business Fax

( )

City

State

Zip Code

Business Email



  1. List the limited entry groundfish permit(s) registered to this vessel during 2012 in the West Coast fisheries (Washington, Oregon, and California) – do NOT include state fishing permits, e.g. shrimp, crab, or salmon.

Limited Entry Permit Number



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased

Limited Entry Permit Number (2)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased

Limited Entry Permit Number (3)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased

Limited Entry Permit Number (4)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased



  1. Was the vessel leased or bareboat chartered during 2012?


Yes Continue to question 4b


No Skip to question 5



  1. If the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered during 2012, provide the contact information for the lessee or charterer of the vessel. If necessary, use the last page for additional lessees or charterers.

Name of Company, Partnership, or Other Business Entity

Business Mailing Address

Street / PO Box


Business Phone

( )

Business Fax

( )

City

State

Zip Code

Business Email


  1. Provide the dates the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered in 2012. If necessary, use the last page for additional lessees or charterers.


Begin: _____/_____/__________ End: _____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy mm dd yyyy


  1. Provide the contact information for the individual completing this report. If your address, phone, and email are provided in the owner or lessee/charterer information, you do not need to repeat them here but please provide your name and title.


Vessel Owner or Designated Representative


Vessel Lessee or Charterer or Designated Representative

Name

Title

Business Mailing Address

Street / PO Box




Business Phone

( )

Business Fax

( )

City

State

Zip Code

Business Email


  1. Read the following statement, and sign and date the box below.


I certify under penalty of perjury that I have reviewed all the information in this form and that it is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Signature

Date signed


_____/_____/_________

mm dd yyyy



  1. Did you harvest (catch) any fish (including shellfish) using this vessel during the 2012 calendar year?



Yes No




  1. Answer the following questions related to the current marine survey of the vessel.


What was the year of this vessel's last value survey?

_________

yyyy

What was the market value of the vessel from the survey,

rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?

$ ________________

What was the replacement value of the vessel from the survey, rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?

$ ________________

Did the survey values given above include the value of permits associated with the vessel at the time of the survey?

Yes No

Did the survey values given above include the value of quota associated with the vessel at the time of the survey?

Yes No

Did the survey values given above include the value of all fishing gear on the vessel at the time of the survey?

Yes No



  1. For the remainder of the survey, report values from your 2012 fiscal year. When did this vessel’s 2012 fiscal year begin?


_____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy




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Please report values from your 2012 fiscal year for the remainder of this survey.






  1. Did you have this vessel hauled out in 2012?



Yes No



  1. Provide this vessel’s average fuel use per day, speed, and crew size (not including captain) when engaged in each of the following activities on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) in 2012.

  • Fuel use per day should be an average that includes steaming to the fishing grounds, harvesting fish, and steaming back to port, and should include all fuel used for propulsion or other uses

  • If you did not participate in a particular activity, please write “NA”

Activity

Fuel Use

Speed

While Fishing

Crew Size

(not including captain)

West Coast whiting trawl gear

(not including other groundfish)

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast groundfish trawl gear (not including whiting)

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast groundfish fixed gear

__________ gal/day


____________

West Coast shrimp trawl gear

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast crab

__________ gal/day


____________

West Coast halibut

(Pacific or California)

__________ gal/day

____________

West Coast salmon

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

___________

West Coast tuna

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

___________

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

___________




  1. How many gallons of fuel did this vessel use (for all uses) during 2012 on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California)?


  • Exclude fuel use for activities related to charter of vessel

  • Exclude fuel use for activities in Alaska and steaming between the West Coast and Alaska


Type of Fuel

Gallons

Diesel

______________ gal

Other:_______________

______________ gal



  1. Provide the number of days this vessel was at sea during 2012 in each of the following activities. Please note that there is a special category for days at sea steaming between the West Coast and Alaska. (This information will be used to allocate some expenses and expenditures between the different fisheries in which the vessel participated.)

  • Count partial days as full days

  • If you did not participate in a particular activity, please write “0”.


Activity

Days at Sea

West Coast whiting trawl gear (not including other groundfish)

____________ days

West Coast groundfish trawl gear (not including whiting)

____________ days

West Coast groundfish fixed gear

____________ days

West Coast shrimp trawl gear

____________ days

West Coast crab

____________ days

West Coast halibut (Pacific or California)

____________ days

West Coast salmon

____________ days

West Coast tuna

____________ days

Other West Coast fisheries

____________ days

West Coast chartering, research, or tendering

____________ days

Alaska chartering, research, or tendering

____________ days

Alaskan fisheries

____________ days

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

____________ days





  1. Provide the number of one-way trips (count a round trip as 2 one-way trips) this vessel made steaming between the West Coast and Alaska during 2012.




______ one-way trips

II. Annual Capitalized Expenditures


  1. Provide the 2012 capitalized expenditures (all expenditures made in 2012 that will be depreciated) associated with each of the following categories for this vessel. Note that some capitalized expenditures are for All Fisheries the vessel participates in (West Coast, Alaska, and Other) and others are for West Coast Fisheries only fisheries (Washington, Oregon, and California). Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.

Capitalized Expenditure Category

Capitalized Expenditures in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Capitalized Expenditures in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California


Vessel and On-board Equipment

  • Include the purchase of a new or used vessel, electronics, safety equipment, and machinery not used to harvest or process fish

  • Include any major upgrades, repairs, or maintenance to the vessel or equipment

  • Exclude fishing gear and processing equipment

New or used vessel and on-board equipment

(Regardless of where the vessel fished, enter all expenditures for vessel and on-board equipment under the All Fisheries column)

$______________



Fishing Gear

  • Include nets, doors, traps, pots, cables, and fishing machinery used for the West Coast fisheries

  • Exclude any fishing gear that was only used in Alaska

Fishing gear used only in West Coast Fisheries


$______________

Fishing gear shared by West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries

(if you only fished in the West Coast, enter “NA”)

$______________



Processing Equipment

  • Include any equipment used to process or head and gut fish on-board the vessel

Processing equipment used only in West Coast Fisheries


$______________

Processing equipment shared by West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries (if you only fished in the West Coast, enter “NA”)

$______________




III. Quota and Permit Costs


  1. Provide the total amount you paid for lease or purchase of quota shares, quota pounds, and fishing permits during 2012 in the West Coast limited entry fisheries. Purchase of quota or permits reflects a permanent transfer, whereas lease implies a temporary transfer. If you did not incur a particular expense, please write “0”.



Purchase Costs

Lease Costs

Quota Shares

$_____________

$_____________

Quota Pounds

$_____________

$_____________

Limited Entry Trawl Permit

$_____________

$_____________

Limited Entry Fixed Gear Permit

$_____________

$_____________

IV. Annual Expenses


  1. Provide the total amount expensed during 2012 in each of the following categories for this vessel. Note that some expenses are for All Fisheries the vessel participates in (West Coast, Alaska and other) and others are for West Coast fisheries only (Washington, Oregon, and California). Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.

  • Include all chartering expenses, even if directly reimbursed

  • If you do not track expenses for captain and crew separately, report the combined expenses under captain, and put “NA” under Crew


Expenses Category

Expenses in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California

Captain (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)


$______________

Crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)


$______________

Crew or captain travel not deducted from wages


$______________

Observer fees and electronic monitoring


$______________

Fishing association and commission costs


$______________

State licensing and Federal permit fees


$______________

Fuel and lubrication (do not include steaming between West Coast and Alaska)


$______________

Food


$______________

Ice


$______________

Bait


$______________

Off-load expenses (cross-dock fees, port tariffs, hoist fees, etc.)


$______________

Freight to the vessel on supplies


$______________

Other supplies (cleaning, clothing, safety, etc.)


$______________

Communications, including VMS, satellite phone, skymate


$______________

Trucking of fish to buyer


$______________



17. (Continued)


Expenses Category

Expenses in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon,

and California

Vessel and on-board equipment purchases, upgrades, repair and maintenance (expensed during 2012)

$______________


Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs or maintenance used only in the West Coast Fisheries (expensed during 2012)


$______________

Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs or maintenance shared by the West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries (if you only fished in the West Coast, enter “NA”) (expensed during 2012)

$______________


Processing equipment purchase, repair, and maintenance (expensed during 2012)

$______________


Insurance premium payments (hull and machinery, protection and indemnity, and pollution insurance)

$______________


Moorage

$______________


Lease or bareboat charter of this vessel

$______________


Total depreciation (vessel, on-board equipment, processing equipment, and quota share) taken during 2012

$______________




  1. Provide the total round weight of all fish landings made by this vessel in Alaska during 2012. Round to the nearest 100 pounds. (This information will be used to allocate some of your expenditures between the different fisheries you participate in.)



__________________ lbs in Alaska





  1. Were any of the fish harvested by this vessel on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) during 2012 processed or headed and gutted on-board?




Yes No


V. Annual Earnings


  1. For each of the earnings sources listed below, indicate the income earned during 2012.


  • Landings revenue should include taxes, buyback program fees, and post-season adjustments for fish harvested in 2012.

Earnings Source

Total Revenue

West Coast shoreside landings: this information will be obtained from fish ticket data


West Coast at-sea deliveries to motherships

$_______________

Alaska shoreside landings and at-sea deliveries of fish harvested with the vessel

$_______________

Sale of West Coast limited entry trawl permits

$_______________

Lease of West Coast limited entry trawl permits

$_______________

Sale of West Coast limited entry fixed gear permits

$_______________

Lease of West Coast limited entry fixed gear permits

$_______________

Sale of West Coast limited entry quota shares

$_______________

Lease of West Coast limited entry quota shares

$_______________

Sale of West Coast limited entry quota pounds

$_______________

Lease of West Coast limited entry quota pounds

$_______________

Salmon disaster relief payments

$_______________

Leasing of vessel

$_______________

West Coast chartering, research, or tendering: include direct reimbursements

$_______________

Alaska chartering, research, or tendering: include direct reimbursements

$_______________

Other:______________________________

$_______________


VI. Crew Share

  1. Did this vessel use a crew share system to pay its crew when operating in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fisheries during 2012?


Yes


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No Skip to question 23




  1. Which of the following expenses were deducted from total revenue before calculating the crew share when this vessel operated in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fisheries during 2012?




Expense Category

Deducted from Crew Share?

Crew or captain travel not deducted from wages

Yes No

Observer fees and electronic monitoring

Yes No

Fishing association and commission costs

Yes No

State licensing and Federal permit fees

Yes No

Buyback fees

Yes No

Fuel and lubrication

Yes No

Food

Yes No

Ice

Yes No

Bait

Yes No

Off-load expenses

Yes No

Freight to the vessel on supplies

Yes No

Other supplies

Yes No

Communications

Yes No

Trucking of fish to buyer

Yes No

Insurance premium payments

Yes No

Lease or charter of this vessel

Yes No

Quota pounds held at the start of the year

Yes No

Quota pounds purchased or leased during the year

Yes No

Quota shares purchased or amortized during the year

Yes No

Limited entry trawl permit

Yes No

Other West Coast permit

Yes No

Other:________________________________________

Yes No

  1. On what percentage of fishing trips did the vessel owner serve as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fisheries during 2012?



_______%




  1. On trips when the vessel owner served as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fisheries, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the deductions listed in Question 22) going to the vessel, captain, crew, and if applicable, Other.

    • The column should sum to 100%.

    • If this vessel did not use a crew share system to pay its crew, enter “NA” in each of the boxes below.



Vessel share

_______%

Captain share

_______%

Crew share

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Total

100 %




  1. On trips when the vessel owner did not serve as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fisheries, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the deductions listed in Question 22) going to the vessel, captain, crew, and if applicable, Other.

    • The column should sum to 100%.

    • If this vessel did not use a crew share system to pay its crew, enter “NA” in each of the boxes below.



Vessel share

_______%

Captain share

_______%

Crew share

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Total

100 %



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