MRIP Access Point Angler Intercept Survey - NC only

2014 ACCESS-POINT ANGLER INTERCEPT SURVEY – North Carolina

OMB NO. 0648-0659 (EXP. 02/29/2016)

6. INTERVIEWER TIME
(use 2400 clock)

1

2. ASSIGNMENT NO.

Time this interview
was completed

3 7

3. INTERVIEWER ID

7. STATE CODE 8. COUNTY CODE

2 0 1 4

4. YR/MO/DAY

9. SITE CODE

10. INTERVIEW STATUS (Key Item = *)
Questionnaire Complete
1
2
Refused Non-Key Item
5
Refused Key Item

5. INTERCEPT NO.

READ PRIVACY ACT:This study is being conducted in accordance with the privacy act of 1974. You are not required to
answer any question that you consider to be an invasion of your privacy.
17. Were you fishing for any particular kinds of fish today? If Yes, what
kinds?

*11. Would you say you were fishing from...

SH

0

Pier

1

Dock

2

Jetty, Breakwater

3

Bridge, Causeway

4

Other Man-made Structure
(Specify)

5

6

Headboat

7

Charterboat

8

Private Boat

9

Rental Boat

Beach or Bank
1st Target
(For Beach Bank only –
additional hours required in Q16)

11a. Were you tournament fishing today?
1

Yes

2

No

9

1

Yes,
2
Yes,
3
No
alive
dead
*12. Was most of your (specify mode) fishing effort today in the Atlantic
Ocean or another waterbody? (If other probe, use DMF waterbody code, and code Q13 as “8”).
2

2nd Target

Refused

11b. Did you see any sea turtles while fishing today?

1

No Particular Species/ Anything

18. Not counting today, within the past 12 months, that is since (insert
month) of last year, how many days have you gone saltwater sport
finfishing in NC or from a boat launched in NC?
No. of days

Atlantic Ocean

998

Don’t Know

Other, (use DMF waterbody code and code
Q13 as “8”).

999

Refused

19. Not counting today, within the past 2 months, how many days?
No. of days

BOX A. If response to Q11 is SH mode AND response to Q12 is “ocean/
gulf/open bay” code Q13 as “1,” 3 miles or less. (If response to Q12 is “2”
through “G,” code Q13 as “Not Applicable”)

998

Don’t Know

*13. Was that...

999

Refused

1

Three Miles or Less from Shore

2

More than Three Miles

8

NC waterbody
Does not apply

State Code; Name:

13a. Were you fishing near an Artificial Reef?
01

No

88

*20. What is your state and county of residence? If county unknown ask:
What city or town do you live in?

If yes, enter
reef code
98=unknown

SH

13b. What was the length of the boat used in feet?

Boat
length

County Code; Name:
21. What is the zip code of your residence?
ZIP code

14. What type of gear was primarily used? (Select only one)
01

Hook and Line

07

Trap

02

Dip Net, A-frame

08

Spear

03

Cast Net

09

Hand

04

Gill Net

10

Other (Specify)

05

Seine

98

Unknown

06

Trawl

99

Refused

15a. To the nearest half-hour, how many hours have you spent
(specify mode) fishing today? That is, how many hours have you
actually spent with your gear in the water?

.

No. of Hours

Code as “99.9” if
DK or Refused

15b. [If not SHORE] To the nearest half-hour, how many hours have
you spent on the boat, away from the dock, today?

.

No. of Hours

99997

Foreign Country

99998

Don’t Know

99999
Refused
22. Do you live in a private residence, or in some type of housing
such as a dorm, barracks, nursing home or rooming house?
1

Private Residence

2

Institutional Housing

8

Don’t Know

9

Refused

23. At which of the following types of addresses does your household currently receive residential mail? Mark all that apply.
YES

NO
Street address with a house or building number

Code as “99.9” if
DK or Refused

Address with a rural route number
U.S. Post Office box (P.O. Box)
Commercial mail box business (such as Mailboxes, Etc., or Mailboxes Are Us)

Not Applicable – SH mode
16. [Ask if Beach or Bank] How many additional hours do you expect
to fish from shore today? That is, how many more hours will
youactualy have your gear in the water?
Additional BB hours
(only if Q11=5)

.

Not fishing from beach or bank

Other (Specify)
Refused

Don’t Know
23a. Sex

1

Male

2

23b. How old were you on your last birthday?
99
Age

Refused

Female

24. In the event that my supervisor wishes to verify that I have been conducting interviews here today, or to contact you for a subsequent
mail survey concerning saltwater angler preferences, may I have your name, address, a telephone number and an email address, if available?

D or N
PHONE #

Angler Name
Street
City

State

Email address

Zip
(If name and/or phone number not given, Q10 = Status 2)
Angler aged 16 years or younger

@

BOX B. [If headboat ride-along:] Is this one of the anglers you monitored for discard (Type 9) catch?

Yes

Not an HB ride

No

*25. UNAVAILABLE CATCH Did you catch any fish that are not here for me to look at? For example, any that you may have thrown back or
used for bait? NOT GROUP CATCH - Only catch from Angler being interviewed.
Disposition Codes for Q25
1 Thrown back alive

3 Eaten/plan to eat

5 Sold/plan to sell

7 Some other purpose

2 Thrown back - illegal

4 Used/plan to use for bait

6 Thrown back dead/plan to throw away

TYPE 2 RECORDS: (CATCH UNAVAILABLE IN WHOLE FORM; FILLETS ARE UNAVAILABLE CATCH.)

Species Code

Species Name

# of Fish

Disp.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
*26. Did you catch any fish while you were fishing that I might be
able to look at?
1

Yes

2

No - Code Q26b, Q27, Q28, Q29 as “8’s” Not Applicable

3

Yes, BUT fish on another angler’s form – Fill in interview #
Code Q27, Q28, Q29
where fish are listed
as “8’s” Not Applicable

*29. How many anglers including yourself have their catch here?
Please do not include anyone who did not catch fish. Only count
those who have their catch here.

*30. How many people fished on your boat today?
No. of People

*26c. If No, how many waking days did you spend catching these fish?
88

Not Applicable

*27. Did you catch these yourself or did someone else catch some of them?
1

All Caught by Angler - Code Q28, Q29 as “Not Applicable”

2

Other Contributors

8

888

Shore Mode

*BOX D. If response to Q30 is 1, code as “Not Applicable.” Otherwise, is this the first angler from this boat that I have interviewed?
1

Yes

8

Not Applicable

2

No – Record interview # of 1st angler in the fishing party.

*BOX E: Is vessel on DMF List?
1

Not Applicable

*28. Can you separate out your individual catch?
Yes - Code Q29 as 2
1
No 8
“Not Applicable”

Not Applicable

BOX C. If Q11 is SH mode, code Q30 as “888, ” and Code Box D as “8.”

*26b. Were these fish all caught today (that is, from the time you
woke up to the time you ended your fishing trip) while fishing
from
(insert mode)?
N/A
8
1
Yes 2
No
No. of
days

88

No. of Contributors

Yes

2

No

3

Non-coop.

8

SH

Vessel Name
No Name - Record Vessel number to determine “on list” status. If
“on list” cannot be confirmed, Q10=Status 5. (Note: This question
must be completed for all charter and headboat interviews).

Not Applicable

*31. AVAILABLE CATCH – ASK: May I look at your fish? What do you plan to do with the MAJORITY of the (species)?
Disposition Codes for Q31
3 Eaten/ plan to eat

5 Sold / Plan to sell

7 Some other purpose

4 Used/plan to use for bait

6 Thrown back dead / Plan to throw away

8 Don’t know / Didn’t ask

9 Refused

TYPE 3 RECORDS: (INDIVIDUAL CATCH AVAILABLE IN WHOLE FORM)

Species Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Species Code

# of Fish

Length (mm)

Weight (kg)

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Disp.