Catcher/processor economic data survey

West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data

CatcherProcessorSurvey 2-28-2014

Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers

OMB: 0648-0618

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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-PROCESSOR VESSEL

2013



NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center





Who is responsible for submitting: All owners, lessees, and charterers of a vessel registered to a catcher-processor endorsed limited entry trawl permit at any time in 2013.

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, 2014. 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

Home Port

Length Overall (feet)

Fuel Capacity (gallons)

Horsepower of Main Engines




  1. Provide the contact information for the owner of the catcher-processor vessel.


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. If the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered during 2013, provide the contact information for the lessee or charterer of the catcher-processor 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. List the catcher-processor endorsed limited entry trawl permit(s) used with this vessel during 2013 in the West Coast whiting fishery (West Coast includes Washington, Oregon, and California).


Catcher-Processor Endorsed Permit Number



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased

Catcher-Processor Endorsed Permit Number (2)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased

Catcher-Processor Endorsed Permit Number (3)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Owned Leased



  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.


Catcher-Processor Vessel Owner (or Designated Representative)


Catcher-Processor 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





Please proceed to the next page


If a question is not applicable, write "NA" in the answer box.





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


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


_________

yyyy

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

rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?

$ ________________

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

$ ________________

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

Yes No

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

Yes No

Did the survey values given above include the value of all processing equipment on this vessel at the time of the survey?

Yes No

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

Yes No





  1. For the remainder of the survey, report values from your 2013 fiscal year. When did this vessel’s 2013 fiscal year begin?



_____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy



Please report values from your 2013 fiscal year for the remainder of this survey.



  1. Was this vessel hauled out in 2013?


Yes No



  1. Provide this vessel’s average fuel use per day (for propulsion or other uses) when engaged in each of the following activities in 2013.

  • West Coast includes Washington, Oregon, and California.

  • Fuel use should include all fuels used for propulsion or other uses.


Activity

Fuel Use

Fishing, processing, and steaming in the West Coast whiting fishery

____________ gal/day

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

____________ gal/day


  1. How many gallons of fuel did this vessel use (for propulsion or other uses) during 2013 in the West Coast whiting fishery?

  • Exclude activities in Alaska and steaming between the West Coast and Alaska in these responses.


Type of Fuel

Gallons

Diesel

______________ gal

Bunker oil

______________ gal

Fish oil

______________ gal


  1. Provide the number of days this vessel was at sea during 2013 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 of your expenses and expenditures between the West Coast and Alaska in order to avoid asking more detailed information about the vessel's activities in Alaska).

  • Count partial days as full days


Activity

Days at Sea

Fishing and Processing in the West Coast whiting fishery

____________ days

Steaming in the West Coast whiting fishery

____________ days

Off-loading in the West Coast whiting fishery

____________ days

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

____________ days

All Alaska fisheries

____________ 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 2013.


______ one-way trips


  1. Provide the average number of processing crew members and the average number of non-processing crew members (including the captain) when the vessel was operating in the West Coast whiting fishery during 2013.

  • Processing crew includes line workers, fishmeal crew, quality control, technicians, cleanup, factory managers, mechanics who work on processing equipment, and combis

  • Non-processing crew includes deckhands, wheelhouse, galley, and engine room.


Fishery

Average Number of Processing Crew

Average Number of Non-Processing Crew

West Coast whiting

____________

____________


  1. Provide the total number of individuals who worked for you on this vessel during 2013 while fishing and processing on the West Coast.

  • Include the number of individuals who worked at any point during the year, rather than the number of positions.

  • Do not include observers.

______ individuals on this vessel (processing)


______ individuals on this vessel (non-processing)

II. Capitalized Investments


  1. Provide the 2013 capitalized expenditures 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 whiting fishery only. Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars. (Capitalized expenditures shared across fisheries will be allocated to the West Coast based on days or tonnage.)


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)

$______________




Processing Equipment

  • Exclude all equipment, machines, and buildings based primarily on shore

  • Exclude any processing equipment that is not used at least partially in the West Coast whiting fishery

  • Include on-board freezers, storage equipment, packing equipment, conveyers, and on-board cargo handling equipment

Processing equipment used only in the West Coast whiting fishery


$______________

Processing equipment shared by the West Coast whiting and other fisheries

$______________



Fishing Gear

  • Include nets, cables, doors, and fishing machinery used in the West Coast whiting fishery

  • Exclude any fishing gear that is not used at least partially in the West Coast whiting fishery

Fishing gear used only in the West Coast whiting fishery


$______________

Fishing gear shared by the West Coast whiting and other fisheries

$______________



III. Quota and Permit Costs


  1. Provide the total amount you paid for purchase or lease of co-op shares and catcher-processor endorsed West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl permits during 2013 for use in the West Coast whiting fishery.


Purchase or Lease of Quota and Permits

Total Cost

Purchase of co-op shares

$_______________

Lease of co-op shares

$_______________

Purchase of catcher-processor endorsed permit

$_______________

Lease of catcher-processor endorsed permit

$_______________

IV. Annual Expenses

  1. Provide the total amount expensed during 2013 in each of the categories below. Note that some expenses are for All Fisheries (West Coast, Alaska, and other) others are for the West Coast whiting fishery only. Round all answers to the nearest 100 dollars.


Expenses Category

Expenses in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California

  1. Processing crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)


$______________

  1. Non-processing crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)

$______________

  1. Crew travel not deducted from crew wages

$______________

  1. Observer fees

$______________

  1. Sea State data monitoring

$______________

  1. Co-op membership fees

$______________

  1. Marine Stewardship Council fees

$______________

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

$______________

  1. Food

$______________

Non-fish ingredients (additives)

$______________

Packing materials

$______________

Freight to the vessel on supplies

$______________

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

$______________

Communications

$______________

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

$______________

  1. On-board cargo / product / protection and indemnity insurance

$______________

  1. Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs, and maintenance used only in the West Coast whiting fishery (expensed during 2013)

$______________

  1. Fishing gear purchases, upgrades, repairs, and maintenance shared by the West Coast whiting fishery and Alaska (expensed during 2013)

$______________


  1. Processing equipment purchase, repair, and maintenance (expensed in 2013)

$______________



16. (Continued)


Expenses Category (continued)

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, repairs, or maintenance (expensed during 2013)

$______________


  1. Insurance premium payments (hull and machinery, pollution insurance)

$______________

  1. Moorage

$______________

  1. Lease or bareboat charter of this catcher-processor vessel

$______________

  1. Depreciation (vessel, on-board equipment, fishing gear, processing equipment, and quota share)

$______________



  1. Provide the total round weight of all fish harvested by this catcher-processor vessel and purchased while acting as a mothership in All Fisheries (West Coast, tribal, Alaska, and other) during 2013. Round to the nearest metric ton. (This information will be used to allocate some of your expenditures between the West Coast and Alaska in order to avoid asking more detailed information about the vessel's activity in Alaska.)


Fishery

Total Round Weight as a Catcher-Processor

Total Round Weight as a Mothership

West Coast (exclude tribal)

________________mt


All Other Fisheries (include tribal)

________________mt

________________mt









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V. Annual Earnings


  1. Provide the total weight and value of production in the West Coast whiting fishery during 2013. Report weights to the nearest metric ton.

  • Do not include any additional payment you received to cover any shipping, handling, or storage costs associated with the sale beyond the FOB port of discharge.

  • Please include any post-season adjustments for products produced in 2013.

  • For products produced in 2013 and held in inventory at the end of the year, estimate the value on the basis of the average price received for similar products sold during the year.

  • Include products shipped to other establishments of your company.

  • Do not include revenue associated with fish caught in any fishery except the West Coast whiting fishery.

Type of Fish

Total Weight of

Production

Total Value of

Production

Whiting



Surimi

________________mt

$_______________

Fillets

________________mt

$_______________

H&G

________________mt

$_______________

Round (unprocessed)

________________mt

$_______________

Fishmeal

________________mt

$_______________

Fish oil

________________mt

$_______________

Roe

________________mt

$_______________

Minced

________________mt

$_______________

Stomachs

________________mt

$_______________

Other (specify):____________

________________mt

$_______________

Other (specify):____________

________________mt

$_______________

Other Species



All other species on the West Coast

________________mt

$_______________



  1. Provide the percentage, by value, of all products off-loaded from this catcher-processor vessel in the West Coast

whiting fishery at each of the following locations. The column should sum to 100%.


Location

Percentage of Total Off-load Value

Seattle

________%

Blaine / Bellingham

________%

Port Angeles

________%

Tacoma

________%

Astoria

________%

Coos Bay

________%

At sea (tramper)

________%

Other (specify):______________________

________%



  1. Provide the revenue received during 2013 from the sale or lease of catcher-processor endorsed West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl permits that were associated with this vessel.


Permits Purchased or Leased

Revenue Received

Sale of West Coast catcher-processor endorsed permits

$_______________

Lease of West Coast catcher-processor endorsed permits

$_______________




  1. Provide the revenue received during 2013 from the sale or lease of West Coast co-op shares.


Sale / Lease of Quota

Revenue Received

Sale of co-op shares

$_______________

Lease of co-op shares

$_______________




  1. Provide the revenue received during 2013 from the lease or bareboat charter of this catcher-processor vessel.

$ ________________



VI. Certification




  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


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