North Pacific Catcher-Processor
Social Survey
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Sponsored by:
NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Economics and Social Science Research Program
Questions?
Please Contact Amber Himes-Cornell, AFSC Social Scientist
Phone: (206) 526-4221
Email: amber.himes@noaa.gov
OMB Control No.: XXXX-xxxx EXPIRATION DATE: XX/XX/20XX
This survey is voluntary. ALL RESPONSES ARE CONFIDENTIAL
SURVEY INFORMATION |
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY? This study aims to collect social and cultural information catcher processor companies and their employees participating in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Trawl Fishery. The study will collect baseline data in 2015 to generate a description of people in the sector before the approval and implementation of a substantial change in the management of the GOA Groundfish Trawl Fishery. After implementation we will repeat the study at various intervals. We can then compare the results from each study to update the baseline data on the industry, and better understand any changes or social impacts that have occurred in the industry. In addition to this survey, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is expected to collect economic data about the fishery through an economic data collection program.
WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS STUDY? This study is being conducted by the Economics and Social Science Research Program (ESSRP) at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The primary mission of the ESSRP is to provide economic and socio-cultural information that will assist NMFS in meeting its stewardship responsibilities. This means we study human society as it relates to marine resources, inclusive of commercial fishing.
HOW IS THIS STUDY FUNDED? This project is funded by the NMFS.
HOW WILL THIS STUDY BE USED? The information collected in this study will be used to understand the impacts of fishery management measures, and to inform fishery management in the future. The aggregated results of the survey will be publically available, but individual survey responses are confidential. It will also improve the NMFS’ ability to analyze the impacts of fishery management actions on fishing communities, consistent with Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act National Standard 8 and Executive Order 12898 – the Environmental Justice Initiative.
HOW IS THIS SURVEY ORGANIZED? This survey is one of three that have been created for the catcher processor sector. Each survey is aimed at a specific type of respondent: company management, shipboard management and deck crew, and processing line workers. This survey is aimed at processing line crew and combis. The survey contains questions aimed at understanding your personal demographics, your personal fishing and processing history, your work on catcher processors and with your current company.
WHO DOES THIS STUDY INCLUDE? This study includes the employees of catcher processor vessels that fish in the GOA Groundfish Trawl fishery and individuals at the management level of each company.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? This survey takes most people 30 minutes to complete.
ARE MY ANSWERS CONFIDENTIAL? This is a confidential survey. Analysis of the survey results will be anonymous. All of the information will be aggregated as well. Information in this survey will be subject to the confidentiality requirements of the National Marine Fisheries Service per MSA Sec. 402(b) and the NOAA Administrative Order NAO 216-100, and will not be provided or presented in any way as to identify individual respondents. Please see next page for more information.
DO I HAVE TO PARTICIPATE? Your participation and input is very important and will help us to better understand the unique opportunities and challenges of this fishery and its impact on the catcher processor sector. However, this is a voluntary survey and you may choose to skip any question or end at any point in the survey.
HOW WAS MY NAME OBTAINED? Depending on your role with the catcher processor, your name was obtained through ownership of a vessel, websites, through your employer, or through third party referrals.
Thank you for your participation!
Please contact Amber Himes-Cornell, AFSC Social Scientist for more information.
Contact information: amber.himes@noaa.gov, or by phone: (206) 526-4221
Filled out by survey administrator
Code number: ___________________ Name of survey administrator: ___________________
Survey Location: _____________________________ Date: ___________________________
Notes: ____________________________________________________________________
SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS
All answers given in this survey should reflect your own perception of the commercial fishing industry based on your personal experience and knowledge. |
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In electronic survey versions, check boxes can be selected and unselected with a click of the mouse. |
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If you mark an answer incorrectly, please draw a horizontal line through the incorrect answer and check the correct answer. |
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PARTICIPATION |
EXPLANATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY |
The information you provide will be kept confidential to the extent possible per the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (as amended) Sec 402(b) and NOAA Administrative Order NAO 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fisheries Statistics. In addition, in the event of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, we will protect the confidentiality to the extent possible under the Exemption 4 of the FOIA. To support the confidentiality of this research the following processes are in place: |
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SECTION 1. DEMOGRAPHICS |
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Female |
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American Indian or Alaska Native |
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Asian (including the Philippines) |
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Black or African American |
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
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White/Caucasian |
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Other (Please specify): __________________________________________________ |
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I prefer not to answer |
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Yes, I am Hispanic or Latino |
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No, I am not Hispanic or Latino |
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Aleut |
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Guatemalan |
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Mexican |
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Somali |
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American Indian |
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German |
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Nicaraguan |
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Spanish |
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Athabaskan |
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Haida |
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Norwegian |
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Sudanese |
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Chinese |
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Inupiaq |
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Puerto Rican |
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Swedish |
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Cuban |
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Irish |
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Portuguese |
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Tlingit |
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Dominican |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Tsimshian |
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English |
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Japanese |
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Salvadoran |
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Vietnamese |
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Eyak |
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Kenyan |
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Samoan |
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Yup’ik |
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Filipino |
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Korean |
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Scottish |
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Other (Please specify): |
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Single |
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Married |
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Domestic Partner/Common law |
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Divorced |
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Separated |
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Widowed |
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Elementary or some high school education |
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Associates degree |
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High school diploma or G.E.D. |
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Bachelor’s degree |
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Some college or vocational, no degree |
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Graduate or professional degree |
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Vocational certificate |
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Yes → Skip to question 10 |
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Currently undergoing the naturalization process |
10a. What type of foreign worker status do you have? |
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Temporary non-immigrant worker (H-2 visa) |
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Permanent immigrant worker (green card holder) |
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Exchange visitor (J-1 visa) |
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Other (Please specify): _______________________________________________ |
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My family does not receive social assistance from the government. |
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Food stamps |
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Social security |
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Housing financial assistance |
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General utilities financial assistance |
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Child care financial assistance |
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Health care |
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Job placement assistance |
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Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________________
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SECTION 2. YOUR FISHING AND PROCESSING HISTORY |
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Spouse/Partner |
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Children |
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Mother or father |
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Sisters or brothers |
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Cousins |
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Aunts or Uncles |
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Other (Please specify): __________________________________________________________ |
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My generation is the first in our family that has worked in commercial fishing or processing (example: My cousin, my brother and I are fishermen). |
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1 generation (example: my father and uncle were fishermen) |
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2 generations (example: my grandfather and my father were fishermen, my grandmother worked in a cannery) |
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3 or more generations (example: my great grandfather, my grandfather and my father were all fishermen) |
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Farming |
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Healthcare |
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Fishing |
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Service |
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Non-fishing maritime industry (example: shipping or tugboat crew) |
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Sales |
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Office or administrative support |
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Construction |
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Student |
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Shore-side processing |
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Unemployed |
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Mining |
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Other (Please specify): |
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Transportation (example: taxi or bus driving) |
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Logging |
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Education (example: teaching) |
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SECTION 3. YOUR WORK ON CATCHER PROCESSORS |
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I was recruited through an Alaska Job Center |
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I was recruited by a family member that works on a catcher-processor |
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I was recruited by a friend that works on a catcher-processor |
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I searched online and found a job opening on a catcher-processor |
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I attended a recruitment event for a company that runs catcher-processors |
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I was working on a catcher vessel and heard about an opening |
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I was working in a shore-based processor and heard about an opening |
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Other (Please specify): _______________________________________________________ |
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If you were living in the U.S. when you were hired, what city were you living in?
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I own my home. |
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I rent my home. |
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I live rent-free with relatives. |
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Other (Please specify): ___________________________________________________ |
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Yes → Skip to question 26 |
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No |
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I do not have a spouse or children. → Skip to question 26 |
25a. If not, where do they live? |
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Elsewhere in the United States |
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In another country (Please list the country): ______________________________
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No → Skip to question 27 |
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I do not receive any overtime pay for work I do on a catcher-processor. → Skip next question |
27a. If you receive overtime pay, how important is this pay to your overall earnings? |
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Not important at all |
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Somewhat important |
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Very important |
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Extremely important |
Example: John makes $50,000 a year working at a processing plant and his wife Sue makes $50,000 a year working as a teacher, so commercial fishing and processing activities pays 50% of John and Sue’s income. |
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0-25% of combined family income. |
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26-50% of combined family income. |
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51-75% of combined family income. |
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76-100% of combined family income. |
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I prefer not to answer this question. |
Do you share money you earn with people who don’t live with you? If you answer yes, please indicate the number of people you share your money with.
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Yes, I share my money with: |
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No |
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What percentage of your pay do you send to people that don’t live with you, but live somewhere in the United States?
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I do not send any of my pay to people living in the United States. |
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0-25% of my pay. |
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26-50% of my pay. |
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51-75% of my pay. |
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76-100% of my pay. |
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I prefer not to answer this question. |
What percentage of your pay do you send to people that live in another country?
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I do not send any of my pay to people living in another country. |
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0-25% of my pay. |
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26-50% of my pay. |
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51-75% of my pay. |
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76-100% of my pay. |
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I prefer not to answer this question. |
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Fair |
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Poor |
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What would improve your job satisfaction?
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No |
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I don’t know |
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Not Applicable |
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Neither good nor bad |
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I don’t know |
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I do not have another job during the time when I am not on the catcher processor. |
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Farming |
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Healthcare |
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Fishing |
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Service |
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Non-fishing maritime industry (example: shipping or tugboat crew) |
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Sales and office |
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Construction |
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Student |
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Shore-side processing |
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Unemployed |
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Mining |
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Other (Please specify): |
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Transportation (example: taxi or bus driving) |
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Logging |
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Education (example: teaching) |
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Find work with another catcher-processor company for that time |
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Find work on another type of vessel |
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Find work in a shore-side plant |
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File for unemployment |
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Go to school |
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Find other employment in Alaska |
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Find other employment in my home state |
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Find other employment in my home country |
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Retire |
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I do not know |
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I would not do anything |
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Other (Please specify): |
The following space is left blank for notes or comments |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION |
Please address any questions or comments to:
Amber Himes-Cornell
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
amber.himes@noaa.gov
(206) 526-4221
Public reporting or burden
for this survey is estimated to average 30 minutes per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information.
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. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to Amber
Himes-Cornell, AFSC-Economics and Social Science Research Program,
7600 Sand Point Way NE, 98115.
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