Alaska Community Survey

Comprehensive Socioeconomic Data Collection from Alaskan Communities

Alaska Community Survey

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Alaska Community Survey








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Questions?

Please contact Amber Himes-Cornell, AFSC Social Scientist

Phone: (206) 526-4221

Email: Amber.Himes@noaa.gov




OMB Control No.: 0648-0626 EXPIRATION DATE: xx/xx/xxxx

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This survey is voluntary. All responses are anonymous.



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SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS



  • All answers given in this survey should reflect information about [COMMUNITY NAME].


  • Please ask questions if anything is unclear. Contact Dr. Amber Himes-Cornell at Amber.Himes@noaa.gov or at (206)526-4221.


  • Please use pen in blue or black ink.


  • Please DO NOT write your name anywhere on this survey.


  • Please mark only one answer for each question unless otherwise instructed.


  • If you are unable to answer the question, please write why you are unable to answer in the margin. (e.g. Data not available)




THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PARTICIPATION

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        1. How many people live in [COMMUNITY NAME]… Please indicate the source of the number of people or if the number is an estimation. Seasonal workers includes all industries (for example, fishing, construction, tourism, etc.)



as year round residents? ______________ people

Source: ___________________________________________

This is an estimation.



as seasonal workers or transients? ______________ people

Source: ___________________________________________

This is an estimation.



as year round residents and work in a shore-side processing plant? ___________ people

Source: ___________________________________________

This is an estimation.



        1. On average, during which months does [COMMUNITY NAME] have seasonal workers living there? Seasonal workers includes all industries (for example, fishing, construction, tourism, etc.)






        1. On average, how long is the fishing season(s) in [COMMUNITY NAME] each year? Please provide the months that fishing out of [COMMUNITY NAME] typically begins and ends each year and indicate which fishery(ies) you are referring to.



Fishery: ___________________________ From ______________________ to ____________________

Fishery: ___________________________ From ______________________ to ____________________

Fishery: ___________________________ From ______________________ to ____________________

Fishery: ___________________________ From ______________________ to ____________________


        1. In what month(s) does the population in [COMMUNITY NAME] reach its annual peak?






        1. To what degree is this peak in population driven by employment in the fishing sectors (For example, processing plants, commercial fishing, subsistence fishing, recreational/sport fishing, and charter fishing)?


Entirely

Mostly

Somewhat

A little

Not at all


        1. We would like to learn about how your community is interrelated with other communities. Below is a list of ways that your community may engage with other communities. Please list up to 5 communities that [COMMUNITY NAME] residents interact with the most and how residents interact with them. Check all that apply.


List community name

Share local fisheries information

Share general public services

Share traditional knowledge

Share professional services (e.g., law, medical)

Share resources (e.g., fuel, food, medicines)

Share culture (traditional events)






        1. Which communities do residents of [COMMUNITY NAME] travel to on a regular basis and what mode of transportation is available to travel there? Please list up to 5 communities and check all the modes of transportation available to travel there.


List community name

Air

Ice road

River

Winter trails

Skiff

Ferry








        1. Please list the top 3 cities or communities that [COMMUNITY NAME] depends on for goods and supplies, such as groceries, fuel, household supplies, construction materials, and hardware.


1) _________________________________________


2) _________________________________________


3) _________________________________________


        1. Do any of the children in your community under age 18 attend school in another community?


Yes ➨ Go to Q9a

Local children are enrolled in correspondence courses.

Local children attend schools located in [COMMUNITY NAME].


Q9a If so, please list the community(ies) where local children attend school. Please only list communities where kindergarten through 12th grade schools are attended by local students.













        1. Which of the following types of infrastructure projects, if any, have been completed in [COMMUNITY NAME] in the last 10 years, are currently in progress, or are being planned for completion in the next 10 years? Please mark the applicable boxes for each project.


Type of infrastructure project

Completed in the last 10 years?

Currently in progress?

Plan to complete in the next 10 years?

Year of completion or planned completion (if not known, write ”unknown”)

Fish cleaning station

__________

Barge landing area

__________

Construct new dock space

__________

Improve existing dock structure

__________

Electricity serving the dock

__________

Water serving the dock

__________

Roads serving dock space

__________

Pilings

__________

Fuel tanks at dock

__________

Breakwater

__________

Harbor dredging

__________

Jetty

__________

Dry dock space

__________

Haul out facilities

__________

EPA certified boat cleaning station

__________

Broadband internet access

__________

Road

__________

Airport/seaplane base

__________

Water and sewer pipelines

__________

Diesel powerhouse

__________

Sewage treatment

__________

Water treatment

__________

Alternative energy (hydro, wind, tidal)

__________

New landfill/solid waste site

__________

Community center/Library

__________

Public safety – Police department

__________

Emergency response

__________

Fire department

__________

School

__________

Telephone service

__________

Post office

__________

Other (Specify):

__________

        1. What is the maximum vessel length that can use moorage in [COMMUNITY NAME]?


Vessels up to ____________ feet long can use moorage in [COMMUNITY NAME].


No dock space is available for public moorage.


        1. How many feet of public dock space for moorage are located in and around the port of [COMMUNITY NAME] for permanent and transient vessels?


__________ feet of dock space is available for permanent vessels to moor at.


No dock space is available for permanent vessels to moor at.


__________ feet of dock space is available for transient vessels to moor at.


No dock space is available for transient vessels to moor at.


        1. What is the annual revenue that public moorage facilities earned in 2013?


US$ ____________________


        1. Which of the following types of regulated vessels, if any, is the port of [COMMUNITY NAME] capable of handling? Regulated vessels are those that are specially regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard and must conform to the Maritime Transportation Security Act.


Rescue vessels (e.g., Coast Guard)

Cruise ships

Ferries

Fuel barges

HAZMAT

None of the above

Other: __________________________________


        1. Which size classes, if any, of commercial fishing boats use [COMMUNITY NAME] as their base of operation during the fishing season? Check all that apply.


Under 35 feet

35 to 60 feet

61 to 125 feet

Over 125 feet

None


        1. How many boats are based in [COMMUNITY NAME] compared to five years ago?



A lot more

More

No more or less

Less

A lot less

Charter boats/Party boats

Private pleasure boats

Commercial fishing boats

Boats shorter than 35 feet

Boats between 35 and 60 feet

Boats between 61 and 125 feet

Boats longer than 125 feet

Other (specify):



Q16a For any changes you noted in Q16, please describe any changes that you have noticed.











        1. To the best of your knowledge, what type of recreational or sport fishing, if any, goes on in [COMMUNITY NAME]? Check all that apply.


Charter boats or party boats

Private boats owned by local residents

Private boats owned by non-residents

Shore-based or dock fishing by local residents

Shore-based or dock fishing by non-residents

Other: ____________________________________________________________

None


        1. What saltwater species, if any, are targeted by recreational fishermen that use boats based in [COMMUNITY NAME]? Check all that apply.


            • Pink salmon

            • Chum salmon

            • Chinook/King salmon

            • Coho/Silver salmon

            • Sockeye/Red salmon

            • Halibut

Rockfish

Crab

Black cod/sablefish

Shrimp

Clam

Other: ____________________________

            • None


        1. Which fishing gear types, if any, are used by commercial fishing boats that use [COMMUNITY NAME] as their base of operation during the fishing season? Check all that apply.


Trawl

Pots

Longline

Gillnet

Purse seiner

Troll

Other: ______________________________________________

None of the above


        1. What are the three (3) most important subsistence marine or aquatic resources to the residents of [COMMUNITY NAME]? Subsistence may be defined as the harvest of local natural resources for local consumption. We encourage you to answer this question in conjunction with others from [COMMUNITY NAME].


  1. ________________________________________________________________________

  2. ________________________________________________________________________

  3. ________________________________________________________________________

Subsistence harvesting is not done by residents of [COMMUNITY NAME].


        1. What types of fishing support businesses are located in [COMMUNITY NAME])? From the list below, check one box for each type of business to indicate if it is present in [COMMUNITY NAME].


Business type

Located in the community?

Fish processing plants

Yes No

Fishing gear sales

Yes No

Fishing gear manufacturer

Yes No

Boat repair

Yes No

Electrical

Yes No

Welding

Yes No

Mechanical services

Yes No

Machine Shop

Yes No

Hydraulics

Yes No

Haulout facilities for small boats (less than 60 tons)

Yes No

Haulout facilities for large boats (more than 60 tons)

Yes No

Tidal grid for small boats (less than 60 tons)

Yes No

Tidal grid for large boats (more than 60 tons)

Yes No

Commercial fishing vessel moorage

Yes No

Recreational fishing vessel moorage

Yes No

Tackle sales

Yes No

Bait sales

Yes No

Commercial cold storage facilities

Yes No

Drydock storage

Yes No

Marine Refrigeration

Yes No

Fish lodges

Yes No

Fishing business attorneys

Yes No

Fishing related bookkeeping

Yes No

Boat fuel Sales

Yes No

Fishing gear repair

Yes No

Fishing gear storage

Yes No

Ice sales

Yes No

Water taxi

Yes No

Seaplane service

Yes No

Air taxi

Yes No

Other (Specify):



Yes No


        1. For those businesses in Q21 that are not available in [COMMUNITY NAME], please list the top three communities that people go to for these services.


  1. ____________________________________________________

  2. _____________________________________________________

  3. _____________________________________________________

        1. Which public social services are available in [COMMUNITY NAME]? Check all that apply.

    • Medical services or doctors

    • Food bank

    • Soup kitchen

    • Job placement services

    • Publicly subsidized housing

    • Public library

    • Other (Specify): _______________________________________________________________


        1. Which, if any, natural resource-based industries does [COMMUNITY NAME]’s economy rely upon? Check all that apply.


  • Mining

  • Logging

  • Fishing

  • Oil and natural gas exploration or drilling

  • Geothermal

  • Ecotourism (e.g. whale watching, kayaking)

  • Sport hunting and fishing

  • Other: ___________________

  • None of the above


        1. How much total revenue did the community of [COMMUNITY NAME] receive from fisheries related taxes or fee programs in 2013? If no revenue was received from one of the sources of revenue listed, please write $0 in the “Revenue Received” column. If revenue is received for one of the sources of revenue listed, but there are no records of the total amount, please write “unknown.”


Source of Revenue

Amount of Total Revenue

Received in US$

Fishing gear storage on public/tribal land

US$_______________________

Leasing public/tribal land to members of the fishing industry

US$_______________________

Tax on the sale of marine fuel (used to power private and commercially owned boats)

US$_______________________

Harbor rental

US$_______________________

Municipal dock use fees (for example, container off-loading/on-loading, fishing gear transfer, etc.)

US$_______________________

Other:________________________________

US$_______________________

Other:_________________________________________

US$_______________________

Other:_________________________________________

US$_______________________


        1. Does the [COMMUNITY NAME] local government, organizations, or other local entities receive any funding or grants from a Community Development Quota entity? If funding or grants were received in 2013, please indicate how much the local government received.


            • [COMMUNITY NAME] received $ ___________ in funding or grants from a Community Development Quota entity in 2013.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] received $ ___________ in special allocations from a Community Development Quota entity in 2013.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] does not receive any funding or grants from Community Development Quota entities.

        1. Which of [COMMUNITY NAME]’s public services are at least partially supported or funded by any of the following: Local or Borough Raw Fish Tax, Shared Fisheries Business Tax, the Fisheries Resource Landing Tax, or marine fuel sales tax? Check all that apply.


            • Maintaining the harbor

            • Hospital/medical clinic/emergency response

            • Educational scholarships

  • Roads

  • Social services (e.g., libraries, etc.)

  • Water and wastewater systems

  • Roads

  • Police/enforcement/fire protection

  • Not able to determine

Other: ________________________

No community services are funded by these taxes.


        1. Please describe any local fishing-related fee programs charged to the fishing industry and which public services and infrastructure they support?


[COMMUNITY NAME] does not administer any local fishing-related fee programs.









        1. How does [COMMUNITY NAME] participate in the fisheries management process in Alaska?


            • [COMMUNITY NAME] does not participate at all in the fisheries management process.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] has a paid staff member that attends North Pacific Fisheries Management Council meetings and/or Board of Fisheries meetings.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] has a representative that participates in North Pacific Fisheries Management Council committees or advisory groups.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] has a representative that sits on regional fisheries advisory and/or working groups run by Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] has a representative that participates in the Federal Subsistence Board or Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council process.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] relies on regional organizations, such as the Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition, Southeast Conference, or Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference, to provide information on fisheries management issues.

            • [COMMUNITY NAME] financially supports research organizations, industry coalitions, and trade associations, such as___________________________________.

Other: ____________________________________________________________


        1. In your opinion, what are the current challenges for the portion of [COMMUNITY NAME]’s economy that is based on fishing? Please feel free to provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.









        1. Please describe the effects you’ve seen of fisheries policies or management actions you’ve seen, if any, on [COMMUNITY NAME]. Please describe the policies or management action(s), both positive and negative and what impact it has had on [COMMUNITY NAME]. Please feel free to provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.














        1. Which past or current fisheries policy or management action affected [COMMUNITY NAME] the most? Please describe the policy or management action, positive or negative, and how [COMMUNITY NAME] residents were affected. Please feel free to provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.















        1. What, if any, potential future fisheries policy or management action concerns [COMMUNITY NAME] the most? Please describe the policy or management action, positive or negative, and why [COMMUNITY NAME] residents are concerned. Please feel free to provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.















        1. Who contributed to filling out this survey? Check all that apply. The answers to this question will not be reported.

  • Local government staff

  • Local elected officials

  • Harbormaster

  • Tribal Council member or staff

  • Non-governmental organization (for example, GOACCC, SWAMC, etc.)

  • Fishing industry participants (for example, commercial/recreational/subsistence fishermen, processing plant workers, etc.)

  • Local fishing support sector businesses

  • Other: _______________________________________________



Please use the space below to provide us with any additional information you would like us to know about [COMMUNITY NAME] that shows how [COMMUNITY NAME] is engaged in or affected by fisheries. Please feel free to provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.



























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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!




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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 1 hour, including time for reviewing instructions, reviewing 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, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, REFM, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.






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