For-hire Telephone Survey

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Appendix B
FHS Advance Letter

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State Agency Contact Information
September 7, 2017
David Molnar, Connecticut Marine Fisheries Division
david.molnar@ct.gov
860-434-6043

«rname»
«rep_add»
«rep_cty», «rep_st». «rep_zip»

Dear «First_Name»,
The For-Hire Survey is the official method for collecting recreational catch and effort data from
the Atlantic for-hire (charter and party/headboat) fleet. For-hire vessels are sampled weekly from
a vessel directory to report trip information for the previous week’s fishing activity; catch
information is obtained through a dockside/at-sea field survey.
Now in our <> year, we continue to rely on captains like you to make this
survey a success.
You have been selected to report fishing activity of the «vsl_name»
for the week of: «Begin_Date» through «End_Date»
Even if you did not fish during the reporting period indicated below it is still important that you
participate in the survey. The enclosed logsheet can be used to record your trip information during
the specified week of fishing (instructions are provided on the back of the sheet). Beginning
Monday, «Call_Date», we will attempt to contact you by telephone to collect this
information or you can:


Logon to <> beginning Monday, «Call_Date» using your
assigned PIN;



Schedule/initiate a phone interview by calling the following toll-free hotline:
<>; or



Fax the enclosed logsheet to the following toll-free fax number: <>.

If we do not receive a fax or you do not participate online, you will be contacted as indicated
above.
If you have any questions concerning the alternate reporting options or this important survey,
please contact Daemian Schreiber at (301) 427-8104 or send an email to
daemian.schreiber@noaa.gov. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,

Vessel Name: «vsl_name»
Vessel Number: «vsl_num»
John Foster, Supervisory Statistician
NOAA Fisheries

PIN: «pin»

Scott Newlin, Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife
scott.newlin@state.de.us
302-739-4782
Kathy Knowlton, Georgia DNR Coastal Resources
Division
kathy.knowlton@dnr.state.ga.us
912-262-3122
Dave Martins, Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries
dave.martins@state.ma.us
508-990-2860
Bruce Joule, Maine Dept of Marine Resources
bruce.joule@maine.gov
207-633-9500
Connie Lewis, Maryland DNR Fishing and Boating
Services
connie.lewis@maryland.gov
410-260-8296
Dallis Tucker, North Carolina Marine Fisheries
dallis.tucker@ncdenr.gov
252-948-3816
Kevin Sullivan, New Hampshire Fish & Game
Department
kevin.sullivan@wildlife.nh.gov
603-868-1095
Tom Baum, New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife
Bureau of Marine Fisheries
tom.baum@dep.state.nj.us
609-748-2020
John Maniscalco, New York State Dept of
Environmental
Conservation Marine Resources
jdmanisc@gw.dec.state.ny.us
631-444-0437
John Lake, Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife
john.lake@gdem.ri.gov
401-423-1942
Brad Floyd, South Carolina Dept of Natural
Resources
Office of Fisheries
floydb@dnr.sc.gov
843-953-9389
Lewis Gillingham, Virginia Marine Resources
Commission
lewis.gillingham@mrc.virginia.gov
757-508-4768