Catcher Vessel Survey

West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data

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OMB Control No. 0648-0618 Expiration Date: 04/30/2024


Economic Data Collection (EDC) Form

W EST COAST GROUNDFISH

LIMITED ENTRY TRAWL

CATCHER VESSEL

2023


NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center



Who is responsible for submitting: All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit at any time in 2023.

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, 2024.

Submissions: Completed EDC web forms must be submitted electronically or submitted as paper forms mailed and postmarked by, or hand-delivered to NMFS no later than September 1, 2024. 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.

More information & questions: www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/edc 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.



Privacy Act Statement

The Department of Commerce Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) requires that forms used to collect Business Identifiable Information (BII) be notified of their protections under the Privacy Act.

Authority to Collect : All participants of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery must complete an annual Economic Data Collection (EDC) form as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (50 CFR 660.114). Purpose The web-based system contains the EDC forms required to be submitted by regulation 50 CFR 660.114. Fishery participants use the system to submit EDC forms. The information is used for economic analysis of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery. Routine Uses: The data submitted are confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a), to be shared within NMFS offices, for use in economic analysis of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in and managed as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice COMMERCE/NOAA-23. The individual level data will only be studied by NMFS employees or their contractors. Disclosure: Furnishing this information is mandatory. Failure to provide accurate information may prevent renewal of limited entry trawl permits or first receiver site licenses, changes in vessel registration, and/or participation in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery; or result in a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act or regulations promulgated under the Act.

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

(if none exists enter State ID)


Home Port


Length Overall (feet)


Fuel Capacity (gallons)


Total Horsepower of Main Engines




  1. Provide the contact information for the owner of the vessel in 2023. Please make sure that the name provided matches the name of the holder of the limited entry trawl permit registered to this vessel in 2023.


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 limited entry groundfish permit(s) registered to this vessel during 2023 in the West Coast fisheries (Washington, Oregon, and California) – do NOT include state fishing permits, e.g., shrimp, crab, or salmon.


Limited Entry Permit Number



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape2 Shape1 Owned Leased

Limited Entry Permit Number (2)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape4 Shape3 Owned Leased

Limited Entry Permit Number (3)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape6 Shape5 Owned Leased

Limited Entry Permit Number (4)



Permit Owned or Leased?


Shape8 Shape7 Owned Leased



  1. Was the vessel leased or bareboat chartered during 2023?

Yes

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Continue to Question 4b


No

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Skip to Question 5

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  1. If the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered during 2023, provide the contact information for the lessee or charterer of the 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. Provide the dates the vessel was leased or bareboat chartered in 2023. If necessary, use the last page for additional lessees or charterers.


Begin: _____/_____/__________ End: _____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy mm dd yyyy



  1. Provide the contact information for the individual responsible for follow-up questions pertaining to 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.


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Vessel Owner or Designated Representative


Shape15 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




  1. Did you harvest (catch) any fish (including shellfish) using this vessel during the 2023 calendar year?



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Yes No




  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?

Shape18 Shape19 Yes No

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

Shape20 Shape21 Yes No

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

Shape22 Shape23 Yes No



  1. For the remainder of the survey, report values from your 2023 fiscal year. When did this vessel’s 2023 fiscal year begin?


_____/_____/__________

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Please report values related to your operation of this vessel from your 2023 fiscal year for the remainder of this survey.







  1. Did you have this vessel hauled out in 2023?


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Yes No


  1. Provide this vessel’s average fuel use per day, speed, and crew size (not including captain) when engaged in each of the following activities on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) in 2023.


  • Fuel use per day should be an average that includes steaming to the fishing grounds, harvesting fish, and steaming back to port, and should include all fuel used for propulsion or other uses.

  • If you did not participate in a particular activity, please write “NA”.



Activity

Fuel Use

Speed

While Fishing

Crew Size

not including captain

West Coast whiting trawl gear

(not including other groundfish)

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast midwater trawl gear

(not including whiting)

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast groundfish trawl gear (not including whiting)

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast groundfish fixed gear

with a trawl permit

__________ gal/day


____________

West Coast groundfish fixed gear

with a fixed gear permit

__________ gal/day


____________

West Coast shrimp trawl gear

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast crab

__________ gal/day


____________

West Coast Pacific halibut

__________ gal/day


____________

West Coast California halibut

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

____________

West Coast salmon

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

___________

West Coast tuna

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

___________

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

__________ gal/day

___________ knots

___________



  1. Provide the total number of individuals who worked as captain or crew on this vessel during 2023 while fishing on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California).


  • This value should represent the total number of individuals who worked at any point during the year, rather than the number of positions reported in Question 10.

  • Do not include observers.


Total number of individuals who worked on this vessel

______________ individuals


  1. How many gallons of fuel did this vessel use (for all purposes) during 2023 on the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California)?


  • Exclude fuel use for activities related to charter of vessel.

  • Exclude fuel use for activities in Alaska and steaming between the West Coast and Alaska.



Type of Fuel

Gallons

Diesel

______________ gal

Other:_______________

______________ gal




  1. Provide the number of days you operated this vessel at sea during 2023 in each of the following activities. Please note that there is a separate category for days at sea steaming between the West Coast and Alaska. (This information will be used to allocate certain expenses and expenditures between the different fisheries in which the vessel participated).


  • Count partial days as full days. If you did not participate in a particular activity, please write “0”.



Activity

Days at Sea

West Coast whiting trawl gear (not including other groundfish)

____________ days

West Coast midwater trawl gear (not including whiting)

____________ days

West Coast groundfish trawl gear (not including whiting)

____________ days

West Coast groundfish fixed gear with a trawl permit

____________ days

West Coast groundfish fixed gear with a fixed gear permit

____________ days

West Coast shrimp trawl gear

____________ days

West Coast crab

____________ days

West Coast Pacific halibut

____________ days

West Coast California halibut

____________ days

West Coast salmon

____________ days

West Coast tuna

____________ days

Other West Coast fisheries

____________ days

West Coast chartering, research, or tendering

____________ days

Alaska chartering, research, or tendering

____________ days

Alaskan fisheries

____________ days

Steaming between the West Coast and Alaska

____________ 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 2023.

______ one-way trips



II. Capitalized Expenditures and Expenses on Vessel and On-board Equipment, Fishing Gear, and Processing Equipment


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.


Fishing Gear

  • Include purchase of nets, doors, traps, pots, cables, and fishing machinery used in West Coast fisheries.

  • Include any repairs or maintenance to fishing gear.

  • Exclude any fishing gear that was only used in Alaska.


Processing Equipment

  • Include any equipment used to process (including freezing) or head and gut fish on-board the vessel.



  1. For accounting purposes, do you track costs on Vessel and On-board Equipment separately from costs on Fishing Gear?

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Yes No



  1. Provide the 2023 capitalized expenditures and expenses associated with each of the following categories for this vessel. Note that some are for All Fisheries the vessel participates in (West Coast, Alaska, and Other) and others are for West Coast Fisheries only (Washington, Oregon, California).

  • If you answered “No” to Question 15, please record the combined total costs on Vessel and On-board Equipment and Fishing Gear under Vessel and On-board Equipment, and record “NA” for Fishing Gear.


Capitalized Expenditures and Expenses

In All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

In West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California

Vessel and on-board equipment

$______________


Fishing gear used only in the West Coast Fisheries


$______________

Fishing gear shared by the West Coast, Alaska and other fisheries

$______________


Processing equipment used only in West Coast Fisheries


$______________

Processing equipment shared by West Coast, Alaska, and other fisheries

$______________



  1. Do you track capitalized expenditures and expenses on fishing gear by type (e.g., midwater trawl gear, groundfish bottom trawl gear)?



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Yes

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Continue to Question 18


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No

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Skip to Question 19

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  1. Provide the 2023 total capitalized expenditures and expenses associated with each type of fishing gear used in West Coast Fisheries (Washington, Oregon, and California). Do not include the costs associated with any fishing gear that was only used in Alaska.

  • If you answered “No” in Question 17, write “NA” and proceed to Question 19.

  • All capitalized expenditures and expenses recorded here should be included in value(s) reported under “Fishing Gear” in Question 16.



Gear Type

Capitalized Expenditures and Expenses

Was this gear also used to fish in Alaska?

Midwater trawl gear (whiting, midwater rockfish)


Shape34 Shape35 Yes No

Groundfish bottom trawl gear


Shape36 Shape37 Yes No

Groundfish fixed gear (incl. pots, longlines)


Shape38 Shape39 Yes No

All other fisheries (e.g., crab, shrimp)


Shape40 Shape41 Yes No

Non-specific fishing gear (e.g., winches)


Shape42 Shape43 Yes No




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III. Other Costs


  1. Expenses in West Coast Fisheries: Provide the 2023 expenses (expensed during 2023) associated with each of the following categories while participating in West Coast Fisheries (Washington, Oregon, and California).

  • Include all chartering expenses, even if directly reimbursed.

  • If you do not track expenses for captain and crew separately, report the combined expenses under captain, and write “NA” under Crew.

  • Round all responses to the nearest 100 dollars.


Expenses Category

Expenses in West Coast Fisheries Only

Washington, Oregon, and California

Captain (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)

$______________

Crew (include wages, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, and unemployment insurance)

$______________

Crew or captain travel not deducted from wages

$______________

Observer fees (include travel costs) and electronic monitoring

$______________

Fishing association and commission costs

$______________

State licensing and Federal permit fees

$______________

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

$______________

Food

$______________

Ice

$______________

Bait

$______________

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

$______________

Freight to the vessel on supplies

$______________

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

$______________

Communications (including VMS, satellite phone, skymate)

$______________

Trucking of fish to buyer

$______________



  1. Expenses in All Fisheries: Provide the 2023 expenses (expensed during 2023) associated with each of the following categories while participating in All Fisheries (West Coast, Alaska and Other).


  • Include all chartering expenses, even if directly reimbursed; round all responses to the nearest 100 dollars.

  • If you do not track expenses for captain and crew separately, report the combined expenses under captain, and write “NA” under Crew.

  • Round all responses to the nearest 100 dollars.


Expenses Category

Expenses in

All Fisheries

West Coast,

Alaska, and Other

Insurance premium payments (hull and machinery, protection and indemnity, and pollution insurance)

$______________

Moorage

$______________

Lease or bareboat charter of this vessel

$______________

Total depreciation (vessel, on-board equipment, processing equipment, and quota share) taken during 2023

$______________


  1. Loan Payments.


a. Were there any loan(s) on this vessel at any time during 2023?


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Yes

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Continue to Question 21.b


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No

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Skip to Question 22

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  1. If you answered “Yes” to Question 21.a, record total amount still owed (remaining balance) at the end of 2023.


$______________


  1. Provide the total loan payments associated with this vessel. Split total loan payments into amount paid to interest and principal. If you do not know how the payments were split, record the total payments under “Principal repaid” and record “NA” for “Interest paid.”



Loan Payments

Principal repaid in 2023

$______________

Interest paid in 2023

$______________



  1. Provide the total round weight of all fish landings made by this vessel in Alaska during 2022.

  • Round to the nearest 100 pounds. (This information will be used to allocate certain expenditures between the different fisheries in which the vessel participated).


__________________ lbs in Alaska


  1. Were any of the fish harvested by this vessel on the West Coast during 2022 processed or headed and gutted on-board?


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Yes No


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V. Annual Earnings


  1. For each of the earnings sources listed below, indicate the income earned during 2022.

  • Landings revenue should include taxes, buyback program fees, and post-season adjustments for fish harvested in 2022.


Earnings Source

Total Revenue

West Coast shoreside landings: this information will be obtained from fish ticket data


West Coast at-sea deliveries to motherships

$_______________

Alaska shoreside landings and at-sea deliveries of fish harvested with the vessel

$_______________

Sale of West Coast Quota Shares

$_______________

Lease of West Coast Quota Shares

$_______________

Sale or Lease of West Coast Quota Pounds

$_______________

Sale of West Coast Limited Entry Trawl Permits

$_______________

Lease of West Coast Limited Entry Trawl Permits

$_______________

Sale of West Coast Limited Entry Fixed Gear Permits

$_______________

Lease of West Coast Limited Entry Fixed Gear Permits

$_______________

Salmon disaster relief payments

$_______________

Lease or bareboat charter of vessel

$_______________

Insurance settlements

$_______________

West Coast chartering, research, or tendering: include direct reimbursements

$_______________

Alaska chartering, research, or tendering: include direct reimbursements

$_______________

Other:______________________________

$_______________



VI. Crew Share

  1. Did you use a crew share system to pay crew when operating in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery during 2022?

Yes

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Continue to Question 26


No

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Skip to Question 27

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  1. Which of the following expenses were deducted from total revenue before calculating the crew share when this vessel operated in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery during 2022?


Expense Category

Deducted from Crew Share?

Crew or captain travel not deducted from wages

Shape58 Shape59 Yes No

Observer fees and electronic monitoring

Shape60 Shape61 Yes No

Fishing association and commission costs

Shape62 Shape63 Yes No

State licensing and Federal permit fees

Shape64 Shape65 Yes No

Buyback fees

Shape66 Shape67 Yes No

Cost recovery fees

Shape68 Shape69 Yes No

Fuel and lubrication

Shape70 Shape71 Yes No

Food

Shape72 Shape73 Yes No

Ice

Shape74 Shape75 Yes No

Bait

Shape76 Shape77 Yes No

Off-load expenses

Shape78 Shape79 Yes No

Freight to the vessel on supplies

Shape80 Shape81 Yes No

Other supplies

Shape82 Shape83 Yes No

Communications

Shape84 Shape85 Yes No

Trucking of fish to buyer

Shape86 Shape87 Yes No

Insurance premium payments

Shape88 Shape89 Yes No

Lease or charter of this vessel

Shape90 Shape91 Yes No

Quota pounds held at the start of the year

Shape92 Shape93 Yes No

Quota pounds purchased or leased during the year

Shape94 Shape95 Yes No

Quota shares purchased or amortized during the year

Shape96 Shape97 Yes No

Limited entry trawl permit

Shape98 Shape99 Yes No

Other West Coast permit

Shape100 Shape101 Yes No

Other:________________________________________

Shape102 Shape103 Yes No

  1. On what percentage of fishing trips did the vessel owner serve as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery during 2022?



_______%




  1. On trips when the vessel owner served as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the deductions listed in Question 26) going to the vessel, captain, crew, and if applicable, other.

    • The column should sum to 100%.

    • If this vessel did not use a crew share system to pay its crew, enter “NA” in each of the boxes below.



Vessel share

_______%

Captain share

_______%

Crew share

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Total

100 %



  1. On trips when the vessel owner did not serve as captain in the West Coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery, please indicate the share of net revenue (revenue minus the deductions listed in Question 26) going to the vessel, captain, crew, and if applicable, other.

    • The column should sum to 100%.

    • If this vessel did not use a crew share system to pay its crew, enter “NA” in each of the boxes below.



Vessel share

_______%

Captain share

_______%

Crew share

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Other___________

_______%

Total

100 %


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


_____/_____/_________

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Print Name



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