First Receiver Survey

Economic Data Collection (EDC) Form

W EST COAST GROUNDFISH

FIRST RECEIVER

AND SHOREBASED PROCESSOR

2023

NOAA Fisheries – Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Who is responsible for submitting:

• All owners of a first receiver site license in 2023; or

• All owners and lessees of a shore-based processor (as defined under “processor” at §660.11, subpart C, for purposes of EDC) that received round or headed-and-gutted IFQ species groundfish or whiting from a first receiver in 2023.

• A separate EDC form is required for each facility.

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. Do not leave any blanks.

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.

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1. Contact Information and Facility Characteristics

1. Provide the buyer identification number issued by the state fish and game agencies associated with this entity or facility. Write “NA” if this is a processing facility that does not have a buyer identification number.

Processor/Buyer IDs

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

__________

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

__________

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

__________

2. Provide the following information about this receiving or processing facility site.

Name of Facility	First Receiver Site License Number for 2023
Site Street Address
Site City	Site State	Site Zip Code

3. Provide the following information about the individual responsible for follow-up questions pertaining to this report.
   
   

Name			Title
Business Mailing Address Street / PO Box				Business Phone ( )
				Business Fax ( )
City	State	Zip Code		Business Email

4. Answer the following questions related to the most recent appraisal of this facility.

What was the year of this facility's last appraisal?	_________ yyyy
What was the market value of this facility from the appraisal, rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?	$_________
What was the replacement value of the facility from the appraisal, rounded to the nearest 100 dollars?	$_________
Did the survey values given above include the value of all processing equipment contained on-site?	Yes No NA

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

_____/_____/__________

mm dd yyyy

Please report values from your 2023 fiscal year for the remainder of this survey.

2. Capitalized Expenditures

6. Provide the 2023 capitalized expenditures rounded to the nearest 100 dollars.

• Buildings includes building improvements. Excludes land.

• New and used machinery and equipment includes:

  • Processing equipment: All equipment present at this physical location that is used for preparation or packaging of seafood to render it suitable for human consumption, retail sale, industrial uses or long-term storage, including, but not limited to, cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, filleting, freezing, or rendering into meal or oil.

  • Transportation equipment: Equipment such as trucks, forklifts, etc. used to transport seafood within this physical location.

  • Storage equipment: Equipment present at this physical location for packaging and freezing of seafood

Capitalized Expenditure Category	Total Capitalized Expenditures
Capitalized expenditures on buildings	$___________________
Capitalized expenditures on new and used machinery and equipment	$___________________

3. Employees and Payroll

In questions 7-10, please provide the information about the pay period, number of workers, hours worked, and payroll.

• Workers: includes full and part-time employees, contract workers, temporary employees working at this facility, and workers on paid leave.

  • Production workers: those workers at this facility (up through and including the line-supervisor level) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair, janitorial, product development, or transporting product on-site.

  • Non-production workers: those involved in supervision above line-supervisor level, sales, advertising, credit, collection, installation, cafeteria, recordkeeping, clerical and routine office functions, guard services, executive, purchasing, finance, and legal.

7. One week Two Weeks Other___________

   What is the length of your pay period?
   
   
   

8. Provide information on production workers in the following tables for your fiscal year. See definition of production workers above.

• For “Average hourly wage for production worker” provide gross wage rates. Exclude benefits, housing and other forms of compensation.

For the pay period of your fiscal year that includes	Number of production workers	Total hours worked in pay period	Average hourly wage for production worker
January 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
February 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
March 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
April 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
May 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
June 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
July 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
August 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
September 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
October 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
November 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr
December 12th	____________workers	___________hrs	$__________/hr

9. Provide information on non-production workers in the following table for your fiscal year. See definition on page 5 for non-production workers. If hours are not tracked for salaried workers, please assume a 40-hour work week.

For the pay period of your fiscal year that includes	Number of non-production workers	Total hours worked in the pay period
March 12th	___________________workers	_________________hrs

10. Provide the total expenses and total number of individuals who worked at this facility during 2023 in production activities and in all other activities (non-production workers).

• In expenses, include wages, bonuses, benefits (including housing), payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, and other forms of compensation.

• Report the number of individuals who worked at any point during the year (rather than the number of positions).

Labor Category (see definitions on page 5)	Total Expenses	Total Number of Individuals
Production workers	$__________________	___________ individuals
Non-Production workers	$__________________	___________ individuals

4. Quota Costs

11. Provide the total cost of quota pounds and quota shares purchased or leased during 2023 in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program. Purchase of quota shares reflects a permanent transfer, whereas lease implies a temporary transfer.

Purchase or Lease of Quota	Total Costs
Purchase or Lease of quota pounds	$__________________
Lease of quota shares	$__________________
Purchase of quota shares	$__________________

5. Expenses and Depreciation

12. Provide the total expenses on utilities at your facility in 2023.

Utility Expense Category	Total Expenses
Electricity	$__________________
Natural gas	$__________________
Propane gas for transportation and processing	$__________________
Other gas (not gasoline)	$__________________
Water	$__________________
Sewer, waste, and byproduct disposal	$__________________

13. Provide the total expenses on rental or lease payments for this facility.

Rental or Lease Payments	Total Expenses
Rental or lease of buildings, job-site trailers, and other structures (including land) at this facility	$__________________
Rental or lease of processing machinery or equipment (see definitions in Question 6)	$__________________

14. Provide the total expenses on repair and maintenance on facility buildings, machinery, and equipment (see definitions in Question 6) expensed in 2023.

Total Repair and Maintenance Expenses

$__________________

15. What was the total depreciation for all capital investments on buildings, new and used machinery and equipment (see definitions in Question 6) taken in 2023?

Total Depreciation

$___________________

16. Provide the following information on 2023 custom processing of fish you owned that was performed by another processor outside of this facility.

	Total weight of fish supplied to custom processors	Custom processing fees paid
Whiting	_________________lbs	$_________________
Non-Whiting Groundfish	_________________lbs	$_________________
Other (Specify):_____________	_________________lbs	$_________________

17. Provide the total amount expensed during 2023 in each of the categories below for this facility.

Expense Category	Total Expenses
Shoreside monitoring costs	$___________________
Offloading expenses paid to other facilities	$___________________
Production supplies (boots, smocks, hairnets, knives, etc.)	$___________________
Ice Purchases	$ __________________
Cleaning and custodial supplies	$___________________
Packing materials	$___________________
Trucking of fish to this facility	$___________________
Freight costs for supplies (excluding fish) delivered to the facility	$___________________
Non-fish ingredients (additives)	$___________________
Off-site product freezing and storage	$___________________
Communications and office supplies for the facility	$___________________
Insurance payments (property, product, personal liability and fire liability)	$___________________
Taxes (property and excise)	$___________________
Licensing fees	$___________________
Other (Specify):________________	$___________________
Other (Specify):________________	$___________________

18. Related Facility Transfers. Does this facility have any transfers to related facilities? A related facility refers to a separate location owned by the same company or parent company.

Yes			Continue to Question 20
No			Skip to Question 21 on page 11

19. In the table below provide the weight of fish transferred between related facilities. If facilities are treated as stand-alone facilities, also provide the cost of product being transferred into facility and the value of product being transferred out.

Species	Fish Transferred in from related facility		Fish Transferred out to related facility
	Weight	Cost	Weight	Value
Groundfish
Whiting	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Arrowtooth Flounder	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Dover Sole	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
English Sole	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Lingcod	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Pacific Sanddab	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Petrale Sole	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Rex Sole	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Rockfish	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Sablefish (Black cod)	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Thornyheads	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Sharks, Skates, Rays	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Non-Groundfish
Coastal Pelagic (incl. sardines and mackerel)	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Crab	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Echinoderms (incl. sea urchins and sea cucumbers)	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
California Halibut	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Pacific Halibut	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Herring	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Wild-caught Pacific Salmon	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Other Salmon
Shrimp	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Squid	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Sturgeon	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Tuna	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Other Shellfish	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Bait	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________
Other Species ________	_________ lbs	$___________	_________ lbs	$___________

20. Fish Received. In the table below provide the weight and cost of fish received from vessels and non-related facilities in 2023 (exclude fish recorded in Question 20).

• Do not include fish received for custom processing.

• Include fish purchased by you that are custom processed by another processor outside of this facility.

• Include any post-season adjustments.

• Vessel Sources: fish acquired directly from a vessel. For most first receivers, the weight and cost should match the values reported on the fish tickets.

• Non-Vessel Sources: fish acquired from other entities, including first receivers, processors, wholesale dealers, brokers, aquaculture producers.

  • Unprocessed Fish: includes fish that are whole in the round, unprocessed.

  • Processed Fish: includes fish that have been previously processed, cut or packaged.

Type and Source of Fish	Total Weight		Gross Cost
	Total Weight not paid for due to quality or size reasons	Total weight of fish paid for	Gross Cost of Fish paid for
Whiting
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Arrowtooth Flounder
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Dover Sole
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
English Sole
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Lingcod
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Pacific Sanddab
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Petrale Sole
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Rex Sole
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Rockfish
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Sablefish (black cod)
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Thornyheads
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Sharks, Skates, Rays
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Coastal Pelagic (include sardines and mackerel)
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Crab
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Echinoderms (include sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
California Halibut
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Pacific Halibut
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Herring
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________

Wild-caught Pacific Salmon
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Other Salmon
Vessel Sources
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Shrimp
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Squid
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Sturgeon
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Tuna
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Other Shellfish
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________

Other Species (please list). Only include species with costs greater than $500.
_____________
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
_____________
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
_____________
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
_____________
Vessel Sources	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Unprocessed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________
Non-Vessel Sources: Processed Fish	____________lbs	____________lbs	$____________

6. Annual Earnings

21. Fish Production. Provide the 2023 value of production FOB plant (after discounts and allowances and excluding freight charges). Exclude fish transferred out to related facilities (listed in Question 19).

• Include:

  • All products made or acquired from fish listed in Question 19 (transferred in) and Question 20.

  • Products made from custom processing performed for you.

  • Any post-season adjustments.

• Do not include:

  • Revenue from products produced or acquired in previous years.

  • Products you produced as a custom processing service for others.

  • Any fish transferred out to a related facility (reported in Question 19)

  • Any additional payment you received to cover any shipping, handling, or storage costs associated with the sale beyond the plant.

  • Discards.

• Product Types

  • Frozen includes all frozen products (e.g., round, fillets, H&G).

  • Unprocessed includes fish sold in the round that is not frozen. Do not include transfers.

  • Inventory includes only products acquired in 2023, added to inventory and held at the end of the fiscal year. Estimate the value on the basis of the average price received for similar products sold during the year. If inventory is not tracked separately, include inventory in the appropriate product categories.

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Whiting
A. Surimi	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. H&G /HGT	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Fillets	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Roe	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Frozen Whole	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
G. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Other ____________	_______________lbs	$_______________
Other ____________	_______________lbs	$_______________
Arrowtooth Flounder
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Dover Sole
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
English Sole
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Lingcod
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Pacific Sanddab
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Petrale Sole
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Rex Sole
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Rockfish
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Sablefish
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Thornyheads
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Sharks, Skates, Rays
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Coastal Pelagic (include sardines and mackerel)
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Bait	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
G. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Crab
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Live /Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Echinoderms (include sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Added to Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
California Halibut
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Sold Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Added to Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Pacific Halibut
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Sold Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Added to Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Herring
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
Bait
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Wild-caught Pacific Salmon
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Smoked	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Other Salmon
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Smoked	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Shrimp
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Squid
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Bait	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Sturgeon
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Tuna
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Canned	_______________lbs	$_______________
D. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Other Shellfish
A. Processed Fresh	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Frozen	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Unprocessed	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________

Products	Total weight of fish products made or acquired in 2023	Total value of fish products made or acquired in 2023
Other Non-Species Specific Products
A. Fish Meal	_______________lbs	$_______________
B. Fish Oil	_______________lbs	$_______________
C. Bait	_______________lbs	$_______________
E. Other Products	_______________lbs	$_______________
F. Inventory	_______________lbs	$_______________
Other Species (please list). Only include species with a value greater than $500.
__________________	_______________lbs	$_______________
__________________	_______________lbs	$_______________
__________________	_______________lbs	$_______________

22. On a regular basis, did your facility supply vessels with any of the following?

	Not a Regular Service	Free	Below Market Rate	At Market Rate
Bait
Groundfish Quota
Ice
Loans
Moorage
Storage
Other__________

23. Provide information related to this facility’s non-whiting groundfish processing operations in 2023. Choose “NA” if this facility does not have non-whiting groundfish operations.

Did this facility fillet non-whiting groundfish?	Yes No N/A
Which best describes the non-whiting groundfish fillet operations at this facility?	Hand-cut Machine-cut Both N/A
Did this facility freeze filleted non-whiting groundfish?	Yes No N/A

24. To which markets did this facility sell whiting and non-whiting groundfish in 2023?

• Rank each category with regard to importance in terms of total production value.

  • Large-Scale Retailers include supermarkets, restaurant chains, grocery store chains, and other corporations.

  • Small-Scale Retailers include fish markets, restaurants, community-supported fishery (CSF) programs, and other small businesses.

  • Other Intermediate Markets include fish sold to entities where final product market is unknown (i.e., other fish processing facilities).

• For each species group, rank the category that is most important as “1”, followed by a rank of “2” to the second most important category, and so on until you have a ranked all groups relevant to this facility.

• Write “NA” if a market category is not applicable to this facility and species group.

Market Category	Rank of Importance based on Product Value
Whiting
Directly to Consumers	___________
Export	___________
Large-Scale Retailers	___________
Small-Scale Retailers	___________
Wholesalers	___________
Other Intermediate Markets	___________
Other (Specify): _____________	___________
Non-Whiting Groundfish
Directly to Consumers	___________
Export	___________
Large-Scale Retailers	___________
Small-Scale Retailers	___________
Wholesalers	___________
Other Intermediate Markets	___________
Other (Specify): ____________	___________

7. Other Earnings

25. Provide the revenue received by you for custom processing of fish owned by another processor outside of this facility in 2023.

Species Group	2023 Custom Processing Revenue
Whiting	$__________________
Non-Whiting Groundfish	$__________________
Other (Specify):______________	$__________________

26. Provide the revenue received in 2023 for each of the earnings sources listed below.

Earnings Source	2023 Total Revenue
Offloading earnings received from others	$__________________
Sale or lease of quota pounds	$__________________
Lease of quota share	$__________________
Sale of quota share	$__________________
Insurance settlements	$__________________
Ice Sales	$__________________
Other (Specify):_______________	$__________________

8. Certification

27. 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 questionnaire and that it is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Signature	Date signed _____/_____/_________ mm dd yyyy
Print Name

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