California Marine Recreational Fishng Expenditure Survey

OMB Control No. 0648-0693. Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX.

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20XX California Marine Recreational Fishing
Expenditure Survey
Your Most Recent Day of Marine Recreational Fishing
We would like to know about your most recent day of marine recreational fishing in California or from a
boat that left from California. "Marine" means open ocean or any portion of a bay, sound, or river that is
saltwater or brackish water. A day of fishing is any portion of a day spent fishing for finfish. Do not
include days spent fishing for shellfish. Except when asked, please do not include any information for other
household members or other fishing party members. Please print clearly and mark boxes with an X where
appropriate.
1. In 20XX, in what month was your most recent day of marine fishing in California?

Month

2. During your most recent day of marine fishing in California in 20XX, did you primarily fish from
a:(please indicate your primary trip type by making an “X” in one box only)

Party or charter boat

Private boat

Beach or bank

Pier, jetty, bridge, or dock

3. On this day, what California city or town was closest to the place where you launched a boat, cast a
line from shore, or boarded a party or charter boat? City or town:
4. What were the primary and secondary species of fish you were targeting on this trip?
Primary

Any Fish

Secondary

5. On your most recent day of marine fishing in California or from a boat that left from California, did you fish in:
Both U.S. and non U.S. waters
U.S. waters only
Non-U.S. waters only
6. Including yourself, how many people traveled together to your most recent day of fishing?
Number of people, including yourself

6a. Including yourself, how many people were in your fishing party on your most recent day of fishing?
Number of people, including yourself

7a. For your most recent day of fishing, did you spend one or more nights away from your permanent or
seasonal residence? If yes, how many nights?
Yes, ________ nights away; ______nights on a boat
7b. How many days of this trip did you go fishing?

Please go to question 8

No

Number of days fished

7c. What was the primary purpose of this trip away from home? (mark one box)
Fishing

Vacation or personal reasons

Business

8. During the past 12 months that includes your most recent day of fishing, how many days have you spent
marine fishing for finfish in California?
Number of days (count partial days as full days )

9. On your most recent day of fishing, how much did you PERSONALLY spend for the following items? If your most
recent day of fishing was part of a longer trip away from home, please provide your expenses for the entire trip. Include
expenses that you paid for others, but do not include any expenses paid by others for you. For each item, indicate the
percentage of your expense that was spent in California. If you spent nothing, please write "0" for that item.
(A)
Type of Expense
Food and drink from grocery or convenience stores

(B)
Your Personal Expense
(Round to the nearest dollar)
$ __________________.00

(C)
% Spent in California
(0-100%)
______________%

Food and drink from restaurants and bars

$ __________________.00

______________%

Parking, site access fees

$ __________________.00

______________%

Auto, truck, or RV fuel

$ __________________.00

______________%

Auto, truck, or RV rental

$ __________________.00

______________%

Bait

$ __________________.00

______________%

Ice

$ __________________.00

______________%

Boat fuel and oil

$ __________________.00

______________%

Boat rental

$ __________________.00

______________%

Party, charter, or guide fees

$ __________________.00

______________%

Fish filleting fee and tips paid to charter crew

$ __________________.00

______________%

Lodging (hotels, motels, campgrounds, etc.)

$ __________________.00

______________%

Public transportation

$ __________________.00

______________%

Airfare

$ __________________.00

______________%

Gifts or souvenirs

$ __________________.00

______________%

Processing, freezing, or shipping fee paid to fish processing company

$ __________________.00

______________%

If you had none of the above expenses, check here:
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an
information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control
Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0648-0693. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information
collection. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions
and completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this information collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the NOAA Fisheries Service at: 1315 East-West
Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Sabrina Lovell, sabrina.lovell@noaa.gov.