HMS Durable Goods Survey

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

20XX Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure
Survey - Highly Migratory Species
How much do you spend on marine recreational fishing?

Your Response is Important!

Questions? [email address]

Section A: Tackle, Equipment and Durable Fishing-Related Expenses
In this section, we would like to know about your annual expenses related to marine recreational fishing for all
types of finfish, including both migratory species and non-migratory species. We are interested in your
expenses during the past 12 months on fishing tackle, fishing-related equipment, and large durable items
such as boats, vehicles, and vacation homes.
• “Marine” means open ocean or any portion of a bay, sound, or river that is saltwater or brackish water.
• A day of HMS fishing is any portion of a day spent fishing for highly migratory species (HMS). HMS
species include tuna, swordfish, sharks, marlin, sailfish, or spearfish.
• 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 to indicate your response.

1. During the past 12 months, did you spend any money on fishing tackle or fishing gear?
Yes
No
Please go to question 2 on the next page
1a. Please complete the table below with the amount of money you PERSONALLY spent in the past
12 months on the following items of fishing tackle.
•

If you spent nothing, please write "0" for that item.

•

In column C, indicate the percentage of your expense (from column B) that was spent in the state in where
you do most of your HMS fishing (i.e., the state where you launch your boat). (For example, if
all expenses of a given type occurred in that state, write “100”. If none occurred in that state, write “0”.)

In which state do you do most of your HMS fishing? STATE:
•

In column D, indicate the percentage of each item’s usage that was for marine recreational fishing
regardless of the state where you used the item. (For example, if the item was used 10 days for freshwater

fishing and used 10 days for marine fishing (for a total of 20 days of use), write “50%” as the percentage of use
for marine fishing.)

(A)
Type of Expense

(B)
Your Personal
Expense

(C)
% Spent in the State
Where You Do Most
of Your HMS Fishing
(0-100%)

(D)
% of Use for
Marine
Fishing
(0-100%)

Rods, poles, reels, and
components for rod-making

$

.00

%

%

Tackle and gear (lures, hooks,
leaders, sinkers, flies and fly
tying supplies, fishing line,
tackle boxes, nets, knives, gaffs,
etc.)

$

.00

%

%

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2. Please complete the table below with the amount of money you PERSONALLY spent in the past
12 months on the following fishing-related items.
•

If you spent nothing, please write “0” for that item.

•

In column C, indicate the percentage of your expense (from column B) that was spent in the state
where you do most of your HMS fishing. (For example, if all expenses of a given type occurred in that state,
write “100”. If none occurred in that state, write “0”.)

•

In column D, indicate the percentage of each item’s usage that was for marine recreational fishing
regardless of the state where you used the item. (For example, if the item was used 10 days for freshwater

fishing and used 10 days for marine fishing (for a total of 20 days of use), write “50%” as the percentage of use
for marine fishing.)

(A)
Type of Expense

(C)
%
Spent
in the State
(B)
Your Personal Expense Where You Do Most of
Your HMS Fishing
(0-100%)

(D)
% of Use for
Marine
Fishing
(0-100%)

Marine fishing licenses, fishing
stamps or fees

$

.00

%

%

Special marine fishing clothing
(foul weather gear, boots,
waders, masks, wetsuits, etc.)

$

.00

%

%

Books, magazine, newspaper,
and electronic subscriptions
devoted to recreational fishing

$

.00

%

%

Camping equipment (sleeping
bags, packs, tents, coolers, etc.)

$

.00

%

%

Binoculars, field glasses, etc.

$

.00

%

%

Dues or contributions to
recreational fishing clubs or
organizations

$

.00

%

%

Processing or taxidermy fees

$

.00

%

%

If you had none of the above expenses, check here:

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3. Have you owned a boat that you personally used for marine recreational fishing in the past 12 months?
Yes

No

Please go to question 4 on the next page

3a. How long is the boat you used most often for marine recreational fishing in the past 12
months?
Feet
3b. Is the boat you used most often motorized?

Yes
No

3c. Please complete the table below with the amount of money you PERSONALLY spent in the
past 12 months on boats and boating accessories that you used for marine recreational
fishing. Please include expenses for all boats that you used.

Type of Expenditure

Purchased
State Where Purchase
New or
Personal
Financed?
Used?
Expenditure Expenditure
(check
one)
(check
one)
Occurred

Purchased from a
Broker/Dealer or
Private Party?
(check one)

Purchase of a motor boat(s)
and accessories

$

.00

Yes
No

New
Used

Broker/Dealer
Private Party

Purchase of a non-motorized
boat(s) (canoe, kayak)

$

.00

Yes
No

New
Used

Broker/Dealer
Private Party

Boat electronics and
accessories purchased
seperately from boat(s) (ex:
GPS, fish finders, radios,
ropes, etc.)

$

.00

Yes
No

New
Used

Broker/Dealer
Private Party

Boat and trailer maintenance
and repairs

$

.00

Boat mooring, storage, and
haul out/launch fees

$

.00

Boat Insurance

$

.00

Boat and trailer license and
registration

$

.00

% of repairs done by you

3d. Thinking about the total usage of your boat(s) used for marine recreational fishing, what percentage
of the time in the past 12 months did you use this boat(s) for marine recreational fishing compared to
other boating activities?
%

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4. Have you owned a vehicle (car, truck, motor home or RV, off-road vehicle, etc.) that you personally used
for marine recreational fishing in the past 12 months (for example, do you drive your car to a fishing
site or do you use your truck to pull a boat)?
Yes

No

Please go to question 5 on the next page

4a. Please complete the table below with the amount of money you PERSONALLY spent in the past 12
months on vehicles that you used for marine recreational fishing. Please include expenses for all
vehicles that you used.

Type of Expenditure

Purchase of vehicles used
for marine recreational
fishing

State Where Purchase
Personal
Financed?
Expenditure Expenditure
(check
one)
Occurred

$

.00

Repair and maintenance for
vehicles used for marine
recreational fishing

$

.00

Insurance for vehicles used
for marine recreational
fishing

$

.00

License and registration for
vehicles used for marine
recreational fishing

$

.00

Yes
No

Purchased
New or
Used?
(check one)
New
Used

Purchased from a
Broker/Dealer or
Private Party?
(check one)
Broker/Dealer
Private Party

% of repairs done by you

4b. Thinking about the total usage of your vehicle(s) used for marine recreational fishing, what
percentage of the time in the past 12 months did you use this vehicle(s) for marine recreational
fishing compared to other vehicle activites?
%

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5. Have you owned a second home (i.e., cabin, single family home, timeshare, etc.) that you personally used
for marine recreational fishing in the past 12 months?
Yes

No

Please go to Section B on the next page

5a. Please complete the table below with the amount of money you PERSONALLY spent in the past 12
months on a second home that you used for marine recreational fishing.

Type of Expenditure

Purchase of second home
used for marine recreational
fishing

Purchased
State Where Purchase
Personal
New or
Purchase made with a
Expenditure Expenditure Financed?
Used?
Real Estate Agent?
Occurred (check one) (check one)
(Check one)

$

.00

Repair and maintenance for
homes used for marine
recreational fishing

$

.00

Insurance for homes used
for marine recreational
fishing

$

.00

Yes
No

New
Used

Yes
No

% of repairs done by you

5b. Thinking about your total usage of this second home, what percentage of time in the past 12 months
did you use this home for marine recreational fishing?
%

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Section B: About You and Your Household
Different types of anglers may have different expenditure patterns. The following questions will help us to ensure that we
have a representative sample of anglers, and to see how expenditure patterns vary across types of anglers. Your answers
are strictly confidential.

1a. Dur ing the past 12 months, how many days have you spent mar ine (i.e. saltwater ) fishing for finfish ?
Number of days (count partial days as full days)
1b. In the past 12 months, how many total days did you go fishing for highly migr ator y species?
(Enter zero if you had no HMS trips)
Number of days (count partial days as full days)
2. What is your gender (select all that apply) (optional)?
Female

Male

Transgender, non-binary, or another gender

3. In what year were you born?
(Year)
4. How many years have you been marine recreational fishing?

(Number of years)

5. What is your race and/or ethnicity?
Select all that apply
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White

Prefer not to answer

6. Which of the following categories best describes your household’s total annual income before taxes
in 20XX? (Please mark only one category)
Less than $20,000

$80,000-$99,999

$20,000-$39,999

$100,000-$149,999

$40,000-$59,999

$150,000-$199,999

$60,000-$79,999

$200,000 or more

7. What is the highest level of education you have completed? (Please mark only one category)
12th Grade or less
High school graduate or GED
Associate or technical school degree or college coursework
Bachelor’s degree (ex: BA or BS)
Advanced, professional, or doctoral degree or coursework

Thank You For Completting This Survey!
We appreciate your participation in this survey. If you would like further information on prior surveys or
economic information related to marine recreational angling, please visit our website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/socioeconomics/marine-angler-surveys

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.

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