SW Alaska Test

Introduction to the Southwest Alaska Fisheries Data Collection Project

This CONFIDENTIAL survey is designed to gather information that characterizes the economic contribution of commercial fisheries to Southwest (SW) Alaska and other U.S. regions. For purposes of this survey, SW Alaska fisheries include fisheries conducted by vessels that made landings in ports in six SW Alaska boroughs and census areas (BCAs), including: Aleutians West Census Area (AW), Aleutians East Borough (AE), Bristol Bay Borough (BB), Dillingham Census Area (DH), Lake and Peninsula Borough (LP), and Kodiak Island Borough (KI). [See Section (B) for a map and list of SW Alaska BCAs and communities.]

Your vessel was selected at random from those that landed fish at SW Alaska ports during 2014. Vessels were classified based on the type of fishery that accounted for the majority of SW Alaska ex-vessel revenues in 2014. For example a vessel with 2014 revenues from SW Alaska landings derived 35% from longline gear, 10% from pot gear and 55% from trawl gear would be classified as a “Trawl” vessel for purposes of administering this survey. However in responding to the survey questions, please include expenditures associated with your entire portfolio of SW Alaska fisheries activities during the year.

There are three main sections to be filled out in this survey: (A) contact and registration information for your vessel, (C) vessel labor information, and (D) vessel operating expenses. As noted, Section (B) provides a map and list of SW Alaska communities; and section (E) asks for any comments you might want to provide. Information on confidentiality is provided at the end. Answers and comments can be hand-written or typed on this form and returned in the enclosed addressed and stamped envelope. A second option is to complete the survey on-line on a secure website using a personalized password that will be provided to you. YOUR RESPONSES WILL BE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND USED ONLY TO ESTIMATE THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF SW ALASKA FISHERIES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND OTHER U.S. REGIONS. See the final page of this survey for more information on confidentiality.

Based on publicly-available records, the following table shows the most current contact and registration information we have for this vessel. If there are any updates or changes to this information, please provide them in the “Corrections (if any)” column in the table below.

	Current Information	Corrections (if any)
Owner’s name

Owner’s address

Contact Person’s Name

Did this vessel have landings or deliveries in SW Alaska region fisheries in Year 2014?

Yes. Continue to next question.

No. Please skip to Section E.

During 2014, how many months (0 to 12) were you an owner or operator of this vessel?

Section B. Southwest Alaska Boroughs & Census Areas and Associated Communities

In the following table, please record the approximate percentage of each expenditure item that was spent in each SW Alaska BCA, Elsewhere in Alaska, West Coast communities (WA, OR or CA), Elsewhere in the US, and Outside the US. The sum of the percentages in each row is 100%. For example, repair costs (in row 1) might have been spent 15% in Kodiak Island Borough in SW Alaska (KI) and 85% in Seattle (West Coast).

	AW	AE	BB	DH	LP	KI	Other Alaska	West Coast	Else-where in the US	Outside the US
Vessel/engine/gear repair or replacement

Fuel and lubricants (including amounts paid by crew)

Food, supplies, ice and bait (including amounts paid by crew)

Management fees, monitoring & observer costs (including amounts paid by crew)

Vessel insurance

Interest payments (short-term liabilities)

G&A overhead, including recruitment and training

Purchase or lease of quota (annualized cost)

Other expenditures (including amounts paid by crew)