West Coast Open Access Groundfish and Salmon Troller Survey: Protocol and Results for 2005 and 2006

摘要

This technical memorandum describes the fielding protocols and empirical results from an economic cost earnings survey of the West Coast open access groundfish and salmon troller fleets. The survey was conducted by the Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in cooperation with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC). The population of interest for this survey was all active commercial fishing vessels that (1) landed at least $2,500 of salmon and groundfish combined at West Coast ports during 2005 and 2006, (2) had at least one trip on which groundfish and salmon accounted for a majority of landings revenue, and (3) did not hold a limited entry groundfish permit. Due to the large size of the non-tribal commercial fleet and the difficulty of obtaining contact information for tribal vessel owners, the survey only covered non-tribal commercial fishing vessels. There were 1,152 vessels that met these requirements and were included in the survey population. Vessels with less than $2,500 of combined groundfish and salmon revenue during the 2 years were considered too small to justify the expense of including them in the survey population.