Pacific Northwest Salmon and Steelhead Fishery Report. Volume I. The Economic Status of the Oregon and Washington Non-Indian Salmon Gillnet and Troll Fishery

摘要

The report includes a discussion of the factors that have reduced the number of salmon and steelhead in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; future trends in these factors; history of the catch and license data in the sport and commercial salmon and steelhead fisheries; comparison of the profitability of commercial fishing with other types of small businesses; and an analysis of 1,225 questionnaires received from the Oregon and Washington commercial gillnet and troll salmon fishery. These commercial fishing questionnaires provided data on fleet characteristics, fishing effectiveness, fleet mobility, vessel use, gross receipts, costs and input purchases, dependence upon salmon fishing, net income, opinions on various issues in the fishery, and owner/operator characteristics. The reader should refer to Volume I for this information.