Commercial Vessel Owner Survey

Prepared by: IPHC Secretariat (B. Hutniczak); last updated: 27 November 2021


Introduction

This VOLUNTARY and CONFIDENTIAL survey is designed to gather information that characterizes the economic contribution of commercial Pacific halibut fisheries to all regions covered by the convention establishing the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC).

The intention of the study is to demonstrate the importance of the Pacific halibut resource and fisheries to their respective communities, but also broader regions. The study will account for direct impacts of supplied fish, value added along the supply chain, as well as economic activity generated through commercial fishers' expenditures in various sectors and households spending Pacific halibut-supported wages. To learn more about the IPHC economic study, please visit our website .

There are four main sections to be filled out in this survey: (A) information on vessel and its owner, (B) vessel profitability and quota use (when applicable), (C) vessel activity, and (D) regional allocations. The last section includes space for any additional comments you may have.

YOUR RESPONSES WILL BE HELD STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND USED ONLY TO ESTIMATE THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMMERCIAL PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERIES TO REGIONS COVERED BY THE IPHC. All individual survey responses will be held by only a limited number of researchers at the IPHC. Only the summary results of this survey will be reported to the public. Your responses and the data collected from this survey will not be seen or used for any other purpose by the IPHC, National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, other federal, state, provincial or local agencies, or other parties.

The data you provided is protected by the IPHC DATA CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES of 2 August 2019 available here .

Responses should reflect information for the FISHING SEASON INDICATED BELOW . Filling the survey is estimated to take no more than 30 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the form. There is no need to verify your answers with the logbook or financial records. We ask for your best estimates, based on your general recollection. Word document with all questions can be supplied upon request.

If you prefer to provide information in the form of a structured interview, please write to Barbara.Hutniczak@iphc.int to schedule a call.

Questions and comments can be directed to Barbara Hutniczak, Fisheries Policy & Economics Branch Manager, International Pacific Halibut Commission, at Barbara.Hutniczak@iphc.int or via phone: 206-552-7693.



Thank you for participating in the survey


Question A.2: Vessel owner

Please provide information about the vessel owner and indicate if you wish to be updated on the study findings.

Question A.3: Vessel information

Filling this section, please have a look at the plot below created based on your answers. Verify whether the calculated profitability aligns with what you would expect.

Question B.1: Pacific halibut revenue and quota use

Please provide estimated revenue from landing Pacific halibut, as well as other species caught during fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut. For Pacific halibut landings, indicate also the use of the Pacific halibut quota by your vessel. Please provide your best estimates, no need to verify with records.

Please provide estimated revenue from landing Pacific halibut, as well as other species caught during fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut. For Pacific halibut landings, indicate also the use of the Pacific halibut quota by your vessel. Please provide your best estimates, no need to verify with records.

Please provide estimated revenue from landing Pacific halibut, as well as other species caught during fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut. Please provide your best estimates, no need to verify with records.

Question B.2: Vessel costs

Please fill the following fields with expenditure items related to fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut . This could be a share of your total cost for each item if your vessel is used in other fisheries or for other activities. We ask for your best estimates, based on your general recollection. There is no need for exact accounting.

If expense in any of the categories below does not apply to you, leave the cell with '0'.

In items 1 and 2 (labor costs) include payments to hired skippers and crew members related to fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut. Include bonuses and payroll taxes, but exclude owner's net income (i.e. profit) , employee benefits (insurance, paid leave, etc.), as well as any employee-paid contributions to fuel, food, management fees or other vessel expenses.

In item 10 (other costs) , include any other payments related to fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut that were not included in items 1-9. These can include, for example, crew insurance benefits, crew paid leave benefits, equipment leases, gear leases, co-op dues, association fees, other fees, lease fees or quota purchase cost for species other than Pacific halibut (if harvested on trips targeting Pacific halibut), other professional services, advertising, consignment (if you pay for brokerage services, not if you sell directly to an agent or broker), moorage and dockage expenses, any expenditures related to handling of fish after landing (not applicable if you deliver the fish directly to the buyer), use of vehicles related to fishing activities (but not related to transport of landed fish), other shorefront expenses.

In item 12 (purchase of vessel) , include a share of fixed capital costs you would allocate to activities related to targeting Pacific halibut during the selected fishing season. This should be annualized cost. Assessing the total, consider all costs related to replacement of the vessel, its engine, safety equipment and other equipment, and any electronic equipment aboard the vessel.

In item 13 (purchase of quota) , include all payments towards the purchase of Pacific halibut quota. This may include payments related to previously purchased quota and should be annualized cost.

Short-run costs [Value in USD]

Short-run costs [Value in CAD]

Labor costs

Item 1: Hired skippers

Item 2: Crew members

Operational costs

Item 3: Fuel

Item 4: Gear

Item 5: Bait, ice, supplies

Item 6: License fees

Item 7: Monitoring

Fixed costs

Item 8: Vessel insurance

Item 9: Maintenance

Item 10: Other costs

Long-run costs [Value in USD]

Long-run costs [Value in CAD]

Item 11: Business taxes

Item 12: Purchase of vessel and equipment (annualized)

Item 13: Purchase of quota (annualized)

Question C.1: Vessel activity

Please indicate your best estimate of the number of calendar days for each activity, indicating the use of your vessel in the selected fishing season. No need to verify with logbook records.

Question D.1: Vessel labor information - regional allocation

Please fill the first two rows of the table with the total number of skippers and crew members who were paid by crew shares or by wages or salaries (that is, everyone whose compensation was included in the Labor costs in table in question B.1) for their work on board the vessel while fishing for Pacific halibut. If the owners of the vessel worked onboard, include them in row 3. Indicate residency of skippers and crew members, as well as owners working onboard, by filling appropriate columns.

The regions are defined as follows:

  • AK - Alaska
  • WOC - US West Coast, including WA, OR and CA
  • US-r - rest of the United States (all US states besides AK, WA, OR, CA)
  • BC - British Columbia
  • CA-r - rest of Canada (all Canadian provinces besides British Columbia)
  • ROW - rest of the world (any country besides Canada or the United States)
  • BC - British Columbia
  • CA-r - rest of Canada (all Canadian provinces besides British Columbia)
  • AK - Alaska
  • WOC - US West Coast, including WA, OR and CA
  • US-r - rest of the United States (all US states besides AK, WA, OR, CA)
  • ROW - rest of the world (any country besides Canada or the United States)
  • WOC - US West Coast, including WA, OR and CA
  • AK - Alaska
  • US-r - rest of the United States (all US states besides AK, WA, OR, CA)
  • BC - British Columbia
  • CA-r - rest of Canada (all Canadian provinces besides British Columbia)
  • ROW - rest of the world (any country besides Canada or the United States)

Question D.2: Vessel operating costs - regional allocation

Please allocate the expenditure items related to fishing trips targeting Pacific halibut using the instructions provided below. We ask for your best estimates, based on your general recollection. There is no need for exact accounting.

The columns should include approximate percentage allocation of each expenditure item to each indicated area . The sum should be 100%. For example, the fuel costs might have been spent 80% in Alaska (AK) and 20% in the West Coast of the United States. When filling the table, just write numbers ranging from 0 to 100, do not use '%' sign. If expense in any of the categories below does not apply to you, leave the cell with '0'

The regions correspond to these in question D.1. The items correspond to these in question B.2.

Question D.3: Major overhaul

Comments on the survey

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