The Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter Business Survey, a survey that collects economic information from the saltwater sport fishing charter businesses in Alaska, had previously been administered in 2012, 2013, and 2014 to collect data on the 2011-2013 seasons. In 2016, the survey was administered to a random sample of Alaska saltwater sport fishing charter businesses to collect annual costs, earnings, and employment information for the 2015 season. This report describes the 2016 survey and results. Descriptive statistics of the samples of item respondents are presented, as well as population-level estimates of key variables that are adjusted for missing data using sample weighting and data imputation methods.

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