This report presents an assessment of the annual economic performance of the Hawaii offshore handline fishery and the Hawaii small boat commercial fishery using data collected from the cost-earnings survey of Hawaii small boats in 2014, which was comprised of 1,796 small boat and offshore handline fishermen. Response to the survey was voluntary. Three types of fishermen are included in the analysis; offshore handline fishermen, full-time small boat commercial fishermen, and part-time small boat commercial fishermen. Offshore handline fishermen are defined based on their fishing location and gear usage as described in fishing reports submitted to the State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (HDAR). Full-time commercial and part-time commercial fishermen are defined based on their self-identified motivations as reported in the 2014 Hawaii Small Boat Economic Survey (Chan and Pan 2017).

https://doi.org/10.25923/zffy-5a13

Technical Memorandum

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)