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An Overview of the Social Sciences Branch (SSB) Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey in the Northeast: Protocol and Results for Survey Years 2011, 2012, and 2015
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2022
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Description:Fisheries vessel cost data are an important component to economic analyses required under fishery management actions. The Social Sciences Branch (SSB) of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) has collected cost information, on a voluntary basis, from commercial fishing vessel owners in the Northeast for several years through multiple initiatives. While at-sea observers in the Northeast region collect information on vessel operating costs (i.e., trip costs), such as fuel, bait, and ice, they do not collect data on costs that generally are not incurred at the trip-level. The SSB cost survey is the sole source of cost information collected by NOAA Fisheries in the Northeast region for vessel-level repairs, upgrades, fees and insurance, and business-level/overhead costs (e.g., trucking, advertising, administration). This report summarizes the results of the 3 most recent cost data collection efforts conducted by the SSB. Survey methods and response rates are summarized, followed by an overview of survey results. We conclude with a discussion of possible methods to use these survey data in future economic analyses. The results presented here are somewhat hindered by low survey response rates, and continued work is necessary to best capture costs incurred by fishing vessel owners in the Northeast region.
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