2004 Hawaii Longline Sociological Baseline Data System

Data from 234 interviews of longline owners, captains, and crew collected during 2003-2004. Topics include personal history and demographic variables, involvement with the fishing industry, experience with and attitudes toward management and regulations, social networks, job satisfaction, and others.

Provide decision-makers and others with information about socio-cultural aspects of longline fishing and longline fishermen, for use in designing and assessing the effects of regulatory actions.

The electronic data are stored on government computers with all the proper Government security measures in place, including firewalls, individual username login, and password protection.

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Data collected are deemed SENSITIVE and not subject to public distribution.

A. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. B. The developers of this data are concerned with assuring its proper use. Before the data are used to draw specific scientific conclusions, potential users are requested to contact the Data Steward for background on the data. Acknowledgement of products derived from this data set should be cited. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, PIFSC cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers.

Data from 234 interviews of longline owners, captains, and crew collected during 2003-2004. Topics include personal history and demographic variables, involvement with the fishing industry, experience with and attitudes toward management and regulations, social networks, job satisfaction, and others.

The purpose of the research was to provide decision-makers and others with information about socio-cultural aspects of longline fishing and longline fishermen, for use in designing and assessing the effects of regulatory actions. However, this effort is merely descriptive and is not intended to be generalized to the population.

After the data were recorded through primary in-person data collection methods (paper), themes were identified and efforts were made to verify themes with fishery stakeholders.

These data are Legacy and Sensitive (business information, collected under confidentiality agreement). The data are currently out of scope for the Data directive.

The electronic data are stored on government computers with all the proper Government security measures in place, including firewalls, individual username login, and password protection.

Data were collected through in person semi-structured interviews. Field notes were compiled on paper and coded to identify key themes. This themes were elucidated in final reports. There is no database available for distribution.