CNMI, American Samoa, and Guam Small Boat Fishery Trip Expenditure (2009 to present)

This is a time-series dataset of trip expenditure data including actual fishing trip expenses, input usage, and input prices, for boat-based reef fish, bottomfish, and pelagic fisheries in CNMI, American Samoa, and Guam. Specifically, the surveys intend to collect information on: gallons of fuel used for the fishing trip, price per gallon of fuel, cost of ice used, cost of bait & chum used, cost of fishing gear lost, and the engine type of the boat. These economic data are collected through an add-on to boat-based creel surveys initiated by local fisheries agencies in CNMI, American Samoa, and Guam to collect fisheries dependent data. The data collection program was implemented in April 2009 in CNMI, August 2009 in American Samoa, and September 2011 in Guam.

The objective of the data collection project is to collect fishing expense data for small boat fisheries in CNMI, American Samoa, and Guam in the three island areas to support effective fishery management on a continuous basis.

Short Form Metadata Survey Collection Date: 12-SEP-2013

Division: Ecosystem Science Division

Program: Socioeconomics Program

Program Lead: Justin Hospital

Authorities: Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act

Ownership: PIFSC

Study Area: Mariana Archipelago: Guam and the CNMI, American Samoa

Temporal resolution: Trip

Frequency of collection: Trip

Types of Data Collected: Trip costs by individual boats

Collection Method: Addon to creel survey, in-person survey

Recording Media: Paper

Collection Standards of the Data or Creation Standards of the Data Product: Available

Validation and QC Procedures: Available

QC Standards: Available

Quality Control Documentation: Available

Storage Location: NOAA Inouye Regional Center

Storage Media: Office desktop, external hard drive, network drive

Storage Format: MS Excel

Backups: Available

Storage and Security Documentation: Available

Data Distribution Methods: Encrypted Zip file

The MS Excel contains the fishing trip expenditures in CNMI, American Samoa, and Guam small boat fisheries: Creel Survey Economic Data -Saipan and AS and Guam.xls

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.

PIFSC Data Access, Sharing and Dissemination Guidelines

Email Hing Ling Chan (hingling.chan@noaa.gov) or call 808-725-5395

Non-confidential summaries for public access/display

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.

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MS Excel

The economic data collection is an add-on to boat-based creel surveys initiated by local fisheries agencies in American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI to collect fisheries dependent data. The response rate of the economic data has increased over time, and currently about 70%-80% of creel survey respondents also provide trip-level economic data.

The quality of the data was controlled throughout the data life cycle including data collection, data entry, data cleaning, and data storage. Data were collected following rigid statistical method (e.g. interviewers were trained to get familiar with the questionnaire for in-person survey). Data entry file was developed to minimize data entry errors, including setting data ranges. Data were cleaned with outliers. Data files were stored in PIFSC’s server with password protection.

No delay expected

These data are Sensitive (business information). Efforts to disseminate can be arranged upon request, but the data are currently out of scope for the Data directive.

Data is securely stored in PIFSC's server with password protection.

Only staff who work on the project can access to the data.

After the data were collected through in-person interview, data were entered into the data entry file developed by WPacFIN. Then the entered data were provided to the Socioeconomics division of PIFSC for cleaning process including logic checking, skipping patterns, and outliers. Finally the cleaned data were used to generate data report.