26082 2009 Survey of the Gulf For-Hire Sector Data Set Published / External 26080 Recreational Fishing - For-Hire Sector Studies Project Completed This survey collected data to generate a comprehensive review of the economic and policy status of the recreational for-hire sector in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, including charter, head, and guide boats. The survey created a socioeconomic dataset that can be used to analyze future economic, environmental, and policy questions, including those related to natural disturbances and the ongoing regulation of resource utilization in the Gulf. The specific project objectives included a) collecting economic, social, and policy data for all segments of the for-hire sector b) identifying groups of respondents with relatively homogeneous characteristics, thereby defining operational classes that may be the focus of targeted, management-based economic and policy analysis and c) constructing costs, earnings, and attitudinal profiles by operational class and state/region. The survey was conducted by mail, internet, and in-person interviews in 2010. Provide economics research to support fisheries management. Savolainen, M.A., R.H. Caffey, and R.F. Kazmierczak, Jr. 2012. Economic and Attitudinal Perspectives of the Recreational for-Hire Fishing Industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy, LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, March 2012 Theme fishery-dependent Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami FL USA Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center Data Set Table (digital) N/A N/A N/A Data Steward 2009 Person Liese, Christopher Christopher.Liese@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33139 United States 305-365-1109 305-365-4102 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT Contact by email preferred. Distributor 2009 Organization Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC https://ror.org/0396y0w87 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center About SEFSC Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Metadata Contact 2009 Person Liese, Christopher Christopher.Liese@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33139 United States 305-365-1109 305-365-4102 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT Contact by email preferred. Point of Contact 2025-11-03 Person Liese, Christopher Christopher.Liese@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33139 United States 305-365-1109 305-365-4102 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT Point of Contact 2009 2025 Person Mcpherson, Matthew M matthew.mcpherson@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA 305-321-4112 Contact by email preferred. Ground Condition Coasts of Gulf of Mexico States Discrete 2009 Sensitive n/a Waiver Needed Standard Dillman method. No 0 No Yes No 0 N/A To Be Determined 0 The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. 1 Contractor implemented survey. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26082 Christopher Liese 2015-07-23T12:29:14 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:18 2021-05-07 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No No 2021-05-07 1 Year 2022-05-07