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Summary

Short Citation
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Ethnographic Interviews of New England Groundfish Fishermen on Adaptation and Transition, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26889.
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Abstract

The implementation of Amendment 16 to the fishery's Federal Management Plan in May 2010 implemented catch share management in the form of sectors. In addition, since 2012, there have been severe reductions in catch limits for key species, such as Atlantic cod. Fishery economic performance reports for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery produced by NMFS' Office of Science and Technology (the National Catch Share Report) and the NEFSC Social Science Branch (Final Reports on the Performance of the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery produced annually since 2010) evaluate the performance of commercial fishing vessels with a limited access groundfish permit that have remained active. However, little is known about the ways in which fishermen, particularly those who have traditionally actively targeted groundfish, are making decisions in response to changes in the biological and management conditions in the fishery. In addition, little is known about the economic and social impacts on fishermen who are no longer actively fishing or may be operating at a loss. The project portfolio contains text files of approximately 60 ethnographic interviews with current and former participants in New England's Northeast Multispecies Fishery (the groundfish fishery) conducted in 2013 and 2014 in several New England ports. Interviewees include commercial fishermen, managers of Northeast Multispecies Sectors, and other leaders in the commercial fishing community. Some interviews have been recorded and transcribed. In some cases, audio recording was not possible due to the noise level at the interview site; for these interviews, extensive notes were taken by the interviewer(s). Coding of these interviews in NVivo, a software designed to analyze qualitative information is ongoing. The project portfolio also contains an Excel spreadsheet that contains a table with selected characteristics for each interviewee (e.g. fisherman's age, marital status, number of dependents, years of fishing experience, etc.) (see InPort ID #27637).

Distribution Information

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

NEFSC Data Access Constraint:

If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access.

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Type Title
Entity Sheet1

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tammy Murphy
tammy.murphy@noaa.gov
508-495-4716

Metadata Contact
Tammy Murphy
tammy.murphy@noaa.gov
508-495-4716

Extents

Geographic Area 1

New England - ME, NH, MA, RI

Time Frame 1
2013-06-27 - 2014-09-30

Interviews took place in various New England locations from over the period from June 27, 2013 to September 30, 2014.

Item Identification

Title: Ethnographic Interviews of New England Groundfish Fishermen on Adaptation and Transition
Short Name: Ethnographic Interviews of New England Groundfish Fishermen on Adaptation and Transition
Status: Completed
Abstract:

The implementation of Amendment 16 to the fishery's Federal Management Plan in May 2010 implemented catch share management in the form of sectors. In addition, since 2012, there have been severe reductions in catch limits for key species, such as Atlantic cod. Fishery economic performance reports for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery produced by NMFS' Office of Science and Technology (the National Catch Share Report) and the NEFSC Social Science Branch (Final Reports on the Performance of the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery produced annually since 2010) evaluate the performance of commercial fishing vessels with a limited access groundfish permit that have remained active. However, little is known about the ways in which fishermen, particularly those who have traditionally actively targeted groundfish, are making decisions in response to changes in the biological and management conditions in the fishery. In addition, little is known about the economic and social impacts on fishermen who are no longer actively fishing or may be operating at a loss. The project portfolio contains text files of approximately 60 ethnographic interviews with current and former participants in New England's Northeast Multispecies Fishery (the groundfish fishery) conducted in 2013 and 2014 in several New England ports. Interviewees include commercial fishermen, managers of Northeast Multispecies Sectors, and other leaders in the commercial fishing community. Some interviews have been recorded and transcribed. In some cases, audio recording was not possible due to the noise level at the interview site; for these interviews, extensive notes were taken by the interviewer(s). Coding of these interviews in NVivo, a software designed to analyze qualitative information is ongoing. The project portfolio also contains an Excel spreadsheet that contains a table with selected characteristics for each interviewee (e.g. fisherman's age, marital status, number of dependents, years of fishing experience, etc.) (see InPort ID #27637).

Purpose:

This data collection improves understanding of the decision making process of groundfish fishermen, with a focus on the decision to continue or transition out of active groundfishing. It seeks to enable identification of patterns in decision making processes and adaptive responses across fishermen. The data collection also contains qualitative information about the specific economic and social impacts of catch shares and quota reductions on participants in the groundfish industry, and how management decisions may impact fishermen’s perceptions of available alternatives.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Adaptation
None Catch Shares
None Commercial Fishermen
None Economic Impacts
None Fishery Management
None Groundfish Fishery
None Northeast Multispecies Fishery
None Social Impacts
None Transition

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2013
None 2014
None Post Amendment 16

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None New England

Physical Location

Organization: NEFSC Woods Hole Lab
City: Woods Hole
State/Province: MA
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: Text files, Audio files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Document (digital), Audio (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 217139
Date Effective From: 2013-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Murphy, Tammy
Address: 15 Carlson Lane
Falmouth, MA 02540
USA
Email Address: tammy.murphy@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-4716
Fax: 508-495-4716

Distributor

CC ID: 230126
Date Effective From: 2013-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Phone: (508)495-2000
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 217140
Date Effective From: 2013-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Murphy, Tammy
Address: 15 Carlson Lane
Falmouth, MA 02540
USA
Email Address: tammy.murphy@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-4716
Fax: 508-495-4716

Originator

CC ID: 217141
Date Effective From: 2015-09-03
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Rountree, Barbara P
Address: 15 Carlson Lane
Falmouth, MA 02540
Email Address: barbara.rountree@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-4720

Point of Contact

CC ID: 217138
Date Effective From: 2013-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Murphy, Tammy
Address: 15 Carlson Lane
Falmouth, MA 02540
USA
Email Address: tammy.murphy@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-4716
Fax: 508-495-4716

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 217144
Description

New England - ME, NH, MA, RI

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 217145
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-06-27
End: 2014-09-30
Description:

Interviews took place in various New England locations from over the period from June 27, 2013 to September 30, 2014.

Access Information

Security Class: Sensitive
Data Access Procedure:

NEFSC Data Access Procedure:

1. Formal request in writing usually to the data owner/contact or Center Director;

2. Requester is contacted by data owner to review and verify the request content and details for data delivery options.

3. If data is confidential then owner will determine if the data may be released to the requester;

4. If data can be released, the data is downloaded and packaged for delivery electronically; or the requester may be directed to where the data is available online.

Data Access Constraints:

NEFSC Data Access Constraint:

If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access.

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Interviews are voluntary and therefore subject to selection bias. In addition, the information provided in the interviews is self-reported.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Data validation during data collection, Data validation during data entry, Post audits by internal editors, Database integrity constraints, Follow up with survey participants

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: Yes
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: not applicable
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

not applicable

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: Other
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: NARA
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

Archival of source data preserving unaltered collected data, Scheduled backups, Remote storage backups, Password protection

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

The project portfolio contains text files of approximately 60 ethnographic interviews with current and former participants in New England's Northeast Multispecies Fishery (the groundfish fishery) conducted in 2013 and 2014 in several New England ports. Interviewees include commercial fishermen, managers of Northeast Multispecies Sectors, and other leaders in the commercial fishing community. Some interviews have been transcribed and some interviews have been recorded. Coding of these interviews in NVivo, a software designed to analyze qualitative information, is ongoing. The project also contains a spreadsheet that summarizes selected characteristics for each interviewee (e.g. fisherman's age, marital status, number of dependents, years of fishing experience, etc.).

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26889
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26889
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2015-09-03 16:59+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-04-07
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-04-07
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-04-07