26889 Ethnographic Interviews of New England Groundfish Fishermen on Adaptation and Transition Data Set Published / External 22553 Social Sciences Branch Project Completed 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). 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. Theme Adaptation Theme Catch Shares Theme Commercial Fishermen Theme Economic Impacts Theme Fishery Management Theme Groundfish Fishery Theme Northeast Multispecies Fishery Theme Social Impacts Theme Transition Temporal 2013 Temporal 2014 Temporal Post Amendment 16 Spatial New England NEFSC Woods Hole Lab Woods Hole MA USA Data Set Text files, Audio files As Needed Document (digital), Audio (digital) not applicable not applicable not applicable 35639 Sheet1 Published / External Completed Interview responses from New England Groundfish Fishermen: Adaptation and Transition Spreadsheet Yes Interview responses from New England Groundfish Fishermen: Adaptation and Transition 1 Interviewee Name CHARACTER No No Active Interviewee Name CHARACTER 2 Date of Interview DATE No No Active Date of Interview DATE 3 Affiliation CHARACTER No No Active Describes how the interviewee is connected to the groundfish fishery. In most cases this variable is 'commercial fishermen', but there are a few exceptions. CHARACTER 4 Sector CHARACTER No No Active Refers to which, if any, groundfish sector the interviewee belonged at the time of the interview CHARACTER 5 Town CHARACTER No No Active Town CHARACTER 6 Age NUMBER No No Active Age NUMBER 7 Retired by Choice NUMBER No No Active Retired by Choice: binary, 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes' NUMBER 8 Actively Targeting GF? CHARACTER No No Active Actively Targeting Groundfish: 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes', or 'N/A' CHARACTER 9 Current Primary Occupation Commercial Fishing CHARACTER No No Active Current primary occupation is commercial fishing: 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes', or N/A CHARACTER 10 Previous Primary Occupation Commercial Fishing CHARACTER No No Active Previous primary occupation was commercial fishing: 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes', or N/A CHARACTER 11 # of vessels currently owned CHARACTER No No Active Number of vessels currently owned: positive number greater than or equal to zero CHARACTER 12 Most Recent FV CHARACTER No No Active Name of most recent fishing vessel CHARACTER 13 Gear Type CHARACTER No No Active Gear Type of most recent fishing vessel CHARACTER 14 Length (feet) NUMBER No No Active Length of most recent fishing vessel: (in feet) NUMBER 15 Status of Vessel CHARACTER No No Active Status of Vessel CHARACTER 16 Previous Fishing Vessels CHARACTER No No Active Names of Previous Fishing Vessels CHARACTER 17 Gear Type of Previous Vessels CHARACTER No No Active Gear Type of Previous Fishing Vessels CHARACTER 18 Marital Status CHARACTER No No Active Marital Status: values include 'Married', 'Single', 'Divorced', 'Second Marriage', 'Living with girlfriend', 'engaged' CHARACTER 19 Wife/Domestic partner working outside home CHARACTER No No Active Wife or Domestic Partner Working Outside the Home: 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes', or N/A CHARACTER 20 # of Dependents < 21 years old NUMBER No No Active Number of dependents less than 21 years old: greater than or equal to zero NUMBER 21 # of adult children NUMBER No No Active Number of adult children: greater than or equal to zero NUMBER 22 Other Activity CHARACTER No No Active Describes other labor activities the interviewee engaged in CHARACTER 23 Loan on Vessel NUMBER No No Active Loan on Vessel: 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes' NUMBER 24 Experience with Coop Research NUMBER No No Active Experience with Cooperative Research: 0 if 'no', 1 if 'yes' NUMBER 25 Other CHARACTER No No Active Contains any other relevant information CHARACTER 26 Notes CHARACTER No No Active List the name of the interviewer that took notes during the interview CHARACTER 27 Notes Typed? CHARACTER No No Active Notes Typed: 'yes' or 'no' CHARACTER 28 Status of Notes CHARACTER No No Active Status of Notes CHARACTER 29 Notes to NVivo ? CHARACTER No No Active Indicates whether or not the notes have been entered into NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software, 'yes' or 'no' CHARACTER 30 Recorded CHARACTER No No Active indicates whether or not the interview was recorded by audio, 'yes' or 'no' CHARACTER 31 Approximate Interview Length (min) NUMBER No No Active Approximate length of interview (in minutes) NUMBER 32 Email CHARACTER No No Active Email of Interviewee CHARACTER 33 Phone CHARACTER No No Active Phone Number of Interviewee CHARACTER Data Steward 2013-06 Person Murphy, Tammy tammy.murphy@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 USA 508-495-4716 508-495-4716 Distributor 2013-06 Organization Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC https://ror.org/02nc0ck44 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center NEFSC Home Page Online Resource 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Metadata Contact 2013-06 Person Murphy, Tammy tammy.murphy@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 USA 508-495-4716 508-495-4716 Originator 2015-09-03 Person Rountree, Barbara P barbara.rountree@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 508-495-4720 Point of Contact 2013-06 Person Murphy, Tammy tammy.murphy@noaa.gov 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 USA 508-495-4716 508-495-4716 New England - ME, NH, MA, RI Range 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. Sensitive 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. 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. Interviews are voluntary and therefore subject to selection bias. In addition, the information provided in the interviews is self-reported. Data validation during data collection, Data validation during data entry, Post audits by internal editors, Database integrity constraints, Follow up with survey participants Yes Unknown Yes Yes not applicable not applicable Other unknown Archival of source data preserving unaltered collected data, Scheduled backups, Remote storage backups, Password protection 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.). 35639 Entity 27637 Data Set Cross Reference gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26889 Patricia Jones 2015-09-03T16:59:50 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2016-04-07 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No No 2016-04-07 1 Year 2017-04-07