2012­-2013 Fishing Year Economics of the Wreckfish Fishery

This sheet presents additional information from an economic survey of permitted boats harvesting wreckfish in the area under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Cost data was requested for 2012 and collected via a four­page survey form in the summer of 2013 mailed to the owners of the five active vessels. Three completed the form. Of the two non­responses, one completed a similar form in 2010 for the same vessel’s activity in

the snapper­grouper fishery, so that data was substituted. Data for the other missing vessel was imputed, using data from a similar boat working from the same area. Wreckfish­related fixed costs for each vessel are multiplied by the percentage of boat revenues accounted for by wreckfish. Because the fleet is so small, largely summary information is provided. Landings information is from the wreckfish logbook data set. Price data was derived from the wreckfish

dealer reports and broken down by vessel and area to give a more accurate base for evaluating each boat’s profits. Quota share sales prices are from the Southeast Regional Office.

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