West Coast Groundfish Trawl Quota Share Owner Survey

Data collection to support a sustainable U.S. West Coast groundfish fishery.

West Coast

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the Pacific Fishery Management Council developed the Quota Share Owners Survey to better understand the participation of quota share owners in the West Coast trawl groundfish fishery. The Quota Share Owners Survey collects two types of data:

Descriptions of each quota share owner's fishery participation.
Quota sale earnings.

Listed below is an example Quota Share Owners Survey. You will need to complete this survey as part of your annual online permit renewal process.

Sample Survey

Is this quota share account solely owned by a Not-for-Profit organization? If yes, proceed to question 3; if no, continue to question 2.

For each owner/partial owner of this quota share permit, provide the relevant information.

Description	Yes/No
Owner of a vessel that fished on the West Coast in 2020	Yes No
Vessel operator or crew member that fished in the IFQ program in 2020	Yes No
Vessel operator or crew member that fished on the West Coast in 2020	Yes No
Retired vessel operator or crew member	Yes No
Previous owner of a fishing vessel, dealer or shorebased processor	Yes No
Vessel operator or crew member who did not fish in 2020 but plans to fish in the future	Yes No
Owner of a fish dealer or shorebased processor in 2020	Yes No
Employee of a fish dealer or shorebased processor in 2020	Yes No
Employee of a fishing business or vessel, including manager or bookkeeper	Yes No
Owner of a vessel or permit only used in Alaska	Yes No
Owner of fishing vessel that did not fish in 2020, but may fish in the future	Yes No
Deceased	Yes No
Family² member of any of the above	Yes No
No other affiliation with fishing industry	Yes No
Affiliation unknown	Yes No
No longer an owner of this Quota Share permit	Yes No
Other role in fishing industry or fishing-related industry¹, please specify	Yes No

¹Family is defined as spouse, party to a civil union, parents, children, and siblings (13 C.F.R. § 121.103(f))

²Fishing-related industries include net suppliers, gear suppliers, equipment suppliers, fuel, shipyards, repair services, etc.

3. How much was received for leasing quota from this permit in 2020?

Include:

Gross amounts from all cash transactions, including sales, contracts, etc.
Any earnings occurring after self-trades (i.e. at the point the quota leaves the company).

Do not include:

Estimates of barters or selftrades values
Earnings already recorded on a 2020 EDC Catcher Vessel form, i.e. earnings received by a vessel for leasing out quota
Earnings already recorded on a 2020 EDC First Receiver and Shorebased Processor form; i.e. earnings received by a company for leasing out quota