Alaska Halibut Charter Boat Operator Economic Survey
In cooperation with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC),
the AFSC is engaged a project to collect economic data from halibut, charter
boat operators. The purpose of this survey is to provide information about the
economic performance of the halibut charter fleet. Currently, there is very
little information available. This means that it is not possible to conduct
economic analyses or estimate the effect of changes in economic or regulatory
conditions. This project is our attempt to begin to rectify this situation. It
is expected that the survey will be repeated every few years and the economic
data will be available when it is needed in the future. The project will provide
baseline-data that can be used to evaluate the some of the economic effects of
management proposals, such as IFQ and GHL, if and when they take effect. In
addition, with this information we will be better able to describe, monitor, and
predict economic impacts on the fleet. STATUS: the first year of data was
collected from July through September 2001; a summary of the data will be
completed by August 1, 2002. The survey will be repeated in 2003. For more
information or to comment on this project, contact Todd.Lee@noaa.gov.
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