| Table 13. Summary of responses to selected questions
on capacity and the future, asked in the Social and Economic Survey administered
during Round II of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Disaster Assistance
Program |
|
Question Asked
|
Survey
|
|
Owner Only
|
Crew Only
|
| Do you think the current permit system reduces
flexibility for fishermen? |
86.7% Yes |
79.0% Yes |
| Do you think the permit system could be changed to increase
flexibility without increasing pressure on stocks? |
56.0% Yes |
52.5% Yes |
| Do you see advantages to more local control of fishing
capacity and/or effort such as with lobster management by zones in Maine? |
35.8% Yes |
33.7% Yes |
| Can you think of any existing groups or organizations that
could play that role, or would new groups and organizations need to be started? |
23.1% Existing group
48.3% Need new group
28.0% Won't work anyway |
17.1% Existing group
22.7% Need new group
44.8% Won't work anyway |
| Do you think there is too much active capacity now for
stocks to recover without more regulations? |
14.0% Yes |
18.2% Yes |
| Do you think there will be too much active capacity for
stocks to stay recovered when they do come back? |
25.9% Yes |
21.5% Yes |
| Have you invested in equipment to increase your catch per
day as your days at sea have been reduced? |
48.3% Yes |
N/A |
| When stocks recover will you reduce your fishing effort? |
25.2% Yes |
N/A |
| Would you advise young people to go into the fishing industry? |
27.3% Yes |
22.1% Yes |