• 1. Hello, I'm calling long distance for a survey being conducted for the National Marine Fisheries Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Your telephone number has been selected at random. [May I please speak with an adult in the household?]
• 2. To help me assign your information to the correct location, is the telephone number I've reached you at located in {restore county name} county?

• 3. Does anyone in this household go fishing?
• 4. How many people in total, including yourself, live in your household? Please include those people who fish and who don't fish.
• 5. We want to gather information from people who have been saltwater sportfishing for finfish, not shellfish. Saltwater fishing includes fishing in oceans, sounds, or bays, or in tidal or brackish portions of rivers. How many people in your household, including children and adults, have been saltwater sportfishing in the last 12 months anywhere in the US?
• 6. If the household has one person. Thinking just about the past 2 months, have you been saltwater sportfishing in the last 2 months anywhere in the US?

• 7. If the household has more than one person. Thinking just about the past 2 months, how many of the people living in your household, including children and adults, have been saltwater sportfishing in the last 2 months anywhere in the US?

SECTION 2 - MAIN QUESTIONNAIRE

• 8. INTERVIEWER: Record gender of respondent
• 9. If more than one fisherman in the household. Now, I'd like to ask each person who has been saltwater sportfishing for finfish in the last 2 months a few questions about their fishing trip(s). What are the first names of the people in your household who have been saltwater sportfishing for finfish in the past two months? [Record up to 20]

• 10. If more than one person in the household. Are you one of the people in your household who has been saltwater sportfishing for finfish in the last 2 months?
• 11. I'd like to ask you a few questions about your most recent fishing trips. This survey is being conducted in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, therefore you are not obligated to answer any question if you find it to be an intrusion of your privacy.

• 12. If more than one fisherman in the household. First, did everyone take all of your fishing trips together over the last 2 months?
• 13. Again, we're interested in those trips where you went after finfish, and those trips where you caught any finfish no matter what you were going after. We're not interested in any trips where your main purpose was to catch fish which you would sell to make money.
• 14. [INTERVIEWER: DO YOU WANT TO ...

• 15. If more than one fisherman in the household.

• 16. [INTERVIEWER: Are you ...

speaking with someone who is refusing to continue

speaking to someone who is answering the questions on behalf of the fisherman who went on the trip - Record the reason why you are obtaining proxy data

fisherman is unavailable

language barrier with fisherman

age barrier (fisherman is too young or too old)

fisherman is ill

other {specify}

• 17. On how many days, in between (restore MM/DD) and (restore MM/DD) did you (s/he) go saltwater sportfishing in {restore state} or in a boat launched from {restore state}?
• 18. On how many days, in between {restore MM/DD} and {restore MM/DD} did you (s/he) go saltwater sportfishing in any coastal state other than {restore state} or from a boat launched from another coastal state?

SECTION 3: TRIP DETAILS

NOTE: Ask the following questions until respondent says no more trips, then hit 77 and choose "no more trips during time period" (if necessary).

• 19. If the first trip: When did you (s/he) last go fishing? I have a calendar with me in case we need to look up some of the specific dates.

Record day

• 20. If not the first trip: When was the next most recent fishing trip between the day we just discussed and {restore MM/DD}

• 21. You initially indicated that you fished on {restore total days}. Could we take a few minutes to discuss your fishing on the remaining days?
• 22. BOAT: On that day, did you (s/he) fish from a boat?
• 23. BOAT: On that day, did you fish from a ....[read][Interviewer: You may choose up to two responses but they CANNOT be from the same category]

If the respondent says two modes within the same category, ask to choose the last one used for that trip

Private Rental Boat Categories Party/Charter Boat

Private boat Party or head boat

Rental boat Charter boat

If the respondent doesn't know the type of boat, use the mode definitions to try to help them determine the boat type. If they still cannot identify the type, use the Boat - Other category.

• 24. If Party boat or Charter boat [ First time Mentioned]

If yes, then it is indicated to the respondent that we are only interested in those trips s/he took for their own enjoyment.

• 25. SHORE: On that day, did you fish from the shore?

For Example:

One if either party boat of charter boat

One if either private boat or rental boat

One shore fishing trip

The two boat trips will be reviewed first, followed by the shore trip.

• 26. BOAT: Now I'd like to ask you a series of questions about the {restore mode}trip you ({he/she}) took on that day.

• 27. Ask if there were out-of-state trips AND in-state trips.

SHORE: Were you fishing in {restore state}?

• 28. Ask if the respondent answers no to the previous question OR if there are ONLY out-of-state trips.

SHORE: In what coastal state were you fishing?

• 29. BOAT: To what coastal county did you (s/he) return?

[The counties in the state in which the boat returned or the counties in which the respondent was fishing will appear on the screen.]

• 30. If the respondent doesn't know what county they returned to or what county they were fishing in, they are asked the following question.

• 31. BOAT: Does the public have access to the place from which the boat left, or is it a private access?

if public access, ask (for boat only):

Was it a launch ramp, boat slip, dock mooring, or something else? if private access, ask (for boat only):

Was it from a personal residence or dock, a private locked-gate marina, a private property unlocked marina, or something else?

• 32. BOAT: What time did the boat return?

Choose appropriate response; if respondent says "Depends on tide", choose that response category

Responses are by the hour: 1:00 a.m. until Midnight.

• 33. BOAT & SHORE: Was most of the boat fishing effort that day in the ocean, sound, river, bay or inlet?

• 34. BOAT & SHORE: If California and river: And what river was that you were ({he/she} was) fishing from?

• 35. BOAT & SHORE: If California and river: Were you (was {he/she}) upstream or downstream of the cutoff point,. which is {restore cutoff}?

If you are in the boat loop, and chose upstream you will be skipped to the shore loop.

• 36. BOAT & SHORE: If Oregon and river: And what river was that?

• 37. BOAT & SHORE: If Oregon and river: Were you (was {he/she}) upstream or downstream of the cutoff pint, which is {restore cutoff}

Downstream or both, continue

• 38. BOAT & SHORE: {If statereturn = WA} What punch card area were you fishing in?
• 39. BOAT & SHORE: If Washington and river: And what river was that you were ({he/she} was) fishing from?

• 40. BOAT & SHORE: If Washington and river: Were you (was {he/she}) upstream or downstream of the cutoff point?

If you choose response category 77, you will skip to the shellfish or marine resources portion of the questionnaire.

• 41. BOAT&SHORE: If state in northeast or southeast and river. Were you fishing in the lower part of the river which is brackish or affected by the tide?

If Yes, continue.

• 42. BOAT & SHORE: If "bay": Was that an open bay or an enclosed bay?

• 43. BOAT & SHORE: If "inlet": Were you (was {he/she}) more toward the outside of the inlet or more toward the inside of the inlet?

• 44. BOAT & SHORE: If state return or state fishing in is CA, WA, OR: Were you {was s/he} targeting salmon?
• 45. BOAT: If San Diego County, CA or if Clallam, Watcom, Skagit, Snomohmish County, WA or Washington County, ME ask: Did you (s/he) fish in foreign waters AND RETURN TO A US PORT?

SECTION 4: SHELLFISHING/ MARINE RESOURCES/PACIFIC COAST

IF RESPONDENT IS NOT LOCATED ON THE PACIFIC COAST, GO TO SOUTHEAST.

PACIFIC COAST

FOR RESPONDENTS ON THE PACIFIC COAST, ASK THE FOLLOWING SECTION: (1) it's the first fisherman in the household. This section is asked after discussing the trips on the first day mentioned. This section is NOT asked to non-2-month fishing households.

• 46. For fisherman with only one trip and if state is WA, OR, CA: What kind of fish were you targeting on this trip? [Do not read the list. If respondent does not specify, enter as "Anything." If respondent names a fish that is not on the list, code as "Other" and write the name given.]

We have a few extra questions related to this most recent trip, then we'll go back and record the basic information about the other trips you said you've made during the time period in question. First, what kind of fish were you targeting on this trip? [Do not read the list. If respondent does not specify, enter as "Anything". If respondent names a fish that is not on the list, code as "Other" and write in the name given.]

• 47. Next, we are interested in the other types of recreational activities you commonly enjoy. [Prompt if needed: Such activities include other saltwater or freshwater fishing, but also other activities like camping, hunting, hiking, cycling, site-seeing, professional or amateur sports, gardening, and so on.] For example, if you hadn't made the specific fishing trip you just told me about, what else might you have done on that day? Would you have.....[ Read]

• 48. If respondent indicates that they would have taken another fishing trip of some kind: Do you think you would be more likely to take a saltwater or freshwater fishing trip?
• 49. If saltwater: And do you think you would have fished from a pier, jetty, bridge, bank, party boat, charter boat, or something else?
• 50. If saltwater: What species would you likely have targeted? [Do not read the list. If respondent does not specify, enter as "Anything". If respondent names a fish that is not on the list, code as "Other" and write in the name given.]
• 51.If freshwater: What type of freshwater fish would you likely have targeted?
• 52. If respondent indicates that they would have taken another fishing trip of some kind: In what state would you most likely go fishing?

• 53. If respondent indicates that they would have taken another fishing trip of some kind and CA, OR, WA in previous question: In what county in {restore previous response} would you most likely go fishing?

• 54. If respondent indicated an activity besides another fishing trip: In what state would this recreational activity most likely have taken place?

• 55. If non-fishing activity and in CA,WA,OR: In what county in {restore previous response} would you most likely go fishing?

SOUTHEAST

IF RESPONDENT IS NOT LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST, GO TO NORTHEAST.

FOR RESPONDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST. ASK THE FOLLOWING SECTION IF: (1) it's a fishing household and you're speaking with the first fisherman in the household, OR (2) it's a non-fishing household and you're speaking with the person to whom the screener questions were asked. For fishing households, this section is asked after discussing all of the days on which the respondent went fishing. For non-fishing households, this section is asked after recording the respondent's gender.

• 56. How many people in your household participated in shellfishing within {restore state} in the past 12 months?
• 57. Which kinds of shellfish did you fish for in the past 12 months? Did you fish for....
• 58. How many of the total shellfishing trips in the last 2 months that you made were to catch_____?

NORTHEAST

IF RESPONDENT IS NOT LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST, GO TO SECTION 5.

FOR RESPONDENTS IN THE NORTHEAST, ASK THE FOLLOWING SECTION IF: (1) it's a fishing household and you're speaking with the first fisherman in the household, OR (2) it's a non-fishing household and you're speaking with the person to whom the screener questions were asked. For fishing households, this section is asked after discussing all of the days on which the respondent went fishing. For non-fishing households, this section is asked after recording the respondent's gender.

• 59. How many of the people in your household gather marine resources, other than finfish? [Prompt as needed: such as shellfish, squid, seaweed, or kelp]?
• 60. If yes previous question: How many of the people in your household gather marine resources, other than finfish?
• 61. To what extent would you say your household's fishing and gathering of marine resources are characterized by recreation (that is, primarily for enjoyment) or by subsistence (that is, as a source of food or income)? Would you say your fishing and gathering activities are for...[READ]

mostly subsistence

both subsistence and recreation

mostly recreation, or

all recreation

DK

• 62. How many members of your household are commercial fishermen?

• 63. Now I'm going to ask you about some management issues. Do you support or oppose each of the following?

Limits on the number of animals you can keep?

Limits on the times of the year when you can keep the marine resources you harvest?

Limits on the areas you can harvest marine resources?

Limits on the kinds of bait and gear you can use to harvest marine resources?

• 64. Are you of Hispanic or Spanish origin or descent?

Which of these Hispanic-origin groups best describes you? Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, or some other group?

If no, ask:

Which of these groups best describes you? White, Black, Indian (American), Aleut or Eskimo, Asia or Pacific islander (including Asian Indian), or something else?

SECTION 5: TRANSFER TO ANOTHER FISHER

NOTE: If only 1 fisherman in the household or if all household members took ALL trips together, go to Section 6.

If less than 10 attempts on the record, ask:

Okay. That concludes the majority of the questions that I have for you. Thank you very much for your time and assistance. May I please speak to one of the following people?

[If respondent indicates that one or more of the people list are children, ask current respondent to continue with you answering the questions based on the child's fishing activities]

Yes - transferring -- Go to question 14.

Child on list - respondent will do survey now for child -- Go to question 14.

No - will terminate automatically

DK - will terminate automatically

Refused -will terminate automatically

If 10 or more attempts, ask above question. If no one is available, ask:

Is there anyone else in the household that could answer some questions about the fishing trips taken by one or more of the following people? [See above for names].

speaking with knowledgeable person -- Go to question 14.

transferring to someone knowledgeable about fishing trips - read intro as needed go to question 14.

no one available --will terminate automatically

DK --will terminate automatically

Refused --will terminate automatically

SECTION 6 - CONCLUSION

The final question I have for you is to verify the telephone number that I've reached you at. Is the number {restore phone number}?

77 RESPONSE CATEGORY

INTERVIEWER: Did you choose this response because ...

1 the respondent does not remember any more details about ANY trips; or

2 the respondent refuses to continue; or

3 proxy respondent does not know trip details;

4 if all of the respondent's trips were exactly the same