AFSC/REFM: Amendment 91 Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report Dataset

Annual series of economic data collected for years 2012 and forward for the Amendment 91 (A91) Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report (EDR). Reporting is required of entities participating in the American Fisheries Act (AFA) pollock fishery as vessel owners/leaseholders, fishing cooperative representatives, A91 Incentive Plan Agreement representatives, Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Group representatives, and/or pollock quota share holders. holders of Amendment 80 quota share permits under federal fisheries regulations (see 50CFR679.65). The data collection is comprised of three data reporting forms: 1) Annual Vessel Fuel Survey (variables reported include vessel average fuel use rate by operational mode, annual vessel fuel purchase and expenditure), 2) Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Allocation Compensated Transfer Report (CTR; variables include transfer and monetary compensation information for Chinook Salmon PSC allocations, and 3) Vessel Master Survey (variables included reperesent written responses of AFA vessel masters to a series of qualitative questions regarding impressions of fishing experiences during the year and of Chinook salmon PSC avoidance efforts).