Table 1.  Organization of the data elements needed to analyze economic effects of fishery management regulations
Resource Use User Group Entity of Interest
Data Coverage & Collection Frequency by Data Period
Annual Period Other Period
Seafood production 
from commercial 
harvesting
Commercial harvesters Vessel and related 
onshore facilities
Census every year  Census every trip
Processors & wholesalers Plants Census every year  Census then design
sampling scheme
Retailers Retailers Census then sample 
every 3-5 yr 
Census then sample
every 3-5 yr
Seafood consumers  Households Sample every 3-5 yr  Sample every 3-5 yr
Seafood production 
from aquaculture
Producers  Production facilities  Census every year Census then sample every month
Recreation  Providers  Vessel and related 
onshore facilities 
Census then sample 
every 3-5 yr 
Census every trip then
stratified sampling
Anglers Party or charter 
boat anglers 
Stratified samples 
every year 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr
Onshore, boat-
renting, or boat-
owning anglers 
Stratified samples 
every year 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr
Non-consumptive 
use of living 
marine resources
Providers  Vessel and related 
onshore facilities 
Census then sample 
every 3-5 yr 
Census then sample 
every 3-5 yr 
Ecotourists  Ecotourists  Stratified samples 
every 3-5 yr 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr
All U.S. citizens  U.S. citizens  Periodic samples  No data collected
Subsistence & 
traditional uses 
of living marine 
resources 
Commercial-type harvesters with treaty rights Vessel and related 
onshore facilities 
Census every year  Census every trip
Recreational-type harvesters with treaty rights Party or charter boat harvesters  Stratified samples 
every year 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr 
Onshore, boat-renting, or boat-owning harvesters Stratified samples 
every year 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr
Non-treaty-right harvesters  Party or charter boat harvesters  Stratified samples 
every year 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr
On-shore, boat-renting, or boat-owning harvesters Stratified samples
every year 
Stratified samples
every 3-5 yr
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