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Table 16. Summary of responses to selected
questions on fishing family assistance asked of only owners in the Social
and Economic Survey administered during Round II of the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Disaster Assistance Program |
Question Asked |
Owner Survey |
| Do you fish alone? |
26.9% Yes |
| If not, how many crew members do you have now? |
Avg:. 1.8
Range: 1-5 |
| If you were fishing in 1994, how many others
were on the boat with you back then? |
Avg.: 2.1
Range: 1-9 |
| Are you interested in a boat buy back? |
46.2% Yes |
| Are you interested in using your boat for research,
charter, day hire, training, or other uses? |
71.0% Yes, of which:
Charter: 29.0% Yes
Research: 62.2% Yes
Day-hire: 39.5% Yes
Training: 25.9% Yes
|
| What additional information do you need to
better conduct your business? |
Regulations
Export markets
Local markets
Harvest techniques
Grants
Gear technology
Buy backs |
47.6% Yes
26.6% Yes
28.7% Yes
37.1% Yes
48.3% Yes
61.5% Yes
32.9% Yes |