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Table 9. Summary of responses to selected questions on changes in fishing business practices during the past five years due to regulations, asked in the Social and Economic Survey administered during Round II of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Disaster Assistance Program

Question Asked
Percent of Yes Answers
Owners
Crew
Changes in fishing practices?:

     Spent less time on water
73.1
N/A

     Postponed new gear
71.3
N/A

     Changed fishing location
68.5
N/A

     Took on less crew
67.5
N/A

     Cut back on maintenance
66.1
N/A

     Switched gears
57.3
N/A

     Engaged in less exploratory fishing
49.7
N/A

     Fished more species
47.2
N/A

     Postponed new motor
43.0
N/A
Changes in household finances (for at least 10% of respondents)?:

     Cut back on savings
56.3
70.2

     Cut back on vacations
54.2
53.0

     Postponed new car/truck
44.1
51.4

     Cut back on insurance
40.6
49.2

     Cut back on clothes
21.3
25.4

     Cut back on repairs
21.0
<10

     Reduced spending overall
19.9
16.0

     Postponed or sold home
17.8
31.5

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