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Table 4. Commercial Fishing Production Functions

Expenditure Categories Northern Inshore Lobster Southern
Inshore Lobster
Offshore
Lobster
Large Bottom Trawl Medium Bottom Trawl Small Bottom Trawl Large Scallop Dredge Medium Scallop Dredge Smal
Scallop Dredge
Surfclam Ocean Quahog Dredgeb
Percentage Distribution
Miscellaneous trip supplies 1.72% 3.95% 1.26% 0.95% 2.02% 1.57% 0.70% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52%
Repair & maintenance: fishing gear 5.66% 4.34% 4.41% 3.03% 2.27% 3.93% 8.41% 5.76% 4.91% 5.76%
Repair & maintenance: vessel & engine
By Yard 1.69% 0.40% 4.20% 3.17% 4.06% 3.50% 3.43% 3.35% 3.14% 3.35%
By Owner 3.04% 4.17% 2.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Repair & maintenance: electronics 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.56% 0.61% 1.13% 1.04% 0.72% 0.79% 0.72%
Groceries 0.21% 0.41% 3.78% 2.12% 2.69% 2.52% 2.64% 1.56% 0.84% 1.56%
Fuel & lubricants 4.87% 6.44% 7.35% 11.32% 10.16% 9.84% 15.57% 27.74% 6.12% 27.74%
Ice 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.48% 2.29% 3.29% 1.90% 8.32% 1.36% 8.32%
Loading, unloading 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.11% 0.72% 1.39% 1.81% 0.78% 1.99% 0.78%
Moorage, dockage, haulout 1.03% 2.48% 0.53% 3.00% 3.12% 4.41% 2.60% 1.24% 1.70% 1.24%
Licenses, permits 0.29% 0.35% 0.11% 0.26% 0.27% 0.60% 0.30% 0.18% 1.26% 0.18%
Business associations 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.19% 0.22% 0.69% 0.21% 0.14% 1.41% 0.14%
Consignment 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.27% 0.86% 0.72% 0.45% 0.95% 1.02% 0.95%
Professional fees 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.76% 0.73% 1.20% 1.08% 0.67% 0.00% 0.67%
Boat insurance 2.29% 2.09% 3.15% 4.29% 3.77% 1.59% 6.32% 5.50% 2.53% 5.50%
Crew insurance (lobster vessels) 0.49% 0.28% 4.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Interest payment: short term loan 0.09% 2.15% 0.11% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Interest payment: vessel 1.81% 0.37% 2.84% 1.03% 1.92% 1.13% 2.09% 0.42% 0.77% 0.42%
Shorefront property expenses
Rent (40%) 0.35% 0.79% 0.00% 0.18% 0.33% 0.54% 0.11% 0.30% 0.24% 0.30%
Utilities (20%) 0.18% 0.40% 0.00% 0.09% 0.17% 0.27% 0.05% 0.15% 0.12% 0.15%
Supplies (30%) 0.26% 0.60% 0.00% 0.13% 0.25% 0.41% 0.08% 0.23% 0.18% 0.23%
Advertising (10%) 0.09% 0.20% 0.00% 0.04% 0.08% 0.14% 0.03% 0.08% 0.06% 0.08%
Vehicle 3.28% 3.41% 1.26% 0.73% 1.02% 2.23% 0.82% 0.68% 4.75% 0.68%
Boat principal payment 5.43% 1.26% 3.66% 2.48% 2.81% 3.56% 5.12% 1.02% 1.35% 1.02%
Short term loan principal payment 0.28% 7.53% 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Bank service charge 0.11% 0.33% 0.07% 0.07% 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
Gear replacement (lobster vessels) 7.93% 7.95% 3.85% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Bait 12.11% 11.96% 10.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous expenses 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.52% 1.76% 3.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Taxes 0.59% 0.04% 0.09% 0.25% 0.26% 0.47% 0.88% 0.97% 5.05% 0.97%
Employee compensationa 14.00% 16.00% 37.87% 54.88% 46.79% 35.87% 38.91% 32.28% 38.33% 32.28%
Proprietary income 32.21% 22.11% 8.59% 6.09% 10.71% 15.76% 5.34% 6.40% 21.53% 6.40%
Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

a Includes captain and crew insurance payments made by all vessel owners except lobster vessel owners.   Crew insurance paid by lobster vessel owners is included in the category crew insurance (lobster vessels). The percentage distribution of expenditures for the medium scallop dredge sector was used to represent the purchasing activities of the surfclam, ocean quahog dredge sector.

Table 4.  Commercial Fishing Production Functions - Continued

Expenditure Categories Sink Gillnet Diving Gearc Midwater Trawld Fish
Pots
and Trapse
Bottom Longline Other Mobile Gearf Other Fixed Gearg Hand Gear Small Dredgeh
Percentage Distribution
Miscellaneous trip supplies 0.82% 5.85% 2.02% 3.95% 1.65% 2.02% 0.82% 0.98% 0.52%
Repair & maintenance: fishing gear 8.44% 4.86% 2.27% 4.34% 7.30% 2.27% 8.44% 3.87% 4.91%
Repair & maintenance: vessel & engine
By Yard 8.47% 0.44% 4.06% 0.40% 6.02% 4.06% 8.47% 11.13% 3.14%
By Owner 0.00% 4.66% 0.00% 4.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Repair & maintenance: electronics 1.49% 0.00% 0.61% 0.00% 1.69% 0.61% 1.49% 2.34% 0.79%
Groceries 0.94% 0.46% 2.69% 0.41% 0.56% 2.69% 0.94% 2.04% 0.84%
Fuel & lubricants 2.59% 7.21% 10.16% 6.44% 3.39% 10.16% 2.59% 8.07% 6.12%
Ice 1.21% 0.00% 2.29% 0.00% 1.21% 2.29% 1.21% 0.98% 1.36%
Loading, unloading 0.39% 0.00% 0.72% 0.00% 0.17% 0.72% 0.39% 0.71% 1.99%
Moorage, dockage, haulout 5.36% 2.77% 3.12% 2.48% 5.53% 3.12% 5.36% 6.88% 1.70%
Licenses, permits 0.60% 0.39% 0.27% 0.35% 0.62% 0.27% 0.60% 2.11% 1.26%
Business associations 0.33% 0.00% 0.22% 0.00% 0.34% 0.22% 0.33% 0.50% 1.41%
Consignment 0.00% 0.00% 0.86% 0.00% 0.14% 0.86% 0.00% 0.00% 1.02%
Professional fees 0.95% 0.00% 0.73% 0.00% 0.98% 0.73% 0.95% 1.38% 0.00%
Boat insurance 5.61% 2.34% 3.77% 2.09% 4.06% 3.77% 5.61% 5.12% 2.53%
Crew insurance (lobster vessels) 0.00% 0.32% 0.00% 0.28% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Interest payment: short term loan 0.00% 2.40% 0.00% 2.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Interest payment: vessel 3.58% 0.42% 1.92% 0.37% 2.82% 1.92% 3.58% 5.13% 0.77%
Shorefront property expenses
Rent (40%) 0.32% 0.89% 0.33% 0.79% 0.33% 0.33% 0.32% 0.56% 0.24%
Utilities (20%) 0.16% 0.44% 0.17% 0.40% 0.16% 0.17% 0.16% 0.28% 0.12%
Supplies (30%) 0.24% 0.67% 0.25% 0.60% 0.25% 0.25% 0.24% 0.42% 0.18%
Advertising (10%) 0.08% 0.22% 0.08% 0.20% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.14% 0.06%
Vehicle 3.14% 3.82% 1.02% 3.41% 3.23% 1.02% 3.14% 6.42% 4.75%
Boat principal payment 9.12% 1.41% 2.81% 1.26% 6.57% 2.81% 9.12% 11.97% 1.35%
Short term loan principal payment 0.00% 8.43% 0.00% 7.53% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Bank service charge 0.18% 0.37% 0.09% 0.33% 0.13% 0.09% 0.18% 0.24% 0.03%
Gear replacement (lobster vessels) 0.00% 8.90% 0.00% 7.95% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Bait 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 11.96% 4.86% 0.00% 0.00% 2.22% 0.00%
Miscellaneous expenses 0.00% 0.00% 1.76% 0.00% 1.46% 1.76% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Taxes 9.58% 0.05% 0.26% 0.04% 9.86% 0.26% 9.58% 4.47% 5.05%
Employee compensation 30.01% 17.91% 46.79% 16.00% 30.47% 46.79% 30.01% 18.22% 38.33%
Proprietary income 6.38% 24.76% 10.71% 22.11% 6.11% 10.71% 6.38% 3.83% 21.53%
Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
c The distribution of expenditures for the southern inshore lobster sector were used as proxy values for the diving gear sector. The percentage distribution of expenditures for medium bottom trawls was used to represent the purchasing activities of the midwater trawl sector. The distribution of expenditures associated with the southern inshore lobster sector was used to represent the expenditures of the fish pots and traps sector. The percentage distribution of expenditures for medium bottom trawls was used to represent the purchasing activities of the other mobile gear sector. The distribution of expenditures for the sink gillnet sector was used to characterize the industry purchases for the other fixed gear sector. h  The percentage distribution of expenditures for the small scallop dredge sector was used to represent the expenditures of the small dredge sector

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