LPS Headboat Survey

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2008 LARGE PELAGIC HEADBOAT SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE AND CODING FORM

2. INTERVIEW DATE (MO/ DAY)

1. INTERVIEWER CODE

4. STATE CODE

OMB No. 0648-0380 (Exp. 6/30/09)

5. SITE NUMBER

3. CONTROL #

6. INTERVIEW TIME
(USE 24 HOUR CLOCK)

7. SITE NAME
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8. FISHING LOCATIONS

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

(USE LIST/MAP PROVIDED)

9. Captain’s Name
10. Captain’s Phone Number

15. How many hours were the lines in the water with
or without fish on them?

11. What is the name of the boat?
16. How many people were actively fishing for large
game fish such as tunas, billfish, sharks,
mahi mahi, amberjack, or wahoo in open ocean?

No Name

12a. Does your boat have a NMFS HMS/ Atlantic tuna permit number?
17. How many miles were you offshore?
1

Yes

2

No > GO to Q14

3

Don’t know > GO to Q14

4

Refused > GO to Q14

18. Did anglers in your boat catch any tuna, billfish,
sharks, or other large pelagics today?
1
2

12b.What is your boat’s NMFS HMS/ Atlantic tuna permit number?

Yes
No

19. Is there a page 2?
1

Yes

2

No

13. What species or species group was the vessel primarily fishing for today?
1

Tuna (Not Blue fin)

20. Is there a page 3?

2

Shark

1

Yes

3

Small Bluefin Tuna

2

No

4

Medium Bluefin Tuna

5

Giant Bluefin Tuna

6

Marlin

21. Departure time

22. Return Time
7

Other Large Pelagic (Specify)

14. How many fishing lines were used on average today?

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IF YES TO Q20, ASK: What species were caught?

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INTERVIEWER, PLEASE RE-RECORD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE FIRST PAGE

3. CONTROL #

2. INTERVIEW DATE (MO/ DAY)

4. STATE CODE

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Species / Size Category

BFT

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Species
Code

Young School (1 - 655 mm)

4673

School (656 -1145 mm)

4677

Large School (1146 - 1445 mm)

4678

Small Medium (1446 - 1785 mm)

4676

Large Medium (1786 - 1955 mm)

4679

Giant (1956+ mm)

4671

Bigeye Tuna

4691

Albacore

4701

Yellowfin Tuna

4711

Skipjack Tuna

4661

Blue Marlin

2171

White Marlin

2161

Sailfish

3026

Swordfish

4328

Shortfin Mako Shark

3551

Longfin Mako Shark

3581

White Shark

4801

Tiger Shark

4911

Great Hammerhead Shark

4951

Blue Shark

4931

Common Thresher Shark

3531

Dusky Shark

4841

Sandbar Shark

4821

Sand Tiger Shark

3491

Little Tunny

4681

Atlantic Bonito

0330

Bluefish

0230

King Mackerel

1940

Dolphin

1050

Greater Amberjack
Wahoo

Number
Kept

Number Released
Alive

Dead

Number to
Sell

0030
4720

Other
Other

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INTERVIEWER, PLEASE RE-RECORD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE FIRST PAGE

2. INTERVIEW DATE (MO/ DAY)

3. CONTROL #

4. STATE CODE

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Species Code

Curved Fork Length (mm)

Straight Fork Length (mm)

Gender

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