Atlantic HMS Tournament Operator Survey 2012

Atlantic HMS Tournament
Operator Survey 2012
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is improving the Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
tournament registration and reporting process and wants your feedback! Please take a
moment to complete the survey below. Use the “Comments” boxes for any additional
explanation or suggestions regarding the answers you select. Completion of this survey is
optional and answers to these questions are anonymous. Any identifying information obtained
will not be recorded. Thank you for helping NMFS better serve you and other HMS tournament
operators.
Submit surveys by mail to the HMS Tournament Registry, 263 13th Avenue S., St. Petersburg, FL
33701; by e-mail to HMSTournamentRegistry@noaa.gov; by FAX to (727) 824-5398; or take the
survey online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RBVMGHH

1.
HMS Tournament Operators/Directors
How many years have you operated an HMS tournament?
How many HMS tournaments do you usually operate in one year?

1
O
O

2.
HMS Tournament Registration Reminders
Did you receive a reminder to register and a blank registration form in the
mail this year?
Do/would you find these reminders helpful?
Would you prefer to have future notifications/reminders emailed to you (vs.
mailed)?
Comments:

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2
O
O

3+
O
O

YES NO N/A
O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

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3.
HMS Tournament Email and Webpage
Do you know that you can email your tournament registration form to
HMSTournamentRegistry@noaa.gov?
Would you prefer to have your registration confirmation number emailed to
you (vs. mailed)?
Have you ever visited the HMS tournaments webpage?
If yes, did you find what you were looking for? (If no, please tell us what you
were looking for in the comments section below.)
If you could register your tournament(s) online, would you?
Comments:

YES NO N/A

4.
HMS Outreach Materials
Have you ever requested HMS regulation booklets and/or other outreach
materials to distribute to tournament participants?
If yes, were you satisfied with the materials that you received?
Comments:

YES NO N/A

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

5.
HMS Tournament Catch Reporting
YES NO N/A
Have you ever been selected to report your tournament catch summary to
O
O
O
NMFS?
If you could report your HMS tournament catch summary online, would you? O
O
O
Comments:

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6.
Additional Comments and Suggestions.
Please tell us how you would like to see the HMS tournament registration
and reporting process improve.

Thank you!

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