gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27523 eng UTF8 dataset SAS data sets (version 7) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday resourceProvider Steinback, Scott 508-495-4701 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 scott.steinback@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) For-hire cost/ earnings survey For-hire cost/ earnings survey publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 27523 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27523 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Steinback, Scott 508-495-4701 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 scott.steinback@noaa.gov originator https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd1303/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 13-03 which describes the data download tableDigital http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd1303/ Nearly 1.6 million passengers fished aboard for-hire recreational fishing vessels during 2011 in the Northeast United States (ME - NC). While the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regularly collects detailed catch, effort, and expenditure information from anglers fishing aboard for-hire vessels, no data are collected about the business structure and costs of the marine for-hire fishing industry operating in the Northeast. This study is intended to fill that gap. Survey results show that the overall financial condition of marine recreational for-hire fishing businesses in the Northeast is mixed. Assets exceed liabilities by over four times for the average charter and head boat, and over 90% of charter and head boat owners carry insurance coverage. This implies that a rather strong financial for-hire fishing fleet exists in the Northeast. The results also reveal that the average charter boat produced only a little over $5.1 thousand in net income in 2010 and that over half of the charter boats in the Northeast actually incurred higher expenses than revenues in 2010. In contrast, the average head boat generated over $95.1 thousand in net income in 2010 although median net income per head boat was lower at $50.1 thousand. In addition to providing a detailed overview of the operating structure of the "average" Northeast for-hire head boat and charter boat, we constructed an input-output model to estimate the economic activity that for-hire businesses contribute to the Northeast's economy as measured by total employment, labor income, and sales. Model results show that in 2010 the for-hire industry earned $140.3 million in revenue, generated $50.4 million in income to owners, hired captains, crew/mates, and office staff, and employed over 6,200 individuals. The multiplier effects of this activity were substantial. An additional $193.7 million in sales, $66.5 million in income, and 1,290 jobs in other businesses in the Northeast were supported by the for-hire industry through indirect and induced transactions. Service businesses (real estate, food services, marinas, repair shops, etc.), wholesale and retail trade businesses (sporting goods stores, bait shops, gas stations, etc.), and manufacturing businesses (fishing gear manufactures, fuel refineries, commercial fishermen [bait], etc.) were the enterprises most reliant on the for-hire fleet. Over 700 service sector jobs, 360 wholesale and retail trade jobs, and 63 manufacturing jobs were dependent upon the for-hire fleet in the Northeast in 2010. In total, an estimated 7,530 jobs, in the overall Northeast regional economy, were supported by the active for-hire fleet in 2010. Voluntary mail, telephone, and in-person surveys were designed to collect information on annual costs, returns, business structure, effort, demographics, and attitudinal data from for-hire vessel owners in the Northeast from January 2011 through July 2011. Surveys were completed by 295 vessel owners who provided data on 332 distinct for-hire vessels in the Northeast. completed Steinback, Scott 508-495-4701 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 scott.steinback@noaa.gov pointOfContact Steinback, Scott 508-495-4701 15 Carlson Lane Falmouth MA 02540 scott.steinback@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Northeast for-hire cost and earnings Recreational for-hire fishing angler expenditures charter earnings economic contribution of for-hire fishing economics for-hire cost input-ouput models recreational fishing recreational uses theme 2006 2011 2012 temporal Northeast place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian surveys project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: For-hire cost/ earnings survey [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27523. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 27523 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/27523.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Unix SAS data sets (version 7), 3 data sets totaling 1,018 KB Northeast United States (ME - NC) Data collection began in January, 2011 and ended in July, 2011 2011-01-01 2011-07-01 Steinback S, Brinson A. 2013. The Economics of the Recreational For-hire Fishing Industry in the Northeast United States. US Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 13-03; 49 p false eng false Data File OWNER 2016-12-28 publication TRIP 2016-12-28 publication VESSEL 2016-12-28 publication dataset Accuracy Three methods were used to collect data from for-hire owners: personal interviews, mail surveys, and telephone surveys. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests were conducted to evaluate differences in means for statistical significance across the three data collection vehicles. Comparability Tests were conducted using the GLM procedure in SAS, which can be used to perform analysis of variance tests on unbalanced data sets. There were unequal numbers of observations in each survey treatment group because the number of telephone-completed surveys was considerably lower than those completed through personal interviews or by mail. ANOVA tests were only performed on financial data collected from for-hire owners. survey responses were key-punched and audited by a contract firm with recreational fisheries data collection expertise. Later, they were tested in SAS for internal consistency. Outliers and inconsistent observations were eliminated. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets | Use Constraints: None, but contact owner for special instructions on using the data sets