NEFSC: Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fisheries Economic Data Collection

January 17, 2023

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John Smith
980 Beaver Creek Drive
Martinsville, VA 24112

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Dear John Smith,
Last week, we sent you a letter asking for your help in improving commercial fishing cost data in our
region by responding to the Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey for 2022.
If you have already taken the survey online or through an interview with a Northeast
Fisheries Science Center Staff member, we offer our sincere thanks.
If you have not yet responded to the survey, please consider completing the survey
online. You can access and respond to the survey by typing the unique web link into
your web browser: www.fishingcostsurvey.com and entering access code: 12345678A
or by using the unique QR code provided in this letter.
The survey will take approximately 45 minutes to complete and your
individual responses and participation will be kept confidential.
If you prefer to take the survey through a phone or virtual interview with a
Science Center staff member or if you have any questions regarding this
letter, the survey, or the survey questions, please call 508-495-2015 so we
may assist you.
For additional information on the data collected in this survey or to view
data summaries from previous years, please visit our cost data visualization
tool at: https://apps-nefsc.fisheries.noaa.gov/socialsci/cost-data.

To access the cost survey using
the QR code:
1. Open the camera function of
your smart phone device.
2. Point the camera at the QR
code until the camera focuses on
the code (do not take a picture).
3. By hovering over the QR code
in your camera app, a link will
appear in your smart phone’s web
browser. Follow the link to the
mobile version of the cost survey.

Your participation is critical for incorporating accurate cost information into our economic analyses that
inform management decisions.
Thank you,
Samantha Werner

Gregory Ardini

Elizabeth Conley

Economist, Social Sciences Branch
NEFSC | NOAA Fisheries
Office: (508) 495-4733
Samantha.Werner@noaa.gov

Economist, Social Sciences Branch
NEFSC | NOAA Fisheries
Office: (508) 495-4710
Gregory.Ardini@noaa.gov

Research Technician, Contractor with
Ocean Associates, Inc. in support of
Social Sciences Branch | NEFSC
Office: (508) 645-6753
Elizabeth.Conley@noaa.gov

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

166 Water Street Woods Hole

MA 02543-1026