NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-214
 

Saltwater Sportfishing in Alaska: 

A Summary and Description of the 

Alaska Saltwater Sportfishing 

Economic Survey, 2007 

by 

D. K. Lew, J. Lee, and D. M. Larson 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 

National Marine Fisheries Service
 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center
 

December 2010 
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Alaska: A summary and description of the Alaska saltwater sportfishing

economic survey, 2007. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo.

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NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-214
 

Saltwater Sportfishing in Alaska:
 

A Summary and Description of the
 

Alaska Saltwater Sportfishing
 

Economic Survey, 2007
 

by

D. K. Lew1,3, J. Lee2, and D. M. Larson3 

1

 Alaska Fisheries Science Center
 

Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division
 

7600 Sand Point Way NE
 

Seattle, WA 98115
 

www.afsc.noaa.gov

2

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center
 

Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division
 

7600 Sand Point Way NE
 

Seattle, WA 98115
 

3Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
 

University of California, Davis
 

One Shields Avenue
 

Davis, CA 95616
 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Gary F. Locke, Secretary 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary and Administrator 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

Eric C. Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries 

December 2010 
This document is available to the public through: 

National Technical Information Service 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

5285 Port Royal Road 

Springfield, VA 22161 

www.ntis.gov 
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ABSTRACT 

In early 2007, a survey of Alaska saltwater anglers was implemented to collect 

information on saltwater fishing participation, effort, and preferences of resident and nonresident anglers, focusing on their activities in the 2006 fishing season. The survey was 

administered to three distinct groups of anglers for which separate survey instruments were 

developed: non-residents, residents of Southeast Alaska, and all other Alaska residents. This 

report describes the development, content, and structure of the three survey versions, their 

implementation, and a summary of the data. The summary highlights several differences 

between the different angler groups and their saltwater fishing behavior, in particular with 

respect to where they fish, what species are harvested (caught and retained), trip expenditures, 

and modes of fishing. 

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CONTENTS 

Page 

Abstract........................................................................................................iii 

Introduction....................................................................................................1 

Survey Development and Organization.....................................................................2 

Section A...................................................................................................2 

Section B...................................................................................................3 

Non-resident Version.................................................................................3 

SER and RAR Version................................................................................4 

Section C....................................................................................................4 

Non-resident Version.................................................................................4 

SER and RAR Version................................................................................4 

Section D....................................................................................................5 

Section E....................................................................................................5 

Survey Implementation.......................................................................................6 

Sampling Frame............................................................................................6 

Survey Protocols...........................................................................................6 

Survey Implementation Results..........................................................................7 

Summary of Survey Responses..............................................................................9 

Section A..................................................................................................10 

Section B..................................................................................................12 

2006 Trips to Alaska for Saltwater Fishing (NR Respondents)...............................12 

2006 Saltwater Fishing Days and Trips by Location and Fishing Mode.....................12 

2006 Saltwater Fishing Harvest by Location and Species......................................15 

2006 Saltwater Fishing and Harvest Activity by Species.......................................16 

Transportation Methods and Private Boat Access...............................................17 

Section C....................................................................................................18 

General Trip Information...........................................................................18 

Fish Caught and Harvested by Species on Most Recent Saltwater Fishing Trip.............20 

Days Fished by Location and Fishing Mode......................................................21 
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Trip Expenditures....................................................................................23 

Section D....................................................................................................25 

Fishing Location......................................................................................26 

Number of Days Fishing.............................................................................26 

Type of Fish Targeted................................................................................26 

Type of Fishing (Charter Boat, Private Boat, or Shore Fishing)...............................26 

Daily Bag or Take Limit.............................................................................27 

Number of Fish You Expect to Catch..............................................................27 

Size of Fish You Expect to Catch..................................................................27 

Fishing Trip Costs....................................................................................27 

Section E.....................................................................................................28 

Discussion.....................................................................................................32 

Acknowledgments............................................................................................35 

Citations........................................................................................................37 

Appendix A: Survey Versions.............................................................................97 

Appendix B: Supplemental Tables......................................................................147
INTRODUCTION 

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is the agency responsible for collecting 

and analyzing scientific data on the Nation’s living marine resources, including Pacific halibut 

(Hippoglossus stenolepis). Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (see Section 303), Executive Order 12962 (Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics, Section 

1(h)), and Executive Order 12866 (Section 1(b)(6)), NMFS is required to provide economic 

analyses of Federal management actions and policies to improve the Nation’s fisheries. The data 

collection described herein was undertaken to provide data and information on Alaska 

sportfishing that can be used in analyses that meet these statutory and administrative 

requirements. 

In early 2007, a survey of Alaska saltwater anglers was implemented to collect 

information on saltwater fishing participation, effort, and preferences of resident and nonresident anglers, focusing on their 2006 activities. The surveys were customized for three 

distinct groups of anglers: non-residents (NR), residents of Southeast Alaska (SER), and all 

other Alaska residents (RAR). Southeast Alaska resident anglers were oversampled to ensure 

sufficient data were available to analyze their behavior and preferences separately, given their 

geographic isolation and distinctiveness of fishing opportunities in this part of the state relative 

to other areas of the state. This report describes the three survey versions and their 

implementation, as well as provides a summary of the data. 

A similar survey had previously been implemented in 2003 by the Alaska Fisheries 

Science Center (AFSC). It collected some information on angler behavior during 2002, 

primarily information on respondent’s most recent saltwater fishing trip in Alaska, but its main 

focus was on gathering information on angler preferences for saltwater fishing using stated 

preference choice experiment (SPCE) questions (Alpizar et al. 2003). 

In contrast, the Alaska Saltwater Sportfishing Economic Survey described in this report 

collected detailed information from anglers on which locations they fished at during the season, 

by what mode they fished, and how much fish they caught and harvested (i.e., caught and kept) 

on their trips to each location, as well as information on their preferences for saltwater fishing 

through SPCE questions. Note that the SPCE questions, although described in this report, are 

not summarized or analyzed in this report, as this will be presented in a separate paper. 

The remainder of the report is as follows: the next section describes the general structure 

of the survey, the differences in the three versions of the survey, and the development and 

qualitative pretesting activities associated with its development. The following section covers 

the protocols used to implement the survey and results of the implementation. Next, a summary 

of the results for each of the three survey versions is provided. Finally, the report concludes with 

a summary of findings and a discussion of challenges and next steps. 
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SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION 

Significant effort was put into developing the survey instrument. Experts on economic 

survey design and stated preference techniques were enlisted to assist in the design and testing of 

the survey. The survey instrument also benefited from input on earlier versions from several 

focus groups and cognitive interviews with Alaska anglers, and peer review by experts in survey 

design, recreational fishing issues, and non-market valuation. In the focus groups and 

interviews, the information presented was tested to ensure key concepts and terms were 

understood, figures and graphics (color and black-and-white) were tested for proper 

comprehension and appearance, and key economic and design issues were evaluated. Focus 

groups occurred in Seattle and Anchorage. In addition, cognitive interviews were used to ensure 

the survey instrument used words and fishing terms people could understand, and was a 

comfortable length and easy to complete. Cognitive interviews were conducted in Portland, 

Phoenix, Juneau, and Fairbanks.1

The survey development and testing resulted in three distinct survey instruments, each 

aimed at a different subpopulation of anglers who fish in Alaska (see Appendix A). The nonresident (NR) mail survey was prepared to collect information from sport anglers who do not live 

in Alaska (but do live in the United States), the Southeast Alaska resident (SER) version is 

intended for anglers who are residents of Southeast Alaska, and the rest of Alaska residents 

(RAR) version is for Alaska resident anglers who live outside Southeast Alaska. A separate 

survey instrument was needed for non-residents due to key differences in recreational travel 

behavior and constraints faced by non-resident anglers compared to resident anglers, as well as 

possible differences in preferences for saltwater fishing. These factors required us to ask several 

questions in the NR version that are different from the Alaska resident versions. The SER and 

RAR versions are the same except for slight differences in one section, which is described later. 

However, all survey versions are similar in structure and most questions are identical. Each 

survey version contains five sections (Sections A, B, C, D, and E) that are explicated below. The 

following discussion will focus on the features common to all surveys and point out the 

differences where appropriate. 

Section A 

There are five sections in each survey version. In the NR and Alaska resident versions, 

questions in the first section, Section A, pertain to general participation information about the 

respondent’s sportfishing activities in Alaska. They provide instructions and definitions for 

freshwater and saltwater fishing to be used in the survey. The SER and RAR versions include 

instructions to exclude subsistence fishing activities, which only apply to Alaska residents, in the 

survey. Questions in this section are used to determine basic experience and participation in 

fishing activities in Alaska. Question A1 asks whether the individual has fished in Alaska before 

2006, which can be used to determine whether respondents have previous experience fishing in 

Alaska. Basic information about overall fishing effort, both in freshwater and saltwater, for the 

previous season is collected in A2. In addition, a question is asked to determine in what areas of 

Alaska the individual fished (A3). This question is principally used to familiarize individuals 

with the regions in Alaska that will be used throughout the survey (see the maps contained in 

 

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 The locations for the focus group and cognitive interview sessions were based in large part on the availability of 

sufficient numbers of anglers who fished in Alaska to be recruited from those cities to participate. 
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Figs. 1 and 2, which are included in each survey). The three defined regions are Southeast (SE) 

Alaska, Southcentral (SC) Alaska, and other areas of Alaska. The final question in the section 

(A4) is used to identify individuals who have fished in saltwater in Alaska during the previous 

season (2006). Individuals who have not fished for saltwater species in Alaska are directed to 

skip to the fourth section, Section D. The remaining respondents fill out the second and third 

sections (Sections B and C), which request information about their saltwater fishing activities in 

the recent past. 

Section B 

Only individuals who have saltwater fished during the 2006 season for halibut and other 

saltwater species are expected to complete Sections B and C. In both survey versions, Section B 

collects detailed information about the respondent’s saltwater fishing activities during the 2006 

fishing season. Responses from this section form the basic data needed to estimate the seasonal 

demand models for fishing trips to sites in Alaska and assess changes to demand resulting from 

potential regulatory changes (Lew and Larson in press). 

Non-resident Version 

Non-residents must travel to Alaska before they can fish in Alaska. As a result, this 

version asks respondents for details of the total amount of fishing they undertook while in Alaska 

during 2006, plus information about the trips taken to Alaska. 

• B1 and B2 collect information about the number of trips to Alaska the respondent took in 

2006 that included saltwater fishing, and whether these Alaska trips were taken primarily to 

saltwater fish. 

• B3 collects information about the fishing locations where the respondent saltwater fished in 

2006 by fishing mode (charter boat, private boat, or shore fishing). 

• B4 provides information on the respondent’s harvest (caught and kept) levels for each of six 

species (and species groups) and by site fished for the fishing season. The species (and 

species groups) were the following: Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis), Chinook 

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho salmon (O. kisutch), other salmon, lingcod 

(Ophiodon elongatus), and rockfish (Sebastes spp.). From here on we will use the terms 

“king salmon” and “silver salmon” in the survey to refer to Chinook and coho salmon, 

respectively, as these were more commonly referred to by anglers in our qualitative testing of 

the survey materials. For consistency, we maintain reference to these common names 

throughout this report. 

• B5 requests information about whether the respondent keeps all the fish caught, or only some 

of the total catch, and whether this behavior varies by species. 

• B6 and B7 collect information about transportation used by the respondent in getting to 

Alaska (B6) and traveling within each of the three defined regions of Alaska (B7). 

• B8 asks whether the respondent had access to a private saltwater fishing boat during 2006, 

one that the respondent owned or had access to through friends or family. 
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SER and RAR Versions 

In the SER and RAR versions, respondents are asked similar questions to those asked of 

non-residents. 

• B1 collects information about the number of within-Alaska fishing trips taken to each of 

several different fishing sites and the number of days spent fishing by mode. 

• B2 asks for the total number of fish that were harvested at each site during the 2006 season, 

and B3 collects information about the frequency with which respondents release fish they 

caught. 

• B4 collects information about the type of transportation the respondent used on fishing trips 

in each Alaska region. 

• B5 asks respondents whether they have access to a boat they can use to saltwater fish in 

Alaska. 

Section C 

Section C elicits information about the respondent’s most recent Alaska saltwater fishing 

trip, including the expenditures the respondent made related to the trip. This trip-specific 

approach is necessary to gather detailed trip information that respondents generally cannot 

reliably recall for an entire season, especially avid anglers who fish frequently. Asking for 

detailed expenditure information for the whole season, for instance, is cognitively too difficult 

for anglers who frequently fish. 

Non-resident Version 

In the NR version, respondents are asked to describe the most recent trip to Alaska that 

included saltwater fishing. Information collected includes whether the Alaska trip was primarily 

to saltwater sportfish (C1), the date the trip began (C2), its duration (C3), the forms of 

transportation used to get to Alaska (C4) and within Alaska (C6), the number of individuals 

traveling on the trip (C5), the number and type of fish caught and the number kept (C7), and the 

locations and number of days where saltwater fishing occurred by fishing mode (C8). Detailed 

information about the expenses paid on the Alaska trip (C9) and the number of people for whom 

these expenses apply (C10) are enumerated as well. 

SER and RAR Versions 

The Alaska resident survey versions ask respondents to describe their most recent 

saltwater fishing trip in Alaska. The same general type of information collected in Section C of 

the NR version is also collected in this version, except that it is for the most recent saltwater 

fishing trip, not the latest trip to Alaska. This includes questions to elicit information about 

where fishing occurred, how many days of fishing occurred, and what fishing modes were 

employed (C1); when the trip occurred and its length (C2 and C3), how many people went on the 

trip (C4), what types of transportation were used (C5), the total fish caught and the number kept 

by species (C6), and whether the trip was principally to saltwater sportfish (C7). C8 and C9 

collect information on trip expenses and the number of people on whom the expenses accrued, 

respectively. 
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Section D 

Section D includes questions to elicit stated preference response information needed to 

understand respondents’ preferences for saltwater fishing trips in Alaska. The section begins 

with a set of questions to get the respondent thinking about the types of Alaska fishing trips they 

prefer and the factors affecting these trips. These questions introduce the respondent to factors 

that are used to describe different types of fishing trips in subsequent stated preference questions. 

Differences in this section between the Alaska resident versions and NR version are minor, with 

the major difference being an additional question in the Alaska resident versions that asks about 

the respondent’s preference for private versus charter boat saltwater fishing (D2 in SER and 

RAR versions). 

Following these introductory questions are directions for the stated preference choice 

experiment questions (D3, D4, D5, and D6 in the NR version; D4, D5, D6, and D7 in the SER 

and RAR versions) and a budget reminder.2

 The SPCE questions follow, with slight differences 

in the wording of the questions between survey versions. After the final SPCE question, 

respondents are asked to indicate the number of times each fishing trip described in the final 

SPCE question would be taken if no other choices were available. The final question in the 

section identifies how confident respondents are about their answers to the stated preference 

questions. Responses to the SPCE questions are used to identify respondent preferences for 

characteristics of fishing trips that affect saltwater fishing trip experiences, and are summarized 

and analyzed in other work (e.g., Lew and Seung [2010]). 

Section E 

The final section is identical across versions and consists of questions about the 

respondent and the respondent’s household. Socioeconomic and demographic information 

collected includes gender (E1), age (E2), household size (E4), number of workers in the 

household (E5), education (E6), ethnicity (E7), race (E8), employment status (E10), hours 

worked per week (E11), wage (E12), and income (E9). Respondents are also asked to indicate 

the number of years they have been fishing (E3). Additionally, respondents are asked to provide 

more detailed information about their work time constraints, specifically whether they would 

prefer to work fewer, the same, or more hours than they currently are (E13). This information is 

needed to better understand their time constraints and opportunities for participating in 

sportfishing and other leisure activities. 

 

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 In stated preference questions, a budget reminder is used to remind respondents of the fact that they are being 

asked to spend their own money, which is finite and has opportunity costs to using on the good being valued (e.g., 

fishing trips). 
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SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION 

This section describes the sampling frame, survey protocols, and results of implementing 

the survey with respect to the survey returns, undeliverables, and response rates. 

Sampling Frame 

As noted earlier, the populations of interest were all resident anglers who live in 

Southeast Alaska, resident anglers in other parts of Alaska, and non-resident anglers who live 

outside of Alaska but still within the United States. The sampling frame for each of these 

populations was developed from a sportfish license database maintained by the Alaska 

Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The license database contains the names and mailing 

addresses of all persons who have purchased a license to fish in Alaska. The license database 

was augmented for the purposes of this survey by inclusion of those residents with Permanent 

Identification Cards (PIC), which exempt Alaska residents above the age of 60 from needing to 

buy a fish license. These PICs are issued for free to those that apply and meet the eligibility 

requirements (see http://www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license/faqlic.html). The combined list of 

names and addresses of PIC holders and 2006 fish license holders was then cleaned. The 

cleaning process involved removing incomplete and duplicate records, performing address 

corrections (e.g., removal of invalid characters), and removal of names of individuals who 

participated in a concurrent survey effort conducted by NMFS (Gentner and Steinback 2008). 

Following cleaning, the cleaned list was divided into three distinct lists corresponding to the 

populations of interest (based on addresses), and random samples were drawn from each list. 

Names and addresses in these random samples were then validated using Experian, which offers 

address confirmation services.3 Randomly-selected replacements were drawn to replace those 

names and addresses that could not be validated through the address verification. A total of 

4,000 respondents comprised the final samples of names and addresses to which mailings were 

to be sent: 1,900 non-residents, 900 Southeast Alaska residents, and 1,200 other Alaska 

residents. 

Survey Protocols 

Prior to implementing the full survey, a formal pretest implementation was conducted in 

late 2006 by ORC Macro (now ICF Macro), a survey research firm hired to implement the 

survey. Implementation of the survey in both the formal pretest and full implementations 

followed a modified version of the Dillman Tailored Design Method (Dillman 2007), which 

consists of multiple contacts. The specific set of contacts employed was the following: 

1. An advance letter notifying respondents a few days prior to the questionnaire arriving. 

2. An initial mailing sent a few days after the advance letter. Each mailing contained a 

personalized cover letter, questionnaire, and a pre-addressed stamped return envelope. The 

initial mailing also included a small incentive of $1. An honorarium of $1 was provided to 

respondents for participating in the mail survey (both in the formal pretest and full survey 

 

3

 Experian uses a proprietary database that draws on credit header information, electronic directory assistance, mail 

subscriber listings, and other sources. A total of 275 name and address records were updated, and 1,356 telephone 

numbers were matched.
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implementation). Inclusion of an incentive acts as a sign of goodwill on the part of the study 

sponsors and encourages reciprocity of that goodwill by the respondent. 

3. A postcard follow-up reminder mailed 5-7 days following the initial mailing. 

4. A second full mailing mailed about 2 weeks after the initial mailing. 

5. A follow-up telephone interview to encourage response. These interviews were conducted 

using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). Individuals needing an additional 

copy of the survey were sent one with another cover letter and return envelope. This contact 

was done only in the full implementation. 

6. A final mailing to individuals identified in the follow-up phone interview as needing a new 

survey in order to be able to complete and return it. This contact was only done in the full 

implementation. 

Table 1 provides the dates each of the above contacts occurred for the formal pretest and 

full implementations. The formal pretest implementation occurred between May and July 2006, 

and was principally intended to ensure the initial survey protocols were functioning as expected. 

The telephone interview and final mailing stages were not undertaken for the formal pretest. 

The full survey implementation began in January 2007 and concluded in June 2007. 

Survey Implementation Results 

As noted above, a total of 4,000 surveys were mailed in January 2007 to non-resident 

anglers, Southeast Alaska resident anglers, and other Alaska resident anglers. However, a small 

percentage, between 5 and 11%, of these mailed surveys were determined to be undeliverable as 

a result of the respondent being deceased or being no longer at the address with no forwarding 

address; 5.2% (99) of the NR sample, 10.2% (92) of the SER sample, and 10.7% (129) of the 

RAR sample were undeliverable (Table 2). 

Table 3 presents the number of completed surveys returned by week for the 20 weeks 

following the initial mailing. The majority of returns were received in the first 4 weeks prior to 

the second full mailing, though the number of returns remained above 50 per week through the 

8th week, which corresponded to a couple weeks after the second full mailing had been sent. 

After the 8th week, the rate of returns per week declined and remained low (20 or less) for the 

remainder of the time period during which returns were accepted. 

About one month after the second full mailing in the full implementation, individuals 

who had not returned a completed survey were contacted over the telephone. The availability of 

valid phone numbers reduced the total individuals eligible for the phone interview to 541.4

 Of 

these 541, about one-third (182) were called the maximum number of times budgeted (6 times) 

but could not be reached. Only 118 (21.9%) were successfully contacted and interviewed, 

though almost all (115) of those individuals agreed to complete and return the survey. These 

individuals were subsequently mailed a final mailing in late April. Despite this outcome, the 

majority of the people agreeing to fill out and return the survey subsequently did not do so (only 

36 of these individuals returned completed surveys). The remaining unsuccessful phone 

interview cases were primarily due to non-working numbers (10.7%) and refusals (17.2%). 

For the full implementation, a total of 1,115 completed surveys were returned by NR 

respondents, 435 by SER respondents, and 559 by RAR respondents (see Table 2). Excluding 

the undeliverables, the response rates5

 for the NR, SER, and RAR samples were 61.9%, 53.8%, 

 

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 Telephone matching for Alaska resident anglers had a much lower success rate than other those outside Alaska. 5

 Number of completes divided by the total deliverable surveys. 
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and 52.2%, respectively. The overall survey response rate, net of undeliverables and across all 

survey versions, was 57.3%. 
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SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESPONSES 

This section summarizes data collected from the 2007 Alaska Saltwater Sportfishing 

Economic Survey. Data summaries are presented in five subsections corresponding to sections of 

the surveys. Section A of this section presents responses to general questions about recreational 

fishing activities in Alaska in and prior to 2006. Sections B and C summarize responses from a 

subset of survey respondents who fished in saltwater during 2006 about their Alaska saltwater 

sportfishing activities during the 2006 season, including responses to detailed questions about 

their most recent saltwater fishing trip. Section D summarizes responses to a set of fishing trip 

preference questions, which were asked of all respondents. Section E reports responses to 

demographic questions asked of all respondents. 

Response distributions (percentages of respondents providing each response) and 

summary statistics (the mean, median, minimum, maximum, and standard deviation of some set 

of numerical responses) are provided in this section and/or in Appendix B, which presents more 

detailed summary tables for a subset of the survey questions, for various sets of respondents. 

• Survey respondents refers to the 1,115 NR respondents, 435 SER respondents, and 559 

RAR respondents that returned filled out or partially filled out surveys. With the 

exception of questions from Sections B and C, response distributions over survey 

respondents are provided for all questions to show, at minimum, rates of item response 

and non-response (see below for a discussion of item response). 

• Eligible respondents, which applies to questions in Sections B and C and to selected 

questions in Section E, are survey respondents that were instructed to complete a question 

based on their response(s) to one or more prior questions. For all questions in Sections B 

and C, eligible respondents refer to the 784 NR respondents, 301 SER respondents, and 

279 RAR respondents that provided an affirmative response to question A4 (In 2006, did 

you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in Alaska?). 

Response distributions over eligible respondents are provided for most questions in 

Section B and C6

 and to relevant questions in Section E to show, at minimum, rates of 

item response and non-response. 

• Item respondents refers to the subset of survey respondents or, when applicable, eligible 

respondents that provided a valid item response, however defined for the question of 

interest. For all questions that ask for a categorical or otherwise non-numerical response, 

the response distribution over item respondents is provided to show the proportion 

selecting each category. Response distributions over item respondents are also provided 

for some questions that ask for numeric data. Responses in these questions have been 

converted to categorical data representing numeric ranges or other categories. With the 

exception of selected questions in Sections B and C, summary statistics calculated over 

item respondents are provided for all questions that ask for numerical responses. 

• Positive responses are the subset of survey respondents or eligible respondents that 

provided a positive value in response to a numeric question. For selected questions in 

Sections B and C, we provide summary statistics calculated only over those respondents 

providing a positive response, thereby indicating that they engaged in the activity of 

interest (e.g., fishing at a specific location by a specific mode, harvesting fish of a 

 

6

 Exceptions include questions related to trip expenditures, where summary statistics by expenditure only are 

reported, but not response distributions for each item; and questions on transportation mode by region or species by 

fishing mode and region. 
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particular species in a specific fishing location or Alaska region, or incurring a specific 

type of expense). 

In summaries of aggregated data (see below for discussion of aggregate data summaries), 

summary statistics are calculated over other subsets of respondents that engaged in a particular 

activity of interest—for example, fishing or harvesting fish in a region, using a particular mode 

of fishing in a region, or incurring expenses in a particular expenditure category. In these cases, 

the subset of respondents over which the statistics are calculated is noted in the text and/or in the 

relevant data figure or table. 

Item response in most cases is defined as providing a valid numerical response where a 

numerical response is called for or selecting a category where a categorical response is called for. 

Where respondents were instructed to select only one categorical response, responses with 

multiple selections were not included in the count of question responses. Criteria for item 

response in multi-part questions, or questions that solicited separate numerical responses for two 

or more categories (e.g., the number of individuals in a household, stratified by age group), 

varies from question to question. Also, data summaries for statistics to these questions may 

include imputation of some unknown (i.e., non-numerical, non-blank) or blank responses. Item 

response criteria and imputation methods for multi-part questions are described, where 

applicable, in the section summaries. 

Selected questions in Sections B and C are summarized in aggregate to yield statistics on 

broader classes of activity—for example, fishing activity by region, as derived from data on 

fishing activity by location, or expenses by category, as derived from data on expenses by 

question. 

Imputation of blank responses and unknown responses in these aggregate summaries is 

described in the text. 

Section A 

Section A of the survey collected data from all respondents about Alaska sportfishing 

activities in and prior to 2006. Four questions were asked to assess respondents’ Alaskan 

recreational fishing history; the number of saltwater and freshwater fishing days respondents 

fished in Alaska in 2006; areas of Alaska fished in 2006; and whether respondents took any 2006 

saltwater fishing trips in Alaska for any of four types of target fish—halibut, salmon, lingcod, 

and rockfish.

Similar majorities (85% to 86%) of item respondents in the two groups of Alaska 

residents reported having fished recreationally in Alaska prior to 2006, while just under half 

(47%) of the NR item respondents reported having done so (Table 4). 

Respondents were asked to report the total number of days they spent freshwater fishing 

and saltwater sportfishing in Alaska in 2006. Item response was defined as a numerical response 

of zero or more for at least one of the recreational fishing types, and where respondents provided 

a numerical response for one fishing type only, the blank response for the other fishing type was 

reinterpreted to indicate zero fishing days rather than a non-response. No respondents provided 

unknown (non-blank, non-numerical) responses for any fishing type. Tallies of blank, “0”, and 

positive responses for each fishing type category are provided in Table 5. There was notable 

variation across the sample groups with respect to the types of recreational fishing respondents 

participated in. The RAR respondents were the most likely among the three survey groups to 

have participated in both freshwater and saltwater sportfishing in 2006, with nearly 41% of item 
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respondents reporting positive numbers of days for both types of activities (Table 5). NR 

respondents were the most likely among the three groups to have engaged in only one type of 

fishing activity (70% of item respondents), with saltwater fishing the most popular type among 

this sample group (45% participating in saltwater fishing only compared to 25% participating in 

freshwater fishing only). Saltwater fishing was also the most popular type of fishing activity 

among SER respondents: 79% of item respondents reported participating in any saltwater fishing 

in 2006, while only 39% indicated participating in freshwater fishing activities. In contrast, RAR 

respondents were more likely to have participated in freshwater fishing (70% of item 

respondents) than in saltwater fishing (57% of item respondents). 

Table 6 presents summary statistics on differences across the three samples in terms of 

the amount of participation, as measured by days fishing, in freshwater and saltwater fishing. 

Whereas among NR respondents, mean and median days spent freshwater fishing were relatively 

similar to mean and median days spent saltwater fishing, SER respondents on average spent 

more days saltwater fishing than freshwater fishing, and RAR respondents on average spent 

more days freshwater fishing than saltwater fishing. There was also considerably more variation 

among Alaska resident respondents than among NR respondents with respect to the number of 

days spent sportfishing, as indicated by standard deviation values. 

Respondents were asked to indicate the area(s) of Alaska (Southeast, Southcentral, and 

other areas, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2) in which they sportfished during 2006. Responses to this 

question are summarized in Table 7. For survey respondents that earlier explicitly indicated zero 

sportfishing days in 2006, blank responses (that is, no selections) for this question were counted 

within the “Did not fish in 2006” category rather than in the “Blank” category, although neither 

of these categories’ respondents were included in the tally of item respondents. Note that the 

figures for “Did not fish in 2006” are slightly lower than the “Zero fishing days” counts 

presented in Table 5, as some survey respondents that explicitly indicated zero sportfishing days 

in 2006 provided a response to the area(s) of fishing question (and possibly indicative of where 

their freshwater fishing activities occurred).

In general, while item respondents in all surveys were most likely to have limited their 

2006 Alaska sportfishing activities to one area of the state, there was considerable variation 

among the surveys with respect to the areas fished. SER respondents fished almost exclusively in 

Southeast Alaska, with 97% of item respondents fishing in this area only. A slight majority 

(52%) of NR item respondents fished in Southcentral Alaska only, while this preference was 

more pronounced in the RAR group, where 80% of item respondents indicated fishing only in 

this area. RAR respondents were also the most likely among the three respondent groups to have 

fished in more than one area of the state, as well as to have fished outside Southeast and 

Southcentral Alaska. 

The last question of this section, responses to which are summarized in Table 8, asked 

whether respondents had taken any Alaska saltwater fishing trips in 2006 for halibut, salmon, 

lingcod, or rockfish. In the SER group, 301 respondents, or 77% of item respondents, provided a 

positive response. Similarly, 784 NR respondents, representing 73% of item respondents, 

answered positively. In contrast, 279 RAR respondents, or 55% of item respondents, provided an 

affirmative response. 
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Section B 

Section B of the sportfishing survey asked questions about respondents’ 2006 saltwater 

sportfishing activities in Alaska. Respondents that provided an affirmative answer to A4, the 

final question of Section A (During 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, 

salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in Alaska?), were instructed to complete this section and Section C, 

while those that provided a negative response were instructed to skip to Sections D and E. Note 

that the data summaries for Section B item respondents exclude non-eligible survey 

respondents—that is, those that answered negatively to question A4 or left this question blank—

regardless of whether they provided responses to any Section B questions. Section B eligible 

respondents from the NR, SER, and RAR response groups number 784, 301, and 279, 

respectively. 

2006 Trips to Alaska for Saltwater Fishing (NR Respondents) 

In the NR survey version, respondents were asked in question B1 for the number of trips 

they took to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing, and in question B2, for the number of 

those Alaska trips that were taken primarily to saltwater fish. Of 784 eligible respondents, 775 

provided a valid item response to the first question, and of these item respondents, 95% reported 

taking only one trip to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing, 1% reported zero trips, and 

4% reported two or more trips. Of the 766 eligible respondents providing a valid response to 

question B2, slightly more than half (58%) took only one 2006 trip to Alaska primarily for 

saltwater fishing, and 39% did not make any 2006 trips where saltwater fishing was the primary 

purpose (Table 9). Figures 3 and 4 show the distribution of responses for questions B1 and B2, 

respectively. Summary statistics for questions B1 and B2 indicate NR respondents on average 

took 1.035 trips to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing and 0.681 trips for which the 

primary purpose was Alaska saltwater fishing. Comparing the B1 and B2 responses of the 766 

B2 item respondents shows that for over half of these respondents (58%), all of the trips they 

reported in question B1 were made primarily for saltwater fishing. Thirty-seven percent of B2 

item respondents made none of their B1 trips primarily for saltwater fishing. Also note that about 

2% of these respondents reported more trips in question B2 than in B1. Figure 5 shows the 

distribution of B2 responses as compared to the corresponding B1 responses. 

2006 Saltwater Fishing Days and Trips by Location and Fishing Mode 

Question B3 of the NR survey and question B1 of the SER and RAR surveys asked 

respondents to report the number of days they spent saltwater fishing in 2006 using a charter 

service, on a private boat, and from shore at various locations in Alaska. Named fishing locations 

in Southeast Alaska were Glacier Bay, Haines-Skagway, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Petersburg, 

Prince of Wales, Sitka, Wrangell, and Yakutat. Named locations in Southcentral Alaska were 

Anchor Point, Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay, Clam Gulch, Cordova, Ninilchik/Deep Creek, 

Homer, Kenai, Kodiak Island, Seldovia, Seward, Valdez, and Whittier. Respondents were also 

given the option of reporting fishing in other Southeast and Southcentral locations, as well as 

fishing in areas outside Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. Question B1 of the SER and RAR 

surveys additionally asked respondents to report, for each location, the number of total fishing 

trips of any type they had taken in 2006. Table 10 lists the number and proportion of eligible 
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respondents in each sample that reported a positive number of fishing days spent at any location 

and using any mode of fishing. 

Table 11 lists, for each fishing site, the total number of trips made by eligible SER and 

RAR respondents, as well as the mean number of trips made by anglers that visited the site of 

interest. As expected, SER respondents fished almost exclusively at Southeast Alaska locations, 

whereas RAR respondents fished primarily at Southcentral Alaska sites. Juneau, to which 109 

SER respondents reported taking a total of 1,449 trips, was the most popular fishing site among 

SER respondents in terms of the number of unique anglers and total trips. Ketchikan was second 

in popularity for SER respondents according to these same measures (42 respondents making 

560 trips), followed by Sitka (39 respondents making 491 trips) and Prince of Wales (31 

respondents making 441 trips). All named sites in Southeast Alaska were visited by at least one 

SER respondent, and 21 SER respondents reported fishing trips to other Southeast Alaska 

locations. Only three named locations in Southcentral Alaska—Seward, Valdez, and Whittier—

were visited by any SER respondents, and no SER respondents reported taking any fishing trips 

to areas outside Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. 

Reported values for the number of days fished in saltwater by location and fishing mode 

reflect similar preferences. SER respondents spent a total of 3,191 days fishing at Juneau, 

Ketchikan, Sitka, and Prince of Wales, which accounts for 76% of total days fishing across all 

locations and modes. Other sites in Southeast Alaska accounted for 23% of SER respondents’ 

total fishing days, while locations in Southcentral and other regions of Alaska accounted for the 

remaining 1% of total fishing days. Fishing from a private boat accounted for 85% of the total 

fishing days across all locations and modes, while chartered fishing and fishing from shore 

accounted, respectively, for 4% and 11% of total fishing days. The total and mean number of 

trips by mode made by visitors to the top four SER fishing sites are presented in Table 12. 

Among eligible RAR respondents, the most popular locations in terms of total trips were 

Valdez (54 respondents making 348 trips), Homer (87 respondents making 267 trips), Seward 

(69 anglers making 299 trips), and Whittier (34 anglers making 151 trips), all sites in 

Southcentral Alaska. All named locations in Southcentral Alaska were visited by at least one 

RAR respondent. Ketchikan, Yakutat, and Sitka were the only named locations in Southeast 

Alaska that had any RAR visitors, and seven RAR respondents reported a total of 34 trips to 

locations outside Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. 

With respect to the number of days fishing, the four most heavily fished locations among 

RAR respondents—Valdez, Homer, Seward, and Whittier—accounted for 1,413 fishing days, or 

about 65% of the total saltwater fishing days RAR respondents reported across all locations and 

fishing modes. Other Southcentral locations accounted for 33% of total fishing days and 

Southeast and other Alaska locations together for the remaining 3% of fishing days. As with SER 

respondents, fishing from private boats was the most popular fishing mode for RAR respondents, 

accounting for 70% of total fishing days. Charter fishing was more popular than fishing from 

shore, with the former accounting for 18% of total fishing days across eligible respondents, and 

the latter accounting for 12%. Table 13 presents the total and mean number of trips by fishing 

mode made by RAR respondents to the four most popular fishing sites. 

Among NR eligible respondents, total saltwater fishing days were more evenly divided 

between Southeast and Southcentral sites than among SER and RAR respondents. 

Approximately 55% of fishing days reported by NR respondents were spent at Southeast Alaska 

sites and 44% at Southcentral sites. Homer, in Southcentral Alaska, had the greatest number of 

fishing days among NR respondents (329), followed by three Southeast Alaska sites: Sitka (278 
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days), Ketchikan (245 days), and Prince of Wales (222 days). All named sites in Southeast and 

Southcentral Alaska were fished at by at least one NR respondent. NR respondents also reported 

a total of 30 fishing days in areas outside Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. Chartered fishing 

accounted for 52% of total fishing days among NR respondents, and fishing from private boats 

and fishing from shore accounted for 36% and 12%, respectively. Table 14 presents the total and 

mean number of saltwater fishing trips by fishing mode made by NR respondents to the top four 

fishing sites. 

The number of distinct locations respondents fished at in each region is shown in Figure 

6 A-C. For SER and RAR respondents, both the number of trips by location and the number of 

days fishing by mode and location were used to determine if fishing took place at a location, as 

some respondents provided a positive answer to one portion but not to the other. Unknown 

responses were interpreted to indicate fishing at a location and by a particular mode as long as 

there existed positive responses for the location and mode of interest. Where respondents listed 

multiple sites in the open-ended, write-in portion of this question (provided to permit reporting 

of visits to unnamed locations), these distinct sites were counted accordingly. 

Slightly less than half (48%) of the eligible NR respondents reported fishing at any sites 

in Southeast Alaska, and a similar percentage (49%) reported fishing at any sites in Southcentral 

Alaska. The percent of eligible NR respondents that fished at one location only in Southeast 

Alaska was 45%. For Southcentral Alaska, this figure was 39%; 11% of this group made visits to 

multiple Southcentral sites, while only 3% visited multiple sites in Southeast Alaska. 

In the SER group, 99% of eligible respondents saltwater fished at one of the Southeast 

Alaska sites, slightly more than 1% fished at Southcentral sites, and 1% fished at sites in other 

parts of Alaska. Eleven percent of SER eligible respondents fished at two locations in Southeast 

Alaska, and 3% fished at at least three locations. 

Among eligible RAR respondents, 97% fished at at least one Southcentral Alaska 

location, and slightly more than 2% fished at at least one Southeast Alaska location. A third 

(33%) of these respondents fished at multiple locations in Southcentral Alaska. 

Selected statistics on the number of days fished in each region by mode are shown in 

Table 15. “Mean daysI 1” is calculated over respondents that reported fishing in the region of 

interest by the mode of interest (“Positive responses – fished in region by mode”), while “mean 

days 2” is calculated over respondents that reported fishing in the region of interest using any 

mode (“Positive responses – fished in region”). To calculate these regional statistics, which 

summarize responses to location-mode questions in aggregate, blank responses were interpreted 

to indicate zero days fishing, while unknown responses were imputed to equal the mean of all 

positive responses for the location and fishing mode of interest. 

Of the 784 eligible NR respondents, 384 respondents saltwater fished in Southeast Alaska 

and 396 in Southcentral Alaska. Two hundred eighty-six respondents spent an average of 2.57 

days fishing in saltwater by charter in Southeast Alaska and 318 respondents spent an average of 

1.75 days fishing in Southcentral Alaska by this same mode (Table 15). While fewer NR 

respondents fished by private boat in these two regions, they tended to spend more days fishing 

than did charter boat anglers: on average, the 110 private-boat anglers in Southeast Alaska and 

92 private-boat anglers in Southcentral Alaska spent 5.07 and 3.54 days fishing in their 

respective regions. 

Among the 301 eligible SER respondents, 289 fished in Southeast Alaska, where 269 

respondents fished an average 14.09 days by private boat. Sixty-six respondents fished an 
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average of 7.112 days from shore in Southeast Alaska, while 23 fished an average of 6.48 days 

by charter in this region. 

Of the 279 eligible RAR respondents, 263 fished in Southcentral Alaska, where fishing 

from a private boat was the most frequently reported fishing method. One hundred seventy-five 

respondents fished an average of 8.93 days from private boats, 107 fished an average of 3.65 

days from charter boats, and 54 fished an average of 4.37 days from shore in this region. 

2006 Saltwater Fishing Harvest by Location and Species 

Question B4 of the NR survey and question B2 of the SER and RAR surveys asked 

respondents to estimate their 2006 saltwater fishing harvest of Pacific halibut, king salmon, 

silver salmon, other salmon, lingcod, and rockfish from the same Alaska locations listed in 

question B3 of the NR survey and in question B1 of the SER and RAR surveys. As with that 

previous question, respondents had the option of reporting harvest from other locations in 

Southeast and Southcentral Alaska, as well as from Alaska sites outside these two regions. Table 

16 shows the number and proportion of eligible respondents in each response group that reported 

harvesting fish of any species (listed above) from any Alaska locations. Close to 90% of the 

eligible respondents in each response group reported harvesting these fish species. 

Across all respondent groups, halibut was the species harvested by the most eligible 

respondents. In the RAR group, 80% of eligible respondents reported harvesting halibut from 

any location, and 70% of NR respondents and 66% of the SER respondents reported harvest of 

this species. Silver salmon was harvested by over a third (39%) of the NR group, 57% of the 

SER group, and 46% of the RAR group. King salmon was harvested by 60% of eligible SER 

respondents, making it the second most commonly harvested species in this respondent group. 

Table 17 lists the percentage of eligible respondents in each group that harvested each species. 

SER respondents collectively harvested 1,750 silver salmon, 1,154 halibut, 1,143 king 

salmon, 983 other types of salmon, 908 rockfish, and 122 lingcod for a total of 6,060 fish 

harvested across all Alaska fishing locations. The largest number of fish of any species was 

harvested at Juneau (2,071), followed by Ketchikan (1,125), Prince of Wales (778), and Sitka 

(746). Silver salmon was the most harvested species at Juneau and Ketchikan (44% and 25% of 

all fish harvested at these sites, respectively). Rock cod was the species most frequently 

harvested at Prince of Wales (28% of fish harvested at this site), and king salmon was the most 

frequently harvested at Sitka (29% of fish harvested at this site). Table 18 lists, for these four 

sites, the number of respondents harvesting each species, the total number of each species 

harvested, and the mean number of each species harvested by those who harvested the species at 

the site. 

RAR respondents altogether harvested 1,380 halibut, 1,163 silver salmon, 675 rockfish, 

122 king salmon, 498 other types of salmon, and 130 lingcod for a total of 3,968 fish harvested 

across all Alaska fishing locations. The top four sites in terms of total harvest across all species 

were Valdez, Seward, Homer, and Whittier, which had harvests of 951, 894, 558 and 499 fish, 

respectively, and which altogether accounted for 73% of all fish caught. Halibut accounted for 

68% of fish caught at Homer, while silver salmon was the most harvested species at the 

remaining top three sites. The number of respondents harvesting each species at the top four 

sites, as well as the total and mean number of each species harvested are presented in Table 19. 

NR respondents altogether harvested 2,223 halibut, 2,204 silver salmon, 912 rockfish, 

556 king salmon, 806 other types of salmon, and 280 lingcod for a total of 6,981 fish harvested 

across all Alaska locations. The sites with the highest harvest volume among NR respondents 
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were Sitka (1,323 fish), Prince of Wales (993 fish), Ketchikan (815 fish), and Homer (716 fish). 

Silver salmon was the most harvested species at Sitka, Prince of Wales, and Ketchikan, while 

halibut accounted for over 76% of the fish harvested by NR respondents at Homer. Table 20 lists 

for these four sites the number of respondents harvesting each species, the total number of each 

species harvested, and the mean number of each species harvested by those who harvested the 

species at the site. 

Harvest of species by region is summarized in Tables 21, 22, and 23. Statistics were 

calculated using responses to the harvest by species and location question, with blank responses 

interpreted to equal “0” and unknown responses imputed to equal the mean of all positive 

responses for the location and species of interest. Numbers of fish harvested by location and 

species, including imputed values, were summed for each respondent to yield harvest by species 

and region, and summary statistics, by species and region, were calculated over those 

respondents that harvested fish of any species in the region of interest. 

Of the 784 eligible NR respondents, 320 harvested fish of any species in Southeast 

Alaska, while 371 harvested fish in Southcentral Alaska and 10 harvested in other regions of 

Alaska. Within Southeast Alaska, silver salmon was the most harvested fish in terms of total fish 

harvested (1,533), followed by halibut (981) and rockfish (658). NR respondents that harvested 

fish in Southeast Alaska harvested, on average, 4.79 silver salmon and 3.07 halibut. In 

Southcentral Alaska, NR respondents that harvested any fish harvested an average of 3.31 

halibut and 1.78 silver salmon. 

Among the 301 eligible SER respondents, 266 harvested fish of any species in Southeast 

Alaska, while only 3 harvested fish in Southcentral Alaska and 4 harvested fish in other regions 

of Alaska. Those fishing in Southeast Alaska harvested an average of 6.49 silver salmon, 4.29 

halibut, and 4.28 king salmon. 

Two hundred and fifty-two RAR respondents reported harvesting fish of any species in 

Southcentral Alaska, while 7 respondents reported harvest in Southeast Alaska and 5 in other 

areas of Alaska. Halibut and other salmon were the most heavily harvested fish in Southcentral 

Alaska, with respondents fishing in this region retaining, on average, 5.48 halibut and 4.63 silver 

salmon. 

2006 Saltwater Fishing and Harvest Activity by Species 

Question B5 of the NR survey and question B3 of the SER and RAR surveys asked 

respondents to choose one of five options (did not fish for, fished for but did not catch, kept all 

of the catch, kept some of the catch, and kept none of the catch) that best described their Alaska 

saltwater fishing for, and catch of halibut, king salmon, silver salmon, other types of salmon, 

lingcod, and rockfish. Figure 7 (bar graphs A-F) shows, by species, the distribution of responses 

from eligible item respondents in the three sample groups. Note that responses with multiple 

selections were counted as item non-responses, and that the number of item respondents within 

each sample varies by species. 

Relatively similar percentages of respondents in each sample reported fishing for or 

catching halibut (85%, 82%, and 89% of NR, SER, and RAR item respondents, respectively) and 

silver salmon (70%, 79%, and 67% of NR, SER, and RAR item respondents, respectively). In 

contrast, 87% of SER item respondents reported fishing for or catching king salmon, whereas 

only 67% of NR respondents and 50% of RAR respondents reported doing so. Lingcod, rockfish, 

and salmon species excluding king salmon and silver salmon were the species least likely to have 

been targeted or caught by respondents in all respondent groups. 
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For all species, RAR respondents were the most likely of the three groups to retain at 

least some of their catch. Lingcod, rockfish, and salmon species excluding king salmon and 

silver salmon were less likely than other species to have been retained by anglers of any 

respondent group when caught. The percentage of respondents catching these fish who reported 

keeping none of their catch ranged from 7%, for SER respondents that caught rockfish, to 33%, 

for both SER respondents and NR respondents catching other salmon species. Among anglers 

that caught any silver salmon, the proportion of respondents that retained all of this catch ranged 

from 63% in the SER sample to 66% of the NR sample. These proportions are similar to those 

for king salmon: 55% of SER respondents, 60% of NR respondents, and 69% of RAR 

respondents that reported catching king salmon retained all of their king salmon catch. Full 

retention rates for halibut were somewhat lower, with only 41% of NR respondents, 43% of 

RAR respondents, and 54% of SER respondents that caught halibut retaining all of this catch. 

Transportation Methods and Private Boat Access 

Only NR respondents were asked to indicate the mode(s) of transportation they used in 

2006 to travel from their residence to the State of Alaska. Of the 774 item respondents, 79% used 

one mode of transportation, 18% used two modes, and 3% used three or more modes of 

transportation to travel Alaska. The most commonly used modes of transportation were airlines 

(85% of item respondents), cruise ships (15% of item respondents), and private or rental cars 

(14% of item respondents), while buses and taxis, trains, and ferries were each used by 1% to 2% 

of item respondents. Six percent of item respondents used other modes of transportation. Writein responses primarily specified other private transportation methods, such as RVs, motor homes, 

private planes, and private boats. Table 24 and Table 25 summarize the number and types of 

transportation modes used by NR respondents to travel to Alaska. 

All respondents were asked to indicate, for each region in which they saltwater fished in 

2006, the mode(s) of transportation they used to reach the destination where they boarded a 

fishing boat or fished from shore. Choices provided were private or rental car, private boat, bus 

or taxi, train, float or charter plane, airline, ferry, and cruise ship; as no “other” option was 

provided, it is possible that selection of no response for this question indicates use of unspecified 

transportation methods, such as walking. Nevertheless, item response for this question was 

defined as selection of at least one mode of transportation in at least one Alaska region. Figure 8 

shows, for each region and respondent group, the percentage of respondents fishing in that region 

(defined as respondents that selected at least one transportation method in the region of interest) 

using each mode of transportation. Note that percentages presented therein sum to over 100%, as 

some respondents selected multiple methods of transportation. 

For all respondent groups and fishing regions, private cars and rental cars were the 

transportation methods used by the highest percentage of respondents. Among SER respondents 

fishing in Southeast Alaska, the most frequented region for this respondent group, 79% reported 

using a private car or rental car to reach their fishing destination, and 30% reported using a 

private boat. 90% of RAR respondents fishing in Southcentral Alaska, the most popular fishing 

destination for this respondent group, used a private car or rental car, and 20% used a private 

boat. Among NR respondents fishing in Southcentral Alaska, 90% used a private car or rental 

car, 10% used a commercial airline, and 7% used a private boat. Public transportation methods 

were more frequently used by NR respondents fishing in Southeast Alaska. Although 38% of 

these respondents reported using a car and 11% reported using a private boat, 28% reached their 
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fishing destination by cruise ship, 19% by airline, 17% by float or charter plane, and 15% by bus 

or taxi. 

The last question of Section B asked respondents to indicate whether they owned or had 

access—through a friend or family member, for example—to a boat that they could use for 

saltwater fishing in Alaska. Over 95% of SER item respondents, 71% of RAR item respondents, 

and 22% of NR item respondents reported owning or having access to a boat for Alaska saltwater 

fishing in 2006. Table 26 summarizes the distribution of responses to this question. 

Section C 

Section C of the survey asked respondents about their most recent saltwater sportfishing 

trip in Alaska. As with the summaries for Section B, Section C summaries include the responses 

of the 784 eligible NR respondents, 301 eligible SER respondents, and 279 eligible RAR 

respondents. Eligible respondents for Sections B and C are defined as those that provided an 

affirmative answer to question A4 (During 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for 

halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in Alaska?). 

General Trip Information 

SER and RAR respondents were asked if saltwater fishing was the primary purpose of the 

most recent saltwater sportfishing trip they took in Alaska, while NR respondents were asked if 

their most recent trip to Alaska that included saltwater sportfishing was taken primarily for the 

purpose of saltwater sportfishing. Seventy-eight percent of SER respondents and 82% of RAR 

respondents that answered this question indicated that saltwater fishing was, indeed, the primary 

purpose of their trip. Less than half (45%) of NR respondents indicated that their trip was taken 

primarily for the purpose of saltwater sportfishing. Responses to this question are summarized in 

Table 27. 

In all response groups, the majority of respondents that reported the date of their most 

recent sportfishing trip in Alaska took this trip sometime during the summer months (June, July, 

August, and September) of 2006. A third (33%) of NR item respondents took their most recent 

trip in July 2006, 26% in August 2006, and 24% in June 2006. For both of the resident 

respondent groups, August 2006 was the month in which most respondents took their most 

recent saltwater fishing trip, with 35% of RAR item respondents and 32% of SER respondents 

reporting fishing during this time. September was also a significantly more popular fishing 

month among SER respondents than among RAR and NR respondents—a quarter of SER item 

respondents reported taking their most recent fishing trip in September 2006, while only 10% of 

RAR item respondents and 6% of NR respondents reported doing so. Figure 9 presents the 

distribution of responses to this question 

The average number of days respondents spent away from home on their most recent 

Alaska saltwater fishing trip was highest for NR respondents, with an average of 14.33 days 

spent away from home, while SER respondents and RAR respondents spent, respectively, an 

average of 4.56 and 5.67 days away from home. Table 28 presents summary statistics for item 

respondents. Note that responses of ‘0’ were adjusted to ‘1’ under the assumption that these 

respondents had overlooked instructions in this question to count partial days away from home as 

full days. 

NR respondents only were asked to indicate the mode(s) of transportation they used to 

travel from their residence to the State of Alaska on their most recent trip that included saltwater 
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fishing. Of the 768 item respondents, 62% used one mode of transportation, 31% used two 

modes, and 7% used three or more modes. Airlines, private and rental cars, and cruise ships were 

the most commonly used modes of transportation and were used by 89%, 29%, and 13% of item 

respondents, respectively. Table 29 and Table 30 summarize the number and types of 

transportation methods used by NR respondents to travel to Alaska on their most recent trip.7 

All respondents were asked to indicate, for each region in which they saltwater fished in 

2006, the mode(s) of transportation they used to reach the destination where they boarded a 

fishing boat or fished from shore. Choices provided were private or rental car, private boat, bus 

or taxi, train, float or charter plane, airline, ferry, or cruise ship. As no “other” option was 

provided, it is possible that selection of no response for this question indicates use of unspecified 

transportation methods, such as walking. Nevertheless, item response for this question was 

defined as selection of at least one mode of transportation in at least one Alaska region. 

Most respondents in all samples reported using only one mode of transportation to reach 

their shore-based fishing destination or the fishing charter vessel or boat from which they fished. 

NR respondents were somewhat more likely to use multiple transportation methods. Twenty-one 

percent of NR item respondents reported using two or more methods of transportation, while 

only 11% of SER item respondents and 12% of RAR item respondents reported doing so. Table 

31 presents the distribution of respondents with respect to the number of transportation methods 

used to reach their fishing destination. 

Private cars and rental cars was the most popular transportation method in all respondent 

groups, with 94% of RAR item respondents, 85% of SER item respondents, and 65% of NR 

respondents reporting use of a private or rental car to reach their shore-based fishing destination 

or the fishing charter vessel or boat from which they fished. Private boats were the second most 

commonly used method in both resident respondent groups, with 12% of SER item respondents 

and 9% of RAR item respondents indicating this option. Cruise ships, float and charter planes, 

and buses and taxis were used by 13%, 12%, and 12% of NR item respondents, respectively. 

Figure 10 shows the percentage of respondents from each respondent group using each method 

of transportation. Note that percentages presented therein sum to over 100%, as some 

respondents reported using multiple methods of transportation. 

SER and RAR surveys asked respondents to report the number of individuals, not 

including themselves, that traveled with them on the fishing trip, while NR respondents were 

asked to report the number of individuals that accompanied them on their trip to Alaska. Because 

this question asked for two separate numerical responses, one for the number of adults and one 

for the number of children under 18 years of age, item response was defined as a numerical 

response of 0 or more for at least one of the two age categories. Where respondents provided a 

numerical response for one category only, the blank response for the other category was assumed 

to indicate 0 individuals for that category rather than an item non-response. Unknown responses 

were imputed to equal the mean of all positive responses for the age category of interest. Counts 

 

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 Interestingly, there are significant differences between percentages shown in Table 29 and Table 30 and between 

percentages shown in Table 24 and Table 25, despite the fact that 94% of eligible NR respondents in Section B 

reported taking only one trip to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater sportfishsportfishing (thus suggesting that 

statistics for corresponding questions in B and C should be similar). For example, 38% of NR eligible respondents 

reported using two or more modes of transportation to travel to Alaska on their most recent trip to the state that 

included saltwater fishing, which is inconsistent with the 20% of this same group that reported using two or more 

modes of transportation to travel to Alaska on all 2006 trips involving saltwater fishing. Additionally, greater 

numbers of eligible respondents reported use of airplanes, private and rental cars, buses and taxis, and ferries to 

reach Alaska on the most recent trip than on all 2006 trips. 
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of unknown, blank, “0”, and positive responses for each of the age categories among item 

respondents are provided in Table 32. 

Statistics for total group size and for the number of traveling adults and children, 

including the respondent, are also provided in Table 32. As respondents were instructed in this 

question not to include themselves in the tally of individuals, data on respondent age, which was 

solicited in Section E of the survey, was used to adjust each item respondent’s tally of either 

adults or children in order to yield the total number of traveling adults and children, as well as a 

total group size. One unknown response in the NR respondent group for the “Children under 18” 

category was adjusted using the conditional mean method. This accounts for the non-integer 

figure in the “Sum of people” statistics for this respondent group. Average total group size 

ranged from 3.65 in the SER respondent group to 4.8 in the NR group and 4.914 in the RAR 

groups. For all groups, the median number of traveling adults was 3, and the median number of 

traveling children was 0. 

Figure 11 shows the distribution of item respondents reporting total group sizes of 1, 2, 3-

5, 6-9, and 10 or more individuals, using the imputation methods described above for blank and 

unknown responses. Close to half of item respondents in the two resident respondent groups and 

41% of item respondents in the NR group reported a total group size of between 3 and 5 

individuals. Less than 7% of respondents in all respondent groups fished alone. An equal 

percentage of RAR item respondents (21%) reported total group sizes of 2 and groups of 

between 6 and 9. Approximately 9% of NR item respondents reported a group size of 10 or 

more. 

Fish Caught and Harvested by Species on Most Recent Saltwater Fishing Trip 

For all respondent groups, halibut was the species reported caught and harvested by the 

most respondents on the most recent saltwater fishing trip. In the NR group, 67% of the 784 

eligible respondents reported catching halibut and 65% reported harvesting the species, while 

61% of eligible RAR respondents caught and 59% harvested halibut. Percentages for the SER 

group are significantly lower--only 38% of eligible respondents reported catching halibut, and 

36% harvested the species. Silver salmon was the second-most popular species for all groups in 

terms of the number of respondents catching and harvesting the fish. Thirty-seven percent of 

eligible NR respondents, 34% of eligible SER respondents, and 28% of RAR respondents 

reported catching silver salmon, while the percentages of RAR respondents harvesting the 

species were 36%, 33%, and 30%, respectively. For all species except king salmon, the NR 

respondent group had the highest percentages of respondents reporting catch and harvest of the 

species. For halibut and king and silver salmon, the distribution of responses with respect to the 

number of fish caught and the number of fish harvested by respondents (Figure 12). Figure 13 

presents these same data for other salmon species, lingcod, and rockfish. 

Summary statistics on the number of fish caught and the number of fish harvested by the 

eligible NR respondents are presented in Table 33. Statistics presented therein are calculated 

over positive responses only--that is, over respondents that reported any catch of the species of 

interest (in the case of “fish caught” statistics) or respondents that reported any harvest of the 

species of interest (in the case of the “fish harvested” statistics). Among the 523 eligible NR 

respondents that reported catching halibut, the average number of fish caught was 7.95, and 

among the 512 harvesting halibut, the average number of fish retained was 4.0. Those reporting 

catch of silver salmon caught, on average, 8.59 fish, and those reporting harvest of this species 

retained, on average, 6.74 fish. Species with the lowest average catch figures were king salmon 
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and lingcod, with averages of 3.54 and 3.49, respectively. These species also had the lowest 

average harvest--2.48 for king salmon and 2.16 for lingcod. For all species, median values for 

the number of fish caught and fish harvested were lower than the corresponding mean values; 

and the significant disparity between mean and median figures for the number of halibut, silver 

salmon, other salmon, and rockfish caught suggest one or more large outliers in each of these 

cases. 

The 114 eligible SER respondents that reported catching halibut caught an average of 5.5 

fish, and the 107 eligible respondents that harvested halibut retained 2.94 fish, on average (Table 

34). One hundred three SER respondents caught an average of 7.37 silver salmon, and 99 

respondents harvested an average of 5.15 fish of these species. As with the NR respondent group, 

the existence of large outliers appears to account for the large discrepancies in mean and median 

figures for the number of caught fish of each species. 

Among eligible RAR respondents, 170 caught a total of 942 halibut and 162 harvested a 

total of 454 halibut, for an average of 5.54 fish caught and 2.75 fish harvested. RAR respondents 

that reported catching silver salmon caught, on average, 9.66 fish of these species; and those that 

reported harvesting silver salmon retained, on average, 7.01 fish. Summary statistics for the 

number of each species caught and harvested by RAR respondents are shown in Table 35. 

Days Fished by Location and Fishing Mode 

Respondents were asked to report, for each location they fished at during the trip, the 

number of days they spent fishing using a charter service, on a private boat, and from shore. 

Named locations in this question were identical to those in the Section B question addressing 

fishing days by mode and location with the exception of Clam Gulch, which was not included in 

the NR version of the survey. Respondents were additionally given the option of reporting 

fishing in other, unnamed Southeast and Southcentral locations, as well as fishing in areas 

outside Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. Eighty-eight percent of eligible NR respondents, 

90% of eligible SER respondents, and 89% of eligible RAR respondents reported at least some 

days spent saltwater fishing at any location and using any mode of fishing (Table 36). 

NR respondents reported a total of 2,195 days spent fishing on their most recent Alaska 

saltwater fishing trip over all locations and fishing modes. In general, statistics for NR 

respondents’ most recent Alaska trip, as reported in survey Section C, are similar to statistics for 

all 2006 fishing trips as reported by NR respondents in Section B. This is to be expected given 

that 94% of eligible NR respondents in Section B reported taking only one trip to Alaska in 2006 

that included saltwater sportfishing. Consistent with the Section B data on all 2006 fishing trips, 

responses to Section C show that the most heavily fished sites on the most recent trip in terms of 

total fishing days were Homer (326 days), Sitka (230 days), Ketchikan (206 days), and Prince of 

Wales (186 days), which together accounted for 44% of the total reported fishing days. Charter 

fishing accounted for slightly over half (52%) of the NR respondents’ total fishing days reported 

for both the most recent trip and all 2006 trips. Fishing from a private boat accounted for 33% of 

total fishing days on the most recent trip, slightly lower than the percentage (36%) across all 

2006 fishing trips, while fishing from shore accounted for a slightly larger percentage of fishing 

days on the most recent trip (15%) than across all 2006 trips (12%). The percentage of fishing 

days spent in each Alaska region was likewise similar between the most recent trip and all trips: 

51% of fishing days on the most recent trip were spent at sites in Southeast Alaska and 48% at 

sites in Southcentral Alaska, compared to 55% and 44% across all 2006 trips. Table 37 presents, 

for each of the four most heavily fished sites the number of respondents reporting fishing days by 
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mode, total fishing days by mode, and the mean number of days spent fishing by those reporting 

fishing at the site of interest and by the mode of interest. 

SER respondents reported fishing a total of 1,782 days, 66% of which were spent at four 

sites: Juneau (458 days), Ketchikan (288 days), Petersburg (234 days), and Sitka (199 days). All 

but 1% of reported fishing days were spent at locations in Southeast Alaska, and fishing from a 

private boat accounted for 80% of total fishing days. Table 38 presents, by mode, the number of 

respondents fishing at the four most heavily fished sites, and the total and mean number of days 

fished by these respondents. 

RAR respondents fished a total of 1,081 days. The four sites with the most total fishing 

days were Valdez (226 days), Seward (184 days), Homer (134 days), Cordova (125 days, fished 

by two respondents), which together accounted for 62% of RAR respondents’ total reported 

fishing days on the most recent saltwater fishing trips. Ninety-seven percent of fishing days were 

spent at sites in Southcentral Alaska. Fishing from a private boat accounted for 66% of total 

fishing days, while charter fishing and fishing from shore accounted, respectively, for 22% and 

11% of total reported fishing days. Table 39 lists, by mode, the number of respondents fishing at 

the four most heavily fished sites and the total and mean number of days fished by these 

respondents. 

Figure 14 presents data on the number of locations respondents fished at in each region 

on their most recent saltwater fishing trip. Among SER respondents, 91% fished at one site only 

in Southeast Alaska and 5% fished at two or more locations in this region. Eighty-six percent of 

RAR respondents and 39% of NR respondents fished at only one location in Southcentral 

Alaska, and 8% of RAR respondents and 10% of NR respondents fished at multiple locations in 

this region. Forty-four percent of NR respondents fished at only one location in Southeast 

Alaska, and 3% fished at multiple sites in the region. Note that, in calculating these fishing 

statistics by region, we interpreted blank responses for a particular location and mode to indicate 

no fishing, while unknown responses were interpreted as an indicator of fishing provided there 

were other eligible respondents in the response group that reported fishing at the location of 

interest by the mode of interest. 

Table 40 presents summary statistics on the number of days fished by region and fishing 

mode using responses to the number days fished by location and mode question. To calculate 

these statistics, blank responses were imputed to equal 0 fishing days and unknown responses 

were imputed to equal the mean of all positive responses for the location and mode of interest. 

Fishing days by location and mode were summed accordingly to yield total days by region and 

mode, and summary statistics were then calculated over those respondents that fished in the 

region of interest by the mode of interest (“Anglers fishing in region by mode”). The imputation 

of unknown responses accounts for the non-integer values in the “Total days” figures. 

Among NR respondents, 272 fished by charter boat in Southeast Alaska and 310 fished 

by charter boat in Southcentral Alaska. The average number of chartered fishing days in these 

regions was 2.58 for Southeast Alaska and 1.75 for Southcentral Alaska. While fewer NR 

respondents fished by private boat in these regions--103 in Southeast Alaska and 91 in 

Southcentral Alaska—these respondents on average spent more days fishing than did their 

counterparts fishing by charter boat (mean = 4.36 for Southeast Alaska, mean = 3.72 for 

Southcentral Alaska). 

Of the 301 eligible SER respondents, 258 reported fishing by private boat, 19 by charter 

boat, and 41 by shore in Southeast Alaska. Notably, SER respondents that fished in Southeast 

Alaska by private boat on average fished fewer days than did their counterparts fishing from 
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shore and by charter boat, with charter boat anglers tending to fish the greatest number of days. 

As indicated by standard deviation values, there was a considerable amount of variation among 

respondents with respect to the number of days they spent fishing in Southeast Alaska by each 

fishing mode on the most recent fishing trip. Median values also indicate that, for each mode, the 

majority of respondents fished considerably fewer days than suggested by the corresponding 

mean values. 

Among the 279 eligible RAR respondents, 155 fished by private boat in Southcentral 

Alaska, spending an average of 4.81 days fishing by this mode. The 102 respondents that fished 

by charter boat in Southcentral Alaska fished an average of 2.55 days, while 39 respondents 

spent an average of 3.99 days fishing from shore in this region. 

Trip Expenditures 

Question C9 of the NR survey and question C8 of the SER and RAR survey asked 

respondents to report the amount of money they personally spent for themselves and others on 

the most recent saltwater fishing trip in a number of expenditure categories. SER and RAR 

respondents were asked to report only expenditures related to their fishing trip, while NR 

respondents were asked to report on their fishing-related expenses while in Alaska and 

additionally on their travel expenses to and from Alaska, as well as their non-fishing expenses 

while in Alaska. In the following summaries of trip expenditures, “spender” is used to denote 

eligible respondents reporting a positive amount spent on the expense item or expense category 

of interest. 

The 784 eligible NR respondents spent a total of $5.6 million over all expenditure items, 

with $1.6 million of this total being fishing-related expenses incurred while in Alaska. Travel to 

and from Alaska, which included transportation, food and lodging costs of traveling to and from 

the state, was the largest expenditure item in terms of the number of respondents reporting the 

expense, total expenses, and mean expenses--680 NR respondents spent a total of $3.0 million on 

travel to and from Alaska for a mean expense per spender of $4,468 and a mean expense per 

eligible respondent of $3,875. Non-fishing related expenses while in Alaska, which included 

transportation, food, and lodging costs, were incurred by 548 respondents, who on average spent 

$1,853 on this item; over all 784 eligible respondents, mean expenditure for this item was 

$1,295. All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs were another significant expenditure among 

NR respondents--a total of $417,742 was spent by NR respondents on this item--though since 

only 195 respondents reported expenditures on this item, the mean expense per spender ($2,142) 

was significantly higher than the mean expense over all 784 eligible respondents ($533). The 

least expensive categories in terms of mean expenses per spender were ice (mean = $26), fishing 

derby entry fees (mean = $28), and bus and taxi fees (mean = $54). Table 41 lists, for each 

expenditure item, the number of NR respondents that reported the expense, total expenses, the 

mean expenditure per spender, and the mean expenditure calculated over all eligible respondents. 

Among the 301 eligible SER respondents, boat fuel, lubricants and repairs was the largest 

expenditure item in terms of the number of respondents reporting the expense, as well as in terms 

of total expenditures. One hundred eighty-four respondents incurred a total of $37,439 in 

expenses on this item, for a mean expense of $203 per spender and $124 per eligible respondent 

(n = 301). Non-restaurant food and drink, automobile/truck/RV fuel, and rented or purchased 

fishing gear and bait were the next most reported expenses, with 176, 146, and 143 respondents 

reporting spending on these items, respectively. The most expensive expenditure items in terms 

of mean expenses per spender were guides or charter fees (mean = $3,627), all-inclusive fishing 
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lodge/package costs (mean = $1,503), and fishing boat rental (mean = $1,175); mean expenses 

for these items, as calculated over the 301 eligible respondents, were $84, $10, and $12, 

respectively. In total, SER respondents spent $126,650 on fishing trip-related costs, the lowest of 

any respondent group. Table 42 presents, for each expenditure item, the number of SER 

respondents that reported the expense, total expenditures, the mean expenditure per spender, and 

the mean expenditure calculated over all eligible respondents. 

The 279 eligible RAR respondents reported a total of $146,739 spent on fishing-trip 

related costs. The most frequently reported cost was automobiles/truck/RV fuel (209 

respondents), followed by non-restaurant food and drink (172 respondents) and restaurant food 

and drink (149 respondents). The most significant expenses in terms of total expenditures by 

RAR respondents were guides or charter fees ($25,923 in total expenditures), 

automobile/truck/RV fuel ($22,909 in total expenditures), and boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 

($21,810 in total expenditures); mean expenses for these items, as calculated over all 279 eligible 

respondents, were $93, $82, and $78, respectively. Float/charter plane transportation, airline 

airfare, and ferry transportation were the most expensive items; mean costs per spender for these 

items, respectively, were $467, $458, and $368. Table 43 presents, for each expenditure item, the 

number of RAR respondents that reported the expense, total expenditures, the mean expenditure 

per spender, and the mean expenditure calculated over all eligible respondents. 

Table 44 lists summary statistics for within-Alaska fishing-related expenditure items 

grouped into three general categories: transportation, food and lodging, and all other fishingrelated expenditures.8

 Two sets of summary statistics are provided: the mean, median, maximum, 

and minimum, and standard deviation for spenders in the category of interest; and the mean, 

median, and standard deviation for all eligible respondents (n = 784 for NR response group, n = 

301 for SER response group, and n = 279 for RAR response group). In both sets of summary 

statistics, blank responses were imputed to equal 0, indicating that no expense was incurred, and 

unknown responses were imputed to equal the mean of positive responses for the expenditure 

question of interest. 

The average NR respondent spent significantly more on within-Alaska fishing-related 

activities than the average respondents from the two resident respondent groups. Mean expenses, 

as calculated over all 784 eligible NR respondents, for transportation, food and lodging, and 

other fishing-related expenditures were $467, $360, and $689, respectively. Mean expenses, as 

calculated over the 301 eligible SER respondents, were $51 for transportation costs, $84 for food 

and lodging costs, and $276 for all other fishing-related costs. Among the 279 eligible RAR 

respondents, mean expenditures on transportation, food and lodging, and other costs were $113, 

$144, and $262, respectively. 

Considering only spenders’ expenditures by category, NR respondents on average spent 

significantly more on all expenditure categories than SER and RAR respondents. Within-Alaska, 

fishing-related transportation expenditures for the 415 NR spenders were, on average, $883; 

while average expenditures per NR spender on food and lodging costs (455 spenders) and other 

fishing-related costs (642 spenders) were $621 and $841, respectively. SER respondents, on 

average, paid the least for within-Alaska, fishing-related transportation (mean = $98) and food 

and lodging (mean = $133), while RAR respondents, on average, paid the least for other fishingrelated expenditures (mean = $313). SER respondents, however, had the lowest median costs in 

all expenditure categories. 

 

8

 See NR survey question C9 or SER/RAR survey question C8 for expenditure items that are included in each of 

these categories. 
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Similar percentages of eligible respondents in the three respondent groups reported 

incurring some fishing-related expenses other than transportation costs and food and lodging 

costs (82% of NR respondents, 80% of SER respondents, and 84% of RAR respondents). 82% of 

eligible RAR respondents, 63% of eligible SER respondents, and 58% of eligible NR 

respondents reported incurring some fishing-related costs for food and lodging. Slightly more 

than half of eligible NR respondents and SER respondents reported within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation costs, whereas this category expenditure was reported by 80% of eligible 

RAR respondents. 

The last question of Section C asked respondents to identify the number of individuals, 

including themselves, whose fishing-related expenses were included in the expenditures reported 

in C9 of the NR survey and question C8 of the SER and RAR surveys. Because this question 

asked for two numerical responses, one for the number of adults and one for the number of 

children under 18, item response was defined as a numerical response of 0 or more for at least 

one of the two age categories. Where item respondents provided a numerical response for one 

age category only, the blank response for the other category was imputed to indicate 0 

individuals of that category rather than an item non-response. No item respondents provided 

unknown responses for any age category. Table 45 displays tallies of unknown, blank, “0,” and 

positive responses for each age category, as well as summary statistics calculated over item 

respondents using the imputation method for blank responses described above (n = 594, 265, and 

248 for the NR, SER, and RAR respondent groups, respectively). Table 46 presents the 

distribution of responses with respect to total number of individuals paid for, as calculated using 

the imputation methods described above for blank and unknown responses. 

On average, NR respondents’ reported expenditures represented the expenses for 2.41 

individuals, while SER respondents’ and RAR respondents’ expenditures represented expenses 

for 2.61 and 2.92 total individuals, respectively. RAR respondents, on average, had the most 

adults represented in their reported expenditures (mean = 2.52), and NR respondents, the least 

(mean=2.24). Majorities of respondents in all groups included no children under 18 in their 

reported expenditures. 

Section D 

Section D of the sportfishing survey questioned all survey respondents on their 

preferences related to saltwater fishing trips in Alaska. All response groups were questioned as to 

whether they preferred saltwater or freshwater fishing, and the two resident groups were asked 

whether they preferred to saltwater fish from charter boats or private boats. Respondents were 

also asked to assess the importance of a number of factors relating to Alaska saltwater fishing 

trips--namely, fishing location, number of days fishing, type of fish targeted, type of fishing (i.e., 

chartered, private boat, or shore fishing), daily bag limit, the number and size of fish expected to 

be caught, and the fishing trip cost. Section D also contained four stated preference choice 

experiment questions, but as noted earlier, responses to these SPCE questions will be 

summarized and analyzed elsewhere. 

As shown in Table 47, SER respondents as a group indicated a marked preference for 

saltwater fishing: 69% of SER item respondents preferred saltwater fishing, while 6% indicated 

preferring freshwater fishing and 25% indicated either not having a preference or not knowing 

their preference. NR respondents showed a slight preference for saltwater fishing: 39% of item 

respondents indicated this preference, compared to 24% indicating a preference for freshwater 
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fishing, and 37% not having a preference or not knowing their preference. In contrast, 36% of 

RAR item respondents preferred freshwater fishing, 29% preferred saltwater fishing, and 35% 

did not have or know of a personal preference. 

SER and RAR respondents tended to prefer fishing from a private boat rather than from a 

charter boat: 91% of SER item respondents indicated a preference for fishing from a private 

boat, while 60% of RAR item respondents indicated this preference. Table 48 presents the 

distribution of responses for this question, which was not included in the NR version of the 

survey. 

Respondents were asked to assess the importance of various factors--fishing location, 

number of days fishing, type of fish targeted, daily bag or take limit, number and size of fish 

expected to be caught, and fishing trip cost--which might influence the type of Alaska saltwater 

fishing trip they chose to take. Alaska resident respondents were additionally asked to assess the 

importance of the type of fishing trip (i.e., chartered, private boat, or shore fishing). Figure 15 AH shows the distribution of item responses for each fishing trip factor. Table 49 displays, for 

each trip factor, calculated mean and median values using nominal responses that have been 

converted to ordinal scaled values, with ‘1’ representing Not important at all, ‘2’ representing A 

little important, ‘3’ representing Somewhat important, ‘4’ representing Very important and ‘5’ 

representing Extremely important.

Fishing Location 

On average, all respondent groups rated fishing location somewhere between somewhat 

important and very important. This factor was most important to SER respondents (mean = 

3.939) and least important to NR respondents (mean = 3.608). Thirty-eight percent of SER item 

respondents rated this factor as extremely important, compared to 18% of NR and 24% of RAR 

item respondents. 

Number of Days Fishing 

Average respondents in all groups rated this factor close to somewhat important, with 

means ranging from 2.901 among SER respondents to 3.154 among RAR respondents and 3.398 

among NR respondents. Slightly more than half (51%) of NR respondents rated the fishing days 

factor as either very important or extremely important, resulting in a median value of 4 (very 

important) for this response group. 

Type of Fish Targeted 

The respondent groups, on average, were similar in their assessment of the importance of 

the type of fish targeted in influencing fishing trip decisions. Mean values ranged from 3.64 for 

the SER group to 3.75 for the RAR group, suggesting that the average respondent rated this 

factor somewhat closer to very important than to somewhat important. The distribution of 

responses was also roughly similar across the three groups, with 20% to 24% of item respondents 

rating the factor as extremely important, 40% to 46% as very important, 23% to 26% as 

somewhat important, and 11% to 12% as not important at all or a little important. 

Type of Fishing (Charter Boat, Private Boat, or Shore Fishing) 

Overall, both respondent groups rated type of fishing closer to very important than to 

somewhat important, though this factor’s importance was rated somewhat higher on average by 

SER respondents (mean = 3.714) than by RAR respondents (mean = 3.564). Sixty-one percent 
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of SER item respondents rated the factor as very important or extremely important, whereas only 

57% of RAR respondents rated the factor as such. 

Daily Bag or Take Limit 

The daily bag limit was most important to RAR respondents, whose mean of 3.665 

suggests that the average RAR respondent felt that this factor was closer to very important than 

to somewhat important. Sixty percent of RAR item respondents rated this factor as extremely 

important or very important, compared to 39% of NR item respondents and 43% of SER item 

respondents. NR and SER respondents, on average, were similar in rating the importance of this 

factor as close to somewhat important. 

Number of Fish You Expect to Catch 

Expected catch was rated highest in importance by NR respondents, whose mean of 

3.603 suggests that the average NR respondent felt this factor was somewhat closer to very 

important than to somewhat important. SER respondents, on average, rated this factor close to 

somewhat important (mean = 3.031). Although over half of RAR item respondents felt that the 

expected catch was either very important or extremely important, the average RAR respondent 

deemed this trip factor to be closer to somewhat important than to very important. 

Size of Fish You Expect to Catch 

Overall, all three respondent groups rated fish size as close to somewhat important. SER 

respondents (mean = 2.889) rated the importance of this factor the lowest, and NR respondents 

(mean = 3.356) rated this factor the highest in importance. 

Fishing Trip Costs 

Overall, fishing trip costs were more important to NR and RAR respondents than to SER 

respondents. Sixty percent of RAR item respondents and 57% of NR item respondents rated this 

factor as either very important or extremely important, compared to only 44% of SER 

respondents. The average NR and RAR respondent rated trip costs as closer to very important 

than to somewhat important (mean = 3.744 and 3.601, respectively), whereas the average SER 

respondent rated this factor as close to somewhat important. 

For the average NR respondent, all factors were between somewhat important and very 

important in influencing fishing trip decisions. Type of fish targeted (mean = 3.708) was the 

most important; and fishing location, number of fish expected to be caught, and fishing trip cost 

(mean = 3.608, 3.603, and 3.601, respectively) were ranked similarly in importance, as well as 

number of days fishing and size of fish expected to be caught (mean = 3.398 and 3.356, 

respectively). Daily bag or take limit (mean = 3.105) was the least important factor to NR 

respondents. 

The most important factors for the average SER respondent were fishing location (mean 

= 3.939), type of fishing (3.714), and type of fish targeted (mean=3.640). Fishing trip cost (mean 

= 3.193), daily bag or take limit (mean = 3.163), and number of fish expected to be caught (mean 

= 3.031) were rated slightly above somewhat important; and number of days fishing (mean = 

2.901) and size of fish expected to be caught (mean = 2.889) were ranked slightly below 

somewhat important. 

Like the NR response group, the average RAR respondent rated all factors somewhere 

between somewhat important and very important. Fishing location (mean = 3.819) was the most 
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important factor, on average, followed by type of fish targeted (mean = 3.750), fishing trip cost 

(mean = 3.744), type of fishing (mean = 3.564), and number of fish expected to be caught (mean 

= 3.139). Size of fish (mean = 3.139) and number of days fishing (mean = 3.154) were least 

important to the average RAR respondent. 

Section E 

The final section of the survey was used to collect demographic information about 

respondents and respondents’ households. In addition to data about respondents’ gender, age, 

race, ethnicity, education, and years of fishing experience, all respondents were asked to provide 

information on household size and on total household employment and income. Respondents 

were also questioned specifically on their type of employment, hourly wage rate, amount of 

employment in terms of hours worked per week, and the level of satisfaction with their present 

amount of employment. 

Male respondents made up a majority of respondents in each of the three survey groups 

(Table 50). The gender breakdown of item respondents in the SER group was 63% male to 37% 

female, similar to the 64% to 36% gender ratio in the RAR group. In contrast, male respondents 

represented 81%, and female respondents represented 19% of NR respondents answering this 

question. 

To assess ages, respondents were asked to report the year in which they were born. 

Figure 16 presents a breakdown of respondents’ ages in 2006. Table 51 presents summary 

statistics for this question, and indicates that NR respondents tended to be older than respondents 

in the two Alaska resident survey groups. Seventy-three percent of NR item respondents reported 

being 45 years or older in 2006, compared to 60% of SER respondents and 59% of RAR 

respondents. Additionally, the average NR respondent was 3 to 4 years older than the average 

Alaska resident respondent. 

Figure 17 and Table 52 present data on respondents’ fishing experience, as quantified by 

the number of different years respondents reported having participated in any fishing activity. In 

the SER group, 71% of item respondents reported having fished from 1 to 30 years, with this set 

of respondents similarly distributed across the 1-10 years (24%), 11-20 years (24%), and 21-30 

years (22%) categories. In the RAR group, 76% of item respondents reported having 1 to 30 

years of fishing experience; those reporting 1-10 years of experience comprised 32% of item 

respondents, while identical percentages of item respondents (22%) reported having 11-20 years 

and 21-30 years of experience. In contrast to the Alaska resident respondents, half of NR 

respondents reported having 10 or fewer years of experience, which is reflected in the NR group 

median in Table 52. A relatively large percentage (16%) of NR item respondents reporting 41 or 

more years of fishing experience helps account for the significant difference between the median 

and mean NR response values. 

Respondents were asked to report the number of individuals in their household by age 

group (under 18, 18 to 35, 36 to 60, and over 60). Item response for this question was defined as 

at least one numeric response equal to or greater than 1 in any of the age group categories. 

Where an item response had missing values in one or more other categories, blank responses 

were imputed to 0, while unknown responses were adjusted to the mean of item respondents’ 

explicit numerical responses greater than or equal to 0 within the category of interest. This 

imputation method accounts for the non-integer values in the count of total individuals over 60 

and total household size in the summary statistics for the RAR respondent group. Table 53 
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presents counts of unknown, blank, “0”, and positive responses by age category for item 

responses, as well as summary statistics for item responses using the imputation methods 

described above. 

The three respondent groups were relatively similar with respect to measures of central 

tendency of the total household size and of the number of individuals per household within the 

respective age groups (Table 53). For all response groups, median total household size was 2, 

and the median number of individuals per household in each age group was 0, with the exception 

of the 36-60 age group, which had a median of 1. The RAR response group had an average total 

household size of 2.705, slightly larger than the respective average household sizes of 2.316 and 

2.288 in the SER and NR groups. The RAR group also had the highest averages for number of 

individuals per household in the under 18, 18 to 35 and 36 to 60 age groups, while the NR 

sample had the highest average for number of individuals per household in the over 60 age 

group. 

Respondents were asked to report the number of individuals, including themselves, that 

worked in full-time or part-time employment outside the home. For this question, item response 

was defined as a numeric response equal to or greater than 0 in one or both of the employment 

categories. For item responses that had a missing value for one employment category, blank 

responses were imputed to equal 0 and unknown responses were imputed to equal the mean of all 

explicit numerical responses greater than or equal to 0 within the category of interest. This 

imputation method accounts for the non-integer values in the counts of full-time workers and 

total workers in the summary statistics for the SER respondent group. Table 54 presents counts 

of unknown, blank, “0”, and positive responses by employment category for item respondents, as 

well as summary statistics calculated over item respondents using the imputation methods 

described above. 

As with household size and age composition, the three response groups were relatively 

similar with respect to measures of central tendency of the number of full-time, part-time, and 

total workers per household. In all response groups, the median number of total workers per 

household was 1, and the median numbers of full-time and part-time workers per household were 

1 and 0, respectively. NR respondents’ households on average had the lowest number of total 

workers (1.406 compared to 1.451 among SER respondents and 1.496 among RAR respondents). 

SER respondents’ households on average had 1.169 members engaged in full-time work, 

somewhat higher than the respective mean values of 1.135 and 1.095 among RAR and NR 

respondents, while RAR respondents’ households on average had the most individuals working 

part-time outside the home (0.361 compared to 0.311 and 0.282 among the NR and SER groups, 

respectively). 

Figure 18 presents data on respondents’ educational attainment, as measured by the 

highest level of schooling completed. NR respondents as a group reported the highest level of 

educational attainment, and RAR respondents, the lowest. Thirty-six percent of RAR 

respondents reported having completed at least a 4-year college degree, compared to 41% of 

SER item respondents and 48% of NR item respondents. Twenty-one percent of NR item 

respondents held a graduate degree, notably higher than the 14% of SER item respondents and 

13% of RAR item respondents that reported having a graduate degree. 

As presented in Table 54, small percentages of respondents from each sample group 

reported Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. The NR group had the highest percentage of Hispanic or 

Latino respondents (3% of item respondents), and the SER group, the smallest (1% of item 

respondents). 
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In terms of racial composition, the majority of respondents in each respondent group was 

white: 95% of NR item respondents were white, slightly higher than the respective percentages 

of 91% and 88% in the RAR and SER respondent groups. American Indians and Alaska Natives 

represented the second largest racial category in both the SER group (8% of item respondents) 

and the RAR group (5% of item respondents). Figure 19 summarizes racial distribution among 

item respondents. 

Overall, NR respondents had the highest household income levels, and SER respondents, 

the lowest. Almost half (48%) of NR item respondents reported a household income of at least 

$100,000, compared to 30% of RAR and 25% of SER item respondents. Among SER item 

respondents, 32% reported a household income of less than $50,000; these percentages were 

25% and 16%, respectively, for the RAR and NR respondent groups. Figure 20 presents the 

distribution of item responses.

Question E10 asked respondents to select one category among nine (salaried worker, 

wage worker, self-employed, student, homemaker, retired, currently unemployed, disabled and 

unable to work, and other) that best described their current employment status. Figure 21 shows 

the distribution of responses for this question. Note that responses with multiple selections were 

not counted among item responses, as respondents were instructed to select only one category 

that best described their current status. 

Salaried employment, wage employment, self-employment, and retired were the most 

commonly reported employment statuses among all three respondent groups. Nearly a third 

(32%) of NR item respondents reported being employed as a salaried worker, with retirement 

(22%), self-employed (22%), and wage worker (15%) being the next most common employment 

statuses. In the SER group, salaried workers comprised 29% of item respondents. Wage 

workers, retirees, and self-employed workers represented 28%, 20%, and 14% of item 

respondents, respectively. Wage workers comprised 32% of RAR item respondents, followed by 

salaried workers (26%), retirees (16%), and self-employed workers (12%). Percentages of item 

respondents reporting salaried employment, wage employment, or self-employment were similar 

across the three respondent groups: 69%, 69%, and 71% for the RAR, NR, and SER respondent 

groups, respectively. 

Survey respondents who had selected a response other than “Homemaker,” “Retired,” 

“Currently unemployed,” and “Disabled and unable to work” were subsequently asked in 

question E11 to report the number of hours they worked in a typical week. Note that ineligible 

respondents include those that selected more than one employment status in question E10, 

contrary to survey instructions. Table 56 presents summary statistics among eligible item 

respondents, which excludes those that provided unknown or blank responses or that refused the 

question. NR item respondents, on average, worked 43 hours per week, slightly more than the 42 

hours and 41 hours worked by the average SER and RAR item respondents, respectively. Median 

values suggest a somewhat larger disparity between resident and non-resident item respondents, 

with non-residents working a median of 45 hours and residents working a median of 40 hours. 

Question E12 asked respondents to estimate their approximate hourly wage rate. Note 

that eligible respondents in this question were the eligible respondents in E11 that indicated 

working for pay or profit by providing an answer greater than 0. Figure 22 shows the distribution 

of item responses among eligible respondents. There was notable variation among the three 

respondent groups with respect to the approximate hourly wage earned among respondents 

working for pay or profit. Overall, NR respondents were the highest earners among the three 

groups, followed by RAR respondents. Fifty-eight percent of eligible NR item respondents 
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earned at least $30 per hour, and over a quarter (27%) earned at least $60 per hour. In both of the 

resident groups, the majority of eligible item respondents reported earning less than $30 per hour 

(68% of the SER group and 60% of the RAR group). 

The final question of the survey, E13, gauged respondents’ work time constraints, 

specifically whether they would prefer to work fewer, the same, or more hours than they 

currently work. As with question E12, eligible respondents for E13 were eligible respondents in 

E11 that indicated working for pay or profit by providing an answer greater than 0. While 

approximately 60% of the eligible item respondents in each response group indicated a 

preference for no change in the number of hours worked, a slightly larger percentage of NR 

respondents indicated a preference for working fewer hours (32%) relative to the resident 

respondents (27% of SER respondents and 27% RAR respondents). Fourteen percent of RAR 

item respondents preferred to work more hours, compared to 13% of SER respondents, and just 

8% of NR respondents. Figure 23 presents the distribution of item responses among eligible 

respondents. 
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DISCUSSION 

 This report outlined the steps taken to develop, test, and implement an economic survey 

of Alaska anglers, as well as provided detailed summaries of the data collected from the survey. 

Surveys were sent to three distinct populations of Alaska anglers: residents of Southeast Alaska, 

rest of Alaska residents, and non-residents. Focus groups and cognitive interviews conducted in 

Alaska and elsewhere in the United States were used in the development of the survey materials 

and to test and refine the survey instruments prior to fielding. A small formal pretest 

implementation was conducted in late 2006 and the full survey was implemented in 2007 using a 

repeated mail and telephone mixed-mode approach. 

Response rates for the two Alaska resident samples were between 52% and 54%, with the 

non-resident sample achieving a higher response rate of almost 62%. The lower response rates 

in the Alaska samples may be a reflection of the difficulties of mailing surveys to Alaska resident 

anglers. Sample contact information was taken from the ADF&G fish license database, which 

includes the address information for people who buy a license to fish in Alaska at the time of the 

purchase. Since people may move and many Alaskans work and live in the state seasonally, it is 

possible that a significant portion of the Alaska resident samples’ address information was 

outdated when the survey was implemented. Evidence of this is provided by fairly high 

undeliverable rates for the SER and RAR samples, which were both over 10%, compared to the 

NR sample undeliverable rate of about 5%. Moreover, the fact that many Alaskans live in rural 

areas and must travel significant distances to pick up their mail at post offices or post office 

boxes may also have played a role in lower response rates for Alaska residents. 

As the data summaries make clear, there are noticeable differences between Southeast 

Alaska resident anglers, other Alaska resident anglers, and non-resident anglers with respect to 

several aspects of fishing behavior and preferences. Most resident anglers had fished in Alaska 

prior to 2006. As one would expect, non-residents generally have much less experience fishing 

in Alaska than residents. Yet, in terms of overall years of fishing anywhere, all three samples 

had a similar average number of years of experience (about 20 years), with average ages of 

anglers from all three samples being fairly similar—the average age of a NR respondent was 52 

years old, for SER respondent it was 49, and for RAR respondent it was about 48 years old. 

While the majority of respondents from each sample were male, the NR sample had a much 

higher percentage (80%), indicating that most out of state anglers were male. Also not 

surprisingly, Alaska resident anglers tended to fish more days than non-residents, with SER 

anglers spending more days fishing in saltwater than freshwater, probably due to the easier 

access to saltwater sites in Southeast Alaska, and RAR anglers fishing in freshwater more than 

saltwater. As evidenced by information on when the most recent fishing trip was taken, nonresidents tend to fish mainly between June and August, with fishing activity dropping off 

dramatically in September (to about 6%), compared to resident anglers, many of whom 

continued fishing in September (about 25%). During 2006, non-residents tended to fish in 

Southcentral Alaska a little more than in Southeast Alaska, but almost all SER anglers only 

fished in Southeast Alaska, and similarly, nearly all RAR anglers fished only in Southcentral 

Alaska. Only a small handful of RAR anglers indicated fishing in Southeast Alaska, and 

similarly, only a very small number of SER anglers indicated fishing in Southcentral Alaska. 

This tendency by resident anglers to fish only in the region in which they live is likely due to the 

size of the state of Alaska and the need to travel great distances to visit Southeast Alaska from 

Southcentral Alaska and vice-versa, which is both time and money costly. In terms of spending, 
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NR anglers spent the most, even if only counting in-state fishing-related spending. SER 

respondents spent the least. 

On average, non-resident anglers generally took about one trip to Alaska that included 

saltwater fishing. About 65% of these Alaska trips were taken primarily to saltwater fish. The 

top four saltwater fishing sites fished at by NR respondents were Homer in Southcentral Alaska, 

and Sitka, Ketchikan, and Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. The majority of the 

saltwater fishing done by NR respondents was by charter boats, regardless of whether the fishing 

occurred in Southeast or Southcentral Alaska. This is likely a reflection of the fact that only a 

small portion of NR respondents have access to private boats (about 21%). Silver salmon was 

the most harvested fish in Southeast Alaska by NR respondents, with halibut being the next most 

harvested species. NR respondents also harvested a large number of rockfish, other salmon 

(pink, chum, or red), and king salmon in this region. In Southcentral Alaska, halibut was the 

most harvested saltwater species by NR respondents, followed by silver salmon. Smaller 

numbers of rockfish, other salmon, and king salmon were harvested as well during 2006. 

For SER respondents, Juneau was the most commonly fished at location, with Ketchikan, 

Sitka, and Prince of Wales being the next most popular sites to saltwater fish. The vast majority 

of SER respondents had access to a boat they could use to saltwater fish in Alaska, and preferred 

fishing by private boat over charter boat fishing or shore fishing, which explains why most SER 

fishing days were spent fishing from private boats. As with NR respondents in Southeast 

Alaska, silver salmon was the most harvested saltwater species, with halibut and king salmon 

being the next most harvested species with nearly equal numbers being harvested of each by NR 

anglers. Significant numbers of rockfish and other salmon were also harvested by SER 

respondents during 2006. 

RAR respondents fished the most days at Valdez, Homer, Seward, and Whittier. While 

most fishing was done by private boat, with about 70% of RAR respondents having access to a 

boat for saltwater fishing, a significant portion did fish by charter boat. For RAR respondents, 

halibut was the most harvested fish, followed by silver salmon. Rockfish, and other salmon were 

also harvested frequently in Southcentral Alaska. 

Thus, there appears to be some differences between the species harvested in Southeast 

Alaska and Southcentral Alaska, with silver salmon being predominant in Southeast Alaska and 

halibut being the main harvested species in Southcentral Alaska. The fact that king salmon, 

particularly in Southeast Alaska, is not harvested in larger numbers is likely a reflection of the 

more stringent harvest limits placed on king salmon (e.g., many areas of Southeast Alaska cap 

the number of king salmon harvested to a single fish) in comparison to silver salmon.9

Before closing, it is important to identify several limitations of the survey data described 

herein. Each of the three versions of the survey collected information from respondents about 

their fishing activities in Alaska during the 2006 fishing season. The findings described in this 

report thus apply to the 2006 fishing season and cannot, in general, be assumed to hold in any 

other year. As a result, future survey work that collects the same information for different years 

should be conducted to enable an assessment of the changes in saltwater fishing behavior and 

attitudes in Alaska. 

In addition, respondents were asked to provide somewhat detailed information on their 

fishing activities, including the locations they fished at, how many times they fished at each 

location by fishing mode, the modes of transportation they took to these fishing areas during the 

 

9

 See the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website for fishing regulations: 

http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/reghome.cfm 
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course of the season, and the total fish of each species they harvested during the season. While 

these questions were thoroughly tested in focus groups and interviews to maximize respondents’ 

ability to answer them accurately, they are, nevertheless, admittedly cognitively difficult, 

particularly for avid saltwater anglers who fish frequently. Therefore, a certain amount of 

measurement error is inevitable in these data (as in most detailed surveys). 

One way this survey tried to address this shortcoming is to ask more detailed questions 

about the respondent’s most recent fishing trip that were not asked about for the season. In 

addition to information on where the respondent went saltwater fishing, the mode of fishing they 

used, and for how many days, the more detailed questions included the number of fish caught, as 

well as the number kept, of each species, on the most recent trip; the amount of money spent on a 

diverse range of possible trip expenditures; and the starting date and length of the trip. For 

respondents that took trips at the beginning of the season, accurate recall of trip details may still 

be an issue since the survey was implemented in early 2007, but for more avid anglers, the more 

detailed information they provided about their most recent fishing trip should prove informative. 

Note also that because the survey was implemented at one time, the most recent trip information 

does not provide an accurate reflection of seasonality differences in saltwater angler behavior in 

Alaska. Future survey work should consider whether identifying seasonality differences are 

important to understand, particularly because most fishing occurs in a 3-month window, and if 

so, whether a multi-phase implementation done throughout the year or diary-based survey 

approach is possible. 
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

The authors would like to thank Gretchen Jennings and Bill Romberg of ADF&G for helpful 

advice and providing access to the fish license database, Ron Felthoven and Amber Himes of 

AFSC for useful suggestions that have improved this report, and Daniel Willard of the 

University of Washington and Jeff Ferris, formerly of the University of Washington, for research 

assistance. 

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Figure 1. -- Map of Southeast Alaska fishing locations included with surveys. 
40

Figure 2. -- Map of Southcentral Alaska fishing locations included with surveys. 
41

Trips to Alaska that Included Saltwater Fishing (NR

respondents)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 trips 1 trip 2 trips 3 or more

trips

Percentage of item respondents

Figure 3. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 that included 

saltwater fishing (NR respondents) 

Trips to Alaska Taken Primarily for Saltwater Fishing

(NR respondents)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

0 trips 1 trip 2 trips 3 or more trips

Percentage of item respondents

Figure 4. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 taken primarily 

 for saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 
42

Trips to Alaska Taken Primarily for Saltwater Fishing (NR respondents)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Took 0 saltwater

fishing trips

No trips taken

primarily to

saltwater fish

Some trips taken

primarily to

saltwater fish

All trips taken

primarily to

saltwater fish

More trips for

saltwater fishing

than total trips

Percentage of item respondents

Figure 5. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing; and 

 2006 trips to Alaska taken primarily for saltwater fishing 

 (NR respondents). 
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A. Number of Locations Fished at in Southeast Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 locations 1 location 2 locations 3 or more locations

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

B. Number of Locations Fished at in Southcentral Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 locations 1 location 2 locations 3 or more locations

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

C. Number of Locations Fished at in Southcentral Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 locations 1 location 2 locations 3 or more locations

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 6. -- Number of sites fished at per region on Alaska 

 saltwater fishing trips in 2006. 
44

A. Halibut

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Did not fish for Fished for but

did not catch

Kept all ofthe

catch

Kept some of

the catch

Kept none ofthe

catch

Percent of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

B. King Salmon

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Did not fish for Fished for but did

not catch

Kept all ofthe

catch

Kept some ofthe

catch

Kept none ofthe

catch

Percent of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

C. Silver Salmon

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Did not fish for Fished for but did

not catch

Kept all ofthe

catch

Kept some ofthe

catch

Kept none ofthe

catch

Percent of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

D. Other Salmon

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Did not fish for Fished for but did

not catch

Kept all ofthe

catch

Kept some ofthe

catch

Kept none ofthe

catch

Percent of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

E. Ling Cod

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Did not fish for Fished for but did

not catch

Kept all ofthe

catch

Kept some ofthe

catch

Kept none ofthe

catch

Percent of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

F. Rockfish

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Did not fish for Fished for but did

not catch

Kept all ofthe

catch

Kept some ofthe

catch

Kept none ofthe

catch

Percent of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 7. -- Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch of, each species in 2006. 
45

A. Southeast Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Private/rental

car

Private boat Bus/taxi Train Float/charter

plane

Airline Ferry Cruise ship

Percentage of anglers reporting

transportation in region

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

B. Southcentral Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Private/rental

car

Private boat Bus/taxi Train Float/charter

plane

Airline Ferry Cruise ship

Percentage of anglers reporting

transportation in region

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

C. Other Alaska Locations

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Private/rental

car

Private boat Bus/taxi Train Float/charter

plane

Airline Ferry Cruise ship

Percentage of anglers reporting

transportation in region

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 8. -- Transportation methods used, by region, to reach fishing 

boats or shore-based fishing locations for 2006 saltwater 

fishing. 
46

Date of Most Recent Fishing Trip

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Before 2006

Jan‐06

Feb‐06

Mar‐06

Apr‐06

May‐06

Jun‐06

Jul‐06

Aug‐06

Sep‐06

Oct‐06

Nov‐06

Dec‐06

After 2006

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 9. -- Month and year of most recent saltwater fishing trip in Alaska. 
47

Transportation to Fishing Site

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Private/rental

car

Bus/taxi Train Float/charter

plane

Airline Private boat Ferry Cruise ship Other

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 10. -- Types of transportation methods used to reach fishing boat or 

 shore-based fishing location on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip. 
48

Total Group Size on Fishing Trip

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

One Two Three to five Six to nine Ten or more

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 11. -- Total group size and number of adults and children on trip. 
49

A1. Number of Halibut Caught

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

A2. Number of Halibut Harvested

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

B1. Number of King Salmon Caught

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

B2. Number of King Salmon Harvested

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

C1. Number of Silver Salmon Caught

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

C2. Number of Silver Salmon Harvested

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 12. -- Number of halibut, king salmon, and silver salmon caught and harvested on 

 most recent trip. 
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D1. Number of Other Salmon Caught

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

D2. Number of Other Salmon Harvested

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

E1. Number of Lingcod Caught

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

E2. Number of Lingcod Harvested

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

F1. Number of Rockfish Caught

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

F2. Number of Rockfish Harvested

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 1‐5 6‐10 11‐15 16‐20 21‐25 >25 Blank /

unknown

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Sample Southeast Alaska Sample Other Alaska Sample

Figure 13. -- Number of other salmon species, lingcod, and rockfish caught and harvested on 

 most recent trip. 
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A. Number of Locations Fished at in Southeast Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 locations 1 location 2 locations 3 or more locations

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

B. Number of Locations Fished at in Southcentral Alaska

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 locations 1 location 2 locations 3 or more locations

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

C. Number of Locations Fished at in Other Alaska Regions

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 locations 1 location 2 locations 3 or more locations

Percentage of eligible respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 14. -- Number of sites fished, by region, on the 

 most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip. 
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A. Fishing Location

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important

at all

A little

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

B. Number of Days Fishing

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important at

all

A little

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

C. Type of Fish Targeted

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important at

all

Alittle

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

D. Type of Fishing

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important at

all

Alittle

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

E. Daily Bag or Take Limit

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important

at all

Alittle

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

F. Number of Fish You Expect to Catch

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important at

all

A little

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

G. Size of Fish You Expect to Catch

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important

at all

Alittle

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

H. Fishing Trip Costs

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Not important at

all

A little

important

Somewhat

important

Very important Extremely

important

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 15. -- Importance of factors in deciding what type of Alaska saltwater fishing 

 trip to take. 
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Age of Respondents in 2006

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Under 18 18‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65 and older

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 16. -- Age of respondent in 2006. 
54

Years of Fishing Experience

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

0 1 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41 or more

Percentage of itemrespondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 17. -- In how many different years have you fished (for all 

 species in all locations)?
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Highest Level of School Completed

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Some high

school or less

High school

diploma or

equivalent

Some college Two year college

degree or

technical school

Four year

college graduate

Some graduate

work but did not

receive a

graduate degree

Graduate

degree

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 18. -- Highest level of schooling completed by respondent. 
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Race of Respondent

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Asian American

Indian or

Alaska Native

Black or

African

American

Native

Hawaiian or

Other Pacific

Islander

White More than

one race

selected

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 19. -- Race of respondent. 
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Household Income

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Less than $10,000

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 to $29,999

$30,000 to $39,999

$40,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $59,999

$60,000 to $79,999

$80,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $124,999

$125,000 to $149,999

$150,000 to $200,000

$200,000 or more

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 20. -- Respondent’s household income in 2006. 

Employment Status of Respondent

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Salaried

worker

Wage

worker

Self‐

employed

Student Homemaker Retired Currently

unemployed

Disabled

and unable

to work

Other

Percentage of item respondents

Non‐Resident Southeast Alaska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 21. -- Respondent’s employment status. 
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Hourly Wage of Respondents

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Under $5.00

per hour

$5.00 to

$9.99

$10.00 to

$14.99

$15.00 to

$19.99

$20.00 to

$29.99

$30.00 to

$39.99

$40.00 to

$49.99

$50.00 to

$59.99

$60 or more

per hour

Percentage of eligible item respondents

Non‐Resident Southea s t Ala ska Resident Other Alaska Resident

Figure 22. -- Respondent’s approximate hourly wage rate. 

Preference for Number of Hours Worked

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Prefer to work more

hours

Prefer to work fewer

hours

Prefer no change in

hours

Percentage of eligible item respondents

Non‐Resident Southea s t Alaska Resident Othe r Alaska Resident

Figure 23. -- Would you prefer to work more hours or fewer hours per 

 week at the same wage or rate of pay? 
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Table 1. -- Alaska sportfishing economic pretest and full survey implementation contact dates. 

Contact Formal pretest implementation Full implementation 

Advance letter 25 May 2006 24-25 January 2007 

Initial mailing 31 May 2006 30-31 January 2007 

Follow-up postcard 4 June 2006 6 February 2007 

Second full mailing 21 June 2006 3-5 March 2007 

Telephone interview n/a 6-17 April 2007 

Final mailing n/a 25 April 2007 

Table 2. -- Completed surveys and response rates excluding undeliverables. 

Mailed 

surveys Undeliverables 

Completed 

surveys 

Response rate 

(excluding 

undeliverables) 

Non-resident anglers (NR) 1,900 99 1,115 61.9% 

Rest of Alaska resident anglers (RAR) 1,200 129 559 52.2% 

Southeast Alaska resident anglers (SER) 900 92 435 53.8% 

Total 4,000 320 2,109 57.3% 

Table 3. -- Completed surveys by week of return. 

 Sample 

Week NR RAR SER Total 

1 311 22 4 337 

2 109 70 70 249 

3 373 264 181 818 

4 94 52 62 208 

5 46 26 27 99 

6 33 18 18 69 

7 52 34 27 113 

8 41 22 16 79 

9 13 23 6 42 

10 12 8 7 27 

11 5 4 3 12 

12 3 2 2 7 

13 3 4 0 7 

14 0 0 1 1 

15 4 3 7 14 

16 8 1 2 11 

17 1 2 1 4 

18 2 3 1 6 

19 4 1 0 5 

20 1 0 0 1 

Total 1,115 559 435 2,109 
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Table 4. -- Did you take any sport (recreational) fishing trips to Alaska before 2006? 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residResponse Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

Yes 505 45.29% 47.02% 338 77.70% 85.79% 431 77.10% No 569 51.03% 52.98% 56 12.87% 14.21% 74 13.24% Blank 41 3.68% - 41 9.43% - 54 9.66% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 

Table 5. -- 2006 freshwater and saltwater sportfishing days in Alaska. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residCount 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

Zero fishing days 8 0.72% 0.74% 67 15.40% 16.92% 75 13.42% Freshwater days only 264 23.68% 24.56% 16 3.68% 4.04% 145 25.94% Saltwater days only 485 43.50% 45.12% 174 40.00% 43.94% 80 14.31% Fished both types 318 28.52% 29.58% 139 31.95% 35.10% 206 36.85% Blank 40 3.59% - 39 8.97% - 53 9.48% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 
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Table 6. -- 2006 freshwater and saltwater sportfishing days in Alaska.*

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Freshwater days 

Saltwater days 

Total days 

Freshwater days 

Saltwater days 

Total days 

Freshwater days 

Saltwdays 

Item respondents 1075 1075 1075 396 396 396 506 506  Unknown response for category 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0  Blank response for category 359 167 - 90 8 - 55 55  "0" for category 134 105 - 151 75 - 100 165  Positive response for category 582 803 - 155 313 - 351 286 Total days 2966 2259 5225 1352 4678 6030 4307 2226 Mean 2.759 2.101 4.86 3.414 11.813 15.227 8.512 4.399 Median 1 1 3 0 6 9 3 1 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 95 30 95 100 117 160 100 135 Standard deviation 5.823 2.869 6.317 9.002 15.699 21.163 13.508 10.59

* Item response is defined as a numerical response for one or both recreational fishing types (freshwater and saltw

Summary statistics reflect interpretation of blank responses as zeroes in cases where the respondent provided a 

numerical response for only one fishing type. 
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Table 7. -- Areas of Alaska fished in 2006 on freshwater and saltwater fishing trips.*

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reResponse Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% suresp

Fished in one area only  Southeast AK only 413 37.04% 39.11% 318 73.10% 96.95% 6 1.07 Southcentral AK only 558 50.04% 52.84% 3 0.69% 0.91% 343 61.3 Other AK 41 3.68% 3.88% 1 0.23% 0.30% 37 6.62Fished in two areas only 43 7.69 Southeast and Southcentral AK 17 1.52% 1.61% 3 0.69% 0.91% 7 1.25 Southeast and Other AK 2 0.18% 0.19% 3 0.69% 0.91% 1 0.18 Southcentral and Other AK 21 1.88% 1.99% 0 0.00% 0.00% 35 6.26Fished in three areas 4 0.36% 0.38% 0 0.00% 0.00% 4 0.72Did not fish in 2006† 6 0.54% - 59 13.56% - 66 11.8

Blank 53 4.75% - 48 11.03% - 60 10.7Total 1115 100% 100% 435 100% 100% 559 100Fished in area alone or in combination with one or more other areas 

Southeast AK 436 39.10% 41.29% 324 74.48% 98.78% 18 3.22Southcentral AK 600 53.81% 56.82% 6 1.38% 1.83% 389 69.5Other AK 68 6.10% 6.44% 4 0.92% 1.22% 77 13.7

* Item response defined as selection of at least one area of Alaska fished in 2006. † Indicates blank responses to this question from respondents that explicitly indicated zero freshwater and zero sa

days in question A2. 

Table 8. -- During 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in Alask

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reResponse Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surespo

Yes 784 70.31% 73.68% 301 69.20% 76.98% 279 49.91No 280 25.11% 26.32% 90 20.69% 23.02% 226 40.43Blank 51 4.57% - 44 10.11% - 54 9.66% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0
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Table 9. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing; and trips to Alaska in 2006 taken primarily fo

fishing (NR respondents). 

 Trips to Alaska that included saltwater fishing Trips to Alaska taken primarily for Item respondents 775 766 Total trips 802 522 Mean 1.035 0.681 Median 1 1 Min 0 0 Max 6 6 Standard deviation 0.313 0.665 

Table 10. -- Days in 2006 spent saltwater fishing using a charter service, on private boat, or from shore, by locati

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska r

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

One or more numerical responses  One or more positive responses 747 95.28% 274 91.03% 258  All numerical responses = 0  0 responses only 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0  0 and blank responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0  0 and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0  0 blank, and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 1 No numerical responses  Blank responses only 8 1.02% 10 3.32% 10  Blank and unknown responses only 28 3.57% 16 5.32% 10 Total 784 100.00% 301 100.00% 279 
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Table 11. -- Alaska saltwater fishing trips in 2006, by location (SER and RAR respondents). 

Mean trips calculated over anglers reporting fishing trips at the location of interest. 

 Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resident 

Location 

Anglers 

taking trips 

to location 

Total 

trips 

Mean 

trips 

Anglers 

taking trips 

to location 

Total 

trips Mean trips 

Southeast Alaska 

Glacier Bay 5 39 7.800 0 0 - 

Haines-Skagway 11 139 12.636 0 0 - 

Juneau 109 1449 13.294 0 0 - 

Kake 4 15 3.750 0 0 - 

Ketchikan 42 560 13.333 2 2 1.000 

Petersburg 18 136 7.556 0 0 - 

Prince of Wales 31 441 14.226 0 0 - 

Sitka 39 491 12.590 1 5 5.000 

Wrangell 11 176 16.000 0 0 - 

Yakutat 3 48 16.000 1 7 7.000 

Other Southeast Alaska 21 173 8.238 1 1 1.000 

Southcentral Alaska 

Anchor Point 0 0 - 26 105 4.038 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 0 0 - 1 1 1.000 

Clam Gulch 0 0 - 7 11 1.571 

Cordova 0 0 - 4 104 26.000 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 0 0 - 42 118 2.810 

Homer 0 0 - 87 256 2.943 

Kenai (city) 0 0 - 16 63 3.938 

Kodiak Island 0 0 - 13 71 5.462 

Seldovia 0 0 - 5 8 1.600 

Seward 2 3 1.500 69 229 3.319 

Valdez 2 8 4.000 54 348 6.444 

Whittier 1 1 1.000 34 151 4.441 

Other Southcentral Alaska 0 0 - 13 93 7.154 

Other Alaska 0 0 - 7 34 4.857 
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Table 12. -- Days spent saltwater fishing by mode at Alaska locations in 2006, top four sites 

(SER respondents). Mean values calculated over anglers reporting fishing days at 

the location of interest by the mode of interest. 

Location Fishing mode 

Anglers with 

days fishing 

by mode Total days Mean days 

% of total 2006 fishing days 

spent by SER respondents 

Charter 5 23 4.600 0.55% 

Private boat 100 1192 11.920 28.39% 

Juneau 

From shore 31 144 4.645 3.43% 

Charter 7 39 5.571 0.93% 

Private boat 44 656 14.909 15.63% 

Ketchikan 

From shore 10 74 7.400 1.76% 

Charter 2 2 1.000 0.05% 

Private boat 35 488 13.943 11.62% 

Sitka 

From shore 8 62 7.750 1.48% 

Charter 3 69 23.000 1.64% 

Private boat 26 431 16.577 10.27% 

Prince of 

Wales 

From shore 4 11 2.750 0.26% 

Table 13. -- Days spent saltwater fishing by mode at Alaska locations in 2006, top four sites 

(RAR respondents). Mean values calculated over anglers reporting fishing days at 

the location of interest by the mode of interest. 

Location Fishing mode 

Anglers with 

days fishing 

by mode Total days Mean days 

% of total 2006 fishing days 

spent by RAR respondents 

Charter 21 227 10.810 10.37% 

Private boat 30 209 6.967 9.55% 

Valdez 

From shore 14 39 2.786 1.78% 

Charter 34 56 1.647 2.56% 

Private boat 59 285 4.831 13.03% 

Homer 

From shore 10 13 1.300 0.59% 

Charter 30 54 1.800 2.47% 

Private boat 40 199 4.975 9.10% 

Seward 

From shore 12 73 6.083 3.34% 

Charter 3 3 1.000 0.14% 

Private boat 31 250 8.065 11.43% 

Whittier 

From shore 2 5 2.500 0.23% 
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Table 14. -- Days spent saltwater fishing by mode at Alaska locations in 2006, top four sites (NR 

respondents). Mean days calculated over anglers reporting fishing days at the 

location of interest by the mode of interest. 

Location Fishing mode 

Anglers with 

days fishing 

by mode Total days Mean days 

% of total 2006 fishing days 

spent by NR respondents 

Charter 138 200 1.449 8.32% 

Private boat 25 78 3.120 3.24% 

Homer 

From shore 23 51 2.217 2.12% 

Charter 79 189 2.392 7.86% 

Private boat 18 87 4.833 3.62% 

Sitka 

From shore 2 2 1.000 0.08% 

Charter 76 138 1.816 5.74% 

Private boat 23 105 4.565 4.37% 

Ketchikan 

From shore 2 2 1.000 0.08% 

Charter 35 140 4.000 5.82% 

Private boat 15 72 4.800 3.00% 

Prince of 

Wales 

From shore 4 10 2.500 0.42% 
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Table 15. -- Number of days fished per fishing mode and region in 2006 on Alaska saltwater 

fishing trips. Mean days calculated over a) anglers reporting fishing days in region 

of interest by mode of interest (Mean days 1) and b) anglers reporting any fishing 

in region of interest (Mean days 2).*

* Blank responses to location-mode pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were 

imputed to equal the mean of valid positive responses for the location and mode of interest 

(hence, non-integer values among the “Total days” statistics). Refer to Appendix Tables B13-

B15 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and mode. 

Non-resident 

Region Fishing mode 

Total 

days 

Anglers fishing in 

region by mode 

Mean 

days 1 

Anglers fishing 

in region Mean days 2 

Charter 734.182 286 2.567 384 1.912 

Private boat 558.030 110 5.073 384 1.453 

Southeast 

Alaska 

From shore 87.000 29 3.000 384 0.227 

Charter 556.327 318 1.749 396 1.405 

Private boat 325.200 92 3.535 396 0.821 

Southcentral 

Alaska 

From shore 213.467 68 3.139 396 0.539 

Charter 24.000 9 2.667 12 2.000 

Private boat 0.000 0 - 12 0.000 

Other Alaska 

From shore 6.000 4 1.500 12 0.500 

Southeast Alaska resident 

Region Fishing mode 

Total 

days 

Anglers fishing in 

region by mode 

Mean 

days 1 

Anglers fishing 

in region Mean days 2 

Charter 149.000 23 6.478 289 0.516 

Private boat 3789.163 269 14.086 289 13.111 

Southeast 

Alaska 

From shore 469.400 66 7.112 289 1.624 

Charter 2.000 1 2.000 4 0.500 

Private boat 24.000 3 8.000 4 6.000 

Southcentral 

Alaska 

From shore 0.000 0 - 4 0.000 

Charter 0.000 0 - 3 0.000 

Private boat 15.000 2 7.500 3 5.000 

Other Alaska 

From shore 5.000 1 5.000 3 1.667 

Other Alaska resident 

Region Fishing mode 

Total 

days 

Anglers fishing in 

region by mode 

Mean 

days 1 

Anglers fishing 

in region Mean days 2 

Charter 4.000 2 2.000 6 0.667 

Private boat 15.000 4 3.750 6 2.500 

Southeast 

Alaska 

From shore 0.000 0 - 6 0.000 

Charter 390.600 107 3.650 263 1.485 

Private boat 1562.872 175 8.931 263 5.942 

Southcentral 

Alaska 

From shore 236.071 54 4.372 263 0.898 

Charter 0.000 0 - 8 0.000 

Private boat 11.000 4 2.750 8 1.375 

Other Alaska 

From shore 36.250 5 7.250 8 4.531 
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Table 16. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in Alaska during 20

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resResponse Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% elirespo

One or more numerical responses 

One or more positive responses 691 88.14% 267 88.70% 256 91.76All numerical responses = 0 

0 responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 and blank responses only 61 7.78% 27 8.97% 14 5.02% 0 and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0, blank, unknown responses only 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

No numerical responses 

Blank responses only 28 3.57% 7 2.33% 7 2.51% Blank and unknown responses only 3 0.38% 0 0.00% 2 0.72% 

Total 784 100.00% 301 100.00% 279 100.0

Table 17. -- Percent of eligible respondents harvesting each species in 2006. 

Species Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reHalibut 70.15% 65.78% 79.21% King salmon 28.19% 60.47% 19.00% Silver salmon 38.65% 57.48% 45.52% Other salmon 16.58% 29.90% 18.28% Lingcod 15.18% 17.61% 16.49% Rockfish 22.32% 33.55% 28.32% 
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Table 18. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in 

Alaska during 2006, top four sites (SER respondents). Mean values calculated over 

anglers reporting harvest of the species of interest at the location of interest. 

Location Species 

Anglers harvesting 

species at location Total fish harvested Mean fish harvested 

Juneau Halibut 72 373 5.181 

 King salmon 70 312 4.457 

 Silver salmon 77 909 11.805 

 Other salmon 33 325 9.848 

 Lingcod 8 13 1.625 

 Rockfish 27 139 5.148 

Ketchikan Halibut 40 225 5.625 

 King salmon 29 207 7.138 

 Silver salmon 30 283 9.433 

 Other salmon 14 203 14.500 

 Lingcod 11 28 2.545 

 Rockfish 24 179 7.458 

Halibut 28 178 6.357 

King salmon 17 106 6.235 

Silver salmon 21 151 7.190 

Other salmon 14 93 6.643 

Prince of Wales 

 

Lingcod 12 30 2.500 

 Rockfish 21 220 10.476 

Sitka Halibut 22 90 4.091 

 King salmon 29 215 7.414 

 Silver salmon 20 163 8.150 

 Other salmon 14 138 9.857 

 Lingcod 13 25 1.923 

 Rockfish 15 115 7.667 
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Table 19. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in 

Alaska during 2006, top four sites (RAR respondents). Mean values calculated over 

anglers reporting harvest of the species of interest at the location of interest. 

Location Species 

Anglers harvesting 

species at location Total fish harvested Mean fish harvested 

Valdez Halibut 29 216 7.448 

 King salmon 4 8 2.000 

 Silver salmon 35 356 10.171 

 Other salmon 12 87 7.250 

 Lingcod 15 73 4.867 

 Rockfish 19 211 11.105 

Seward Halibut 44 152 3.455 

 King salmon 7 11 1.571 

 Silver salmon 47 457 9.723 

 Other salmon 7 57 8.143 

 Lingcod 16 22 1.375 

 Rockfish 27 195 7.222 

Homer Halibut 81 378 4.667 

 King salmon 15 32 2.133 

 Silver salmon 20 72 3.600 

 Other salmon 5 21 4.200 

 Lingcod 4 6 1.500 

 Rockfish 7 49 7.000 

Whittier Halibut 18 147 8.167 

 King salmon 0 0 0.000 

 Silver salmon 16 152 9.500 

 Other salmon 7 76 10.857 

 Lingcod 4 9 2.250 

 Rockfish 17 115 6.765 
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Table 20. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in 

Alaska during 2006, top four sites (NR respondents). Mean values calculated over 

anglers reporting harvest of the species of interest at the location of interest. 

Location Species 

Anglers harvesting 

species at location Total fish harvested Mean fish harvested 

Sitka Halibut 60 262 4.367 

 King salmon 59 203 3.441 

 Silver salmon 50 441 8.820 

 Other salmon 17 107 6.294 

 Lingcod 22 52 2.364 

 Rockfish 36 258 7.167 

Halibut 45 259 5.756 

King salmon 32 87 2.719 

Silver salmon 36 307 8.528 

Other salmon 14 94 6.714 

Lingcod 29 92 3.172 

Prince of 

Wales 

 

 

 

 Rockfish 29 154 5.310 

Ketchikan Halibut 28 108 3.857 

 King salmon 36 69 1.917 

 Silver salmon 42 297 7.071 

 Other salmon 34 200 5.882 

 Lingcod 11 26 2.364 

Rockfish 24 115 4.792 

Homer Halibut 153 545 3.562 

 King salmon 15 24 1.600 

 Silver salmon 15 60 4.000 

 Other salmon 4 14 3.500 

 Lingcod 7 19 2.714 

 Rockfish 11 54 4.909 
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Table 21. -- Fish harvested by species and region on 2006 Alaska saltwater fishing trips (NR respondents). Summ

calculated over anglers harvesting fish of any species in the region.*

Southeast Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 320 320 320 320 320 Total fish 981.159 450 1532.820 553.294 200 Mean 3.066 1.406 4.790 1.729 0.625 Median 2 0.5 1 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 30 20 50 31 20 Standard deviation 3.935 2.178 7.456 4.569 1.688 Southcentral Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 371 371 371 371 371 Total fish 1226.655 103 659 232 78 Mean 3.306 0.278 1.776 0.625 0.210 Median 2 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 40 5 45 30 8 Standard deviation 3.964 0.768 4.433 2.815 0.795 Other Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 10 10 10 10 10 Total fish 29 3 25 27 2 Mean 2.900 0.300 2.500 2.700 0.200 Median 0 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 20 1 10 20 2 Standard deviation 6.226 0.483 3.629 6.360 0.632 

* Blank responses to location-species pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equa

valid positive responses for the location and species of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total fish

Refer to Appendix Table B22 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and species. 
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Table 22. -- Fish harvested by species and region on 2006 Alaska saltwater fishing trips (SER respondents). Sum

calculated over anglers harvesting fish of any species in the region.*

Southeast Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 266 266 266 266 266 Total fish 1142 1139 1727 966.848 122 Mean 4.293 4.282 6.492 3.635 0.459 Median 2 2 3 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 30 40 50 100 12 Standard deviation 5.747 6.850 8.969 10.040 1.306 Southcentral Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 3 3 3 3 3 Total fish 10 0 11 0 0 Mean 3.333 0.000 3.667 0.000 0.000 Median 2 0 3 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 8 0 8 0 0 Standard deviation 4.163 0.000 4.041 0.000 0.000 Other Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 4 4 4 4 4 Total fish 2 4 12 26 0 Mean 0.500 1.000 3.000 6.500 0.000 Median 0 0 1 3 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 2 4 10 20 0 Standard deviation 1.000 2.000 4.761 9.147 0.000 

* Blank responses to location-species pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equa

positive responses for the location and species of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total fish” stat

Appendix Table B23 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and species. 
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Table 23. -- Fish harvested by species and region on 2006 Alaska saltwater fishing trips (RAR respondents). Sum

calculated over anglers harvesting fish of any species in the region.*

Southeast Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 7 7 7 7 7 Total fish 16 5 9 37 2 Mean 2.286 0.714 1.286 5.286 0.286 Median 2 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 4 4 5 35 2 Standard deviation 1.380 1.496 2.215 13.124 0.756 Southcentral Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 252 252 252 252 252 Total fish 1380.333 116 1166 454 128 Mean 5.478 0.460 4.627 1.802 0.508 Median 3 0 0.5 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 100 12 80 50 25 Standard deviation 9.880 1.448 10.077 5.898 2.085 Other Alaska  Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod Anglers harvesting fish in region 5 5 5 5 5 Total fish 0 1 7 7 0 Mean 0.000 0.200 1.400 1.400 0.000 Median 0 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 0 1 4 7 0 Standard deviation 0.000 0.447 1.949 3.130 0.000 

* Blank responses to location-species pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equa

valid positive responses for the location and species of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total fish

Refer to Appendix Table B24 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and species. 
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Table 24. -- Number of transportation modes used to travel from place of residence 

to the state of Alaska in 2006 (NR respondents). 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents 

One mode 614 78.32% 79.33% Two modes 137 17.47% 17.70% Three or more modes 23 2.93% 2.97% Blank 10 1.28% - Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 

Table 25. -- Types of transportation methods used to travel from place of residence 

to the state of Alaska in 2006 (NR respondents). 

Transportation method Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents*

Airline 658 83.93% 85.01% Private/rental car 106 13.52% 13.70% Bus/taxi 14 1.79% 1.81% Train 8 1.02% 1.03% Ferry 14 1.79% 1.81% Cruise ship 116 14.80% 14.99% Other 46 5.87% 5.94% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method.
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Table 26. -- In 2006, did you own or have access to a boat you could use when you fished in saltwater in Alaska? 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska res

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligrespo

Own or have access to boat 168 21.43% 22.13% 279 92.69% 94.90% 194 69.53Do not own or have access to boat 591 75.38% 77.87% 15 4.98% 5.10% 80 28.67Blank 25 3.19% - 7 2.33% - 5 1.79% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.0

Table 27. -- Was this trip to Alaska primarily for the purpose of saltwater sportfishing (NR respondents)? Was sa

in Alaska the primary purpose of this trip (SER and RAR respondents)? 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residResponse Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligibrespond

Yes 346 44.13% 44.99% 218 72.43% 78.14% 214 76.70% No 423 53.95% 55.01% 61 20.27% 21.86% 49 17.56% Blank 15 1.91% - 22 7.31% - 16 5.73% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Table 28. -- Total days spent away from home on most recent saltwater fishing trip in Alaska. 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resideItem respondents 763 292 270 Total days 10937 1330 1531 Mean 14.334 4.555 5.670 Median 8 1 3 Min 1 1 1 Max 300 180 180 Standard deviation 22.576 14.150 13.709 
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Table 29. -- Number of transportation methods used to travel from place of residence to the state of Alaska on th

trip involving saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 

Response Count % eligible respondents % item respondents One mode 474 60.46% 61.72% Two modes 240 30.61% 31.25% Three or more modes 54 6.89% 7.03% Blank 16 2.04% - Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 

Table 30. -- Types of transportation methods used to travel from place of residence to the state of Alaska on the m

trip involving saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 

Transportation method Count % eligible respondents % item respondents*Airline 685 87.37% 89.19% Private/rental car 225 28.70% 29.30% Bus/taxi 38 4.85% 4.95% Train 7 0.89% 0.91% Ferry 22 2.81% 2.86% Cruise ship 103 13.14% 13.41% Other 42 5.36% 5.47% 

*Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method. 

Table 31. -- Number of transportation methods used to reach fishing boat or shore-based fishing location on the m

Alaska saltwater fishing trip.*

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residenResponse Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

One mode 605 77.17% 78.78% 262 87.04% 89.12% 239 85.66% Two modes 129 16.45% 16.80% 27 8.97% 9.18% 26 9.32% Three or more modes 34 4.34% 4.43% 5 1.66% 1.70% 6 2.15% Blank 16 2.04% - 7 2.33% - 8 2.87% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.00% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method. 
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Table 32. -- Total group size and number of adults and children on most recent trip.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reTotal group size Adults 

Children under 18 

Total group size Adults 

Children under 18 

Total group size A

Item respondents 757 757 757 291 291 291 269 2

Unknown response for category - 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 Blank response for category - 5 530 - 4 180 - 1 "0" response for category - 47 119 - 18 39 - 1Positive response for category - 705 107 - 269 72 - 2

Sum of people 3633.495 3358 275.495 1061 914 147 1322 1Mean 4.8 4.436 0.364 3.646 3.141 0.505 4.914 4Median 4 3 0 3 3 0 4 3 Min 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 Max 56 44 36 15 13 6 110 1Standard deviation 5.174 4.522 1.633 2.06 1.627 1.028 7.566 7

* Item response is defined as a numerical response for one or both age groups (adults and children under 18). In c

respondent provided a numerical response for only one age group, blank responses were interpreted as zeroes an

blank, non-numerical) responses were imputed to the mean of positive responses for the age group of interest. 
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Table 33. -- Number of fish caught and harvested, by species, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (N

respondents). Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting any catch of the species (for fish 

statistics) and anglers reporting any harvest of the species (for fish harvested statistics). 

 Halibut King salmon Silver salmon  Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish Anglers catching/harvesting species 523 512 219 204 291 283 Total fish 4157 2046 775 505 2500 190Mean 7.948 3.996 3.539 2.475 8.591 6.74Median 4 3 2 2 5 4 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 100 54 28 28 100 45 Standard deviation 11.131 4.346 3.630 2.414 9.963 6.32 Other salmon Lingcod Rockfish  Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish Anglers catching/harvesting species 177 128 132 100 195 156 Total fish 1929 769 460 216 1598 768 Mean 10.898 6.008 3.485 2.160 8.195 4.92Median 5 3 2 2 5 4 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 160 30 25 10 100 30 Standard deviation 18.334 6.551 4.156 1.710 10.810 4.66
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 Table 34. -- Number of fish caught and harvested, by species, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (S

respondents). Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting any catch of the species (for fish statistics) and anglers reporting any harvest of the species (for fish harvested statistics). 

 Halibut King salmon Silver salmon  Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish Anglers catching/harvesting species 114 107 85 75 103 99 Total fish 627 314 446 166 759 510 Mean 5.500 2.935 5.247 2.213 7.369 5.15Median 2 2 1 1 4 3 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 200 29 200 15 60 30 Standard deviation 19.228 3.704 21.712 2.495 10.214 5.65 Other salmon Lingcod Rockfish  Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish Anglers catching/harvesting species 46 33 20 14 53 41 Total fish 566 149 192 27 572 218 Mean 12.304 4.515 9.600 1.929 10.792 5.31Median 6 4 1.5 2 4 2 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 200 15 150 5 200 20 Standard deviation 29.698 3.615 33.099 1.141 29.887 5.25
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Table 35. -- Number of fish caught and harvested, by species, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (R

respondents). Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting any catch of the species (for fish statistics) and anglers reporting any harvest of the species (for fish harvested statistics). 

 Halibut King salmon Silver salmon  Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish Anglers catching/harvesting species 170 165 20 21 79 83 Total fish 942 454 60 37 763 582 Mean 5.541 2.752 3.000 1.762 9.658 7.01Median 4 2 1.5 1 5 4 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 45 11 28 6 60 60 Standard deviation 6.299 1.782 5.991 1.221 12.473 8.75 Other salmon Lingcod Rockfish  Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish Anglers catching/harvesting species 26 20 24 22 50 51 Total fish 423 256 54 35 298 252 Mean 16.269 12.800 2.250 1.591 5.960 4.94Median 10 6 2 2 4 3 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 80 60 10 3 40 30 Standard deviation 19.772 15.457 1.917 0.590 6.940 5.56
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Table 36. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fish

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reResponse Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% elirespo

One or more numerical responses 

One or more positive responses 689 87.88% 270 89.70% 248 88.89All numerical responses = 0 

0 responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 and blank responses only 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0, blank, and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

No numerical responses 

Blank responses only 29 3.70% 8 2.66% 10 3.58% Blank and unknown responses only 65 8.29% 23 7.64% 21 7.53% 

Total 784 100.00% 301 100.00% 279 100.0
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Table 37. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent 

Alaska saltwater fishing trip, top four sites (NR respondents). Mean values 

calculated over anglers reporting fishing days at the location of interest by the mode 

of interest. 

Location Fishing mode 

Anglers with 

days fishing 

by mode Total days Mean days 

% of total fishing days 

reported by NR respondents 

Charter 130 194 1.492 8.84% 

Private boat 24 78 3.250 3.55% 

Homer 

From shore 24 54 2.250 2.46% 

Charter 72 177 2.458 8.06% 

Private boat 15 57 3.800 2.60% 

Sitka 

From shore 3 5 1.667 0.23% 

Charter 61 112 1.836 5.10% 

Private boat 22 93 4.227 4.24% 

Ketchikan 

From shore 1 1 1.000 0.05% 

Charter 31 117 3.774 5.33% 

Private boat 12 59 4.917 2.69% 

Prince of 

Wales 

From shore 5 10 2.000 0.46% 

Table 38. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent 

Alaska saltwater fishing trip, top four sites (SER respondents). Mean values 

calculated over anglers reporting fishing days at the location of interest by the 

mode of interest. 

Location Fishing mode 

Anglers with 

days fishing 

by mode Total days Mean 

% of total fishing days 

reported by SER respondents 

Charter 3 3 1.000 0.17% 

Private boat 97 407 4.196 22.84% 

Juneau 

From shore 12 48 4.000 2.69% 

Charter 6 37 6.167 2.08% 

Private boat 37 212 5.730 11.90% 

Ketchikan 

From shore 8 39 4.875 2.19% 

Charter 0 0 - 0.00% 

Private boat 18 144 8.000 8.08% 

Petersburg 

From shore 4 90 22.500 5.05% 

Charter 2 2 1.000 0.11% 

Private boat 28 193 6.893 10.83% 

Sitka 

From shore 4 4 1.000 0.22% 
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Table 39. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent 

Alaska saltwater fishing trip, top four sites (RAR respondents). Mean values 

calculated over anglers reporting fishing days at the location of interest by the mode 

of interest. 

Location 

Fishing 

mode 

Anglers with 

days fishing 

by mode Total days Mean 

% of total fishing days 

reported by SER respondents 

Charter 18 92 5.111 8.51% 

Private boat 29 105 3.621 9.71% 

Valdez 

From shore 10 29 2.900 2.68% 

Charter 29 51 1.759 4.72% 

Private boat 25 84 3.360 7.77% 

Seward 

From shore 5 49 9.800 4.53% 

Charter 30 59 1.967 5.46% 

Private boat 36 69 1.917 6.38% 

Homer 

From shore 5 6 1.200 0.56% 

Charter 0 0 - 0.00% 

Private boat 2 125 62.500 11.56% 

Cordova 

From shore 0 0 - 0.00% 
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Table 40. -- Number of days spent fishing, by fishing mode and region, on the most recent saltwater fishing trip. 

Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting days fishing in the region by the mode of intere

Non-resident 

 Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Anglers fishing in region by mode 272 103 35 310 91 67 4 0 4 Total days 701.692 448.989 96.067 542.938 338.517 244.000 12.000 0.000 13.00Mean 2.580 4.359 2.745 1.751 3.720 3.642 3.000 - 3.250 Median 2 4 1.2 1 2 2 3 - 2.5 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 Max 11 20 20 10 29 25 4 - 7 Standard deviation 1.638 3.394 3.464 1.229 4.838 4.263 1.155 - 2.630 Southeast Alaska resident 

 Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Anglers fishing in region by mode 19 258 41 1 2 0 0 2 1 Total days 160.167 1533.830 247.875 2.000 8.000 0.000 0.000 11.000 5.000 Mean 8.430 5.945 6.046 2.000 4.000 - - 5.500 5.000 Median 1 2 3 2 4 - - 5.5 5 Min 1 1 1 2 4 - - 1 5 Max 65 117 60 2 4 - - 10 5 Standard deviation 16.733 11.881 10.207 - 0.000 - - 6.364 - Other Alaska resident 

 Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Anglers fishing in region by mode 0 4 0 102 155 39 0 3 0 Total days 0.000 13.000 0.000 260.314 745.539 155.500 0.000 17.000 0.000 Mean - 3.250 - 2.552 4.810 3.987 - 5.667 - Median - 3.5 - 1 2 2 - 4 - Min - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - Max - 5 - 70 100 40 - 12 - Standard deviation - 2.062 - 7.164 9.790 6.555 - 5.686 - 

* Blank responses to location-mode pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equal t

mean of valid positive responses for the location and mode of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “To

days” statistics). Refer to Appendix Tables B52-B54 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location an

mode. 
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Table 41. -- Expenditures on fishing and non fishing-related items on the most recent trip to Alaska involving sal

respondents). Mean values calculated over spenders and over eligible respondents (n = 784). 

Spenders 

Total expenses 

Mean expenses per spender 

Meelig(n = 

Total expenses to and from Alaska 

Total transportation, food, and lodging costs of traveling to and from Alaska 680 $3,038,230 $4,468 $3,

Non-fishing expenses while in Alaska 

Transportation, food, and lodging costs not related to fishing while in Alaska 548 $1,015,537 $1,853 $1,

Fishing-related expenses while in Alaska 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs 195 $417,742 $2,142 $53Transportation 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel 238 $85,395 $359 $10Automobile/truck/RV rental 132 $67,301 $510 $86 Bus/taxi fees 40 $2,144 $54 $3 Train fare 15 $4,010 $267 $5 Float/charter plane 53 $25,636 $484 $33 Airline airfare 184 $169,763 $923 $21Ferry 41 $11,552 $282 $15 

Food and lodging 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) 220 $134,494 $611 $17Food and drink (restaurant) 383 $89,107 $233 $11Food and drink (non-restaurant) 263 $52,690 $200 $67 

Other 

Fish/combination license fees (only if bought on trip) 449 $39,648 $88 $51 Guides or charter fees (including tips) 369 $211,366 $573 $27Fishing boat rental 43 $21,323 $496 $27 Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) 138 $26,260 $190 $33 Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees 304 $57,474 $189 $73 

Ice 85 $2,220 $26 $3 Fishing derby entry fees 58 $1,627 $28 $2 Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 68 $24,885 $366 $32 Moorage or launch fees for this trip 20 $3,131 $157 $4 Gifts/souvenirs 337 $79,477 $236 $10Other 48 $64,334 $1,340 $82 
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Table 42. -- Expenditures on fishing-related items on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (SER respond

calculated over spenders and over eligible respondents (n = 301). 

 Spenders 

Total expenses 

Mean expenses per spender 

Meelig(n = 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs 2 $3,005 $1,503 $10 Transportation 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel 146 $5,843 $40 $19 Automobile/truck/RV rental 2 $120 $60 $0 Bus/taxi fees 1 $50 $50 $0 Train fare 0 $0 - $0 Float/charter plane 8 $3,060 $383 $10 Airline airfare 8 $4,759 $595 $16 Ferry 8 $1,524 $191 $5 

Food and lodging 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) 6 $1,560 $260 $5 Food and drink (restaurant) 34 $9,785 $288 $33 Food and drink (non-restaurant) 176 $14,053 $80 $47 

Other 

Fish/combination license fees (only if bought on trip) 45 $2,132 $47 $7 Guides or charter fees (including tips) 7 $25,390 $3,627 $84 Fishing boat rental 3 $3,525 $1,175 $12 Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) 143 $6,514 $46 $22 Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees 22 $1,455 $66 $5 

Ice 57 $427 $7 $1 Fishing derby entry fees 30 $1,435 $48 $5 Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 184 $37,439 $203 $12Moorage or launch fees for this trip 32 $998 $31 $3 Gifts/souvenirs 7 $2,795 $399 $9 Other 10 $781 $78 $3 
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Table 43. -- Expenditures on fishing-related items on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (RAR respo

calculated over spenders and over eligible respondents (n = 279). 

 Spenders 

Total expenses 

Mean expenses per spender 

Meli(n 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs 8 $2,415 $302 $9 Transportation 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel 209 $22,909 $110 $8Automobile/truck/RV rental 11 $3,647 $332 $1Bus/taxi fees 0 $0 - $0 Train fare 1 $15 $15 $0 Float/charter plane 3 $1,400 $467 $5 Airline airfare 6 $2,750 $458 $1Ferry 2 $735 $368 $3 

Food and lodging 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) 94 $13,114 $140 $4Food and drink (restaurant) 149 $12,899 $87 $4Food and drink (non-restaurant) 172 $14,131 $82 $5

Other 

Fish/combination license fees (only if bought on trip) 26 $3,323 $128 $1Guides or charter fees (including tips) 74 $25,923 $350 $9Fishing boat rental 5 $502 $100 $2 Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) 107 $4,645 $43 $1Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees 45 $3,990 $89 $1

Ice 112 $1,291 $12 $5 Fishing derby entry fees 35 $849 $24 $3 Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 106 $21,810 $206 $7Moorage or launch fees for this trip 57 $2,370 $42 $8 Gifts/souvenirs 34 $2,597 $76 $9 Other 17 $5,424 $319 $1
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Table 44. -- Within-Alaska fishing-related expenses on the most recent Alaska fishing trip, by 

category. Summary statistics calculated over a) respondents with expenditures in the 

category of interest and b) Section C eligible respondents.*

Non-resident 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation Within-Alaska, fishingrelated food and lodging 

Other fishing-related 

expenditures within 

Alaska 

Spenders 415 455 642 

Total expenses $366,311 $282,611 $539,826 

Mean (spenders) $883 $621 $841 

Median (spenders) $550 $350 $460 

Min (spenders) $2 $5 $10 

Max (spenders) $10,221 $6,433 $32,288 

Standard deviation $1,198 $875 $1,689 

Mean (n = 784) $467 $360 $689 

Median (n = 784) $40 $100 $325 

Standard deviation (n = 784) $976 $733 $1,562 

 Southeast Alaska resident 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation Within-Alaska, fishingrelated food and lodging 

Other fishing-related 

expenditures within 

Alaska 

Spenders 157 191 242 

Total expenses $15,356 $25,398 $82,938 

Mean (spenders) $98 $133 $343 

Median (spenders) $10 $25 $73 

Min (spenders) $1 $2 $2 

Max (spenders) $2,900 $9,000 $30,428 

Standard deviation $326 $679 $2,003 

Mean (n = 301) $51 $84 $276 

Median (n = 301) $1 $10 $50 

Standard deviation (n = 301) $240 $544 $1,801 

Other Alaska resident 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation Within-Alaska, fishingrelated food and lodging 

Other fishing-related 

expenditures within 

Alaska 

Spenders 223 229 233 

Total expenses $31,456 $40,144 $72,980 

Mean (spenders) $141 $175 $313 

Median (spenders) $75 $100 $180 

Min (spenders) $2 $2 $3 

Max (spenders) $2,000 $2,100 $8,298 

Standard deviation $248 $232 $636 

Mean (n = 279) $113 $144 $262 

Median (n = 279) $60 $60 $115 

Standard deviation (n = 279) $229 $221 $592 

* Blank responses to expenditure items were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were 

imputed to equal the mean of valid positive responses for the expenditure item of interest. Refer 

to Appendix Tables B57-B59 for counts of blank and unknown responses by expenditure item.
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Table 45. -- Number of people that the fishing-related expenses were paid for.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other AlaskTotal individuals paid for Adults 

Children under 18 

Total individuals paid for Adults 

Children under 18 

Total individuals paid for 

Item respondents 594 594 594 265 265 265 248 

Unknown response for category - 0 0 - 0 0 - Blank response for category - 3 449 - 0 172 - "0" response for category - 31 84 - 7 31 - Positive response for category - 560 61 - 258 62 - 

Total individuals 1433 1329 104 692 580 112 723 Mean 2.412 2.237 0.175 2.611 2.189 0.423 2.915 Median 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 150 150 6 12 12 4 50 Standard deviation 6.647 6.599 0.606 1.693 1.366 0.863 3.546 

* Item response is defined as a numerical response to one or both age groups (adults and children under 18). Sum

interpretation of blank responses as zeroes and imputation of unknown (non-blank, non-numerical) responses to responses for the age group of interest in cases where the respondent provided a numerical response for only on

Table 46. -- Total individuals that the fishing-related expenses were paid for.*

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% re

0 32 4.08% 5.39% 7 2.33% 2.64% 9 31 263 33.55% 44.28% 65 21.59% 24.53% 51 12 175 22.32% 29.46% 78 25.91% 29.43% 83 23-5 91 11.61% 15.32% 100 33.22% 37.74% 83 26-9 20 2.55% 3.37% 14 4.65% 5.28% 19 610 or more 13 1.66% 2.19% 1 0.33% 0.38% 3 1Blank 190 24.23% - 36 11.96% - 31 1Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 1

* Item response is defined as a numerical response to one or both age groups (adults and children and under 18). 

reflect interpretation of blank responses as zeroes and imputation of unknown (non-blank, non-numerical) respo

positive responses for the age group of interest in cases where the respondent provided a numerical response for 
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Table 47. -- In Alaska, do you prefer saltwater or freshwater fishing? 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% re

Prefer saltwater fishing 422 37.85% 38.50% 295 67.82% 69.25% 160 2Prefer freshwater fishing 264 23.68% 24.09% 26 5.98% 6.10% 197 3No preference 355 31.84% 32.39% 96 22.07% 22.54% 187 3Don't know 55 4.93% 5.02% 9 2.07% 2.11% 9 1Blank/multiple selections 19 1.70% - 9 2.07% - 6 1Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 1

Table 48. -- In Alaska, do you prefer to saltwater fish from a charter boat or a private boat (SER and 

RAR respondents)? 

 Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resident Response Count % survey respondents % item respondents Count % survey respondents % item respondents Prefer fishing from charter boat 12 2.76% 2.81% 108 19.32% 19.53% Prefer fishing from private boat 387 88.97% 90.63% 324 57.96% 58.59% No preference 24 5.52% 5.62% 93 16.64% 16.82% Don't know 4 0.92% 0.94% 28 5.01% 5.06% Blank/multiple selections 8 1.84% - 6 1.07% - Total 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 100.00% 
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Table 49. -- Importance of factors in deciding what type of Alaska saltwater fishing trip to take, 

scaled responses.*

 Non-resident 

Southeast Alaska 

resident Other Alaska resident 

Fishing location 

Item respondents 1096 424 547 

Mean 3.608 3.939 3.819 

Median 4 4 4 

Number of days fishing 

Item respondents 1092 423 544 

Mean 3.398 2.901 3.154 

Median 4 3 3 

Type of fish targeted 

Item respondents 1092 425 541 

Mean 3.708 3.640 3.750 

Median 4 4 4 

Type of fishing†

 

Item respondents - 423 548 

Mean - 3.714 3.564 

Median - 4 4 

Daily bag or take limit 

Item respondents 1091 424 546 

Mean 3.105 3.163 3.665 

Median 3 3 4 

Number of fish you expect to catch 

Item respondents 1094 423 544 

Mean 3.603 3.031 3.467 

Median 4 3 4 

Size of fish you expect to catch 

Item respondents 1097 423 545 

Mean 3.356 2.889 3.139 

Median 3 3 3 

Fishing trip cost 

Item respondents 1098 424 546 

Mean 3.601 3.193 3.744 

Median 4 3 4 

* 1 = Not important at all, 2 = A little important, 3 = Somewhat important, 4 = Very important, 

5 = Extremely important 

†

 Fishing types are fishing from a charter boat, fishing from a private boat, and fishing from 

shore. 
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Table 50. -- Gender of respondent. 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resResponse Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surrespon

Male 882 79.10% 80.55% 270 62.07% 63.23% 355 63.51Female 213 19.10% 19.45% 157 36.09% 36.77% 196 35.06Blank/refused 20 1.79% - 8 1.84% - 8 1.43% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0

Table 51. -- Age of respondent in 2006. 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resiItem respondents 1092 425 547 Mean 51.801 48.525 47.550 Median 53 49 48 Min 15 16 16 Max 91 84 84 Standard deviation 14.755 14.663 15.073 

Table 52. -- In how many different years have you fished (for all species in all locations)? 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resideItem respondents 1045 414 525 Mean 19.346 22.729 19.842 Median 10 20 20 Min 0 0 0 Max 79 75 80 Standard deviation 19.295 14.894 14.720 
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Table 53. -- Respondent’s household size, by age group.*

Non-resident 

 Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60 Total household size 

Item respondents 1007 1007 1007 1007 1007 

Unknown response 0 0 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 523 556 285 495 - 

"0" response 208 188 86 204 - 

Positive response 276 263 636 308 - 

Total individuals 521 379 966 438 2304 

Mean 0.517 0.376 0.959 0.435 2.288 

Median 0 0 1 0 2 

Min 0 0 0 0 1 

Max 6 5 4 4 8 

Standard deviation 0.987 0.716 0.857 0.719 1.342 

Southeast Alaska resident 

 Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60 Total household size 

Item respondents 386 386 386 386 386 

Unknown response 0 0 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 177 196 103 211 - 

"0" response 82 69 37 84 - 

Positive response 127 121 246 91 - 

Total individuals 232 182 361 119 894 

Mean 0.601 0.472 0.935 0.308 2.316 

Median 0 0 1 0 2 

Min 0 0 0 0 1 

Max 7 6 3 3 11 

Standard deviation 1.053 0.803 0.814 0.604 1.395 

Other Alaska resident 

 Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60 Total household size 

Item respondents 500 500 500 500 500 

Unknown response 0 0 0 1 - 

Blank response for category 186 222 108 281 - 

"0" response 130 106 57 117 - 

Positive response 184 172 335 101 - 

Total individuals 378 303 529 142.651 1352.651 

Mean 0.756 0.606 1.058 0.285 2.705 

Median 0 0 1 0 2 

Min 0 0 0 0 1 

Max 8 60 10 2 70 

Standard deviation 1.223 2.773 0.938 0.607 3.384 

*

 Item response defined as a numeric response greater than or equal to one to at least one of the 

household age groups. Blank responses were interpreted as zeroes and unknown (non-blank, 

non-numeric) responses were imputed to the mean of valid numeric responses for the age group 

of interest. 
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Table 54. -- Number of individuals in respondent’s household that work outside the home.*

Non-resident 

 Full-time worker Part-time worker Total workers 

Item respondents 1021 1021 1021 

Unknown response 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 99 495 - 

"0" response 201 278 - 

Positive response 721 248 - 

Total workers 1118 318 1436 

Mean 1.095 0.311 1.406 

Median 1 0 1 

Min 0 0 0 

Max 6 20 20 

Standard deviation 0.916 0.835 1.139 

Southeast Alaska resident 

 Full-time worker Part-time worker Total workers 

Item respondents 393 393 393 

Unknown response 1 0 - 

Blank response for category 27 198 - 

"0" response 80 106 - 

Positive response 285 89 - 

Total workers 459.255 111 570.255 

Mean 1.169 0.282 1.451 

Median 1 0 1 

Min 0 0 0 

Max 8 3 9 

Standard deviation 0.981 0.580 1.122 

Other Alaska resident 

 Full-time worker Part-time worker Total workers 

Item respondents 524 524 524 

Unknown response 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 46 258 - 

"0" response 81 128 - 

Positive response 397 138 - 

Total workers 595 189 784 

Mean 1.135 0.361 1.496 

Median 1 0 1 

Min 0 0 0 

Max 5 6 8 

Standard deviation 0.840 0.725 0.981 

* Item response defined as a numeric response greater than or equal to zero for at least one of the 

employment types (full-time worker and part-time worker). Summary statistics reflect 

interpretation of blank responses as zeroes and imputation of unknown (non-blank, nonnumeric) responses to the mean of valid numeric responses for the age group of interest in cases 

where the respondent provided a valid numeric response for only one employment type. 
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Table 55. -- Are you Hispanic or Latino? 

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resiResponse Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surveresponde

Yes 31 2.78% 2.89% 6 1.38% 1.44% 11 1.97% No 1042 93.45% 97.11% 411 94.48% 98.56% 525 93.92% Blank/refused 42 3.77% - 18 4.14% - 23 4.11% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 

Table 56. -- Number of hours worked in a typical week.*

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resItem respondents 769 292 394 Total working hours 33229.5 12392 16131.5 Mean 43.211 42.438 40.943 Median 45 40 40 Min 0 0 0 Max 150 140 100 Standard deviation 15.202 16.073 17.182 

*See Appendix Table B94 for definition of item response for this question.
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APPENDIX A: SURVEY VERSIONS 
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NR Version

Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey 

Popular Alaska Saltwater Sport Fish 

Pacific Halibut

• Available throughout the season 

• Average weight is approximately 25 pounds 

(single fish weights vary from 10 to over 100 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit was 2 per day 

King Salmon (Chinook)

• Available throughout the season 

• Average weight is approximately 25 pounds 

(range of 15 to over 50 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit was 1 to 3; in some areas, the daily 

limit was 2 for Alaska residents and 1 for non-residents 

Silver Salmon (Coho)

• Available in June through September 

• Average weight is approximately 11 pounds 

(ranges from 7 to over 15 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit for all non-King salmon was a 

combined total of 5 to 10; in some areas only 3 may be 

Silver salmon 

Other Salmon

• Red (Sockeye), Pink (Humpy), and Chum (Dog) salmon are 

available at different times throughout the summer months 

• They are sometimes caught, but are rarely targeted by sport 

anglers in SALTWATER off Alaska 

• 2006 daily catch limit for all non-King salmon was a 

combined total of 5 to 10 in most areas 

Other Species 

• Includes lingcod and rockfish 

• 2006 daily catch limit for lingcod was 1 to 2 in most areas 

• 2006 daily catch limit for rockfish was 5 to 10 in most areas 

Artwork courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Sport Fish Division 

Sponsored by NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service) 

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. All responses are confidential. 

OMB Control # 0648-0535 

Expiration Date 02/28/2009 
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Your 2006 Sport Fishing Activities in Alaska 

The questions in this survey are about you and your fishing activities and opinions. Except when 

asked, please do not include any information about others who fish or travel with you. Please use 

the included maps, Map A (Southeast Alaska) and Map B (Southcentral Alaska), when needed. 

In this survey: 

3⁄4 Freshwater fishing is any sport (recreational) fishing in rivers, lakes, and streams. 

3⁄4 Saltwater fishing is any sport (recreational) fishing in the ocean or bays but does not include 

salmon caught in rivers or in tidal saltwater at the mouth of a river. 

3⁄4 A fishing trip is any trip that includes recreational fishing. This includes travel to the location 

where you fished. Many anglers fish for more than one day on fishing trips. 

A1 Did you take any sport (recreational) fishing trips to Alaska before 2006? 

Circle the number of your response.

1 Yes 

2 No 

A2 During 2006, how many total freshwater and saltwater fishing days did you sport fish in 

Alaska? Count partial days as full days. 

 ______ freshwater fishing days 

 ______ saltwater fishing days 

A3 During 2006, in which areas of Alaska (Southeast Alaska, Southcentral Alaska, or other 

areas in Alaska) did you fish on your freshwater or saltwater fishing trips? 

Circle all that apply. 

1 Southeast Alaska – see Map A

2 Southcentral Alaska – see Map B

3 Other areas in Alaska – any area in Alaska not shown in Map A or Map B

 (e.g., Fairbanks)

A4 In 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in 

Alaska? Circle your response and follow the directions. 

 1 Yes Æ CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE

 2 No Æ SKIP TO PAGE 8
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Your 2006 Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing 

The questions in this section are only about your Alaska saltwater sport fishing during 2006. 

B1 During 2006, how many trips to Alaska did you take from your home (outside Alaska) that 

included saltwater fishing? 

 ______ trips 

B2 Of these trips to Alaska, how many were taken primarily to saltwater fish? 

If none, please write “0”. ______ trips 

B3 In 2006, how many days did you spend saltwater fishing using a charter (or fishing lodge) 

service, on a private boat (yours, a friend’s, or one you rented), or from shore at each of the 

following locations? Count partial days as full days.

Location you boarded fishing Number of DAYS fished in 2006 

boat or fished from shore On charter boat On private boat From shore 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A)

 Glacier Bay 

 Haines-Skagway

 Juneau

 Kake

 Ketchikan

 Petersburg

 Prince of Wales

 Sitka

 Wrangell

 Yakutat

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B)

 Anchor Point 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch

 Cordova

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek

 Homer

 Kenai (city)

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia

 Seward

 Valdez

 Whittier

 Other location (specify): 

Other areas in Alaska (specify): 
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B4 What is your best estimate of how many total fish you caught and kept at each location 

while saltwater fishing in Alaska during 2006?

Location you boarded fishing Total number of fish you caught and kept in saltwater during 2006 

boat or fished from shore 

Halibut King 

salmon 

Silver 

salmon 

Other 

salmon 

Lingcod Rockfish 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A)

 Glacier Bay 

 Haines-Skagway 

 Juneau 

 Kake 

 Ketchikan 

 Petersburg 

 Prince of Wales 

 Sitka 

 Wrangell 

 Yakutat 

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B)

 Anchor Point 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch 

 Cordova 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 

 Homer 

 Kenai (city) 

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia 

 Seward 

 Valdez 

 Whittier 

 Other location (specify): 

Other areas in Alaska (specify): 
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B5 Please choose the response that best describes your Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch 

of, each species in 2006. Check one box for each species. 

Saltwater species 

I did not fish for 



I fished for but 

did not catch 



I kept all of my 

catch 



I kept some of my 

catch 



I keep none of my 

catch 



Halibut................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

King salmon.......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Silver salmon.......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Other salmon 

(red, pink, chum)..... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Lingcod............... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Rockfish............... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

B6 In 2006, how did you travel from where you live to the State of Alaska? 

Circle all that apply. 

1 Airline 

2 Private/rental car 

3 Bus/taxi 

4 Train 

5 Ferry 

6 Cruise ship 

7 Other (please specify): ______________________________________________ 

B7 In each region you fished in saltwater during 2006, what types of transportation did you take 

to get to where you boarded a fishing boat or fished from shore? 

Check all boxes that apply. 

Region 

Private/ 

rental car 



Private 

boat 



Bus/ taxi 



Train 



Float/ 

charter 

plane 



Airline 



Ferry 



Cruise 

ship 



Southeast Alaska......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

Southcentral Alaska...... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

Other areas in Alaska.... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

B8 In 2006, did you own or have access to (example: through a friend or family) a boat you 

could use when you fished in saltwater in Alaska? 

1 Yes 

2 No 
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Your Most Recent Saltwater Fishing in Alaska 

The questions in this section are only about your most recent trip to Alaska that included saltwater 

sport fishing. 

C1 Was this trip to Alaska primarily for the purpose of saltwater sport fishing? 

1 Yes 

2 No 

C2 During what month and year did this trip to Alaska begin? 

 Month ____________ Year _____________ 

C3 How many total days were you away from your home (where you live outside Alaska) on this 

trip? Include fishing and non-fishing days and count partial days as full days. 

 _____ Days 

C4 What types of transportation did you use to get from your home to the State of Alaska on 

this trip? Circle all that apply. 

1 Airline 

2 Private/rental car 

3 Bus/taxi 

4 Train 

5 Ferry 

6 Cruise ship 

7 Other (please specify): ___________________________________________ 

C5 How many people, not including yourself, traveled with you on this trip to Alaska? Include 

all adults and children, even if they did not fish.

 _____ Adults _____ Children under 18

C6 While in Alaska, what types of transportation did you use to get to where you boarded a 

fishing boat or fished from shore? Circle all that apply. 

1 Private/rental car 

2 Bus/taxi 

3 Train 

4 Float/charter plane 

5 Airline 

6 Private boat 

7 Ferry 

8 Cruise ship 

9 Other (please specify): ___________________________________________ 
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C7 For each saltwater species, indicate the total number of fish you caught and number of fish 

you caught and kept on this trip.

Saltwater species Total number of 

fish caught 

Number of fish 

caught and kept 

Halibut 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

Other salmon (red, pink, or chum) 

Lingcod 

Rockfish 

C8 Where did you fish from on this trip? For only the site(s) you visited on this trip, indicate the 

number of days you saltwater fished from a charter boat, a private boat, or from shore.

Location you boarded fishing Number of days fished 

boat or fished from shore On charter boat On private boat From shore 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A) 

 Glacier Bay 

 

 Haines-Skagway 

 Juneau 

 Kake 

 Ketchikan 

 Petersburg 

 Prince of Wales 

 Sitka 

 Wrangell 

 Yakutat 

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B) 

 Anchor Point 

 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Cordova 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 

 Homer 

 Kenai (city) 

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia 

 Seward 

 Valdez 

 Whittier 

 Other location (specify): 

Other area in Alaska (specify): 
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C9 Approximately how much money did you personally spend for yourself and others during 

this trip, both on fishing and on other items? Do not include any costs paid by others. If you 

didn’t spend money on an item, please write “0”. 

Type of cost Your costs for this trip 

(round to nearest dollar) 

Travel expenses to and from Alaska 

 Total transportation, food, and lodging costs of traveling to and from 

 Alaska

$ 

Non-fishing expenses while in Alaska 

 Transportation, food, and lodging costs not related to fishing while in 

 Alaska 

$ 

Fishing-related expenses while in Alaska 

 All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs $ 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel $ 

Automobile/truck/RV rental $ 

Bus/taxi fees $ 

Train fare $ 

Float/charter plane $ 

Transportation 

Airline airfare $ 

Ferry $ 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) $ 

Food and drink (restaurant) $ 

Food & 

Lodging

Food and drink (non-restaurant) $ 

Fish/combination license fees (only if bought on trip) $ 

Guides or charter fees (including tips) $ 

Fishing boat rental $ 

Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) $ 

Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees $ 

Ice $ 

Fishing derby entry fees $ 

Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs $ 

Moorage or launch fees for this trip $ 

Gifts/souvenirs $ 

Other 

Other: $ 

C10 How many people, including yourself, were the fishing-related expenses you paid in C9 for? 

 _____ Adults _____ Children under 18 
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Your Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Trip Preferences 

This section asks about your preferences for Alaska saltwater fishing trips. Even if you have not 

saltwater fished in Alaska, your responses are needed to understand how people choose fishing 

trips. 

D1 In Alaska, do you prefer saltwater or freshwater fishing? Circle the best answer.

1 I prefer saltwater fishing 

2 I prefer freshwater fishing 

3 I do not have a preference 

4 I don’t know 

D2 Many things may influence the type of Alaska saltwater fishing trip you choose to take. How 

important are each of the following to you? Mark the box of your response. 

Not 

important 

at all 



A little 

important 



Somewhat 

important 



Very 

important 



Extremely 

important 



Fishing location.................................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Number of days fishing ......................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Type of fish targeted....................................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Daily bag or take limit: number of fish you 

can keep............................................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Number of fish you expect to catch.............. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Size of the fish you expect to catch............ 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Fishing trip cost.............................................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x
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Each of the next four questions asks you to choose between 3 things: two Alaska saltwater charter 

boat fishing trips (Choices A and B) and doing something other than Alaska saltwater fishing 

(Choice C). The Choice A and B trips may differ from those you have taken, but we would still like 

to know your opinions about them. 

3⁄4 In each question, the saltwater fishing trips (Choices A and B) are the same except for the 

differences you see in the table. 

3⁄4 Some trips may target one type of fish, while others might target two types of fish. 

3⁄4 Remember that money you spend on saltwater fishing trips (Choices A or B) is money that could 

instead be spent on other items and activities if you didn’t go saltwater fishing in Alaska. 

D3 Consider Choices A, B, and C in the columns of the table. Below the table, indicate which of 

these three choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Fishing location Southcentral Southeast 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person 

 (ALASKA-ONLY COSTS) 

 Can include transportation, food, lodging, 

 and other fishing-related costs in Alaska

$700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D4 Now, consider the three choices in this table. Below the table, indicate which of these three 

choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Fishing location Southcentral Southeast 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person 

 (ALASKA-ONLY COSTS) 

 Can include transportation, food, lodging, 

 and other fishing-related costs in Alaska

$700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D5 Again, consider the three choices in the table. Below the table, indicate which of these three 

choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Fishing location Southcentral Southeast 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person 

 (ALASKA-ONLY COSTS) 

 Can include transportation, food, lodging, 

 and other fishing-related costs in Alaska

$700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D6 Consider the three choices in the table. Below the table, indicate which of these three choices 

you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Fishing location Southcentral Southeast 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person 

 (ALASKA-ONLY COSTS) 

 Can include transportation, food, lodging, 

 and other fishing-related costs in Alaska

$700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F

D7 If Choices A and B in D6 above were the only Alaska saltwater fishing trips you could have 

taken while you were in Alaska during 2006, how many fishing trips of each type would you 

have taken? If none, please write “0”.

Number of trips: Choice A _______ Choice B _______ 

D8 How confident are you in your answers in D3, D4, D5, and D6? Check the best answer.

Not at all 

confident 

Slightly 

confident 

Somewhat 

confident 

Very 

confident 

Extremely 

confident 

1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x
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About You and Your Household 

This information helps us understand how your fishing experiences compare to those of other 

anglers. Your responses will be kept confidential. 

E1 Are you male or female? 1 Male 2 Female 

E2 In what year were you born? 19_____

E3 In how many different years have you fished (for all species in all locations)? _____ years 

E4 How many people, including yourself, do you live with in each of the following age groups? 

If none for a category please write “0”.

 Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60

E5 How many people, including yourself, do you live with that work outside the home?

 ____ Full-time worker ____ Part-time worker 

E6 What is the highest grade or level of school you completed? Circle number of the best answer.

1 Some high school or less 

2 High school diploma or equivalent 

3 Some college 

4 Two year college degree (AA, AS) or technical school 

5 Four year college graduate (BA, BS) 

6 Some graduate work but did not receive a graduate degree 

7 Graduate degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD, JD, MD, etc.) 

E7 Are you Hispanic or Latino? Circle number of the best answer.

1 Yes 

2 No 

E8 Which of the following best describes you? Circle one or more. 

1 Asian 4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 

 2 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 White 

 3 Black or African American 

E9 What was your household income (before taxes) in 2006? Circle one number.

1 Less than $10,000 7 $60,000 to $79,999 

2 $10,000 to $19,999 8 $80,000 to $99,999 

3 $20,000 to $29,999 9 $100,000 to $124,999 

4 $30,000 to $39,999 10 $125,000 to $149,999 

5 $40,000 to $49,999 11 $150,000 to $200,000 

6 $50,000 to $59,999 12 $200,000 or more 
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To better understand your opportunities for sport fishing, please answer these questions. 

E10 Which one of the following best describes your employment status? Circle number of the best 

answer.

1 Salaried worker 

2 Wage worker 

3 Self-employed 

4 Student 

5 Homemaker Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

6 Retired Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

7 Currently unemployed Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

8 Disabled and unable to work Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

9 Other (please specify) ___________________________ 

E11 In a typical week, about how many hours do you work? If you do not work for pay or profit, 

write “0” and skip to next page.

 ____ Hours per week 

E12 Approximately what is your hourly wage rate? Circle one number.

1 Under $5.00 per hour 

2 $5.00 to $9.99 

3 $10.00 to $14.99 

4 $15.00 to $19.99 

5 $20.00 to $29.99 

6 $30.00 to $39.99 

7 $40.00 to $49.99 

8 $50.00 to $59.99 

9 $60 or more per hour 

E13 Would you prefer to work more hours or fewer hours per week at the same wage or rate of 

pay? You’d have less income if you worked less, and more income if you worked more. 

1 I would prefer to work more hours per week 

2 I would prefer to work fewer hours per week 

3 Neither. I am happy with the number of hours I currently work. 
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Please use the space below to provide us with any other comments you would like to make. 

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RAR Version 

Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey 

Popular Alaska Saltwater Sport Fish 

Pacific Halibut

• Available throughout the season 

• Average weight is approximately 25 pounds 

(single fish weights vary from 10 to over 100 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit was 2 per day 

King Salmon (Chinook)

• Available throughout the season 

• Average weight is approximately 25 pounds 

(range of 15 to over 50 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit was 1 to 3; in some areas, the daily 

limit was 2 for Alaska residents and 1 for non-residents 

Silver Salmon (Coho)

• Available in June through September 

• Average weight is approximately 11 pounds 

(ranges from 7 to over 15 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit for all non-King salmon was a 

combined total of 5 to 10; in some areas only 3 may be 

Silver salmon 

Other Salmon

• Red (Sockeye), Pink (Humpy), and Chum (Dog) salmon are 

available at different times throughout the summer months 

• They are sometimes caught, but are rarely targeted by sport 

anglers in SALTWATER off Alaska 

• 2006 daily catch limit for all non-King salmon was a 

combined total of 5 to 10 in most areas 

Other Species 

• Includes lingcod and rockfish 

• 2006 daily catch limit for lingcod was 1 to 2 in most areas 

• 2006 daily catch limit for rockfish was 5 to 10 in most areas 

Artwork courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Sport Fish Division 

Sponsored by NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service) 

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. All responses are confidential. 

OMB Control # 0648-0535 

Expiration Date 02/28/2009 
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Your 2006 Sport Fishing Activities in Alaska 

The questions in this survey are about you and your fishing activities and opinions. Except when 

asked, please do not include any information about others who fish or travel with you. Please use 

the included maps, Map A (Southeast Alaska) and Map B (Southcentral Alaska), when needed. 

In this survey: 

3⁄4 Freshwater fishing is any sport (recreational) fishing in rivers, lakes, and streams. 

3⁄4 Saltwater fishing is any sport (recreational) fishing in the ocean or bays but does not include 

salmon caught in rivers or in tidal saltwater at the mouth of a river. 

3⁄4 A fishing trip is any trip that includes recreational fishing. This includes travel to the location 

where you fished. Many anglers fish for more than one day on fishing trips. 

3⁄4 Do not include any subsistence or personal use fishing (e.g., dipnetting) you may have done. 

A1 Did you take any sport (recreational) fishing trips in Alaska before 2006? 

Circle the number of your response.

1 Yes 

2 No 

A2 During 2006, how many total freshwater and saltwater fishing days did you sport fish in 

Alaska? Count partial days as full days. 

 ______ freshwater fishing days 

 ______ saltwater fishing days 

A3 During 2006, in which areas of Alaska (Southeast Alaska, Southcentral Alaska, or other 

areas in Alaska) did you fish on your freshwater or saltwater fishing trips? 

Circle all that apply. 

1 Southeast Alaska – see Map A

2 Southcentral Alaska – see Map B

3 Other areas in Alaska – any area in Alaska not shown in Map A or Map B

 (e.g., Fairbanks)

A4 In 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in 

Alaska? Circle your response and follow the directions. 

 1 Yes Æ CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE

 2 No Æ SKIP TO PAGE 8
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Your Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing in 2006 

The questions in this section are only about your Alaska saltwater sport fishing trips during 2006. 

B1 During 2006, how many total trips and fishing days did you spend saltwater fishing using a 

charter (or fishing lodge) service, on a private boat (yours, a friend’s, or one you rented), or 

from shore at each of the following locations? Count partial days as full days.

Location you boarded fishing Number of DAYS fished in 2006 

boat or fished from shore 

Total TRIPS 

taken in 

2006 

On charter 

boat 

On private 

boat 

From shore 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A)

 Glacier Bay 

 Haines-Skagway

 Juneau

 Kake

 Ketchikan

 Petersburg

 Prince of Wales

 Sitka

 Wrangell

 Yakutat

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B)

 Anchor Point 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch

 Cordova

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek

 Homer

 Kenai (city)

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia

 Seward

 Valdez

 Whittier

 Other location (specify): 

Other areas in Alaska (specify): 
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B2 What is your best estimate of how many total fish you caught and kept at each location 

while saltwater fishing during 2006?

Location you boarded fishing Total number of fish you caught and kept in saltwater during 2006 

boat or fished from shore 

Halibut King 

salmon 

Silver 

salmon 

Other 

salmon 

Lingcod Rockfish 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A)

 Glacier Bay 

 Haines-Skagway 

 Juneau 

 Kake 

 Ketchikan 

 Petersburg 

 Prince of Wales 

 Sitka 

 Wrangell 

 Yakutat 

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B)

 Anchor Point 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch 

 Cordova 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 

 Homer 

 Kenai (city) 

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia 

 Seward 

 Valdez 

 Whittier 

 Other location (specify): 

Other areas in Alaska (specify): 
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B3 Please choose the response that best describes your Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch 

of, each species in 2006. Check one box for each species. 

Saltwater species 

I did not fish for 



I fished for but 

did not catch 



I kept all of my 

catch 



I kept some of my 

catch 



I keep none of my 

catch 



Halibut................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

King salmon.......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Silver salmon.......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Other salmon 

(red, pink, chum)..... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Lingcod............... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Rockfish............... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

B4 In each region you fished in saltwater during 2006, what types of transportation did you take 

to get to where you boarded a fishing boat or fished from shore? 

Check all boxes that apply. 

Region 

Private/ 

rental car 



Private 

boat 



Bus/ taxi 



Train 



Float/ 

charter 

plane 



Airline 



Ferry 



Cruise 

ship 



Southeast Alaska......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

Southcentral Alaska...... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

Other areas in Alaska.... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

B5 In 2006, did you own or have access to (example: through a friend or family) a boat you 

could use when you fished in saltwater in Alaska? 

1 Yes 

2 No 
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Your Most Recent Saltwater Sport Fishing Trip in Alaska 

The questions in this section are only about your most recent Alaska saltwater sport fishing trip. 

C1 Where did you fish from on this saltwater fishing trip? For only the site(s) you visited on this 

trip, indicate the number of days you saltwater fished from a charter boat, a private boat, or from 

shore.

Location you boarded fishing Number of days fished 

boat or fished from shore On charter boat On private boat From shore 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A) 

 Glacier Bay 

 

 Haines-Skagway 

 Juneau 

 Kake 

 Ketchikan 

 Petersburg 

 Prince of Wales 

 Sitka 

 Wrangell 

 Yakutat 

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B) 

 Anchor Point 

 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch 

 Cordova 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 

 Homer 

 Kenai (city) 

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia 

 Seward 

 Valdez 

 Whittier 

 Other location (specify): 

Other area in Alaska (specify): 
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C2 During what month and year did your most recent Alaskan saltwater fishing trip begin? 

 Month ____________ Year _____________ 

C3 How many total days were you away from your home on this trip (include fishing and nonfishing days)? Count partial days as full days. 

 _____ Days 

C4 How many people, not including yourself, traveled with you on this trip? Include all adults 

and children, even if they did not fish.

 _____ Adults _____ Children under 18

C5 On this trip, what types of transportation did you use to get to where you boarded a fishing 

boat or fished from shore? Circle all that apply. 

1 Private/rental car 

2 Bus/taxi 

3 Train 

4 Float/charter plane 

5 Airline 

6 Private boat 

7 Ferry 

8 Cruise ship 

9 Other (please specify): ______________________________________________ 

C6 For each saltwater species, indicate the total number of fish you caught and the number of 

fish you caught and kept on this trip.

Saltwater species Total number of 

fish caught

Number of fish 

caught and kept 

Halibut 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

Other salmon (red, pink, or chum) 

Lingcod 

Rockfish 

C7 Was saltwater fishing in Alaska the primary purpose of this trip? Circle your response. 

1 Yes 

2 No 
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C8 Approximately how much money did you personally spend for yourself and others during 

this trip? Do not include any costs paid by others. If you didn’t spend money on an item, please 

write “0”. 

Type of fishing trip related cost Your costs for this trip 

(round to nearest dollar) 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs $ 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel $ 

Automobile/truck/RV rental $ 

Bus/taxi fees $ 

Train fare $ 

Float/charter plane $ 

Transportation 

Airline airfare $ 

Cruise ship/ferry $ 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) $ 

Food and drink (restaurant) $ 

Food 

and 

Lodging 

Food and drink (non-restaurant) $ 

Fish/combination license fees (only if bought on trip) $ 

Guides or charter fees (including tips) $ 

Fishing boat rental $ 

Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) $ 

Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees $ 

Ice $ 

Fishing derby entry fees $ 

Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs $ 

Moorage or launch fees for this trip $ 

Gifts/souvenirs $ 

Other 

Other: $ 

C9 How many people, including yourself, were the trip expenses in C8 for? 

 _____ Adults _____ Children under 18
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Your Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Trip Preferences 

This section asks about your preferences for Alaska saltwater fishing trips. Even if you have not 

saltwater fished in Alaska, your responses are needed to understand how people choose fishing 

trips. 

D1 In Alaska, do you prefer saltwater or freshwater fishing? Circle the best answer.

1 I prefer saltwater fishing 

2 I prefer freshwater fishing 

3 I don’t have a preference 

4 I don’t know 

D2 In Alaska, do you prefer to saltwater fish from a charter boat (or fishing lodge service) or a 

private boat (yours, a friend’s, or one you rented)? Circle the best answer.

1 I prefer fishing from a charter boat 

2 I prefer fishing from a private boat 

3 I don’t have a preference 

4 I don’t know 

D3 Many things may influence the type of saltwater fishing trip you choose to take. How 

important are each of the following to you? Mark the box of your response. 

Not 

important 

at all 



A little 

important 



Somewhat 

important 



Very 

important 



Extremely 

important 



Fishing location.................................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Number of days fishing ......................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Type of fishing (charter boat fishing, 

private boat fishing, or shore fishing)........... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Type of fish targeted....................................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Daily bag or take limit: number of fish you 

can keep............................................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Number of fish you expect to catch.............. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Size of the fish you expect to catch............ 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Fishing trip cost.............................................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x
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Each of the next four questions asks you to choose between 3 things: two saltwater boat fishing trips 

in Southcentral Alaska (Choices A and B) and doing something other than Alaska saltwater fishing 

(Choice C). The Choice A and B trips may differ from those you have taken, but we would still like 

to know your opinions about them. 

3⁄4 In each question, the saltwater fishing trips (Choices A and B) are the same except for the 

differences you see in the table. 

3⁄4 Some trips may target one type of fish, while others might target two types of fish. 

3⁄4 Remember that money you spend on saltwater fishing trips (Choices A or B) is money that could 

instead be spent on other items and activities if you didn’t go saltwater fishing in Alaska. 

D4 Consider Choices A, B, and C in the columns of the table. Below the table, indicate which of 

these three choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D5 Now, consider the three choices in this table. Below the table, indicate which of these three 

choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D6 Again, consider the three choices in the table. Below the table, indicate which of these three 

choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D7 Consider the three choices in the table. Below the table, indicate which of these three choices 

you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F

D8 If Choices A and B in D7 above were the only Alaska saltwater fishing trips you could have 

taken during 2006, how many fishing trips of each type would you have taken? 

If none, please write “0”.

Number of trips: Choice A _______ Choice B _______ 

D9 How confident are you in your answers in D4, D5, D6, and D7? Check the best answer.

Not at all 

confident 

Slightly 

confident 

Somewhat 

confident 

Very 

confident 

Extremely 

confident 

1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x
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About You and Your Household 

This information helps us understand how your fishing experiences compare to those of other 

anglers. Your responses will be kept confidential. 

E1 Are you male or female? 1 Male 2 Female 

E2 In what year were you born? 19_____

E3 In how many different years have you fished (for all species in all locations)? _____ years 

E4 How many people, including yourself, do you live with in each of the following age groups? 

If none for a category please write “0”.

 Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60

E5 How many people, including yourself, do you live with that work outside the home?

 ____ Full-time worker ____ Part-time worker 

E6 What is the highest grade or level of school you completed? Circle number of the best answer.

1 Some high school or less 

2 High school diploma or equivalent 

3 Some college 

4 Two year college degree (AA, AS) or technical school 

5 Four year college graduate (BA, BS) 

6 Some graduate work but did not receive a graduate degree 

7 Graduate degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD, JD, MD, etc.) 

E7 Are you Hispanic or Latino? Circle number of the best answer.

1 Yes 

2 No 

E8 Which of the following best describes you? Circle one or more. 

1 Asian 4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 

 2 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 White 

 3 Black or African American 

E9 What was your household income (before taxes) in 2006? Circle one number.

1 Less than $10,000 7 $60,000 to $79,999 

2 $10,000 to $19,999 8 $80,000 to $99,999 

3 $20,000 to $29,999 9 $100,000 to $124,999 

4 $30,000 to $39,999 10 $125,000 to $149,999 

5 $40,000 to $49,999 11 $150,000 to $200,000 

6 $50,000 to $59,999 12 $200,000 or more 
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To better understand your opportunities for sport fishing, please answer these questions. 

E10 Which one of the following best describes your employment status? Circle number of the best 

answer.

1 Salaried worker 

2 Wage worker 

3 Self-employed 

4 Student 

5 Homemaker Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

6 Retired Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

7 Currently unemployed Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

8 Disabled and unable to work Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

9 Other (please specify) ___________________________ 

E11 In a typical week, about how many hours do you work? If you do not work for pay or profit, 

write “0” and skip to next page.

 ____ Hours per week 

E12 Approximately what is your hourly wage rate? Circle one number.

1 Under $5.00 per hour 

2 $5.00 to $9.99 

3 $10.00 to $14.99 

4 $15.00 to $19.99 

5 $20.00 to $29.99 

6 $30.00 to $39.99 

7 $40.00 to $49.99 

8 $50.00 to $59.99 

9 $60 or more per hour 

E13 Would you prefer to work more hours or fewer hours per week at the same wage or rate of 

pay? You’d have less income if you worked less, and more income if you worked more. 

1 I would work more hours per week 

2 I would work fewer hours per week 

3 Neither. I am happy with the number of hours I currently work. 
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Is there anything we overlooked? 

Please use the space below to provide us with any other comments you would like to make. 

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! 

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gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 

other suggestions for reducing this burden to Dan Lew, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Dan.Lew@noaa.gov. All responses will be handled 

as confidential in accordance with Section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1996 and NOAA Administrative 

Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fishery Statistics. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall 

any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless 

that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. 
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SER Version 

Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey 

Popular Alaska Saltwater Sport Fish 

Pacific Halibut

• Available throughout the season 

• Average weight is approximately 25 pounds 

(single fish weights vary from 10 to over 100 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit was 2 per day 

King Salmon (Chinook)

• Available throughout the season 

• Average weight is approximately 25 pounds 

(range of 15 to over 50 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit was 1 to 3; in some areas, the daily 

limit was 2 for Alaska residents and 1 for non-residents 

Silver Salmon (Coho)

• Available in June through September 

• Average weight is approximately 11 pounds 

(ranges from 7 to over 15 pounds) 

• 2006 daily catch limit for all non-King salmon was a 

combined total of 5 to 10; in some areas only 3 may be 

Silver salmon 

Other Salmon

• Red (Sockeye), Pink (Humpy), and Chum (Dog) salmon are 

available at different times throughout the summer months 

• They are sometimes caught, but are rarely targeted by sport 

anglers in SALTWATER off Alaska 

• 2006 daily catch limit for all non-King salmon was a 

combined total of 5 to 10 in most areas 

Other Species 

• Includes lingcod and rockfish 

• 2006 daily catch limit for lingcod was 1 to 2 in most areas 

• 2006 daily catch limit for rockfish was 5 to 10 in most areas 

Artwork courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Sport Fish Division 

Sponsored by NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service) 

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. All responses are confidential. 

OMB Control # 0648-0535 

Expiration Date 02/28/2009 
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Your 2006 Sport Fishing Activities in Alaska 

The questions in this survey are about you and your fishing activities and opinions. Except when 

asked, please do not include any information about others who fish or travel with you. Please use 

the included maps, Map A (Southeast Alaska) and Map B (Southcentral Alaska), when needed. 

In this survey: 

3⁄4 Freshwater fishing is any sport (recreational) fishing in rivers, lakes, and streams. 

3⁄4 Saltwater fishing is any sport (recreational) fishing in the ocean or bays but does not include 

salmon caught in rivers or in tidal saltwater at the mouth of a river. 

3⁄4 A fishing trip is any trip that includes recreational fishing. This includes travel to the location 

where you fished. Many anglers fish for more than one day on fishing trips. 

3⁄4 Do not include any subsistence or personal use fishing (e.g., dipnetting) you may have done. 

A1 Did you take any sport (recreational) fishing trips in Alaska before 2006? 

Circle the number of your response.

1 Yes 

2 No 

A2 During 2006, how many total freshwater and saltwater fishing days did you sport fish in 

Alaska? Count partial days as full days. 

 ______ freshwater fishing days 

 ______ saltwater fishing days 

A3 During 2006, in which areas of Alaska (Southeast Alaska, Southcentral Alaska, or other 

areas in Alaska) did you fish on your freshwater or saltwater fishing trips? 

Circle all that apply. 

1 Southeast Alaska – see Map A

2 Southcentral Alaska – see Map B

3 Other areas in Alaska – any area in Alaska not shown in Map A or Map B

 (e.g., Fairbanks)

A4 In 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rockfish in 

Alaska? Circle your response and follow the directions. 

 1 Yes Æ CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE

 2 No Æ SKIP TO PAGE 8
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Your Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing in 2006 

The questions in this section are only about your Alaska saltwater sport fishing trips during 2006. 

B1 During 2006, how many total trips and fishing days did you spend saltwater fishing using a 

charter (or fishing lodge) service, on a private boat (yours, a friend’s, or one you rented), or 

from shore at each of the following locations? Count partial days as full days.

Location you boarded fishing Number of DAYS fished in 2006 

boat or fished from shore 

Total TRIPS 

taken in 

2006 

On charter 

boat 

On private 

boat 

From shore 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A)

 Glacier Bay 

 Haines-Skagway

 Juneau

 Kake

 Ketchikan

 Petersburg

 Prince of Wales

 Sitka

 Wrangell

 Yakutat

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B)

 Anchor Point 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch

 Cordova

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek

 Homer

 Kenai (city)

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia

 Seward

 Valdez

 Whittier

 Other location (specify): 

Other areas in Alaska (specify): 
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B2 What is your best estimate of how many total fish you caught and kept at each location 

while saltwater fishing during 2006?

Location you boarded fishing Total number of fish you caught and kept in saltwater during 2006 

boat or fished from shore 

Halibut King 

salmon 

Silver 

salmon 

Other 

salmon 

Lingcod Rockfish 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A)

 Glacier Bay 

 Haines-Skagway 

 Juneau 

 Kake 

 Ketchikan 

 Petersburg 

 Prince of Wales 

 Sitka 

 Wrangell 

 Yakutat 

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B)

 Anchor Point 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch 

 Cordova 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 

 Homer 

 Kenai (city) 

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia 

 Seward 

 Valdez 

 Whittier 

 Other location (specify): 

Other areas in Alaska (specify): 
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B3 Please choose the response that best describes your Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch 

of, each species in 2006. Check one box for each species. 

Saltwater species 

I did not fish for 



I fished for but 

did not catch 



I kept all of my 

catch 



I kept some of my 

catch 



I keep none of my 

catch 



Halibut................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

King salmon.......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Silver salmon.......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Other salmon 

(red, pink, chum)..... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Lingcod............... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Rockfish............... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

B4 In each region you fished in saltwater during 2006, what types of transportation did you take 

to get to where you boarded a fishing boat or fished from shore? 

Check all boxes that apply. 

Region 

Private/ 

rental car 



Private 

boat 



Bus/ taxi 



Train 



Float/ 

charter 

plane 



Airline 



Ferry 



Cruise 

ship 



Southeast Alaska......... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

Southcentral Alaska...... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

Other areas in Alaska.... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x 6 F x 7 F x 8 F x

B5 In 2006, did you own or have access to (example: through a friend or family) a boat you 

could use when you fished in saltwater in Alaska? 

1 Yes 

2 No 
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Your Most Recent Saltwater Sport Fishing Trip in Alaska 

The questions in this section are only about your most recent Alaska saltwater sport fishing trip. 

C1 Where did you fish from on this saltwater fishing trip? For only the site(s) you visited on this 

trip, indicate the number of days you saltwater fished from a charter boat, a private boat, or from 

shore.

Location you boarded fishing Number of days fished 

boat or fished from shore On charter boat On private boat From shore 

Southeast Alaska (see Map A) 

 Glacier Bay 

 

 Haines-Skagway 

 Juneau 

 Kake 

 Ketchikan 

 Petersburg 

 Prince of Wales 

 Sitka 

 Wrangell 

 Yakutat 

 Other location (specify): 

Southcentral Alaska (see Map B) 

 Anchor Point 

 

 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 

 Clam Gulch 

 Cordova 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 

 Homer 

 Kenai (city) 

 Kodiak Island 

 Seldovia 

 Seward 

 Valdez 

 Whittier 

 Other location (specify): 

Other area in Alaska (specify): 
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C2 During what month and year did your most recent Alaskan saltwater fishing trip begin? 

 Month ____________ Year _____________ 

C3 How many total days were you away from your home on this trip (include fishing and nonfishing days)? Count partial days as full days. 

 _____ Days 

C4 How many people, not including yourself, traveled with you on this trip? Include all adults 

and children, even if they did not fish.

 _____ Adults _____ Children under 18

C5 On this trip, what types of transportation did you use to get to where you boarded a fishing 

boat or fished from shore? Circle all that apply. 

1 Private/rental car 

2 Bus/taxi 

3 Train 

4 Float/charter plane 

5 Airline 

6 Private boat 

7 Ferry 

8 Cruise ship 

9 Other (please specify): ______________________________________________ 

C6 For each saltwater species, indicate the total number of fish you caught and the number of 

fish you caught and kept on this trip.

Saltwater species Total number of 

fish caught

Number of fish 

caught and kept 

Halibut 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

Other salmon (red, pink, or chum) 

Lingcod 

Rockfish 

C7 Was saltwater fishing in Alaska the primary purpose of this trip? Circle your response. 

1 Yes 

2 No 
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C8 Approximately how much money did you personally spend for yourself and others during 

this trip? Do not include any costs paid by others. If you didn’t spend money on an item, please 

write “0”. 

Type of fishing trip related cost Your costs for this trip 

(round to nearest dollar) 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs $ 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel $ 

Automobile/truck/RV rental $ 

Bus/taxi fees $ 

Train fare $ 

Float/charter plane $ 

Transportation 

Airline airfare $ 

Cruise ship/ferry $ 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) $ 

Food and drink (restaurant) $ 

Food 

and 

Lodging 

Food and drink (non-restaurant) $ 

Fish/combination license fees (only if bought on trip) $ 

Guides or charter fees (including tips) $ 

Fishing boat rental $ 

Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) $ 

Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees $ 

Ice $ 

Fishing derby entry fees $ 

Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs $ 

Moorage or launch fees for this trip $ 

Gifts/souvenirs $ 

Other 

Other: $ 

C9 How many people, including yourself, were the trip expenses in C8 for? 

 _____ Adults _____ Children under 18
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Your Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Trip Preferences 

This section asks about your preferences for Alaska saltwater fishing trips. Even if you have not 

saltwater fished in Alaska, your responses are needed to understand how people choose fishing 

trips. 

D1 In Alaska, do you prefer saltwater or freshwater fishing? Circle the best answer.

1 I prefer saltwater fishing 

2 I prefer freshwater fishing 

3 I don’t have a preference 

4 I don’t know 

D2 In Alaska, do you prefer to saltwater fish from a charter boat (or fishing lodge service) or a 

private boat (yours, a friend’s, or one you rented)? Circle the best answer.

1 I prefer fishing from a charter boat 

2 I prefer fishing from a private boat 

3 I don’t have a preference 

4 I don’t know 

D3 Many things may influence the type of saltwater fishing trip you choose to take. How 

important are each of the following to you? Mark the box of your response. 

Not 

important 

at all 



A little 

important 



Somewhat 

important 



Very 

important 



Extremely 

important 



Fishing location.................................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Number of days fishing ......................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Type of fishing (charter boat fishing, 

private boat fishing, or shore fishing)........... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Type of fish targeted....................................... 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Daily bag or take limit: number of fish you 

can keep............................................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Number of fish you expect to catch.............. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Size of the fish you expect to catch............ 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x

Fishing trip cost.............................................. 1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x
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Each of the next four questions asks you to choose between 3 things: two saltwater boat fishing 

trips in Southeast Alaska (Choices A and B) and doing something other than Alaska saltwater 

fishing (Choice C). The Choice A and B trips may differ from those you have taken, but we 

would still like to know your opinions about them.

3⁄4 In each question, the saltwater fishing trips (Choices A and B) are the same except for the 

differences you see in the table. 

3⁄4 Some trips may target one type of fish, while others might target two types of fish. 

3⁄4 Remember that money you spend on saltwater fishing trips (Choices A or B) is money that could 

instead be spent on other items and activities if you didn’t go saltwater fishing in Alaska. 

D4 Consider Choices A, B, and C in the columns of the table. Below the table, indicate which of 

these three choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D5 Now, consider the three choices in this table. Below the table, indicate which of these three 

choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D6 Again, consider the three choices in the table. Below the table, indicate which of these three 

choices you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F
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D7 Consider the three choices in the table. Below the table, indicate which of these three choices 

you like best and which you like least. 

 Choice A Choice B Choice C

Charter or Private boat 

Charter Private 

Number of fishing days 2 

2 

Fish targeted 

Halibut Halibut 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

1 3 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

2 4 

 Average size of fish caught 

80 lbs. 40 lbs. 

Fish targeted 

King salmon 

Silver salmon 

 Daily bag (take) limit 

 Number of fish you can keep each 

 day

3 

6 

 Catch per day 

 If your catch is more than the limit, 

 some fish are released

1 1 

 Average size of fish caught 

50 lbs. 12 lbs. 

Fishing trip cost per person

 Includes all fishing trip related costs $700 $1000 

Do something 

other than 

Alaska 

saltwater 

fishing 

Which do you like best? 

 Check one box------> 

Choice A

F

Choice B

F

Choice C

F

Which do you like least? 

 Check one box------> F F F

D8 If Choices A and B in D7 above were the only Alaska saltwater fishing trips you could have 

taken during 2006, how many fishing trips of each type would you have taken? 

If none, please write “0”.

Number of trips: Choice A _______ Choice B _______ 

D9 How confident are you in your answers in D4, D5, D6, and D7? Check the best answer.

Not at all 

confident 

Slightly 

confident 

Somewhat 

confident 

Very 

confident 

Extremely 

confident 

1 F x 2 F x 3 F x 4 F x 5 F x
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About You and Your Household 

This information helps us understand how your fishing experiences compare to those of other 

anglers. Your responses will be kept confidential. 

E1 Are you male or female? 1 Male 2 Female 

E2 In what year were you born? 19_____

E3 In how many different years have you fished (for all species in all locations)? _____ years 

E4 How many people, including yourself, do you live with in each of the following age groups? 

If none for a category please write “0”.

 Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60

E5 How many people, including yourself, do you live with that work outside the home?

 ____ Full-time worker ____ Part-time worker 

E6 What is the highest grade or level of school you completed? Circle number of the best answer.

1 Some high school or less 

2 High school diploma or equivalent 

3 Some college 

4 Two year college degree (AA, AS) or technical school 

5 Four year college graduate (BA, BS) 

6 Some graduate work but did not receive a graduate degree 

7 Graduate degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD, JD, MD, etc.) 

E7 Are you Hispanic or Latino? Circle number of the best answer.

1 Yes 

2 No 

E8 Which of the following best describes you? Circle one or more. 

1 Asian 4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 

 2 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 White 

 3 Black or African American 

E9 What was your household income (before taxes) in 2006? Circle one number.

1 Less than $10,000 7 $60,000 to $79,999 

2 $10,000 to $19,999 8 $80,000 to $99,999 

3 $20,000 to $29,999 9 $100,000 to $124,999 

4 $30,000 to $39,999 10 $125,000 to $149,999 

5 $40,000 to $49,999 11 $150,000 to $200,000 

6 $50,000 to $59,999 12 $200,000 or more 
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To better understand your opportunities for sport fishing, please answer these questions. 

E10 Which one of the following best describes your employment status? Circle number of the best 

answer.

1 Salaried worker 

2 Wage worker 

3 Self-employed 

4 Student 

5 Homemaker Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

6 Retired Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

7 Currently unemployed Æ SKIP TO NEXT PAGE

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9 Other (please specify) ___________________________ 

E11 In a typical week, about how many hours do you work? If you do not work for pay or profit, 

write “0” and skip to next page.

 ____ Hours per week 

E12 Approximately what is your hourly wage rate? Circle one number.

1 Under $5.00 per hour 

2 $5.00 to $9.99 

3 $10.00 to $14.99 

4 $15.00 to $19.99 

5 $20.00 to $29.99 

6 $30.00 to $39.99 

7 $40.00 to $49.99 

8 $50.00 to $59.99 

9 $60 or more per hour 

E13 Would you prefer to work more hours or fewer hours per week at the same wage or rate of 

pay? You’d have less income if you worked less, and more income if you worked more. 

1 I would work more hours per week 

2 I would work fewer hours per week 

3 Neither. I am happy with the number of hours I currently work. 
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Please use the space below to provide us with any other comments you would like to make. 

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! 

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gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 

other suggestions for reducing this burden to Dan Lew, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Dan.Lew@noaa.gov. All responses will be handled 

as confidential in accordance with Section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1996 and NOAA Administrative 

Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fishery Statistics. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall 

any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless 

that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. 

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APPENDIX B: SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES 

Except where noted, summary statistics (mean, median, minimum, maximum, and standard 

deviation) are calculated over item respondents. 
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Section A data summaries 

Appendix Table B1. -- Did you take any sport (recreational) fishing trips to Alaska before 2006? 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resid

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

Yes 505 45.29% 47.02% 338 77.70% 85.79% 431 77.10% No 569 51.03% 52.98% 56 12.87% 14.21% 74 13.24% Blank 41 3.68% - 41 9.43% - 54 9.66% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 

Appendix Table B2. -- 2006 freshwater and saltwater sportfishing days in Alaska 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residCount 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

Zero fishing days 8 0.72% 0.74% 67 15.40% 16.92% 75 13.42% Freshwater days only 264 23.68% 24.56% 16 3.68% 4.04% 145 25.94% Saltwater days only 485 43.50% 45.12% 174 40.00% 43.94% 80 14.31% Fished both types 318 28.52% 29.58% 139 31.95% 35.10% 206 36.85% Blank 40 3.59% - 39 8.97% - 53 9.48% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B3. -- 2006 freshwater and saltwater sportfishing days in Alaska.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resideFreshwater days 

Saltwater days 

Total days 

Freshwater days 

Saltwater days 

Total days 

Freshwater days 

Saltwdays 

Item respondents 1075 1075 1075 396 396 396 506 506  Unknown response for category 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0  Blank response for category 359 167 - 90 8 - 55 55  "0" for category 134 105 - 151 75 - 100 165  Positive response for category 582 803 - 155 313 - 351 286 Total days 2966 2259 5225 1352 4678 6030 4307 2226 Mean 2.759 2.101 4.86 3.414 11.813 15.227 8.512 4.399 Median 1 1 3 0 6 9 3 1 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 95 30 95 100 117 160 100 135 Standard deviation 5.823 2.869 6.317 9.002 15.699 21.163 13.508 10.59

* Item response is defined as a numerical response for one or both recreational fishing types (freshwater and saltw

Summary statistics reflect interpretation of blank responses as zeroes in cases where the respondent provided a 

response for only one fishing type. 
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Appendix Table B4. -- Areas of Alaska fished in 2006 on freshwater and saltwater fishing trips. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska res

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surrespo

Fished in one area only  Southeast AK only 413 37.04% 39.11% 318 73.10% 96.95% 6 1.07%  Southcentral AK only 558 50.04% 52.84% 3 0.69% 0.91% 343 61.36 Other AK 41 3.68% 3.88% 1 0.23% 0.30% 37 6.62% Fished in two areas only 43 7.69%  Southeast and Southcentral AK 17 1.52% 1.61% 3 0.69% 0.91% 7 1.25%  Southeast and Other AK 2 0.18% 0.19% 3 0.69% 0.91% 1 0.18%  Southcentral and Other AK 21 1.88% 1.99% 0 0.00% 0.00% 35 6.26% Fished in three areas 4 0.36% 0.38% 0 0.00% 0.00% 4 0.72% Did not fish in 2006* 6 0.54% - 59 13.56% - 66 11.81

Blank 53 4.75% - 48 11.03% - 60 10.73Total 1115 100% 100% 435 100% 100% 559 100% 

 *Indicates blank responses to this question from respondents that explicitly indicated zero freshwater and zero sa

in question A2. 

Appendix Table B5. -- Areas of Alaska fished in 2006 on freshwater and saltwater fishing trips.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

Southeast AK 436 39.10% 41.29% 324 74.48% 98.78% 18 3.22% Southcentral AK 600 53.81% 56.82% 6 1.38% 1.83% 389 69.59% Other AK 68 6.10% 6.44% 4 0.92% 1.22% 77 13.77% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one area of Alaska fished in 2006. 
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Appendix Table B6. -- During 2006, did you take any saltwater fishing trips for halibut, salmon, lingcod, or rock

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

Yes 784 70.31% 73.68% 301 69.20% 76.98% 279 49.91% No 280 25.11% 26.32% 90 20.69% 23.02% 226 40.43% Blank 51 4.57% - 44 10.11% - 54 9.66% 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 
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Section B data summaries 

Appendix Table B7. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing; and 2006 trips to 

Alaska taken primarily for saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 

 

Trips to Alaska that included 

saltwater fishing 

Trips to Alaska taken primarily 

for saltwater fishing 

Response Count 

% eligible 

respondents 

% item 

respondents Count 

% eligible 

respondents 

% item 

respondents 

0 trips 11 1.40% 1.42% 295 37.63% 38.51% 

1 trip 734 93.62% 94.71% 441 56.25% 57.57% 

2 trips 25 3.19% 3.23% 18 2.30% 2.35% 

3 or more trips 5 0.64% 0.65% 12 1.53% 1.57% 

Blank response 8 1.02% - 16 2.04% - 

Unknown response 1 0.13% - 2 0.26% - 

Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 784 100.00% 100.00% 

Appendix Table B8. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing; and 2006 trips to 

Alaska taken primarily for saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 

Trips to Alaska that included 

saltwater fishing 

Trips to Alaska taken primarily for 

saltwater fishing 

Item respondents 775 766 

Total trips 802 522 

Mean 1.035 0.681 

Median 1 1 

Min 0 0 

Max 6 6 

Standard deviation 0.313 0.665 
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Appendix Table B9. -- Trips to Alaska in 2006 that included saltwater fishing compared to 

2006 trips to Alaska taken primarily for saltwater fishing (NR respondents, item respondents to question B2). 

Response Count % item respondents Took 0 saltwater fishing trips 11 1.44% Took at least 1 saltwater fishing trip  No trips taken primarily to saltwater fish 287 37.47%  Some trips taken primarily to saltwater fish 9 1.17%  All trips taken primarily to saltwater fish 447 58.36%  More trips for saltwater fishing than total trips 12 1.57% Total 766 100.00% 

Appendix Table B10. -- Days in 2006 spent saltwater fishing using a charter service, on private boat, or from sho

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

One or more numerical responses  One or more positive responses 747 95.28% 274 91.03% 258 

 All numerical responses = 0 

 0 responses only 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 

 0 and blank responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 

 0 and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 

 0, blank, and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 1 

No numerical responses 

 Blank responses only 8 1.02% 10 3.32% 10 

 Blank and unknown responses only 28 3.57% 16 5.32% 10 

Total 784 100.00% 301 100.00% 279 
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Appendix Table B11. -- Alaska saltwater fishing trips in 2006, by location (SER respondents). Summary statistic

over positive responses. 

Location 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

“0” responses 

Positive responses 

Total trips 

Mean trips Median Min 

Southeast Alaska 

Glacier Bay 0 292 4 5 39 7.800 6 1 Haines-Skagway 0 287 3 11 139 12.636 6 1 Juneau 0 191 1 109 1449 13.294 10 1 Kake 0 294 3 4 15 3.750 4 1 Ketchikan 0 256 3 42 560 13.333 9.5 1 Petersburg 0 280 3 18 136 7.556 2 1 Prince of Wales 0 267 3 31 441 14.226 6 1 Sitka 0 260 2 39 491 12.590 8 1 Wrangell 0 287 3 11 176 16.000 8 3 Yakutat 0 295 3 3 48 16.000 10 8 Other Southeast Alaska 0 278 2 21 173 8.238 3 1 

Southcentral Alaska 

Anchor Point 0 299 2 0 0 - - - Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Clam Gulch 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Cordova 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Homer 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Kenai (city) 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Kodiak Island 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Seldovia 0 298 3 0 0 - - - Seward 0 296 3 2 3 1.500 1.5 1 Valdez 0 296 3 2 8 4.000 4 2 Whittier 0 297 3 1 1 1.000 1 1 Other Southcentral Alaska 0 298 3 0 0 - - - 

Other Alaska 0 298 3 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B12. -- Alaska saltwater fishing trips in 2006, by location (RAR respondents). Summary statisti

over positive responses. 

Location 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total trips 

Mean trips Median Min 

Southeast Alaska 

Glacier Bay 1 274 4 0 0 - - - Haines-Skagway 0 275 4 0 0 - - - Juneau 0 275 4 0 0 - - - Kake 0 275 4 0 0 - - - Ketchikan 0 273 6 2 2 1.000 1 1 Petersburg 0 275 4 0 0 - - - Prince of Wales 0 275 4 0 0 - - - Sitka 0 274 5 1 5 5.000 5 5 Wrangell 0 275 4 0 0 - - - Yakutat 0 274 5 1 7 7.000 7 7 Other Southeast Alaska 0 274 5 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Southcentral Alaska 

Anchor Point 0 248 31 26 105 4.038 2 1 Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay 0 274 5 1 1 1.000 1 1 Clam Gulch 0 268 11 7 11 1.571 1 1 Cordova 0 270 9 4 104 26.000 1.5 1 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek 0 233 46 42 118 2.810 2 1 Homer 0 188 91 87 256 2.943 1 1 Kenai (city) 0 258 21 16 63 3.938 2 1 Kodiak Island 0 262 17 13 71 5.462 3 1 Seldovia 0 270 9 5 8 1.600 2 1 Seward 1 207 71 69 229 3.319 2 1 Valdez 0 222 57 54 348 6.444 1.5 1 Whittier 0 242 37 34 151 4.441 2 1 Other Southcentral Alaska 0 262 17 13 93 7.154 4 1 

Other Alaska 0 268 11 7 34 4.857 5 1 
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Appendix Table B13. -- Days spent saltwater fishing by mode at Alaska locations in 2006 (NR respondents). Su

statistics calculated over positive responses. CH = fishing from charter boat; PB = fishinprivate boat; FS = fishing from shore. 

Glacier Bay Haines-Skagway Juneau Kake KeCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Blank responses 773 773 779 773 778 780 747 769 775 781 780 781 703 "0" responses 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Positive responses 6 7 1 8 3 1 33 10 6 0 1 0 76 Total days 15 32 20 13 3 1 70 30 13 0 4 0 138 Mean 2.5 4.571 20 1.625 1 1 2.12 3 2.167 - 4 - 1.8Median 1.5 5 20 1 1 1 1 2 1.5 - 4 - 1 Min 1 2 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 4 - 1 Max 5 7 20 5 1 1 6 10 6 - 4 - 7 Standard deviation 1.975 1.988 - 1.408 0 - 1.62 2.867 1.941 - - - 1.5

Petersburg Prince of Wales Sitka Wrangell Ya

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 769 771 777 743 765 775 700 760 777 779 778 781 776 "0" responses 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 Positive responses 10 10 4 35 15 4 79 18 2 2 3 0 5 Total days 35 80 13 140 72 10 189 87 2 2 9 0 8 Mean 3.5 8 3.25 4 4.8 2.5 2.39 4.833 1 1 3 - 1.6 Median 3 3 2.5 4 3 2.5 3 4 1 1 3 - 2 Min 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 Max 8 30 7 8 21 3 6 15 1 1 4 - 2 Standard deviation 2.121 9.877 2.63 1.782 4.784 0.577 1.35 3.519 0 0 1 - 0.5

Other Southeast Alaska Anchor Point 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Clam Gulch Co

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 740 759 772 754 773 779 780 780 780 781 781 779 78"0" responses 5 5 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Positive responses 34 19 4 25 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Total days 84 88 11 36 39 6 5 9 5 0 0 2 0 Mean 2.471 4.632 2.75 1.44 4.875 3 5 9 5 - - 1 - Median 1.5 5 1.5 1 1 3 5 9 5 - - 1 - Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 9 5 - - 1 - Max 6 10 7 6 18 5 5 9 5 - - 1 - Standard deviation 1.692 3.022 2.872 1.121 6.198 2.828 - - - - - 0 - 
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Appendix Table B13. -- Continued. 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Homer Kenai (city) Kodiak Island SelCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 4 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Blank responses 727 770 774 639 751 755 762 770 770 764 771 773 778 "0" responses 3 4 4 2 8 6 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 Positive responses 50 10 5 138 25 23 18 10 11 17 8 6 3 Total days 77 24 9 200 78 51 26 25 41 39 19 16 6 Mean 1.54 2.4 1.8 1.449 3.12 2.217 1.44 2.5 3.727 2.294 2.375 2.667 2 Median 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1.5 2.5 2 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 11 8 5 6 23 9 4 8 18 10 6 5 3 Standard deviation 1.487 2.011 1.789 0.872 5.607 2.11 0.78 2.273 5.14 2.173 1.847 1.366 1 

Seward Valdez Whittier 

Other Southcentral Alaska Oth

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 703 769 771 768 770 771 771 772 779 775 775 774 77"0" responses 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 Positive responses 76 10 9 11 12 10 10 10 2 5 5 6 9 Total days 109 17 24 15 41 27 15 23 5 5 22 20 24 Mean 1.434 1.7 2.667 1.364 3.417 2.7 1.5 2.3 2.5 1 4.4 3.333 2.6Median 1 1 1 1 3 2.5 1 2 2.5 1 2 2 3 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 5 5 12 3 7 6 3 5 4 1 15 10 4 Standard deviation 0.899 1.337 3.571 0.674 2.392 1.703 0.85 1.567 2.121 0 5.983 3.327 1.4
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Appendix Table B14. -- Days spent saltwater fishing by mode at Alaska locations in 2006 (SER respondents). S

statistics calculated over positive responses. CH = fishing from charter boat; PB = fishinprivate boat; FS = fishing from shore. 

Glacier Bay Haines-Skagway Juneau Kake KeCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 298 290 297 299 285 295 287 195 262 301 293 297 287 "0" responses 2 3 3 1 2 1 9 1 8 0 2 1 7 Positive responses 1 7 1 1 12 5 5 100 31 0 6 3 7 Total days 6 47 4 2 102 92 23 1192 144 0 53 18 39 Mean 6 6.714 4 2 8.5 18.4 4.6 11.92 4.645 - 8.833 6 5.5Median 6 7 4 2 9 12 1 9.5 4 - 5.5 6 1 Min 6 1 4 2 1 5 1 1 1 - 1 2 1 Max 6 12 4 2 20 50 14 65 15 - 30 10 31 Standard deviation - 4.231 - - 6.023 18.04 5.68 11.52 3.508 - 10.65 4 11.

Petersburg Prince of Wales Sitka Wrangell YaCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Blank responses 300 279 294 292 270 290 298 263 290 301 285 300 300 "0" responses 1 2 1 6 2 7 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 Positive responses 0 19 6 3 26 4 2 35 8 0 14 0 1 Total days 0 104 37 69 431 11 2 488 62 0 146 0 1 Mean - 5.474 6.167 23 16.58 2.75 1 13.94 7.75 - 10.43 - 1 Median - 2 1 3 6.5 2.5 1 10 4 - 6 - 1 Min - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 Max - 40 28 65 100 5 1 53 20 - 30 - 1 Standard deviation - 8.847 10.82 36.39 24.88 1.708 0 12.04 7.402 - 9.188 - - 

Other Southeast Alaska Anchor Point 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Clam Gulch Co

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 298 276 298 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 "0" responses 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Positive responses 3 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 7 282 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mean 2.333 12.82 3 - - - - - - - - - - Median 1 5.5 3 - - - - - - - - - - Min 1 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - Max 5 117 3 - - - - - - - - - - Standard deviation 2.309 24.73 - - - - - - - - - - - 
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Appendix Table B14. -- Continued. 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Homer Kenai (city) Kodiak Island SelCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 "0" responses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Positive responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mean - - - - - - - - - - - - - Median - - - - - - - - - - - - - Min - - - - - - - - - - - - - Max - - - - - - - - - - - - - Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Seward Valdez Whittier 

Other Southcentral Alaska Oth

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 300 298 300 299 299 300 300 299 300 300 300 300 299 "0" responses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Positive responses 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 0 6 0 2 14 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Mean - 3 - 2 14 - - 4 - - - - - Median - 3 - 2 14 - - 4 - - - - - Min - 2 - 2 14 - - 4 - - - - - Max - 4 - 2 14 - - 4 - - - - - Standard deviation - 1.414 - - - - - - - - - - - 
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Appendix Table B15. -- Days spent saltwater fishing by mode at Alaska locations in 2006 (RAR respondents). S

statistics calculated over positive responses. CH = fishing from charter boat; PB = fishinboat; FS = fishing from shore. 

Glacier Bay Haines-Skagway Juneau Kake KeCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 278 "0" responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mean - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Median - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Min - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Max - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Petersburg Prince of Wales Sitka Wrangell YaCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 279 278 279 279 279 279 279 278 279 279 279 279 279 "0" responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Mean - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - Median - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - Min - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - Max - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Other Southeast Alaska Anchor Point 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Clam Gulch Co

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Blank responses 278 279 279 271 257 276 279 278 279 279 275 276 278 "0" responses 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 1 0 0 7 21 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 Total days 3 0 0 9 80 6 0 1 0 0 9 3 1 Mean 3 - - 1.286 3.81 3 - 1 - - 2.25 1.5 1 Median 3 - - 1 2 3 - 1 - - 1.5 1.5 1 Min 3 - - 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 1 Max 3 - - 2 21 5 - 1 - - 5 2 1 Standard deviation - - - 0.488 4.445 2.828 - - - - 1.893 0.707 - 
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Appendix Table B15. -- Continued. 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Homer Kenai (city) Kodiak Island SelCH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Blank responses 257 254 276 245 218 268 276 268 271 274 268 273 278 "0" responses 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 Positive responses 21 24 1 34 59 10 1 11 6 4 10 4 0 Total days 26 96 4 56 285 13 1 57 21 10 77 18 0 Mean 1.238 4 4 1.647 4.831 1.3 1 5.182 3.5 2.5 7.7 4.5 - Median 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 2 2.5 1.5 4 3.5 - Min 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Max 3 15 4 11 30 2 1 25 9 6 20 10 - Standard deviation 0.539 3.934 - 1.807 5.867 0.483 - 7.04 2.881 2.38 6.783 3.873 - 

 Seward Valdez Whittier 

Other Southcentral Alaska Oth

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB FS CH 

Unknown responses 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 246 236 266 257 245 261 275 246 276 279 271 272 279 "0" responses 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Positive responses 30 40 12 21 30 14 3 31 2 0 8 6 0 Total days 54 199 73 227 209 39 3 250 5 0 116 46 0 Mean 1.8 4.975 6.083 10.81 6.967 2.786 1 8.065 2.5 - 14.5 7.667 - Median 1 3 2.5 1 4 2 1 5 2.5 - 8.5 5.5 - Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 - Max 14 35 40 132 37 7 1 38 4 - 55 21 - Standard deviation 2.369 6.565 10.9 31.55 8.919 2.259 0 9.398 2.121 - 18.53 7.23 - 
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Appendix Table B16. -- Number of sites fished at per region on Alaska saltwater fishing trips in 2006.*

Non-resident 

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

0 locations 405 51.66% 393 50.13% 775 98.85% 1 location 356 45.41% 305 38.90% 9 1.15% 2 locations 20 2.55% 68 8.67% 0 0.00% 3 or more locations 3 0.38% 18 2.30% 0 0.00% 

Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 784 100.00% Southeast Alaska resident 

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

0 locations 3 1.00% 297 98.67% 298 99.00% 1 location 258 85.71% 3 1.00% 3 1.00% 

2 locations 32 10.63% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 3 or more locations 8 2.66% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 301 100.00% Other Alaska resident 

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

0 locations 273 97.85% 9 3.23% 274 98.21% 1 location 6 2.15% 177 63.44% 4 1.43% 2 locations 0 0.00% 67 24.01% 1 0.36% 3 or more locations 0 0.00% 26 9.32% 0 0.00% 

Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 

* Number of sites fished per region was determined using responses to days fishing by mode and location. 

Unknown (non-blank, non-numerical) responses were interpreted indicate fishing at a location. Refer to Appendix Tables B13-B15 for counts of unknown responses by location and mode. 
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Appendix Table B17. -- Number of days fished per fishing mode and region in 2006 on Alaska saltwater fishing 

respondents). Summary statistics calculated over a) anglers fishing in region by mode an

fishing in region. CH = fishing from charter boat; PB = fishing from private boat; FS = shore.*

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB 

Total days 734.182 558.030 87.000 556.327 325.200 213.467 24.000 0.0Anglers fishing in region by mode 286 110 29 318 92 68 9 0 

Mean 2.567 5.073 3.000 1.749 3.535 3.139 2.667 - Median 2 4 2 1 2 2 3 - Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Max 12 44 20 12 27 18 4 - Standard deviation 1.833 5.966 3.691 1.349 4.491 3.089 1.414 - 

Anglers fishing in region 384 384 384 396 396 396 12 12 

Mean 1.912 1.453 0.227 1.405 0.821 0.539 2.000 0.0Median 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.5 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 12 44 20 12 27 18 4 0 Standard deviation 1.938 3.925 1.275 1.395 2.623 1.739 1.706 0.0

* Blank responses to location-mode pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equal t

positive responses for the location and mode of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total days” stati

Appendix Table B13 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and mode. 
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Appendix Table B18. -- Number of days fished per fishing mode and region in 2006 on Alaska saltwater fishing 

respondents). Summary statistics calculated over a) anglers fishing in region by mode anfishing in region. CH = fishing from charter boat; PB = fishing from private boat; FS = shore.*

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB 

Total days 149.000 3789.163 469.400 2.000 24.000 0.000 0.000 15Anglers fishing in region by mode 23 269 66 1 3 0 0 2 

Mean 6.478 14.086 7.112 2.000 8.000 - - 7.5Median 1 10 5 2 4 - - 7.5 Min 1 1 1 2 2 - - 5 Max 65 117 50 2 18 - - 10 Standard deviation 14.378 15.718 8.002 - 8.718 - - 3.5

Anglers fishing in region 289 289 289 4 4 4 3 3 

Mean 0.516 13.111 1.624 0.500 6.000 0.000 0.000 5.0Median 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 5 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 65 117 50 2 18 0 0 10 Standard deviation 4.345 15.580 4.837 1.000 8.165 0.000 0.000 5.0

* Blank responses to location-mode pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equal t

positive responses for the location and mode of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total days” stati

Appendix Table B14 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and mode. 
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Appendix Table B19. -- Number of days fished per fishing mode and region in 2006 on Alaska saltwater fishing 

respondents). Summary statistics calculated over a) anglers fishing in region by mode anfishing in region. CH = fishing from charter boat; PB = fishing from private boat; FS = shore.*

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

CH PB FS CH PB FS CH PB 

Total days 4.000 15.000 0.000 390.600 1562.872 236.071 0.000 11.000 Anglers fishing in region by mode 2 4 0 107 175 54 0 4 

Mean 2.000 3.750 - 3.650 8.931 4.372 - 2.750 Median 2 3.5 - 1 5 2.9 - 3 Min 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 Max 3 7 - 132 100 40 - 4 Standard deviation 1.414 2.754 - 14.260 11.958 6.098 - 1.500 

Anglers fishing in region 6 6 6 263 263 263 8 8 

Mean 0.667 2.500 0.000 1.485 5.942 0.898 0.000 1.375 Median 0 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 0.5 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 3 7 0 132 100 40 0 4 Standard deviation 1.211 2.881 0.000 9.246 10.621 3.264 0.000 1.768 

* Blank responses to location-mode pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equal t

positive responses for the location and mode of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total days” stati

Appendix Table B15 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and mode. 
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Appendix Table B20. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in Alas

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska res

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count % eli

One or more numerical responses 

One or more positive responses 691 88.14% 267 88.70% 256 91.76

All numerical responses = 0 

0 responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 and blank responses only 61 7.78% 27 8.97% 14 5.02% 

0 and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0, blank, unknown responses only 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

No numerical responses 

Blank responses only 28 3.57% 7 2.33% 7 2.51% Blank and unknown responses only 3 0.38% 0 0.00% 2 0.72% 

Total 784 100.00% 301 100.00% 279 100.0

Appendix Table B21. -- Percent of eligible respondents harvesting each species in 2006. 

Species Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reHalibut 70.15% 65.78% 79.21% King salmon 28.19% 60.47% 19.00% Silver salmon 38.65% 57.48% 45.52% Other salmon 16.58% 29.90% 18.28% 

Lingcod 15.18% 17.61% 16.49% Rockfish 22.32% 33.55% 28.32% 
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Appendix Table B22. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in Alas

(NR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Glacier Bay Halibut 0 772 2 10 46 4.600 4.5 2 

King salmon 0 777 6 1 1 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 775 2 7 50 7.143 6 1 Other salmon 0 777 2 5 19 3.800 3 3 Lingcod 0 780 3 1 1 1.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 780 4 0 0 - - - 

Haines-Skagway Halibut 0 778 6 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 774 8 2 3 1.500 1.5 1 Silver salmon 0 776 6 2 8 4.000 4 3 Other salmon 0 778 6 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 779 5 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 778 5 1 3 3.000 3 3 

Juneau Halibut 0 757 13 14 53 3.786 3.5 1 

King salmon 0 763 12 9 16 1.778 1 1 Silver salmon 0 757 9 18 126 7.000 3.5 1 Other salmon 0 765 9 10 40 4.000 2 1 Lingcod 0 775 9 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 771 9 4 19 4.750 5 1 

Kake Halibut 0 781 2 1 9 9.000 9 9 

King salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Other salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 782 2 0 0 - - - 

Ketchikan Halibut 1 738 17 28 108 3.857 3 1 

King salmon 0 731 17 36 69 1.917 1 1 Silver salmon 0 729 13 42 297 7.071 3.5 1 Other salmon 0 736 14 34 200 5.882 3 1 Lingcod 0 757 16 11 26 2.364 2 1 Rockfish 0 745 15 24 115 4.792 4 1 

Petersburg Halibut 0 771 3 10 64 6.400 5.5 1 

King salmon 0 775 2 7 24 3.429 3 1 Silver salmon 0 773 4 7 68 9.714 9 1 Other salmon 0 779 4 1 4 4.000 4 4 Lingcod 0 780 3 1 2 2.000 2 2 Rockfish 0 780 3 1 10 10.000 10 1
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Appendix Table B22. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Prince of Wales Halibut 0 734 5 45 259 5.756 4 1 

King salmon 0 740 12 32 87 2.719 2 1 Silver salmon 0 743 5 36 307 8.528 6 1 Other salmon 0 760 10 14 94 6.714 3.5 1 Lingcod 0 747 8 29 92 3.172 2 1 

Rockfish 0 750 5 29 154 5.310 4 1 

Sitka Halibut 0 709 15 60 262 4.367 3.5 1 

King salmon 0 708 17 59 203 3.441 3 1 Silver salmon 1 715 18 50 441 8.820 7.5 1 Other salmon 1 742 24 17 107 6.294 2 1 Lingcod 0 739 23 22 52 2.364 2 1 Rockfish 0 730 18 36 258 7.167 5 1 

Wrangell Halibut 0 778 3 3 14 4.667 4 2 

King salmon 0 780 3 1 2 2.000 2 2 Silver salmon 0 779 3 2 9 4.500 4.5 1 Other salmon 0 781 3 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 780 3 1 2 2.000 2 2 Rockfish 0 780 3 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Yakutat Halibut 0 776 4 4 17 4.250 2.5 2 

King salmon 0 780 4 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 776 3 5 39 7.800 8 3 Other salmon 0 780 4 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 776 3 5 7 1.400 1 1 Rockfish 0 779 4 1 10 10.000 10 1

Other Southeast Alaska Halibut 1 734 6 43 142 3.302 2 1 

King salmon 0 753 14 17 45 2.647 3 1 Silver salmon 0 749 9 26 179 6.885 5.5 1 Other salmon 0 759 12 13 83 6.385 5 1 Lingcod 0 761 14 9 18 2.000 2 1 Rockfish 0 757 11 16 88 5.500 4 1 

Anchor Point Halibut 0 747 5 32 143 4.469 2 1 

King salmon 0 776 4 4 7 1.750 1.5 1 Silver salmon 0 776 4 4 15 3.750 4 1 Other salmon 0 780 4 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 780 4 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 780 4 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B22. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Halibut 0 781 2 1 4 4.000 4 4 

King salmon 0 781 2 1 5 5.000 5 5 Silver salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Other salmon 0 781 2 1 5 5.000 5 5 Lingcod 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 781 2 1 20 20.000 20 2

Clam Gulch Halibut 0 781 3 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Other salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 781 3 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 781 3 0 0 - - - 

Cordova Halibut 0 780 2 2 4 2.000 2 1 

King salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 781 2 1 13 13.000 13 1Other salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 781 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 781 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Halibut 0 726 6 52 165 3.173 2 1 

King salmon 0 775 6 3 4 1.333 1 1 Silver salmon 0 777 6 1 1 1.000 1 1 Other salmon 0 778 6 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 776 5 3 6 2.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 778 6 0 0 - - - 

Homer Halibut 0 626 5 153 545 3.562 2 1 

King salmon 0 758 11 15 24 1.600 1 1 Silver salmon 1 760 8 15 60 4.000 2 1 Other salmon 0 771 9 4 14 3.500 3.5 1 Lingcod 0 768 9 7 19 2.714 2 1 Rockfish 0 764 9 11 54 4.909 5 1 

Kenai (city) Halibut 1 772 5 6 24 4.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 764 9 11 15 1.364 1 1 Silver salmon 0 774 5 5 20 4.000 3 1 Other salmon 0 774 4 6 39 6.500 4 1 Lingcod 0 779 5 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 779 5 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B22. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Kodiak Island Halibut 0 764 4 16 61 3.813 2.5 1 

King salmon 0 769 6 9 21 2.333 2 1 Silver salmon 0 767 5 12 76 6.333 3.5 1 Other salmon 0 774 6 4 35 8.750 7 1 Lingcod 0 774 5 5 8 1.600 2 1 Rockfish 0 771 5 8 46 5.750 2 1 

Seldovia Halibut 0 774 2 8 47 5.875 4 1 

King salmon 0 779 2 3 3 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 781 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Other salmon 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 782 2 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 781 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Seward Halibut 1 722 6 55 146 2.655 2 1 

King salmon 0 761 11 12 21 1.750 1.5 1 Silver salmon 0 727 5 52 286 5.500 3.5 1 Other salmon 0 769 8 7 35 5.000 3 1 Lingcod 0 755 9 20 31 1.550 1 1 Rockfish 1 746 6 31 97 3.129 2 1 

Valdez Halibut 0 769 2 13 31 2.385 2 1 

King salmon 0 781 3 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 765 1 18 109 6.056 4 1 Other salmon 0 775 3 6 50 8.333 7 1 Lingcod 0 780 3 1 2 2.000 2 2 Rockfish 0 778 3 3 7 2.333 2 1 

Whittier Halibut 0 769 2 13 46 3.538 2 1 

King salmon 0 781 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 774 0 10 45 4.500 5 1 Other salmon 0 780 2 2 2 1.000 1 1 Lingcod 0 778 2 4 11 2.750 1 1 Rockfish 0 776 2 6 28 4.667 4 2 

Other Southcentral Alaska Halibut 0 777 5 2 4 2.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 776 6 2 2 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 775 4 5 29 5.800 4 1 Other salmon 0 774 5 5 52 10.400 6 3 Lingcod 0 779 5 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 779 5 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B22. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Other Alaska Halibut 0 778 2 4 29 7.250 4 1 

King salmon 0 778 3 3 3 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 777 3 4 25 6.250 6 3 Other salmon 0 778 3 3 27 9.000 6 1 Lingcod 0 780 3 1 2 2.000 2 2 Rockfish 0 781 3 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B23. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in Alas

(SER respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Glacier Bay Halibut 0 294 1 6 37 6.167 3.5 2 

King salmon 0 297 2 2 37 18.500 18.5 2 Silver salmon 0 296 2 3 10 3.333 2 2 Other salmon 0 298 1 2 11 5.500 5.5 1 Lingcod 0 299 1 1 1 1.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 299 1 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Haines-Skagway Halibut 0 291 6 4 10 2.500 2.5 2 

King salmon 0 290 5 6 34 5.667 1 1 Silver salmon 0 291 5 5 23 4.600 4 2 Other salmon 0 292 4 5 68 13.600 12 3 Lingcod 0 295 6 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 294 6 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Juneau Halibut 0 209 20 72 373 5.181 4 1 

King salmon 0 209 22 70 312 4.457 3 1 Silver salmon 0 206 18 77 909 11.805 10 1 Other salmon 1 243 24 33 325 9.848 5 1 Lingcod 0 261 32 8 13 1.625 1 1 

Rockfish 0 251 23 27 139 5.148 4 1 

Kake Halibut 0 296 1 4 29 7.250 4 1 

King salmon 0 298 3 0 0 - - - 

Silver salmon 0 297 2 2 16 8.000 8 6 Other salmon 0 297 3 1 20 20.000 20 2Lingcod 0 298 2 1 3 3.000 3 3 Rockfish 0 298 1 2 12 6.000 6 2 

Ketchikan Halibut 0 255 6 40 225 5.625 3.5 1 

King salmon 0 260 12 29 207 7.138 4 1 Silver salmon 0 264 7 30 283 9.433 6 1 Other salmon 0 275 12 14 203 14.500 6.5 2 Lingcod 0 280 10 11 28 2.545 2 1 Rockfish 0 270 7 24 179 7.458 4.5 1 

Petersburg Halibut 0 289 4 8 41 5.125 2 1 

King salmon 0 288 4 9 52 5.778 2 1 Silver salmon 0 294 5 2 22 11.000 11 2 Other salmon 0 295 4 2 24 12.000 12 4 Lingcod 0 295 6 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 295 6 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B23. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Prince of Wales Halibut 0 269 4 28 178 6.357 4.5 1 

King salmon 0 278 6 17 106 6.235 2 1 Silver salmon 0 276 4 21 151 7.190 5 1 Other salmon 0 282 5 14 93 6.643 5.5 1 Lingcod 0 282 7 12 30 2.500 2 1 Rockfish 0 275 5 21 220 10.476 10 1 

Sitka Halibut 0 272 7 22 90 4.091 2 1 

King salmon 0 265 7 29 215 7.414 6 1 Silver salmon 0 274 7 20 163 8.150 5 2 Other salmon 0 281 6 14 138 9.857 8 1 Lingcod 0 279 9 13 25 1.923 2 1 

Rockfish 0 278 8 15 115 7.667 4 1 

Wrangell Halibut 0 288 2 11 53 4.818 2 1 

King salmon 0 289 1 11 83 7.545 5 1 Silver salmon 0 293 3 5 28 5.600 3 2 Other salmon 0 297 3 1 15 15.000 15 1Lingcod 0 296 5 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 295 4 2 35 17.500 17.5 5 

Yakutat Halibut 0 298 1 2 18 9.000 9 3 

King salmon 0 297 1 3 8 2.667 1 1 Silver salmon 0 298 1 2 5 2.500 2.5 2 Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 298 1 2 2 1.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 298 1 2 11 5.500 5.5 1 

Other Southeast Alaska Halibut 0 282 4 15 88 5.867 3 1 

King salmon 0 281 4 16 85 5.313 2.5 1 Silver salmon 0 283 2 16 117 7.313 5.5 1 Other salmon 0 292 3 6 60 10.000 4.5 2 Lingcod 0 291 3 7 20 2.857 2 1 Rockfish 0 286 2 13 169 13.000 12 2 

Anchor Point Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B23. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Clam Gulch Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Cordova Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Homer Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Kenai (city) Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B23. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Kodiak Island Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Seldovia Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Seward Halibut 0 299 2 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 299 2 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 298 2 1 3 3.000 3 3 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Valdez Halibut 0 298 1 2 10 5.000 5 2 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 299 1 1 10 10.000 10 1

Whittier Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 299 1 1 8 8.000 8 8 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other Southcentral Alaska Halibut 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 300 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 300 1 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B23. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Other Alaska Halibut 0 299 1 1 2 2.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 299 1 1 4 4.000 4 4 Silver salmon 0 297 2 2 12 6.000 6 2 Other salmon 0 297 1 3 26 8.667 4 2 Lingcod 0 299 2 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 298 1 2 16 8.000 8 6 
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Appendix Table B24. -- Number of fish caught and kept, by species and location, while saltwater fishing in Alas

(RAR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Glacier Bay Halibut 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Haines-Skagway Halibut 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Juneau Halibut 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Kake Halibut 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Ketchikan Halibut 0 277 0 2 4 2.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 278 1 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 278 1 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 278 1 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 278 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 278 1 0 0 - - - 

Petersburg Halibut 0 278 0 1 2 2.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B24. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Prince of Wales Halibut 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Sitka Halibut 0 278 0 1 2 2.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 278 0 1 4 4.000 4 4 Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Wrangell Halibut 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Yakutat Halibut 0 278 0 1 4 4.000 4 4 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 278 0 1 5 5.000 5 5 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other Southeast Alaska Halibut 0 278 0 1 4 4.000 4 4 

King salmon 0 278 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 278 0 1 4 4.000 4 4 

Other salmon 0 277 0 2 37 18.500 18.5 2 Lingcod 0 278 0 1 2 2.000 2 2 Rockfish 0 278 0 1 6 6.000 6 6 

Anchor Point Halibut 0 252 0 27 161 5.963 4 1 

King salmon 0 269 2 8 16 2.000 1.5 1 Silver salmon 0 276 2 1 2 2.000 2 2 

Other salmon 0 277 2 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 276 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 277 2 0 0 - - - 
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Appendix Table B24. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Halibut 0 278 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Clam Gulch Halibut 0 277 0 2 12 6.000 6 2 

King salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Other salmon 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 279 0 0 0 - - - 

Cordova Halibut 0 276 0 3 8 2.667 3 2 

King salmon 0 276 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 274 2 3 7 2.333 2 2 

Other salmon 0 276 2 1 3 3.000 3 3 Lingcod 0 277 2 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 277 0 2 14 7.000 7 2 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Halibut 0 237 0 42 198 4.714 2 1 

King salmon 0 266 2 11 19 1.727 2 1 Silver salmon 0 275 2 2 7 3.500 3.5 1 Other salmon 0 277 2 0 0 - - - Lingcod 0 276 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Rockfish 0 276 2 1 3 3.000 3 3 

Homer Halibut 0 193 5 81 378 4.667 2 1 

King salmon 0 257 7 15 32 2.133 1 1 Silver salmon 0 252 7 20 72 3.600 3 1 Other salmon 0 267 7 5 21 4.200 4 2 Lingcod 0 270 5 4 6 1.500 1.5 1 Rockfish 0 266 6 7 49 7.000 4 1 

Kenai (city) Halibut 0 278 0 1 2 2.000 2 2 

King salmon 0 276 0 3 4 1.333 1 1 Silver salmon 0 273 0 6 17 2.833 1.5 1 Other salmon 0 271 1 7 70 10.000 10 2 Lingcod 0 279 0 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 277 0 2 2 1.000 1 1 
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Appendix Table B24. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Kodiak Island Halibut 0 265 1 13 47 3.615 3 1 

King salmon 0 271 3 5 10 2.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 270 2 7 38 5.429 5 2 Other salmon 0 271 1 7 35 5.000 5 1 Lingcod 0 272 3 4 13 3.250 2 1 Rockfish 0 273 2 4 38 9.500 8 2 

Seldovia Halibut 0 276 1 2 8 4.000 4 4 

King salmon 0 277 1 1 1 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 277 1 1 1 1.000 1 1 

Other salmon 0 277 1 1 4 4.000 4 4 Lingcod 0 278 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 278 1 0 0 - - - 

Seward Halibut 0 228 7 44 152 3.455 2 1 

King salmon 0 264 8 7 11 1.571 1 1 Silver salmon 0 227 5 47 457 9.723 6 1 Other salmon 0 265 7 7 57 8.143 4 1 Lingcod 0 253 10 16 22 1.375 1 1 

 Rockfish 0 246 6 27 195 7.222 4 1 

Valdez Halibut 0 247 3 29 216 7.448 2 1 

King salmon 0 267 8 4 8 2.000 2 1 Silver salmon 0 238 6 35 356 10.171 8 1 Other salmon 0 261 6 12 87 7.250 6 1 Lingcod 0 260 4 15 73 4.867 2 1 

Rockfish 0 256 4 19 211 11.105 4 2 

Whittier Halibut 2 255 4 18 147 8.167 3.5 1 

King salmon 0 272 7 0 0 - - - Silver salmon 2 258 3 16 152 9.500 7 1 Other salmon 0 268 4 7 76 10.857 6 1 Lingcod 0 272 3 4 9 2.250 2 1 Rockfish 0 259 3 17 115 6.765 3 1 

Other Southcentral Alaska Halibut 0 274 1 4 34 8.500 9 1 

King salmon 0 275 1 3 14 4.667 2 2 Silver salmon 0 273 2 4 38 9.500 6 2 Other salmon 0 270 2 7 101 14.429 6 1 Lingcod 0 276 1 2 3 1.500 1.5 1 Rockfish 0 276 1 2 41 20.500 20.5 6 
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Appendix Table B24. -- Continued. 

Location Species 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total fish harvested Mean Median M

Other Alaska Halibut 0 278 1 0 0 - - - 

King salmon 0 276 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 Silver salmon 0 275 2 2 7 3.500 3.5 3 Other salmon 0 276 2 1 7 7.000 7 7 Lingcod 0 278 1 0 0 - - - Rockfish 0 278 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 
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Appendix Table B25. -- Fish harvested by species and region on 2006 Alaska saltwater fishing trips (NR respon

statistics calculated over anglers harvesting fish of any species in the region.*

Southeast Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 320 320 320 320 320 Total fish 981.159 450 1532.820 553.294 200 

Mean 3.066 1.406 4.790 1.729 0.625 Median 2 0.5 1 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 30 20 50 31 20 Standard deviation 3.935 2.178 7.456 4.569 1.688 

Southcentral Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 371 371 371 371 371 Total fish 1226.655 103 659 232 78 

Mean 3.306 0.278 1.776 0.625 0.210 Median 2 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 40 5 45 30 8 Standard deviation 3.964 0.768 4.433 2.815 0.795 

Other Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 10 10 10 10 10 Total fish 29 3 25 27 2 

Mean 2.900 0.300 2.500 2.700 0.200 Median 0 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 20 1 10 20 2 Standard deviation 6.226 0.483 3.629 6.360 0.632 

* Blank responses to location-species pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equa

positive responses for the location and species of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total fish” stat

Appendix Table B22 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and species. 
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Appendix Table B26. -- Fish harvested by species and region on 2006 Alaska saltwater fishing trips (SER respon

statistics calculated over anglers harvesting fish of any species in the region.*

Southeast Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 266 266 266 266 266 Total fish 1142 1139 1727 966.848 122 

Mean 4.293 4.282 6.492 3.635 0.459 Median 2 2 3 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 30 40 50 100 12 Standard deviation 5.747 6.850 8.969 10.040 1.306 

Southcentral Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 3 3 3 3 3 Total fish 10 0 11 0 0 Mean 3.333 0.000 3.667 0.000 0.000 Median 2 0 3 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 8 0 8 0 0 Standard deviation 4.163 0.000 4.041 0.000 0.000 Other Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 4 4 4 4 4 Total fish 2 4 12 26 0 

Mean 0.500 1.000 3.000 6.500 0.000 Median 0 0 1 3 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 2 4 10 20 0 Standard deviation 1.000 2.000 4.761 9.147 0.000 

* Blank responses to location-species pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equa

positive responses for the location and species of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total fish” stat

Appendix Table B23 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and species. 
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Appendix Table B27. -- Fish harvested by species and region on 2006 Alaska saltwater fishing trips (RAR respo

statistics calculated over anglers harvesting fish of any species in the region.*

Southeast Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 7 7 7 7 7 Total fish 16 5 9 37 2 

Mean 2.286 0.714 1.286 5.286 0.286 Median 2 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 4 4 5 35 2 Standard deviation 1.380 1.496 2.215 13.124 0.756 

Southcentral Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 252 252 252 252 252 Total fish 1380.333 116 1166 454 128 

Mean 5.478 0.460 4.627 1.802 0.508 Median 3 0 0.5 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 100 12 80 50 25 Standard deviation 9.880 1.448 10.077 5.898 2.085 

Other Alaska 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Other salmon Lingcod 

Anglers harvesting fish in region 5 5 5 5 5 Total fish 0 1 7 7 0 

Mean 0.000 0.200 1.400 1.400 0.000 Median 0 0 0 0 0 Min 0 0 0 0 0 Max 0 1 4 7 0 Standard deviation 0.000 0.447 1.949 3.130 0.000 

* Blank responses to location-species pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equa

positive responses for the location and species of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total fish” stat

Appendix Table B24 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and species. 
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Appendix Table B28. -- Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch of, each species in 2006 (NR 

respondents). 

Species Response Count 

% eligible 

respondents 

% item 

respondents 

% 

respondents 

targeting or 

catching 

species 

% 

respondents 

catching 

species 

Halibut Did not fish for 106 13.52% 14.76% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 57 7.27% 7.94% 9.31% - 

Kept all of the catch 229 29.21% 31.89% 37.42% 41.26% 

Kept some of the catch 311 39.67% 43.31% 50.82% 56.04% 

Kept none of the catch 15 1.91% 2.09% 2.45% 2.70% 

 Blank/multiple selections 66 8.42% - - - 

 Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Salmon Did not fish for 185 23.60% 32.57% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 141 17.98% 24.82% 36.81% - 

Kept all of the catch 146 18.62% 25.70% 38.12% 60.33% 

Kept some of the catch 79 10.08% 13.91% 20.63% 32.64% 

Kept none of the catch 17 2.17% 2.99% 4.44% 7.02% 

 Blank/multiple selections 216 27.55% - - - 

 Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Silver salmon Did not fish for 164 20.92% 29.13% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 85 10.84% 15.10% 21.30% - 

Kept all of the catch 207 26.40% 36.77% 51.88% 65.92% 

Kept some of the catch 97 12.37% 17.23% 24.31% 30.89% 

Kept none of the catch 10 1.28% 1.78% 2.51% 3.18% 

 Blank/multiple selections 221 28.19% - - - 

 Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Other salmon Did not fish for 229 29.21% 46.73% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 74 9.44% 15.10% 28.35% - 

Kept all of the catch 54 6.89% 11.02% 20.69% 28.88% 

Kept some of the catch 72 9.18% 14.69% 27.59% 38.50% 

Kept none of the catch 61 7.78% 12.45% 23.37% 32.62% 

 Blank/multiple selections 294 37.50% - - - 

 Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Lingcod Did not fish for 285 36.35% 58.16% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 53 6.76% 10.82% 25.85% - 

Kept all of the catch 60 7.65% 12.24% 29.27% 39.47% 

Kept some of the catch 60 7.65% 12.24% 29.27% 39.47% 

Kept none of the catch 32 4.08% 6.53% 15.61% 21.05% 

 Blank/multiple selections 294 37.50% - - - 

 Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Rockfish Did not fish for 265 33.80% 51.86% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 31 3.95% 6.07% 12.60% - 

Kept all of the catch 83 10.59% 16.24% 33.74% 38.60% 

Kept some of the catch 82 10.46% 16.05% 33.33% 38.14% 

Kept none of the catch 50 6.38% 9.78% 20.33% 23.26% 

 Blank/multiple selections 273 34.82% - - - 

 Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B29. -- Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch of, each species in 2006 (SER 

respondents). 

Species Response Count 

% eligible 

respondents 

% item 

respondents 

% 

respondents 

targeting or 

catching 

% 

respondents 

catching 

species 

Halibut Did not fish for 53 17.61% 18.28% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 40 13.29% 13.79% 16.88% - 

Kept all of the catch 107 35.55% 36.90% 45.15% 54.31% 

Kept some of the catch 87 28.90% 30.00% 36.71% 44.16% 

Kept none of the catch 3 1.00% 1.03% 1.27% 1.52% 

 Blank/multiple selections 11 3.65% - - - 

 Total 301 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Salmon Did not fish for 34 11.30% 12.36% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 56 18.60% 20.36% 23.24% - 

Kept all of the catch 102 33.89% 37.09% 42.32% 55.14% 

Kept some of the catch 76 25.25% 27.64% 31.54% 41.08% 

Kept none of the catch 7 2.33% 2.55% 2.90% 3.78% 

 Blank/multiple selections 26 8.64% - - - 

 Total 301 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Silver salmon Did not fish for 55 18.27% 20.68% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 31 10.30% 11.65% 14.69% - 

Kept all of the catch 114 37.87% 42.86% 54.03% 63.33% 

Kept some of the catch 59 19.60% 22.18% 27.96% 32.78% 

Kept none of the catch 7 2.33% 2.63% 3.32% 3.89% 

 Blank/multiple selections 35 11.63% - - - 

 Total 301 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Other salmon Did not fish for 95 31.56% 39.09% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 15 4.98% 6.17% 10.14% - 

Kept all of the catch 35 11.63% 14.40% 23.65% 26.32% 

Kept some of the catch 54 17.94% 22.22% 36.49% 40.60% 

Kept none of the catch 44 14.62% 18.11% 29.73% 33.08% 

 Blank/multiple selections 58 19.27% - - - 

 Total 301 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Lingcod Did not fish for 152 50.50% 64.68% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 14 4.65% 5.96% 16.87% - 

Kept all of the catch 26 8.64% 11.06% 31.33% 37.68% 

Kept some of the catch 26 8.64% 11.06% 31.33% 37.68% 

Kept none of the catch 17 5.65% 7.23% 20.48% 24.64% 

 Blank/multiple selections 66 21.93% - - - 

 Total 301 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Rockfish Did not fish for 121 40.20% 48.99% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 7 2.33% 2.83% 5.56% - 

Kept all of the catch 38 12.62% 15.38% 30.16% 31.93% 

Kept some of the catch 56 18.60% 22.67% 44.44% 47.06% 

Kept none of the catch 25 8.31% 10.12% 19.84% 21.01% 

 Blank/multiple selections 54 17.94% - - - 

 Total 301 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B30. -- Alaska saltwater fishing for, and catch of, each species in 2006 (RAR 

respondents). 

Species Response Count 

% eligible 

respondents 

% item 

respondents 

% 

respondents 

targeting or 

catching 

% 

respondents 

catching 

species 

Halibut Did not fish for 29 10.39% 10.90% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 16 5.73% 6.02% 6.75% - 

Kept all of the catch 96 34.41% 36.09% 40.51% 43.44% 

Kept some of the catch 123 44.09% 46.24% 51.90% 55.66% 

Kept none of the catch 2 0.72% 0.75% 0.84% 0.90% 

 Blank/multiple selections 13 4.66% - - - 

 Total 279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Salmon Did not fish for 105 37.63% 50.48% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 41 14.70% 19.71% 39.81% - 

Kept all of the catch 43 15.41% 20.67% 41.75% 69.35% 

Kept some of the catch 18 6.45% 8.65% 17.48% 29.03% 

Kept none of the catch 1 0.36% 0.48% 0.97% 1.61% 

 Blank/multiple selections 71 25.45% - - - 

 Total 279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Silver salmon Did not fish for 73 26.16% 32.16% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 20 7.17% 8.81% 12.99% - 

Kept all of the catch 87 31.18% 38.33% 56.49% 64.93% 

Kept some of the catch 47 16.85% 20.70% 30.52% 35.07% 

Kept none of the catch 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

 Blank/multiple selections 52 18.64% - - - 

 Total 279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Other salmon Did not fish for 108 38.71% 54.82% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 20 7.17% 10.15% 22.47% - 

Kept all of the catch 29 10.39% 14.72% 32.58% 42.03% 

Kept some of the catch 28 10.04% 14.21% 31.46% 40.58% 

Kept none of the catch 12 4.30% 6.09% 13.48% 17.39% 

 Blank/multiple selections 82 29.39% - - - 

 Total 279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Lingcod Did not fish for 127 45.52% 66.84% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 11 3.94% 5.79% 17.46% - 

Kept all of the catch 20 7.17% 10.53% 31.75% 38.46% 

Kept some of the catch 26 9.32% 13.68% 41.27% 50.00% 

Kept none of the catch 6 2.15% 3.16% 9.52% 11.54% 

 Blank/multiple selections 89 31.90% - - - 

 Total 279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 

Rockfish Did not fish for 109 39.07% 53.69% - - 

Fished for but did not catch 5 1.79% 2.46% 5.32% - 

Kept all of the catch 42 15.05% 20.69% 44.68% 47.19% 

Kept some of the catch 41 14.70% 20.20% 43.62% 46.07% 

Kept none of the catch 6 2.15% 2.96% 6.38% 6.74% 

 Blank/multiple selections 76 27.24% - - - 

 Total 279 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B31. -- Number of transportation modes used to travel from place of residence 

to the state of Alaska in 2006 (NR respondents). 

Response Count % eligible respondents % item respondents One mode 614 78.32% 79.33% Two modes 137 17.47% 17.70% Three or more modes 23 2.93% 2.97% Blank 10 1.28% - Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 

Appendix Table B32. -- Types of transportation methods used to travel from place of residence 

to the state of Alaska in 2006 (NR respondents). 

Transportation method Count % eligible respondents % item respondents*Airline 658 83.93% 85.01% Private/rental car 106 13.52% 13.70% 

Bus/taxi 14 1.79% 1.81% Train 8 1.02% 1.03% Ferry 14 1.79% 1.81% Cruise ship 116 14.80% 14.99% 

Other 46 5.87% 5.94% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method.
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Appendix Table B33. -- Transportation methods used, by region, to reach fishing boats or shore-based fishing lo

saltwater fishing. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Region and transportation method Count 

% eligible respondents 

% anglers reporting transportation in region Count 

% eligible respondents 

% anglers reporting transportation in region Count 

% eligirespond

Southeast Alaska 385 49.11% 100.00% 289 96.01% 100.00% 15 5.38% 

Private/rental car 146 18.62% 37.92% 229 76.08% 79.24% 8 2.87% Private boat 42 5.36% 10.91% 88 29.24% 30.45% 2 0.72% Bus/taxi 56 7.14% 14.55% 1 0.33% 0.35% 0 0.00% Train 2 0.26% 0.52% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Float/charter plane 65 8.29% 16.88% 14 4.65% 4.84% 1 0.36% 

Airline 73 9.31% 18.96% 8 2.66% 2.77% 4 1.43% Ferry 20 2.55% 5.19% 14 4.65% 4.84% 3 1.08% Cruise ship 109 13.90% 28.31% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 

Southcentral Alaska 384 48.98% 100.00% 4 1.33% 100.00% 263 94.27% 

Private/rental car 347 44.26% 90.36% 4 1.33% 100.00% 236 84.59% 

Private boat 25 3.19% 6.51% 2 0.66% 50.00% 52 18.64% Bus/taxi 10 1.28% 2.60% 0 0.00% 0.00% 1 0.36% Train 8 1.02% 2.08% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Float/charter plane 15 1.91% 3.91% 0 0.00% 0.00% 8 2.87% 

Airline 40 5.10% 10.42% 1 0.33% 25.00% 2 0.72% Ferry 2 0.26% 0.52% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Cruise ship 5 0.64% 1.30% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 

Other Alaska 22 2.81% 100.00% 3 1.00% 100.00% 19 6.81% 

Private/rental car 18 2.30% 81.82% 2 0.66% 66.67% 16 5.73% Private boat 2 0.26% 9.09% 1 0.33% 33.33% 4 1.43% Bus/taxi 2 0.26% 9.09% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Train 1 0.13% 4.55% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Float/charter plane 2 0.26% 9.09% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 

Airline 2 0.26% 9.09% 0 0.00% 0.00% 3 1.08% Ferry 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00% 1 0.36% Cruise ship 1 0.13% 4.55% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 

No response* 23 2.93% - 11 3.65% - 5 1.79% 

* Indicates respondents who did not select any modes of transportation in any regions. 
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Appendix Table B34. -- In 2006, did you own or have access to a boat you could use when you fished in saltwate

 Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska res

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligrespo

Own or have access to boat 168 21.43% 22.13% 279 92.69% 94.90% 194 69.53Do not own or have access to boat 591 75.38% 77.87% 15 4.98% 5.10% 80 28.67

Blank 25 3.19% - 7 2.33% - 5 1.79% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.0
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Section C data summaries 

Appendix Table B35. -- Was this trip to Alaska primarily for the purpose of saltwater sportfishing (NR responde

saltwater fishing in Alaska the primary purpose of this trip (SER and RAR respondents)

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resid

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligibrespond

Yes 346 44.13% 44.99% 218 72.43% 78.14% 214 76.70% No 423 53.95% 55.01% 61 20.27% 21.86% 49 17.56% Blank 15 1.91% - 22 7.31% - 16 5.73% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Appendix Table B36. -- Month and year of most recent saltwater fishing trip in Alaska. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resid

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligibrespond

Before 2006 5 0.64% 0.66% 4 1.33% 1.37% 0 0.00% 2006 

January 1 0.13% 0.13% 1 0.33% 0.34% 0 0.00% February 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00% 2 0.72% March 0 0.00% 0.00% 1 0.33% 0.34% 0 0.00% April 1 0.13% 0.13% 6 1.99% 2.05% 2 0.72% May 72 9.18% 9.52% 16 5.32% 5.48% 21 7.53% June 183 23.34% 24.21% 24 7.97% 8.22% 39 13.98% July 247 31.51% 32.67% 41 13.62% 14.04% 74 26.52% August 196 25.00% 25.93% 92 30.56% 31.51% 94 33.69% September 48 6.12% 6.35% 73 24.25% 25.00% 27 9.68% October 2 0.26% 0.26% 22 7.31% 7.53% 7 2.51% November 0 0.00% 0.00% 2 0.66% 0.68% 2 0.72% December 0 0.00% 0.00% 2 0.66% 0.68% 1 0.36% 

After 2006 1 0.13% 0.13% 8 2.66% 2.74% 0 0.00% Blank/unknown 28 3.57% - 9 2.99% - 10 3.58% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B37. -- Total days spent away from home on most recent saltwater fishing trip in Alaska. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resid

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligibrespond

Positive response 762 97.19% 99.87% 245 81.40% 83.90% 260 93.19% "0" response 1 0.13% 0.13% 47 15.61% 16.10% 10 3.58% Blank 21 2.68% - 9 2.99% - 9 3.23% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Appendix Table B38. -- Total days spent away from home on most recent saltwater fishing trip in Alaska. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Item respondents 763 292 270 Total days 10937 1330 1531 

Mean 14.334 4.555 5.670 Median 8 1 3 Min 1 1 1 Max 300 180 180 Standard deviation 22.576 14.150 13.709 
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Appendix Table B39. -- Number of transportation methods used to travel from place of 

residence to the state of Alaska on the most recent trip involving saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 

Response Count % eligible respondents % item respondents One mode 474 60.46% 61.72% Two modes 240 30.61% 31.25% Three or more modes 54 6.89% 7.03% Blank 16 2.04% - Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 

Appendix Table B40. -- Types of transportation methods used to travel from place of residence 

to the state of Alaska on the most recent trip involving saltwater fishing (NR respondents). 

Transportation method Count % eligible respondents % item respondents*Airline 685 87.37% 89.19% Private/rental car 225 28.70% 29.30% 

Bus/taxi 38 4.85% 4.95% Train 7 0.89% 0.91% Ferry 22 2.81% 2.86% Cruise ship 103 13.14% 13.41% 

Other 42 5.36% 5.47% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method.
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Appendix Table B41. -- Number of transportation methods used to reach fishing boat or shore-based fishing loca

most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residen

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

One mode 605 77.17% 78.78% 262 87.04% 89.12% 239 85.66% Two modes 129 16.45% 16.80% 27 8.97% 9.18% 26 9.32% Three or more modes 34 4.34% 4.43% 5 1.66% 1.70% 6 2.15% Blank 16 2.04% - 7 2.33% - 8 2.87% Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 100.00% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method. Appendix Table B42. -- Types of transportation methods used to reach fishing boat or shore-based fishing locati

most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resident 

Transportation method Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

Private/rental car 498 63.52% 64.84% 250 83.06% 85.03% 255 91.40% Bus/taxi 91 11.61% 11.85% 0 0.00% 0.00% 2 0.72% 

Train 14 1.79% 1.82% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Float/charter plane 94 11.99% 12.24% 9 2.99% 3.06% 8 2.87% Airline 49 6.25% 6.38% 5 1.66% 1.70% 7 2.51% Private boat 39 4.97% 5.08% 36 11.96% 12.24% 25 8.96% Ferry 16 2.04% 2.08% 9 2.99% 3.06% 2 0.72% Cruise ship 100 12.76% 13.02% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% Other 75 9.57% 9.77% 24 7.97% 8.16% 10 3.58% 

* Item response defined as selection of at least one transportation method. 
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Appendix Table B43. -- Total group size and number of adults and children on most recent trip.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other AlaskTotal group size Adults 

Children under 18 

Total group size Adults 

Children under 18 

Total group size 

Item respondents 757 757 757 291 291 291 269 

Unknown response for category - 0 1 - 0 0 - Blank response for category - 5 530 - 4 180 - "0" response for category - 47 119 - 18 39 - Positive response for category - 705 107 - 269 72 - 

Sum of people 3633.495 3358 275.495 1061 914 147 1322 Mean 4.8 4.436 0.364 3.646 3.141 0.505 4.914 Median 4 3 0 3 3 0 4 Min 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Max 56 44 36 15 13 6 110 Standard deviation 5.174 4.522 1.633 2.06 1.627 1.028 7.566 

* Item response is defined as a numerical response for one or both age groups (adults and children under 18). In c

respondent provided a numerical response for only one age group, blank responses were interpreted as zeroes an

blank, non-numerical) responses were imputed to the mean of positive responses for the age group of interest. 

Appendix Table B44. -- Total group size on most recent trip.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% re

One 46 5.87% 6.08% 18 5.98% 6.19% 11 3Two 225 28.70% 29.72% 86 28.57% 29.55% 57 20Three to five 309 39.41% 40.82% 143 47.51% 49.14% 132 47

Six to nine 107 13.65% 14.13% 39 12.96% 13.40% 57 20Ten or more 70 8.93% 9.25% 5 1.66% 1.72% 12 4Blank 27 3.44% - 10 3.32% - 10 3Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 10

* Item response is defined as a numerical response for one or both age groups (adults and children under 18). In c

respondent provided a numerical response for only one age group, blank responses were interpreted as zeroes an

blank, non-numerical) responses were imputed to the mean of positive responses for the age group of interest. 
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Appendix Table B45. -- Number of fish caught and harvested on most recent trip (NR 

respondents). 

 Fish caught Fish caught and kept 

Species Number of fish Count % eligible respondents Count % eligible respondents 

Halibut 0 82 10.46% 43 5.48% 

 1-5 290 36.99% 407 51.91% 

 6-10 138 17.60% 87 11.10% 

 11-15 42 5.36% 9 1.15% 

 16-20 24 3.06% 2 0.26% 

 21-25 4 0.51% 2 0.26% 

 More than 25 25 3.19% 5 0.64% 

 Blank/unknown 179 22.83% 229 29.21% 

 Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 

King salmon 0 153 19.52% 106 13.52% 

 1-5 175 22.32% 192 24.49% 

 6-10 34 4.34% 10 1.28% 

 11-15 7 0.89% 1 0.13% 

 16-20 2 0.26% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 1 0.13% 1 0.13% 

 Blank/unknown 412 52.55% 474 60.46% 

 Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 

Silver salmon 0 111 14.16% 73 9.31% 

 1-5 149 19.01% 155 19.77% 

 6-10 66 8.42% 71 9.06% 

 11-15 27 3.44% 31 3.95% 

 16-20 27 3.44% 18 2.30% 

 21-25 12 1.53% 6 0.77% 

 More than 25 10 1.28% 2 0.26% 

 Blank/unknown 382 48.72% 428 54.59% 

 Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 

Other salmon 0 141 17.98% 137 17.47% 

 1-5 94 11.99% 83 10.59% 

 6-10 35 4.46% 25 3.19% 

 11-15 15 1.91% 6 0.77% 

 16-20 14 1.79% 11 1.40% 

 21-25 4 0.51% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 15 1.91% 3 0.38% 

 Blank/unknown 466 59.44% 519 66.20% 

 Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 

Lingcod 0 165 21.05% 129 16.45% 

 1-5 110 14.03% 96 12.24% 

 6-10 16 2.04% 4 0.51% 

 11-15 3 0.38% 0 0.00% 

 16-20 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 2 0.26% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 487 62.12% 555 70.79% 

 Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 

Rockfish 0 141 17.98% 127 16.20% 

 1-5 109 13.90% 113 14.41% 

 6-10 48 6.12% 32 4.08% 

 11-15 13 1.66% 6 0.77% 

 16-20 12 1.53% 3 0.38% 

 21-25 2 0.26% 1 0.13% 

 More than 25 11 1.40% 1 0.13% 

 Blank/unknown 448 57.14% 501 63.90% 

 Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B46. -- Number of fish caught and harvested on most recent trip (SER 

respondents). 

 Fish caught Fish caught and kept 

Species Number of fish Count % eligible respondents Count % eligible respondents 

Halibut 0 65 21.59% 36 11.96% 

 1-5 93 30.90% 94 31.23% 

 6-10 13 4.32% 10 3.32% 

 11-15 3 1.00% 1 0.33% 

 16-20 2 0.66% 1 0.33% 

 21-25 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 2 0.66% 1 0.33% 

 Blank/unknown 122 40.53% 158 52.49% 

 Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 

King salmon 0 79 26.25% 52 17.28% 

 1-5 74 24.58% 68 22.59% 

 6-10 6 1.99% 5 1.66% 

 11-15 1 0.33% 2 0.66% 

 16-20 3 1.00% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 137 45.51% 174 57.81% 

 Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 

Silver salmon 0 64 21.26% 45 14.95% 

 1-5 62 20.60% 71 23.59% 

 6-10 23 7.64% 16 5.32% 

 11-15 6 1.99% 6 1.99% 

 16-20 4 1.33% 3 1.00% 

 21-25 3 1.00% 2 0.66% 

 More than 25 5 1.66% 1 0.33% 

 Blank/unknown 134 44.52% 157 52.16% 

 Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 

Other salmon 0 68 22.59% 52 17.28% 

 1-5 22 7.31% 24 7.97% 

 6-10 13 4.32% 5 1.66% 

 11-15 3 1.00% 4 1.33% 

 16-20 4 1.33% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 3 1.00% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 187 62.13% 216 71.76% 

 Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 

Lingcod 0 92 30.56% 65 21.59% 

 1-5 17 5.65% 14 4.65% 

 6-10 2 0.66% 0 0.00% 

 11-15 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 16-20 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 189 62.79% 222 73.75% 

 Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 

Rockfish 0 70 23.26% 58 19.27% 

 1-5 33 10.96% 27 8.97% 

 6-10 12 3.99% 9 2.99% 

 11-15 5 1.66% 3 1.00% 

 16-20 0 0.00% 2 0.66% 

 21-25 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 2 0.66% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 178 59.14% 202 67.11% 

 Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B47. -- Number of fish caught and harvested on most recent trip (RAR 

respondents). 

 Fish caught Fish caught and kept 

Species Number of fish Count % eligible respondents Count % eligible respondents 

Halibut 0 27 9.68% 11 3.94% 

 1-5 117 41.94% 152 54.48% 

 6-10 34 12.19% 12 4.30% 

 11-15 8 2.87% 1 0.36% 

 16-20 6 2.15% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 2 0.72% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 3 1.08% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 82 29.39% 103 36.92% 

 Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 

King salmon 0 55 19.71% 34 12.19% 

 1-5 18 6.45% 20 7.17% 

 6-10 1 0.36% 1 0.36% 

 11-15 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 16-20 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 1 0.36% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 204 73.12% 224 80.29% 

 Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Silver salmon 0 41 14.70% 23 8.24% 

 1-5 42 15.05% 48 17.20% 

 6-10 16 5.73% 19 6.81% 

 11-15 10 3.58% 10 3.58% 

 16-20 3 1.08% 2 0.72% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 8 2.87% 4 1.43% 

 Blank/unknown 159 56.99% 173 62.01% 

 Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Other salmon 0 47 16.85% 33 11.83% 

 1-5 9 3.23% 9 3.23% 

 6-10 7 2.51% 4 1.43% 

 11-15 2 0.72% 2 0.72% 

 16-20 1 0.36% 1 0.36% 

 21-25 1 0.36% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 6 2.15% 4 1.43% 

 Blank/unknown 206 73.84% 226 81.00% 

 Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Lingcod 0 48 17.20% 32 11.47% 

 1-5 23 8.24% 22 7.89% 

 6-10 1 0.36% 0 0.00% 

 11-15 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 16-20 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 Blank/unknown 207 74.19% 225 80.65% 

 Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 

Rockfish 0 40 14.34% 25 8.96% 

 1-5 35 12.54% 38 13.62% 

 6-10 8 2.87% 8 2.87% 

 11-15 3 1.08% 2 0.72% 

 16-20 3 1.08% 2 0.72% 

 21-25 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

 More than 25 1 0.36% 1 0.36% 

 Blank/unknown 189 67.74% 203 72.76% 

 Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B48. -- Number of fish caught and harvested, by species, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fi

(NR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting any catch of the 

(for fish caught statistics) and anglers reporting any harvest of the species (for fish harvstatistics). 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish 

Anglers catching/harvesting species 523 512 219 204 291 283 Total fish 4157 2046 775 505 2500 190Mean 7.948 3.996 3.539 2.475 8.591 6.74Median 4 3 2 2 5 4 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 100 54 28 28 100 45 Standard deviation 11.131 4.346 3.630 2.414 9.963 6.32 Other salmon Lingcod Rockfish 

Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish 

Anglers catching/harvesting species 177 128 132 100 195 156 Total fish 1929 769 460 216 1598 768 

Mean 10.898 6.008 3.485 2.160 8.195 4.92Median 5 3 2 2 5 4 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 160 30 25 10 100 30 Standard deviation 18.334 6.551 4.156 1.710 10.810 4.66
 200

Appendix Table B49. -- Number of fish caught and harvested, by species, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fi

(SER respondents). Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting any catch of th(for fish caught statistics) and anglers reporting any harvest of the species (for fish harv

statistics). 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish 

Anglers catching/harvesting species 114 107 85 75 103 99 Total fish 627 314 446 166 759 510 

Mean 5.500 2.935 5.247 2.213 7.369 5.15Median 2 2 1 1 4 3 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 200 29 200 15 60 30 Standard deviation 19.228 3.704 21.712 2.495 10.214 5.65 Other salmon Lingcod Rockfish 

Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish 

Anglers catching/harvesting species 46 33 20 14 53 41 Total fish 566 149 192 27 572 218 

Mean 12.304 4.515 9.600 1.929 10.792 5.31Median 6 4 1.5 2 4 2 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 200 15 150 5 200 20 Standard deviation 29.698 3.615 33.099 1.141 29.887 5.25
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Appendix Table B50. -- Number of fish caught and harvested, by species, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fi

(RAR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting any catch of th(for fish caught statistics) and anglers reporting any harvest of the species (for fish harvstatistics). 

Halibut King salmon Silver salmon Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish 

Anglers catching/harvesting species 170 165 20 21 79 83 Total fish 942 454 60 37 763 582 

Mean 5.541 2.752 3.000 1.762 9.658 7.01Median 4 2 1.5 1 5 4 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 45 11 28 6 60 60 Standard deviation 6.299 1.782 5.991 1.221 12.473 8.75 Other salmon Lingcod Rockfish 

Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish harvested Fish caught Fish 

Anglers catching/harvesting species 26 20 24 22 50 51 Total fish 423 256 54 35 298 252 

Mean 16.269 12.800 2.250 1.591 5.960 4.94Median 10 6 2 2 4 3 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 Max 80 60 10 3 40 30 Standard deviation 19.772 15.457 1.917 0.590 6.940 5.56
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Appendix Table B51. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent Alaska 

fishing trip. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska re

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% elirespo

One or more numerical responses 

One or more positive responses 689 87.88% 270 89.70% 248 88.89All numerical responses = 0 

0 responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 and blank responses only 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

0 and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0, blank, and unknown responses only 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 

No numerical responses 

Blank responses only 29 3.70% 8 2.66% 10 3.58% 

Blank and unknown responses only 65 8.29% 23 7.64% 21 7.53% 

Total 784 100.00% 301 100.00% 279 100.0
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Appendix Table B52. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent Alaska 

trip (NR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. CH = fish

boat; PB = fishing from private boat; FS = fishing from shore. 

Glacier Bay Haines-Skagway Juneau Kake KeCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 10 Blank responses 775 776 781 777 782 783 753 770 774 784 783 783 71"0" responses 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Positive responses 7 7 1 6 2 1 29 11 9 0 0 1 61 Total days 17 32 20 7 2 1 58 25 17 0 0 2 11Mean 2.429 4.571 20 1.167 1 1 2 2.273 1.889 - - 2 1.8Median 1 5 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 2 1 Min 1 2 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 2 1 Max 5 7 20 2 1 1 5 5 6 - - 2 7 Standard deviation 1.902 1.988 - 0.408 0 - 1.488 1.555 1.691 - - - 1.5 Petersburg Prince of Wales Sitka Wrangell Ya

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 3 3 1 6 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 Blank responses 772 774 779 747 769 775 706 765 778 782 781 784 77"0" responses 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 9 6 3 31 12 5 72 15 3 2 3 0 4 Total days 32 25 14 117 59 10 177 57 5 4 9 0 9 Mean 3.556 4.167 4.667 3.774 4.917 2 2.458 3.8 1.667 2 3 - 2.2Median 4 3.5 4 4 3.5 2 3 3 1 2 3 - 2 Min 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 2 Max 5 7 7 8 20 4 7 10 3 3 4 - 3 Standard deviation 1.59 2.317 2.082 1.707 5.054 1.225 1.453 2.513 1.155 1.414 1 - 0.5  Other Southeast Alaska Anchor Point 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Clam Gulch* Co

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 0 Blank responses 746 765 775 759 775 783 782 783 783 N/A N/A N/A 78"0" responses 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 0 Positive responses 34 15 5 24 9 1 2 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 0 Total days 89 71 6 35 50 5 6 1 4 N/A N/A N/A 0 Mean 2.618 4.733 1.2 1.458 5.556 5 3 1 4 N/A N/A N/A - Median 2.5 5 1 1 1 5 3 1 4 N/A N/A N/A - Min 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 4 N/A N/A N/A - Max 6 10 2 6 20 5 5 1 4 N/A N/A N/A - Standard deviation 1.724 3.39 0.447 1.141 6.502 - 2.828 - - N/A N/A N/A - 
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Appendix Table B52. -- Continued. 

Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Homer Kenai (city) Kodiak Island SeCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 6 0 0 8 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 Blank responses 732 773 778 645 755 756 769 775 770 767 776 776 78"0" responses 0 2 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Positive responses 46 9 4 130 24 24 14 7 14 15 6 7 3 Total days 66 17 5 194 78 54 20 21 58 39 10 16 7 Mean 1.435 1.889 1.25 1.492 3.25 2.25 1.429 3 4.143 2.6 1.667 2.286 2.3Median 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1.5 2 2 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Max 4 4 2 6 22 9 4 7 18 10 3 5 3 Standard deviation 0.72 0.928 0.5 0.909 5.55 2.005 0.852 2.236 4.912 2.293 0.816 1.38 0.5

Seward Valdez Whittier Other Southcentral Alaska OtCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Blank responses 710 773 771 771 772 774 775 772 782 778 780 778 78"0" responses 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Positive responses 69 6 10 12 12 10 8 10 1 4 4 5 4 Total days 103 13 27 16 40 31 12 21 1 6 26 35 12 Mean 1.493 2.167 2.7 1.333 3.333 3.1 1.5 2.1 1 1.5 6.5 7 3 Median 1 1.5 1.5 1 3 3 1 1.5 1 1 2.5 3 3 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Max 5 5 12 2 7 6 3 5 1 3 20 25 4 Standard deviation 0.98 1.602 3.368 0.492 2.462 1.595 0.926 1.449 - 1 9.037 10.124 1.1

* Clam Gulch was omitted from NR survey for this question. 
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Appendix Table B53. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent Alaska 

trip (SER respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. CH = fisboat; PB = fishing from private boat; FS = fishing from shore. 

Glacier Bay Haines-Skagway Juneau Kake KeCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 Blank responses 299 295 298 299 292 295 295 199 284 300 297 300 29"0" responses 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 Positive responses 1 4 1 0 7 4 3 97 12 0 3 0 6 Total days 6 22 4 0 19 25 3 407 48 0 15 0 37 Mean 6 5.5 4 - 2.714 6.25 1 4.196 4 - 5 - 6.1Median 6 5 4 - 2 4.5 1 1 1.5 - 5 - 1 Min 6 2 4 - 1 1 1 1 1 - 2 - 1 Max 6 10 4 - 6 15 1 40 12 - 8 - 31 Standard deviation - 3.416 - - 2.289 6.185 0 6.044 4.533 - 3 - 12 Petersburg Prince of Wales Sitka Wrangell Ya

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 Blank responses 299 282 296 294 274 294 297 268 294 300 286 300 29"0" responses 2 1 1 4 1 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Positive responses 0 18 4 2 23 1 2 28 4 0 14 0 0 Total days 0 144 90 66 93 1 2 193 4 0 118 0 0 Mean - 8 22.5 33 4.043 1 1 6.893 1 - 8.429 - - Median - 1 14.5 33 1 1 1 2 1 - 1 - - Min - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - Max - 90 60 65 20 1 1 53 1 - 60 - - Standard deviation - 20.869 28.054 45.255 5.539 - 0 11.631 0 - 15.984 - -  Other Southeast Alaska Anchor Point 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Clam Gulch Co

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 298 284 299 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 30"0" responses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Positive responses 2 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 6 177 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mean 3 12.643 4 - - - - - - - - - - Median 3 3.5 4 - - - - - - - - - - Min 1 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - Max 5 117 4 - - - - - - - - - - Standard deviation 2.828 30.206 - - - - - - - - - - - 
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Appendix Table B53. -- Continued. 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Homer Kenai (city) Kodiak Island SeCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 30"0" responses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Positive responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mean - - - - - - - - - - - - - Median - - - - - - - - - - - - - Min - - - - - - - - - - - - - Max - - - - - - - - - - - - - Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Seward Valdez Whittier Other Southcentral Alaska Ot

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 300 299 300 299 300 300 300 299 300 300 300 300 30"0" responses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Positive responses 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Mean - 4 - 2 - - - 4 - - - - - Median - 4 - 2 - - - 4 - - - - - Min - 4 - 2 - - - 4 - - - - - Max - 4 - 2 - - - 4 - - - - - Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
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Appendix Table B54. -- Number of days spent fishing, by location and fishing mode, on the most recent Alaska 

trip (RAR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. CH = fisboat; PB = fishing from private boat; FS = fishing from shore. 

Glacier Bay Haines-Skagway Juneau Kake KeCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 27"0" responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mean - - - - - - - - - - - - - Median - - - - - - - - - - - - - Min - - - - - - - - - - - - - Max - - - - - - - - - - - - - Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Petersburg Prince of Wales Sitka Wrangell Ya

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blank responses 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 278 279 279 277 279 27"0" responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Total days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 Mean - - - - - - - 5 - - 3.5 - - Median - - - - - - - 5 - - 3.5 - - Min - - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - Max - - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - Standard deviation - - - - - - - - - - 2.121 - -  Other Southeast Alaska Anchor Point 

Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay Clam Gulch Co

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blank responses 279 279 279 274 263 276 279 278 279 279 277 278 27"0" responses 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Positive responses 0 0 0 3 14 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Total days 0 0 0 4 39 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Mean - - - 1.333 2.786 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - Median - - - 1 2 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - Min - - - 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - Max - - - 2 15 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - Standard deviation - - - 0.577 3.599 - - - - - 0 - - 
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Appendix Table B54. -- Continued. 

 Ninilchik/ Deep Creek Homer Kenai (city) Kodiak Island SeCH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Blank responses 261 265 276 249 240 273 279 277 276 276 270 276 27"0" responses 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 17 13 2 30 36 5 0 2 3 2 7 3 1 Total days 20 26 5 59 69 6 0 3 7 8 49 5 2 Mean 1.176 2 2.5 1.967 1.917 1.2 - 1.5 2.333 4 7 1.667 2 Median 1 1 2.5 1 2 1 - 1.5 2 4 1 1 2 Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 1 1 2 Max 2 4 4 20 6 2 - 2 4 6 20 3 2 Standard deviation 0.393 1.225 2.121 3.479 1.079 0.447 - 0.707 1.528 2.828 8.021 1.155 -  Seward Valdez Whittier Other Southcentral Alaska Ot

CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH PB SH CH 

Unknown responses 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 Blank responses 249 252 272 259 250 266 275 256 276 279 271 275 27"0" responses 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Positive responses 29 25 5 18 29 10 3 18 1 0 7 4 0 Total days 51 84 49 92 105 29 7 108 5 0 48 14 0 Mean 1.759 3.36 9.8 5.111 3.621 2.9 2.333 6 5 - 6.857 3.5 - Median 1 1 2 1 2 2.5 2 3 5 - 2 1.5 - Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 - 1 1 - Max 14 30 40 70 20 7 4 30 5 - 25 10 - Standard deviation 2.444 5.971 16.917 16.208 3.812 2.079 1.528 8.16 - - 9.459 4.359 - 
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Appendix Table B55. -- Number of sites fished, by region, on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip.*

Non-resident 

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

0 locations 422 53.83% 402 51.28% 777 1 location 342 43.62% 304 38.78% 7 2 locations 18 2.30% 63 8.04% 0 

3 or more locations 2 0.26% 15 1.91% 0 

Total 784 100.00% 784 100.00% 784 Southeast Alaska resident 

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

0 locations 14 4.65% 298 99.00% 298 1 location 273 90.70% 3 1.00% 3 

2 locations 12 3.99% 0 0.00% 0 3 or more locations 2 0.66% 0 0.00% 0 

Total 301 100.00% 301 100.00% 301 Other Alaska resident 

Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

% eligible respondents Count 

0 locations 275 98.57% 15 5.38% 275 1 location 4 1.43% 241 86.38% 4 

2 locations 0 0.00% 21 7.53% 0 3 or more locations 0 0.00% 2 0.72% 0 

Total 279 100.00% 279 100.00% 279 

* Number of sites fished per region was determined using responses to days fishing by mode and location. Unkno

numerical) responses were interpreted indicate fishing at a location. Refer to Appendix Tables B52-B54 for couresponses by location and mode. 
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Appendix Table B56. -- Number of days spent fishing, by fishing mode and region, on the most recent saltwater 

Summary statistics calculated over anglers reporting days fishing in the region by the m

Non-resident 

 Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Privboat 

Anglers fishing in region by mode 272 103 35 310 91 67 4 0 Total days 701.692 448.989 96.067 542.938 338.517 244.000 12.000 0.00

Mean 2.580 4.359 2.745 1.751 3.720 3.642 3.000 - Median 2 4 1.2 1 2 2 3 - Min 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - Max 11 20 20 10 29 25 4 - Standard deviation 1.638 3.394 3.464 1.229 4.838 4.263 1.155 - 

Southeast Alaska resident 

 Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Privboat 

Anglers fishing in region by mode 19 258 41 1 2 0 0 2 Total days 160.167 1533.830 247.875 2.000 8.000 0.000 0.000 11.0

Mean 8.430 5.945 6.046 2.000 4.000 - - 5.50Median 1 2 3 2 4 - - 5.5 Min 1 1 1 2 4 - - 1 Max 65 117 60 2 4 - - 10 Standard deviation 16.733 11.881 10.207 - 0.000 - - 6.36

Other Alaska resident 

 Southeast Alaska Southcentral Alaska Other Alaska 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Private boat 

From shore 

Charter boat 

Privboat 

Anglers fishing in region by mode 0 4 0 102 155 39 0 3 Total days 0.000 13.000 0.000 260.314 745.539 155.500 0.000 17.0

Mean - 3.250 - 2.552 4.810 3.987 - 5.66Median - 3.5 - 1 2 2 - 4 Min - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 Max - 5 - 70 100 40 - 12 Standard deviation - 2.062 - 7.164 9.790 6.555 - 5.68

* Blank responses to location-mode pairs were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were imputed to equal t

positive responses for the location and mode of interest (hence, non-integer values among the “Total days” stati

Appendix Tables B52-B54 for counts of blank and unknown responses by location and mode. 
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Appendix Table B57. -- Expenditures on fishing and non fishing-related items on the most recent trip to Alaska 

fishing (NR respondents). Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. 

Expenditure item 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total expenses Mean Median Min 

Total expenses to and from Alaska Total transportation, food, and lodging costs of traveling to and from Alaska 1 67 36 680 $3,038,230 $4,468 $1,800 $20 

Non-fishing expenses while in Alaska Transportation, food, and lodging costs not related to fishing while in Alaska 0 169 67 548 $1,015,537 $1,853 $700 $10 Fishing-related expenses while in Alaska All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs 2 499 88 195 $417,742 $2,142 $1,800 $20 Transportation 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel 0 483 63 238 $85,395 $359 $125 $2 

Automobile/truck/RV rental 1 562 89 132 $67,301 $510 $300 $20 Bus/taxi fees 0 637 107 40 $2,144 $54 $35 $10 Train fare 0 654 115 15 $4,010 $267 $200 $40 Float/charter plane 0 623 108 53 $25,636 $484 $300 $10Airline airfare 0 519 81 184 $169,763 $923 $655 $10 Ferry 0 638 105 41 $11,552 $282 $80 $5 

Food and lodging 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) 5 486 73 220 $134,494 $611 $368 $10 Food and drink (restaurant) 8 356 37 383 $89,107 $233 $150 $10 Food and drink (non-restaurant) 7 467 47 263 $52,690 $200 $100 $5 

Other

Fish/combination license fees (if bought on trip) 19 289 27 449 $39,648 $88 $60 $10 Guides or charter fees (including tips) 6 357 52 369 $211,366 $573 $300 $10 Fishing boat rental 2 630 109 43 $21,323 $496 $300 $20 Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) 3 561 82 138 $26,260 $190 $100 $10 Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees 3 419 58 304 $57,474 $189 $130 $10 

Ice 3 603 93 85 $2,220 $26 $20 $5 

Fishing derby entry fees 0 622 104 58 $1,627 $28 $20 $5 Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 1 619 96 68 $24,885 $366 $148 $10 Moorage or launch fees for this trip 1 651 112 20 $3,131 $157 $88 $10 Gifts/souvenirs 1 402 44 337 $79,477 $236 $100 $5 Other 0 668 68 48 $64,334 $1,340 $163 $6 
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Appendix Table B58. -- Expenditures on fishing-related items on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (S

Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. 

Expenditure item 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total expenses Mean Median Min 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs 0 214 85 2 $3,005 $1,503 $1,503 $10 Transportation 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel 0 106 49 146 $5,843 $40 $10 $1 Automobile/truck/RV rental 0 214 85 2 $120 $60 $60 $20 Bus/taxi fees 0 216 84 1 $50 $50 $50 $50 Train fare 0 216 85 0 $0 - - - 

Float/charter plane 0 210 83 8 $3,060 $383 $350 $60 Airline airfare 0 210 83 8 $4,759 $595 $550 $30Ferry 0 210 83 8 $1,524 $191 $155 $40 

Food and lodging 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) 0 208 87 6 $1,560 $260 $100 $5 Food and drink (restaurant) 0 192 75 34 $9,785 $288 $50 $2 Food and drink (non-restaurant) 0 93 32 176 $14,053 $80 $20 $1 

Other

Fish/combination license fees (if bought on trip) 1 187 68 45 $2,132 $47 $35 $5 Guides or charter fees (including tips) 0 212 82 7 $25,390 $3,627 $350 $20 Fishing boat rental 0 213 85 3 $3,525 $1,175 $1,000 $25 

Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) 0 117 41 143 $6,514 $46 $15 $2 Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees 0 198 81 22 $1,455 $66 $34 $3 Ice 0 178 66 57 $427 $7 $5 $1 Fishing derby entry fees 0 197 74 30 $1,435 $48 $33 $15 Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 0 81 36 184 $37,439 $203 $75 $2 Moorage or launch fees for this trip 0 195 74 32 $998 $31 $13 $1 Gifts/souvenirs 0 210 84 7 $2,795 $399 $100 $20 Other 0 216 75 10 $781 $78 $41 $5 
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Appendix Table B59. -- Expenditures on fishing-related items on the most recent Alaska saltwater fishing trip (R

Summary statistics calculated over positive responses. 

Expenditure item 

Unknown responses 

Blank responses 

"0" responses 

Positive responses 

Total expenses Mean Median Min 

All-inclusive fishing lodge/package costs 0 199 72 8 $2,415 $302 $238 $10 Transportation 

Automobile/truck/RV fuel 0 46 24 209 $22,909 $110 $75 $2 Automobile/truck/RV rental 0 199 69 11 $3,647 $332 $100 $10 Bus/taxi fees 0 209 70 0 $0 - - - Train fare 0 208 70 1 $15 $15 $15 $15 Float/charter plane 0 206 70 3 $1,400 $467 $400 $300 Airline airfare 0 205 68 6 $2,750 $458 $400 $50 Ferry 0 208 69 2 $735 $368 $368 $35 

Food and lodging 

Lodging (trailer parks, campgrounds, hotels, etc.) 0 140 45 94 $13,114 $140 $100 $8 Food and drink (restaurant) 0 96 34 149 $12,899 $87 $50 $5 Food and drink (non-restaurant) 0 85 22 172 $14,131 $82 $50 $2 

Other

Fish/combination license fees (if bought on trip) 2 190 61 26 $3,323 $128 $28 $2 Guides or charter fees (including tips) 0 152 53 74 $25,923 $350 $283 $20 Fishing boat rental 0 208 66 5 $502 $100 $50 $2 Fishing gear, bait (bought or rented for this trip) 0 131 41 107 $4,645 $43 $25 $2 Fish processing, freezing, packing, or shipping fees 0 180 54 45 $3,990 $89 $50 $2 Ice 0 129 38 112 $1,291 $12 $10 $1 Fishing derby entry fees 0 185 59 35 $849 $24 $20 $5 Boat fuel, lubricants, and repairs 0 126 47 106 $21,810 $206 $80 $4 Moorage or launch fees for this trip 0 167 55 57 $2,370 $42 $20 $5 Gifts/souvenirs 0 191 54 34 $2,597 $76 $40 $5 Other 0 204 58 17 $5,424 $319 $120 $3 
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Appendix Table B60. -- Within-Alaska fishing-related expenses on the most recent Alaska 

fishing trip, by category. Summary statistics calculated over a) 

respondents with expenditures in the category of interest and b) Section 

C eligible respondents.*

Non-resident 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated food and 

lodging 

Other fishing-related 

expenditures within 

Alaska 

Spenders 415 455 642 

Total expenses $366,311 $282,611 $539,826 

Mean (spenders) $883 $621 $841 

Median (spenders) $550 $350 $460 

Min (spenders) $2 $5 $10 

Max (spenders) $10,221 $6,433 $32,288 

Standard deviation $1,198 $875 $1,689 

Mean (n = 784) $467 $360 $689 

Median (n = 784) $40 $100 $325 

Standard deviation (n = 784) $976 $733 $1,562 

 Southeast Alaska resident 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated food and 

lodging 

Other fishing-related 

expenditures within 

Alaska 

Spenders 157 191 242 

Total expenses $15,356 $25,398 $82,938 

Mean (spenders) $98 $133 $343 

Median (spenders) $10 $25 $73 

Min (spenders) $1 $2 $2 

Max (spenders) $2,900 $9,000 $30,428 

Standard deviation $326 $679 $2,003 

Mean (n = 301) $51 $84 $276 

Median (n = 301) $1 $10 $50 

Standard deviation (n = 301) $240 $544 $1,801 

Other Alaska resident 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated transportation 

Within-Alaska, fishingrelated food and 

lodging 

Other fishing-related 

expenditures within 

Alaska 

Spenders 223 229 233 

Total expenses $31,456 $40,144 $72,980 

Mean (spenders) $141 $175 $313 

Median (spenders) $75 $100 $180 

Min (spenders) $2 $2 $3 

Max (spenders) $2,000 $2,100 $8,298 

Standard deviation $248 $232 $636 

Mean (n = 279) $113 $144 $262 

Median (n = 279) $60 $60 $115 

Standard deviation (n = 279) $229 $221 $592 

* Blank responses to expenditure items were interpreted as zeroes. Unknown responses were 

imputed to equal the mean of valid positive responses for the expenditure item of interest. Refer 

to Appendix Tables B57-B59 for counts of blank and unknown responses by expenditure item. 
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Appendix Table B61. -- Number of individuals that the fishing-related expenses were paid for.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other AlaskTotal individuals paid for Adults 

Children under 18 

Total individuals paid for Adults 

Children under 18 

Total individuals paid for 

Item respondents 594 594 594 265 265 265 248 

Unknown response for category - 0 0 - 0 0 - Blank response for category - 3 449 - 0 172 - 

"0" response for category - 31 84 - 7 31 - 

Positive response for category - 560 61 - 258 62 - 

Total individuals 1433 1329 104 692 580 112 723 Mean 2.412 2.237 0.175 2.611 2.189 0.423 2.915 Median 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max 150 150 6 12 12 4 50 Standard deviation 6.647 6.599 0.606 1.693 1.366 0.863 3.546 

* Item response is defined as a numerical response to one or both age groups (adults and children and under 18). 

reflect interpretation of blank responses as zeroes and imputation of unknown (non-blank, non-numerical) respo

positive responses for the age group of interest in cases where the respondent provided a numerical response for 

Appendix Table B62. -- Total individuals that the fishing-related expenses were paid for.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% eligible respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% re

0 32 4.08% 5.39% 7 2.33% 2.64% 9 31 263 33.55% 44.28% 65 21.59% 24.53% 51 12 175 22.32% 29.46% 78 25.91% 29.43% 83 23-5 91 11.61% 15.32% 100 33.22% 37.74% 83 26-9 20 2.55% 3.37% 14 4.65% 5.28% 19 610 or more 13 1.66% 2.19% 1 0.33% 0.38% 3 1Blank 190 24.23% - 36 11.96% - 31 1Total 784 100.00% 100.00% 301 100.00% 100.00% 279 1

* Item response is defined as a numerical response to one or both age groups (adults and children and under 18). 

reflect interpretation of blank responses as zeroes and imputation of unknown (non-blank, non-numerical) respo

positive responses for the age group of interest in cases where the respondent provided a numerical response for 
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Section D data summaries 

Appendix Table B63. -- In Alaska, do you prefer saltwater or freshwater fishing? 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska 

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% re

Prefer saltwater fishing 422 37.85% 38.50% 295 67.82% 69.25% 160 2Prefer freshwater fishing 264 23.68% 24.09% 26 5.98% 6.10% 197 3No preference 355 31.84% 32.39% 96 22.07% 22.54% 187 3Don't know 55 4.93% 5.02% 9 2.07% 2.11% 9 1Blank/multiple selections 19 1.70% - 9 2.07% - 6 1Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 1

Appendix Table B64. -- In Alaska, do you prefer to saltwater fish from a charter boat or a private 

boat (SER and RAR respondents)? 

Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resident Count % survey respondents % item respondents Count % survey respondents % item respondents 

Prefer fishing from charter boat 12 2.76% 2.81% 108 19.32% 19.53% Prefer fishing from private boat 387 88.97% 90.63% 324 57.96% 58.59% No preference 24 5.52% 5.62% 93 16.64% 16.82% Don't know 4 0.92% 0.94% 28 5.01% 5.06% Blank/multiple selections 8 1.84% - 6 1.07% - Total 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B65. -- Importance of factors in deciding what type of Alaska saltwater fishing trip to take. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska r

Factor Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surrespon

Not important at all 63 5.65% 5.75% 29 6.67% 6.84% 22 3.94% A little important 81 7.26% 7.39% 15 3.45% 3.54% 24 4.29% Somewhat important 281 25.20% 25.64% 70 16.09% 16.51% 117 20.93Very important 469 42.06% 42.79% 149 34.25% 35.14% 252 45.08Extremely important 202 18.12% 18.43% 161 37.01% 37.97% 132 23.61Blank/multiple selections 19 1.70% - 11 2.53% - 12 2.15% 

Fishing location 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0Not important at all 71 6.37% 6.50% 86 19.77% 20.33% 71 12.70A little important 109 9.78% 9.98% 69 15.86% 16.31% 65 11.63Somewhat important 354 31.75% 32.42% 125 28.74% 29.55% 179 32.02Very important 430 38.57% 39.38% 87 20.00% 20.57% 167 29.87Extremely important 128 11.48% 11.72% 56 12.87% 13.24% 62 11.09Blank/multiple selections 23 2.06% - 12 2.76% - 15 2.68% 

Number of days fishing 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0Not important at all 52 4.66% 4.76% 29 6.67% 6.82% 28 5.01% A little important 64 5.74% 5.86% 23 5.29% 5.41% 29 5.19% Somewhat important 257 23.05% 23.53% 111 25.52% 26.12% 122 21.82Very important 497 44.57% 45.51% 171 39.31% 40.24% 233 41.68Extremely important 222 19.91% 20.33% 91 20.92% 21.41% 129 23.08Blank/multiple selections 23 2.06% - 10 2.30% - 18 3.22% 

Type of fish targeted 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0Not important at all 39 8.97% 9.22% 41 7.33% A little important 26 5.98% 6.15% 32 5.72% Somewhat important 80 18.39% 18.91% 160 28.62Very important 150 34.48% 35.46% 207 37.03Extremely important 128 29.43% 30.26% 108 19.32Blank/multiple selections 12 2.76% - 11 1.97% 

Type of fishing*

Total 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0
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Appendix Table B65. -- Continued. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska r

Factor Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surrespo

Not important at all 142 12.74% 13.02% 68 15.63% 16.04% 43 7.69% A little important 184 16.50% 16.87% 63 14.48% 14.86% 54 9.66% Somewhat important 338 30.31% 30.98% 110 25.29% 25.94% 124 22.18Very important 271 24.30% 24.84% 98 22.53% 23.11% 147 26.30Extremely important 156 13.99% 14.30% 85 19.54% 20.05% 178 31.84Blank/multiple selections 24 2.15% - 11 2.53% - 13 2.33% 

Daily bag or take limit 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0Not important at all 67 6.01% 6.12% 73 16.78% 17.26% 46 8.23% A little important 72 6.46% 6.58% 48 11.03% 11.35% 65 11.63Somewhat important 318 28.52% 29.07% 147 33.79% 34.75% 146 26.12Very important 408 36.59% 37.29% 103 23.68% 24.35% 163 29.16Extremely important 229 20.54% 20.93% 52 11.95% 12.29% 124 22.18Blank/multiple selections 21 1.88% - 12 2.76% - 15 2.68% 

Number of fish you expect to catch 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0Not important at all 67 6.01% 6.11% 76 17.47% 17.97% 49 8.77% A little important 105 9.42% 9.57% 72 16.55% 17.02% 87 15.56Somewhat important 457 40.99% 41.66% 147 33.79% 34.75% 216 38.64Very important 307 27.53% 27.99% 79 18.16% 18.68% 125 22.36Extremely important 161 14.44% 14.68% 49 11.26% 11.58% 68 12.16Blank/multiple selections 18 1.61% - 12 2.76% - 14 2.50% 

Size of fish you expect to catch 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0Not important at all 42 3.77% 3.83% 66 15.17% 15.57% 24 4.29% A little important 80 7.17% 7.29% 46 10.57% 10.85% 31 5.55% Somewhat important 354 31.75% 32.24% 125 28.74% 29.48% 165 29.52Very important 420 37.67% 38.25% 114 26.21% 26.89% 167 29.87Extremely important 202 18.12% 18.40% 73 16.78% 17.22% 159 28.44Blank/multiple selections 17 1.52% - 11 2.53% - 13 2.33% 

Fishing trip cost 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0

* Fishing types are fishing from a charter boat, fishing from a private boat, and fishing from shore.
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Appendix Table B66. -- Importance of factors in deciding what type of Alaska saltwater fishing 

trip to take, scaled responses.*

 Non-resident 

Southeast Alaska 

resident Other Alaska resident 

Fishing location 

Item respondents 1096 424 547 

Mean 3.608 3.939 3.819 

Median 4 4 4 

Number of days fishing 

Item respondents 1092 423 544 

Mean 3.398 2.901 3.154 

Median 4 3 3 

Type of fish targeted 

Item respondents 1092 425 541 

Mean 3.708 3.640 3.750 

Median 4 4 4 

Type of fishing†

 

Item respondents - 423 548 

Mean - 3.714 3.564 

Median - 4 4 

Daily bag or take limit 

Item respondents 1091 424 546 

Mean 3.105 3.163 3.665 

Median 3 3 4 

Number of fish you expect to catch 

Item respondents 1094 423 544 

Mean 3.603 3.031 3.467 

Median 4 3 4 

Size of fish you expect to catch 

Item respondents 1097 423 545 

Mean 3.356 2.889 3.139 

Median 3 3 3 

Fishing trip cost 

Item respondents 1098 424 546 

Mean 3.601 3.193 3.744 

Median 4 3 4 

* 1 = Not important at all, 2 = A little important, 3 = Somewhat important, 4 = Very important, 

5 = Extremely important 

† Fishing types are fishing from a charter boat, fishing from a private boat, and fishing from 

shore. 
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Section E data summaries 

Appendix Table B67. -- Gender of respondent. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska res

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surrespon

Male 882 79.10% 80.55% 270 62.07% 63.23% 355 63.51Female 213 19.10% 19.45% 157 36.09% 36.77% 196 35.06Blank/refused 20 1.79% - 8 1.84% - 8 1.43% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.0

Appendix Table B68. -- Age of respondent in 2006. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resi

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survrespon

Under 18 13 1.17% 1.19% 2 0.46% 0.47% 12 2.15% 18-34 133 11.93% 12.18% 81 18.62% 19.06% 102 18.25% 35-44 147 13.18% 13.46% 86 19.77% 20.24% 111 19.86% 45-54 301 27.00% 27.56% 106 24.37% 24.94% 140 25.04% 55-64 279 25.02% 25.55% 81 18.62% 19.06% 109 19.50% 65 and older 219 19.64% 20.05% 69 15.86% 16.24% 73 13.06% Blank/refused 23 2.06% - 10 2.30% - 12 2.15% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00

Appendix Table B69. -- Age of respondent in 2006. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resi

Item respondents 1092 425 547 Mean 51.801 48.525 47.550 Median 53 49 48 Min 15 16 16 Max 91 84 84 Standard deviation 14.755 14.663 15.073 
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Appendix Table B70. -- In how many different years have you fished (for all species in all locations)? 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resid

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% surverespond

0 46 4.13% 4.40% 11 2.53% 2.66% 20 3.58% 1 to 10 479 42.96% 45.84% 101 23.22% 24.40% 170 30.41% 11 to 20 132 11.84% 12.63% 99 22.76% 23.91% 116 20.75% 21 to 30 100 8.97% 9.57% 93 21.38% 22.46% 116 20.75% 31 to 40 116 10.40% 11.10% 64 14.71% 15.46% 58 10.38% 41 or more 172 15.43% 16.46% 46 10.57% 11.11% 45 8.05% Blank/refused 70 6.28% - 21 4.83% - 34 6.08% Total 1045 93.72% 100.00% 414 95.17% 100.00% 525 93.92% 

Appendix Table B71. -- In how many different years have you fished (for all species in all locations)? 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Item respondents 1045 414 525 Mean 19.346 22.729 19.842 Median 10 20 20 Min 0 0 0 Max 79 75 80 Standard deviation 19.295 14.894 14.720 

Appendix Table B72. -- Respondent’s household size.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska reside

Response Count % survey respondents Count % survey respondents Count % surveItem response 1007 90.31% 386 88.74% 500 89.45% Blank/refused 108 9.69% 49 11.26% 59 10.55% Total 1115 100.00% 435 100.00% 559 100.00% 

* Item response defined as a numerical response of one or more to at least one of the household age groups.
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Appendix Table B73. -- Respondent’s household size, by age group.*

Non-resident 

Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60 

Total household 

size 

Item respondents 1007 1007 1007 1007 1007 

Unknown response 0 0 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 523 556 285 495 - 

"0" response 208 188 86 204 - 

Positive response 276 263 636 308 - 

Total individuals 521 379 966 438 2304 

Mean 0.517 0.376 0.959 0.435 2.288 

Median 0 0 1 0 2 

Min 0 0 0 0 1 

Max 6 5 4 4 8 

Standard deviation 0.987 0.716 0.857 0.719 1.342 

Southeast Alaska resident 

Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60 

Total household 

size 

Item respondents 386 386 386 386 386 

Unknown response 0 0 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 177 196 103 211 - 

"0" response 82 69 37 84 - 

Positive response 127 121 246 91 - 

Total individuals 232 182 361 119 894 

Mean 0.601 0.472 0.935 0.308 2.316 

Median 0 0 1 0 2 

Min 0 0 0 0 1 

Max 7 6 3 3 11 

Standard deviation 1.053 0.803 0.814 0.604 1.395 

Other Alaska resident 

Under 18 18 to 35 36 to 60 Over 60 

Total household 

size 

Item respondents 500 500 500 500 500 

Unknown response 0 0 0 1 - 

Blank response for category 186 222 108 281 - 

"0" response 130 106 57 117 - 

Positive response 184 172 335 101 - 

Total individuals 378 303 529 142.651 1352.651 

Mean 0.756 0.606 1.058 0.285 2.705 

Median 0 0 1 0 2 

Min 0 0 0 0 1 

Max 8 60 10 2 70 

Standard deviation 1.223 2.773 0.938 0.607 3.384 *

 Item response defined as a numeric response greater than or equal to one to at least one of 

the household age groups. Blank responses were interpreted as zeroes and unknown (nonblank, non-numeric) responses were imputed to the mean of valid numeric responses for the 

age group of interest. 
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Appendix Table B74. -- Number of individuals in respondent’s household that work outside the home. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska residenCount % of all respondents Count % of all respondents Count % of all re

Item response 1021 91.57% 393 90.34% 524 93.74% No response 94 8.43% 42 9.66% 35 6.26% 

Total 1115 100.00% 435 100.00% 559 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B75. -- Number of individuals in respondent’s household that work outside the 

home.*

Non-resident 

Full-time worker Part-time worker Total workers 

Item respondents 1021 1021 1021 

Unknown response 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 99 495 - 

"0" response 201 278 - 

Positive response 721 248 - 

Total workers 1118 318 1436 

Mean 1.095 0.311 1.406 

Median 1 0 1 

Min 0 0 0 

Max 6 20 20 

Standard deviation 0.916 0.835 1.139 

Southeast Alaska resident 

Full-time worker Part-time worker Total workers 

Item respondents 393 393 393 

Unknown response 1 0 - 

Blank response for category 27 198 - 

"0" response 80 106 - 

Positive response 285 89 - 

Total workers 459.255 111 570.255 

Mean 1.169 0.282 1.451 

Median 1 0 1 

Min 0 0 0 

Max 8 3 9 

Standard deviation 0.981 0.580 1.122 

Other Alaska resident 

Full-time worker Part-time worker Total workers 

Item respondents 524 524 524 

Unknown response 0 0 - 

Blank response for category 46 258 - 

"0" response 81 128 - 

Positive response 397 138 - 

Total workers 595 189 784 

Mean 1.135 0.361 1.496 

Median 1 0 1 

Min 0 0 0 

Max 5 6 8 

Standard deviation 0.840 0.725 0.981 

* Item response defined as a numeric response greater than or equal to zero for at least one of the 

employment types (full-time worker and part-time worker). Summary statistics reflect 

interpretation of blank responses as zeroes and imputation of unknown (non-blank, nonnumeric) responses to the mean of valid numeric responses for the age group of interest in cases 

where the respondent provided a valid numeric response for only one employment type. 
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Appendix Table B76. -- Highest level of schooling completed by respondent. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Ala

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

r

Some high school or less 41 3.68% 3.74% 10 2.30% 2.36% 25 High school diploma or equivalent 182 16.32% 16.61% 81 18.62% 19.15% 108 Some college 218 19.55% 19.89% 111 25.52% 26.24% 152 Two year college degree or technical school 128 11.48% 11.68% 48 11.03% 11.35% 64 Four year college graduate 225 20.18% 20.53% 84 19.31% 19.86% 81 Some graduate work but did not receive a graduate degree 71 6.37% 6.48% 29 6.67% 6.86% 44 Graduate degree 231 20.72% 21.08% 60 13.79% 14.18% 72 Blank/refused 19 1.70% - 12 2.76% - 13 Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 

Appendix Table B77. -- Are you Hispanic or Latino? 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Ala

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

r

Yes 31 2.78% 2.89% 6 1.38% 1.44% 11 No 1042 93.45% 97.11% 411 94.48% 98.56% 525 Blank/refused 42 3.77% - 18 4.14% - 23 Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 

Appendix Table B78. -- Race of respondent. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Ala

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

One race selected 

Asian 19 1.70% 1.77% 3 0.69% 0.72% 9 American Indian or Alaska Native 11 0.99% 1.02% 32 7.36% 7.67% 28 Black or African American 7 0.63% 0.65% 1 0.23% 0.24% 3 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.36% 0.37% 0 0.00% 0.00% 2 

White 1026 92.02% 95.44% 369 84.83% 88.49% 486 

More than one race selected 8 0.72% 0.74% 12 2.76% 2.88% 8 Blank/refused 40 3.59% - 18 4.14% - 23 Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 
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Appendix Table B79. -- Respondent’s household income in 2006. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resi

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey responde

Less than $10,000 17 1.52% 1.67% 9 2.07% 2.32% 12 2.15% $10,000 to $19,999 19 1.70% 1.87% 21 4.83% 5.41% 22 3.94% $20,000 to $29,999 35 3.14% 3.45% 27 6.21% 6.96% 28 5.01% $30,000 to $39,999 37 3.32% 3.65% 36 8.28% 9.28% 33 5.90% $40,000 to $49,999 57 5.11% 5.62% 31 7.13% 7.99% 31 5.55% $50,000 to $59,999 78 7.00% 7.68% 36 8.28% 9.28% 56 10.02% $60,000 to $79,999 150 13.45% 14.78% 75 17.24% 19.33% 107 19.14% $80,000 to $99,999 133 11.93% 13.10% 58 13.33% 14.95% 68 12.16% $100,000 to $124,999 167 14.98% 16.45% 44 10.11% 11.34% 71 12.70% $125,000 to $149,999 87 7.80% 8.57% 20 4.60% 5.15% 29 5.19% $150,000 to $200,000 91 8.16% 8.97% 18 4.14% 4.64% 37 6.62% $200,000 or more 144 12.91% 14.19% 13 2.99% 3.35% 19 3.40% Blank/refused 100 8.97% - 47 10.80% - 46 8.23% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 

Appendix Table B80. -- Respondent’s employment status. 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resi

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% item respondents Count 

% survey responde

Salaried worker 338 30.31% 32.04% 117 26.90% 28.75% 134 23.97% Wage worker 159 14.26% 15.07% 112 25.75% 27.52% 163 29.16% Self-employed 228 20.45% 21.61% 58 13.33% 14.25% 64 11.45% 

Student 40 3.59% 3.79% 9 2.07% 2.21% 30 5.37% Homemaker 21 1.88% 1.99% 12 2.76% 2.95% 19 3.40% Retired 237 21.26% 22.46% 83 19.08% 20.39% 87 15.56% Currently unemployed 6 0.54% 0.57% 5 1.15% 1.23% 4 0.72% Disabled and unable to work 1 0.09% 0.09% 6 1.38% 1.47% 7 1.25% Other 25 2.24% 2.37% 5 1.15% 1.23% 13 2.33% Blank/refused/multiple selections 60 5.38% - 28 6.44% - 38 6.80% Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 
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Appendix Table B81. -- Number of hours worked in a typical week.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska resi

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% eligible respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% eligible respondents Count 

% surveresponde

Eligible respondents 

Item response 769 68.97% 97.34% 292 67.13% 97.01% 394 70.48% Blank response 18 1.61% 2.28% 8 1.84% 2.66% 9 1.61% Refused item 1 0.09% 0.13% 1 0.23% 0.33% 0 0.00% Unknown response 2 0.18% 0.25% 0 0.00% 0.00% 1 0.18% 

Ineligible respondents 

Correctly skipped item 284 25.47% - 112 25.75% - 138 24.69% 

Incorrectly answered item 41 3.68% - 22 5.06% - 17 3.04% 

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 100.00% 

* Eligible respondents are those that selected only one employment status in question E10 (Appendix Table B80) 

selected an answer other than “Homemaker,” “Retired,” “Currently unemployed,” and “Disabled and unable to 

Appendix Table B82. -- Number of hours worked in a typical week.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska res

Item respondents 769 292 394 Total working hours 33229.5 12392 16131.5 Mean 43.211 42.438 40.943 Median 45 40 40 Min 0 0 0 Max 150 140 100 Standard deviation 15.202 16.073 17.182 

* Item response defined as eligible respondents (see Appendix Table B81 footnote) providing a valid numerical r

hours worked. 
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Appendix Table B83. -- Respondent’s approximate hourly wage rate.*

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska r

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% eligible respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% eligible respondents Count 

% re

Eligible respondents 

Under $5.00 per hour 2 0.18% 0.27% 2 0.46% 0.70% 3 0.

$5.00 to $9.99 22 1.97% 2.95% 9 2.07% 3.17% 9 1.

$10.00 to $14.99 56 5.02% 7.50% 31 7.13% 10.92% 38 6.

$15.00 to $19.99 61 5.47% 8.17% 48 11.03% 16.90% 50 8.

$20.00 to $29.99 143 12.83% 19.14% 89 20.46% 31.34% 108 19

$30.00 to $39.99 92 8.25% 12.32% 45 10.34% 15.85% 59 10

$40.00 to $49.99 70 6.28% 9.37% 18 4.14% 6.34% 34 6.

$50.00 to $59.99 49 4.39% 6.56% 10 2.30% 3.52% 17 3.

$60 or more per hour 183 16.41% 24.50% 13 2.99% 4.58% 27 4.Blank response / multiple selections 69 6.19% 9.24% 19 4.37% 6.69% 26 4.

Ineligible respondents 

Correctly skipped item 335 30.04% - 139 31.95% - 160 28

Incorrectly answered item 33 2.96% - 12 2.76% - 28 5.

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 10

* Eligible respondents defined as eligible respondents to question E11 that reported working more than zero hourAppendix Table B84. -- Would you prefer to work more hours or fewer hours per week at the same wage or rate 

Non-resident Southeast Alaska resident Other Alaska r

Response Count 

% survey respondents 

% eligible respondents Count 

% survey respondents 

% eligible respondents Count 

% re

Eligible respondents 

Prefer to work more hours 59 5.29% 7.90% 36 8.28% 12.68% 49 8.Prefer to work fewer hours 235 21.08% 31.46% 75 17.24% 26.41% 98 17Prefer no change in hours 438 39.28% 58.63% 168 38.62% 59.15% 215 38Blank response / multiple selections 15 1.35% 2.01% 5 1.15% 1.76% 9 1.

Ineligible respondents 

Correctly skipped item 327 29.33% - 134 30.80% - 158 28Incorrectly answered item 41 3.68% - 17 3.91% - 30 5.

Total 1115 100.00% 100.00% 435 100.00% 100.00% 559 10

* Eligible respondents defined as eligible respondents to question E11 that reported working more than zero hour
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