North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Presentation to North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission North Carolina Coastal Recreational Fishing License 2007 Annual Summary January 25, 2008
CRFL Annual Summary Annual Sales and Distribution Angle r Demographics Online Survey (crab, gig, castnet, shellfish) Blanket Licenses Challenges and CRFL Data
Annual CRFL Sales and Distribution Distribution of CRFL Sales (who sold what) Weekly CRFL Sales Number Monthly CRFL Sales Number Number of Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses Sold By Type Sales by County of Sale Subsistence Waivers by County of Issuance
Distribution of CRFL Sales (percent) WRC Offices WRC Agents (excluding big chain) Big Chain Social Services Online Sales DMF Offices 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Monthly CRFL Sales Number 80,000 70,000 N=469,341 60,000 Number 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
CRFL Weekly Sales Number 25,000 N=469,341 Number 20,000 15,000 10,000 Memorial Day Easter July 4th Labor Day 5,000 Thanksgiving 0 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Week Number
Number of Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses Sold By Type (Grandfathered Lifetime Excluded) 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 38% 28% 9% 5% 5% 4% 4% Total 469,565 3% 12% Annual Resident CRFL Nonresident 10-Day CRFL Resident 10-Day CRFL Annual Resident Unified Sportsman/CRFL Annual Nonresident CRFL Resident Age 65 Lifetime CRFL Annual Resident Unified Inland/CRFL Resident Age 65 Lifetime Unified Spor... Other
Sales by County of Sale (does not include grandfathered, online sales, or phone sales) Sales County Number Percent Dare 93,154 23.3 Carteret 46,763 11.7 Brunswick 38,669 9.7 New Hanover 34,498 8.6 Pender 17,456 4.4 Onslow 16,083 4 Wake 11,515 2.9 Lenoir 10,295 2.6 Beaufort 9,588 2.4 Craven 8,805 2.2 Total 286,826 71.2
Subsistence Waivers by County of Issuance Sales County Number Percent Beaufort 369 6.2 Columbus 332 5.6 Robeson 286 4.8 New Hanover 275 4.6 Craven 223 3.7 Stanly 184 3.1 Bertie 159 2.7 Onslow 150 2.5 Carteret 146 2.5 Chowan 125 2.1 Total 2,249 37.8
Angler Demographics Where do Anglers Fishing in NC Live? County of Residence Distribution of Angler Residency Angler Gender Age Distribution Distribution by Ethnic Group
Residence Of Anglers (in/out of state and foreign country) Residence Number Percent North Carolina 313,993 66.9 Other States 154,471 33.0 Other Countries 877 0.1 Total 469,341 100.0
State of Residence (Top Ten, does not include grandfathered licenses) State of Residence Number Percent North Carolina 313,993 67.3 Virginia 56,837 12.2 Pennsylvania 21,227 4.5 Maryland 12,665 2.7 Ohio 8,621 1.8 South Carolina 7,862 1.7 New Jersey 6,627 1.4 West Virginia 6,051 1.3 New York 4,854 1.0 Florida 3,676 0.8 Total 442,593 94.8
North Carolina 42 82 1 Alaska 489 341 219 989 637 1182 2714 3676 3310 7862 314173 56837 Hawaii 63 992 1296 209 207 1708 261 263 12665 1267 321 163 113 94 443 6051 335 135 1371 3096 60 122 21227 976 390 4854 8621 163 6627 235 138 103 311 573 119 42 82 489 Alaska 109 341 219 989 637 1182 2714 3676 3310 7862 314173 56837 Hawaii 63 992 1296 209 207 1708 261 263 12665 1267 321 163 113 94 443 6051 335 135 1371 3096 60 122 21227 976 390 4854 8621 163 6627 235 138 103 311 573 119 American Samoa 1 Distribution of US Anglers Licensed in North Carolina
Country of Residence (Top Ten, does not include grandfathered licenses) Country of Residence United States Canada United Kingdom Mexico Germany Japan Other Honduras Australia Costa Rica Number 468,464 500 100 44 43 18 13 11 10 8 Percent 99.814.110.023.009.004.003.003.002.002.002 64 Countries Represented
Distribution of Anglers Fishing in North Carolina From Foreign Countries 64 Foreign Countries Represented
County of Residence (Top Ten, does not include grandfathered licenses) County of Residence Number Percent Wake 23,715 7.6 New Hanover 17,857 5.7 Onslow 14,680 4.7 Carteret 13,444 4.3 Brunswick 12,350 3.9 Craven 10,013 3.2 Pitt 9,844 3.1 Johnston 9,555 3.0 Guilford 8,848 2.8 Cumberland 8,111 2.6 Total 128,417 40.9
Distribution of Angler Residency (Coastal classification = 100 miles of shoreline) Out of State 33% Coastal 48% Non-coastal 19% Total 469,341
Distribution of Angler Residency (Coastal classification = adjacent to water) Out of NC 33% Coastal 20% Non-coastal 47% N=469,341
Angler Gender North Carolina CRFL Holders 79% Male 21% Female
Age Distribution North Carolina CRFL Holders Age Unknown Greater than 85 76 through 85 66 through 75 56 through 65 46 through 55 36 through 45 26 through 35 16 through 25 Under 16 0.1% 0.9% 7.8% 12.3% 17.3% 16.1% 22.4% 22.2% 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000
Distribution by Ethnic Group Hispanic Other Native American Asian African American Caucasian 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000
Online Survey (distributed online, lifetime updates, and by WRC and DMF offices) Crab, Gig, Castnet, Shellfish CFRL Add-on Survey Distribution of Activities Potential Number of Individuals (expanded) Top Ten Counties by Activity What if
CRFL Online Survey (from WRC License Purchase Website)
CFRL Add-on Survey Activity Distribution 25 N=160,523 20 20.0 Percent 15 10 9.1 12.6 15.5 5 0 Oyster, Scallop, or Clam Crab Flounder Gig Cast Net
Potential Number of Individuals (expanded number) 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 Grandfathered Licenses Included Grandfathered Licenses Excluded Oyster, Scallop, or Clam Crab Flounder Gig Cast Net
Top Ten Counties by Activity Coastal Counties in Yellow Rank Oyster, Scallop, Clam Crab Flounder Gig Cast net 1 Carteret Wake Wake Wake 2 Wake Carteret Carteret New Hanover 3 New Hanover New Hanover New Hanover Carteret 4 Dare Dare Onslow Brunswick 5 Brunswick Brunswick Dare Onslow 6 Onslow Craven Craven Dare 7 Pender Onslow Guilford Guilford 8 Craven Beaufort Brunswick Craven 9 Guilford Guilford Johnston Mecklenburg 10 Forsyth Mecklenburg Davidson Forsyth
What If (expansion does not include lifetime grandfathered) Activity Number of Individuals They Took Two Trips Per Year What If They caught Potential Harvest Oyster 42,710 85,420 1 bushel per year Clam 42,710 85,420 100 clams per year Crab 59,137 118,274 20 crabs per year Flounder Gig 72,748 145,496 8 fish per year Cast Net 93,868 187,736 20 mullet per year 42,710 oysters 4,271,003 clams 1,182,739 crabs 581,983 flounder 1,877,364 mullets
What if (expansion includes lifetime grandfathered) Activity Number of Individuals They Took Two Trips Per Year What If They caught Potential Harvest Oyster 65,620 131,241 1 bushel (per year Clam 65,620 131,241 100 clams per year Crab 90,859 181,718 20 crabs per year Flounder Gig 111,771 223,542 8 fish per year Cast Net 144,221 288,442 20 mullet per year 65,620 oysters 6,562,046 clams 1,817,182 crabs 894,169 flounder 2,884,416 mullets
Blanket Licenses Number of For Hire Blanket Coastal Licenses Sold Distribution of For-Hire Vessel Licenses by Carrying Capacity Category Distribution of For Hire Blanket Licenses Distribution of Pier Blanket Licenses
800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Number of For Hire Blanket Coastal Licenses Sold 2007 (By State) 590 56 3 7 2 21 7 1 1 26 Florida Massachusetts Maryland North Carolina New Jersey New York Pennsylvania South Carolina Virginia Delaware Number
Number of For Hire Blanket Coastal Licenses Sold 2007 State Port Blanket For-Hire % Delaware 3 0.4 Florida 7 1.0 Massachusetts 2 0.3 Maryland 21 2.9 North Carolina 590 82.6 New Jersey 7 1.0 New York 1 0.1 Pennsylvania 1 0.1 South Carolina 26 3.6 Virginia 56 7.8
Distribution of For-Hire Vessel Licenses by Carrying Capacity Category 6 or Fewer Passengers 90% More than 6 Passengers 10%
Distribution of For Hire Blanket Licenses Location Number For-Hire Blanket Licenses Percent Dare 202 28.6 Out of State 120 17.0 Carteret 107 15.2 New Hanover 89 12.6 Brunswick 65 9.2 Onslow 33 4.7 Hyde 16 2.3 Pender 15 2.1 Craven 9 1.3 Wake 6 0.8
Distribution of Pier Blanket Licenses Location Number Pier Blanket Licenses Percent Dare 7 35.0 Brunswick 5 25.0 Carteret 3 15.0 New Hanover 3 15.0 Onslow 1 5.0 Pender 1 5.0
License Holders By Type of Fishing (impact of blanket licenses) Yes No 100 90 16% 8% 80 70 70% 86% Percent 60 50 40 30 20 84% 93% 92% 10 0 30% Pier Beach/Bank Headboat 14% 7% Charter Boat Private
Challenges and CRFL Data License Holders Type and Blankets Grandfathered Licenses Percent Phone Numbers Captured on License Application Exemptions Cell Phones Non-working Numbers Non-Compliance
Percent Phone Numbers Captured on License Application % Phone Numbers Obtained 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 Overall DMF Offices WRC Offices Online Sales Large Retail Chain WRC Agent (Other Than Large Retail Chain) Social Services 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 Week of License Sale 49%
CRFL Weekly Sales Number 25,000 N=469,341 Number 20,000 15,000 10,000 Sales begin to surge 5,000 0 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Week of License Sale