St. Georges Bay Ecosystem Project Fish Harvesters' Ecological Knowledge Study    Tier 1 Survey  Identifying Local Experts   Interviewers: Fill in relevant blanks  as indicated  before interview starts.  Interview code   Date of Interview    Start   finish        Is ____________________________________   at home?      Mr . ________________________  This is   ____________________ from St. Francis Xavier University.  Introductory Statement  Recently, we mailed you a letter describing our research project.  [PAUSE  for response.]  We are asking you to participate in this study because your name was randomly selected from the current list of all those holding a lobster license.   The purpose of our research is to document characteristics of fishing histories, practices, and local knowledge about the fishing ground.   All information you provide will be treated as confidential.   This interview has five parts and will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete.   We have developed a set of questions that we would like to ask you.  May I go ahead?  Notes regarding telephone callbacks ...     interview completed       SECTION I: ATTACHMENT  To begin I am going to ask you four questions about your fishing  experience.    1.    We have you as fishing lobster out of     Do you feel that you are part of the fishing community there?  Definitely 1 Probably 2 Probably not 3 Definitely not 4   2.  In comparison to the past, do you think that today,  people fishing from this wharf help each other out less, about the same or more than they did in the past?  less than in the past 1 the same as in the past? 2  more than in the past? 3   3.  Thinking for a moment about your working life in fishing.....if you had your life to live over, how likely is it that you would go into fishing again?   Do you think that you would definitely, probably, probably not, or definitely not go into fishing again?   Definitely 1 Probably 2 Probably not 3 Definitely not 4   4. Now, considering  young people and the present day fisheries, how likely are you to advise a child to go into fishing?  I have three possibilities...  Read them, and then ask. Would you definitely, probably, probably not, or definitely not advise a  young  person to go into fishing ...  Definitely Probably Probably not Definitely not .. if they had to start entirely from scratch? 1 2 3 4 .. if they had the financing for a boat and al of the important fishing licenses? 1 2 3 4 .. if they could inherit a boat with only its lobster license? 1 2 3 4   SECTION II: FISHING HISTORY  I am going to ask you several questions about fishing for a living.    5.  About how many years have you been fishing for a living?  years    6. Would you tell me who else in your family fishes or fished for a living?   mention ... father, grandfather, uncles, brothers, sons, wives, sisters, daughters, in-laws   probe for relevant patri/matri lineal relationship  1 grandfather  mother's 5 your father 9 niece 13 nephew 2 grandfather father's 6 brother 10 wife 14 father in law 3 uncle father's  7 son 11 sister 15 brother in law 4 uncle mother's 8 daughter  12 mother  16 no one   7.   When you began fishing for a living, who did you begin fishing with?  once again lineal probe!  your father  1 uncle mother's 4 in-law 7 grandfather mother's 2 uncle father's  5 neighbours  8 grandfather father's 3 brother  6 by oneself  9 other kin   8. Now thinking about lobster fishing for a moment, have you always fished on the same lobster ground?    Yes  1 (If yes, go to 10)    No  0  (If no, go to 9)    9. Since you haven't always fished lobster on the same ground, would you tell me what other lobster ground have you fished?  ground = the places or spots one would ordinarily fish during a single season    10. When lobster fishing, do you fish a lobster berth?    Yes        1  (If yes, go to 11)    No         0  (If no, go to 12 )  berth = a right to fish in a specific place or spot    11.  Would you tell me, how did you come to get your berth?      I would like to ask a few questions about catch effort and place of landing...    12. When fishing lobster, at what wharf do you ordinarily make your landings? 13. If you fish herring,  at what wharf do you ordinarily make your landings? 14. If you fish groundfish, at what wharf do you ordinarily make your landings?  15. Approximately how many weeks, in total, did you fish last year (1997)?    SECTION III: EXPERIENCE WITH FORMAL ORGANISATIONS  I would like to ask you a few questions about your experience with fisheries organisations.  16. To begin with, are you currently paying dues to any fisheries organisation or association?   Yes     1 No         0    17. Have you ever been elected to a position with a fisheries organisation?   Yes     1 No         0    18. Currently, how frequently do you attend fisheries organisation meetings?  Do you attend ...  Always 1 Frequently 2 Half the time 3 Seldom 4 Never  5  19. Have you ever been appointed to any government fisheries councils or advisory committees?   Yes     1 No         0      SECTION IV: PERSONAL BACKGROUND  Now I'm going to ask just a couple of questions about you.    20.      Would you tell me, in which community were you born ? ____________________   21.      In what year were you born?   22.      Would you tell me what was the highest grade or year you completed in school?  Highest Grade or Year Completed ...................................................................      ... if vocational   What was the highest grade or year completed prior to vocational ? (put answer in 22)  How many years of vocational ?     22a   ... if university   What was the highest grade or year completed prior to university?  (put answer in 22)  How many years of university ?    22b    Have you taken any fisheries related short courses?____________ Yes     1         No        0  23. We have a few questions about personal computers. Have you used a personal computer?      Yes   1  (If Yes, go to 24, 25.)  No        0  (If No, Go To 26)     24.      Have you ever used the internet?   Yes ___1 No ___  0    25. Have you ever used e-mail?           Yes  __ 1 No ___  0    26. If access to computers was offered free of charge and in a local place, would you attend   a workshop on accessing information related to fishing in this region?   Yes    1    No          0   Perhaps          2    SECTION V: LOCAL KNOWLEDGE EXPERTS     As an important part of this study,  we will be identifying people, either currently fishing or retired, who are considered  by fishermen to be especially knowledgeable about the local fishing ground.    27.    Other than yourself, I will ask for the names of three persons who you think to be well informed about the local fishing ground?            Name of first well informed _______________________________________  Contact probe...  Would you tell me, is this person currently fishing ?                      retired       28. Are there any other persons currently fishing or retired from fishing who you think are well informed about the fishing ground?        2nd Person Named _______________________________________   Contact probe...    Would you tell me, is this person currently fishing ?                      retired        29. Are there any other persons currently fishing or retired from fishing who you think are well informed about the fishing ground?        3rd Person Named   _______________________________________   Contact probe...     Would you tell me, is this person currently fishing ?                      retired           ...  If no one named was retired then look for a retired person.  30.  Is there any person retired from fishing who you think is well informed about the fishing ground?      Retired Person Named   _______________________________________   Contact  probe...      31. I am going to list four points which might apply to (First Named) ______________________   a.  Which of the following best describes him ...       one quick to adopt new fishing techniques           1         someone who still has the old fishing skills          2         an organiser in the fishing community           3          quite successful in fishing            4           has the respect of his fellow fishermen      5      b.   How do you know him? as...  1   a relative 2    a friend   3    fished with him  4    fished near him  5    through an organisation   6    other    _________________________    32. I am going to list four points which might apply to (Second Named) ____________________   a.  Which of the following best describes him ...       one quick to adopt new fishing techniques           1         someone who still has the old fishing skills          2         an organiser in the fishing community           3          quite successful in fishing            4           has the respect of his fellow fishermen       5      b.   How do you know him? as...  1    a relative 2   a friend   3    fished with him  4    fished near him  5   through an organisation   6    other _________________________    33. I am going to list four points which might apply to (Third Named) ____________________   a.  Which of the following best describes him ...                           one quick to adopt new fishing techniques          1                            someone who still has the old fishing skills         2                                   an organiser in the fishing community          3                                                     quite successful in fishing           4              has the respect of his fellow fishermen         5   b.   How do you know him? as...  1    a relative  2    a friend 3    fished with him  4    fished near him  5    through an organisation   6     other _________________________          34. I am going to list four points which might apply to (Retired Person) ___________________   a.  Which of the following best describes him ...  one quick to adopt new fishing techniques          1                            someone who still has the old fishing skills         2                                   an organiser in the fishing community          3                                                     quite successful in fishing           4              has the respect of his fellow fishermen         5   b.   How do you know him? as...  1    a relative  2    a friend 3    fished with him  4    fished near him  5    through an organisation   6     other _________________________