Chapter 3 SSB Metrics Index Table

Below is a list of the metrics generated by SSB and the product chapter to which they correspond.

3.1 Reading the Table

3.1.1 Table Columns

  • Metric Category - The broader social or economic metric category in which the metric pertains

  • Metric - The statistic, measure, or indicator which is created by SSB

  • Data Output Source - The SSB product where the metric is featured

  • Summary Groups - The level at which the metric is presented (e.g., Fishery Management Plan or Gear-group level)

  • Time Series - The temporal scale at which the metric is presented

3.1.2 Summary Group Descriptions

  • Aggregate FMP-level - Data summarized for all New England and Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Programs (FMPs) combined.

  • FMP-level - Data summarized by individual New England Fisheries Management Programs (FMPs) (e.g., )

  • Gear type-level - Data summarized by gear group (E.g., revenue earned for all gillnet trips or vessels). See individual product chapters for how gear was determined at the trip or vessel level (for example, trips or vessels are usually binned into specific gear categories based on the gear used to earn the most revenue for a trip or vessel)

3.1.3 Time Series Descriptions

  • Most Recent Year - This indicates that there is one year of data for which the metric is summarized. It corresponds to the most recent year in which the code was run for that metric, not the most recent calendar year.
Table 3.1: Social Sciences Branch Metrics Overview
Metric Category Metric Metric Alias Data Output Source Summary Group(s) Unit Time Series Commercial, Recreational, Both
Returns metrics Revenues N/A Performance Measures Website Aggregate FMP-level Vessel- level Most Recent Year Commercial
Revenues N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Profit N/A Profit snapshots FMP, Gear type, and FMP & Gear type-levels Vessel- level 2022 Commercial
Operating Profit N/A Profit Snapshots FMP, Gear type, and FMP & Gear type-levels Vessel- level 2022 Commercial
Revenue per Days at Sea N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Revenue per vessel N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Total Revenue (affiliate) affiliate_total RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Both
Commercial Revenue (affiliate) affiliate_fish RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Commercial
Recreational Revenue (Affiliate) affiliate_forhire RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Recreational
Total Revenue per Permit value_permit RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Both
Total For Hire Revenue per Permit value_permit_forhire RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Recreational
Revenue per species per permit valueNNN RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Commercial
Costs Individual & Major Cost Categories N/A Cost Data Visualization Tool Gear type-level Vessel-level (responding vessels only) 2011, 2012, 2015, 2022 Commercial
Major Cost Categories N/A Profit Snapshots FMP, Gear type, and FMP & Gear type-levels Vessel- level (responding vessels only) 2022 Commercial
Trip costs N/A Trip cost model N/A (All Vessels) Vessel- level 2000-2024 Commercial
Prices Average prices N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Effort Number of Vessels N/A Performance Measures Website Aggregate FMP-level Vessel- level Most Recent Year Commercial
Number of Vessels N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Number of trips N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Number of trips N/A Performance Measures Website Aggregate FMP-level Vessel- level Most Recent Year Commercial
Number of Days at Sea N/A Performance Measures Website FMP-level Vessel- level 2007-2024 Commercial
Number of Days at Sea N/A Performance Measures Website Aggregate FMP-level Vessel- level Most Recent Year Commercial
Crew Metrics Primary Port N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Primary Fishery Category N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Age Category N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Education N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Race N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Hispanic N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Income N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Health Insurance N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Marital Status N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Job Satisfaction N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Years Fishing N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Owner Operator N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Position On Current Vessel N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Advise Young N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Fish Again If Life Lived Over N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Fishing Is Just A Job N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Considered Leaving Industry N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Participated In Fisheries Management N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Rules & Regulations Change Quickly N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Fines Are Fair N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Regulations Too Restrictive N/A Crew Survey Visualization Tool N/A Crew Survey Participants 2012/13, 2018/19, 2023/24 Commercial
Business/Entity groupings Permits per entity count_permits RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Both
Entity type (For Hire or Commercial) entity_type_YYYY-1 RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Both
small business identifier Small_business RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Both
Affiliate Group affiliate_id RFA N/A Affiliate-level Most Recent Year Both