Web Survey of FGBNMS Sport Divers

FOR QUESTIONS #1-7, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR GENERAL SPORT DIVING ACTIVITY AND EXPERIENCE.

1. Since this time last year, how many days did you go scuba diving in: (if zero, please enter "0" in the appropriate blank)
   
   FRESHWATER
   SALTWATER
   TOTAL DAYS DIVING (Sum of the Above)
   
   
2. How many years have you been certified as a scuba diver?
   
   YEARS CERTIFIED AS A DIVER
   
   
3. Where did you get your certification? (Check all that apply)
   
   NAUI
   PADI
   SSI
   YMCA
   OTHER (Please specify)
   
   
4. What is your highest level of certification?
   
   BASIC OPEN WATER
   ADVANCED OPEN WATER
   DIVEMASTER
   DIVE INSTRUCTOR
   SPECIALTY (cave, wreck, conservation, navigation, photography, etc.)
   
   
5. Are you a member of a diving club or organization?
   
   YES    If YES, how many?     Which is your favorite?
   NO
   
   
6. Compared to your other outdoor recreation activities (such as golf, tennis, hunting, camping, etc.) would you rate diving as:
   
   --Click Here-- Your most important outdoor activity Your second most important outdoor activity Your third most important outdoor activity Only one of many outdoor activities
   
   
7. Do you subscribe to diving magazines?
   
   YES    If YES, how many?     Which is your favorite?
   NO
   
   

FOR QUESTIONS #8-12, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR SALTWATER SCUBA DIVING ACTIVITY.

8. Since this time last year, how many DAYS did you go saltwater diving in: (if zero, please enter "0" in the appropriate blank)
   
   TEXAS
   FLORIDA
   MEXICO
   CARIBBEAN
   ELSEWHERE
   TOTAL DAYS DIVING IN SALTWATER (Sum of Above)
   
   
9. Which of the following diving activities do you participate in? (Please check all that apply)
   
   UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
   MARINE IDENTIFICATION
   CAVE DIVING
   WRECK DIVING
   SPEAR FISHING
   DECOMPRESSION/NITROX DIVING
   NIGHT DIVING
   OTHER    (Please Specify )
   
   
10. Which of the above activities did you participate in most often over the previous twelve months? (Please select only one)
    
    UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
    MARINE IDENTIFICATION
    CAVE DIVING
    WRECK DIVING
    SPEAR FISHING
    DECOMPRESSION/NITROX DIVING
    NIGHT DIVING
    OTHER
    
    
11. How many years have you been scuba diving in saltwater?
    
    YEARS DIVING IN SALTWATER
    
    
12. What type of group do you dive with in saltwater most often?  (Please select only one)
    
    --Click Here-- Friends Family Family and friends together Club

    IN THE NEXT SECTION WE WANT TO ASK YOU SPECIFICALLY ABOUT YOUR DIVING TRIPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE FROM TEXAS. IF YOU DID NOT GO SPORT DIVING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS SKIP TO QUESTION 22.
     

13. Since this time last year, how many trips did you make in Texas offshore waters to go diving?
    
    BOAT TRIPS USING A CHARTER DIVEBOAT TO GO DIVING
    BOAT TRIPS USING A PRIVATE DIVEBOAT TO GO DIVING
    TOTAL TRIPS IN TEXAS OFFSHORE WATERS
    
    
14. Of your total number of boat trips offshore in the previous 12 months (see question 13), how many were to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS)?
    
    TRIPS SPECIFICALLY TO FGBNMS
    
    
15. Please rate the importance of the listed marine life to your diving experiences in Texas.
    

    	Not at all Important	Slightly Important	Moderately Important	Very Important	Extremely Important
    a) Sharks
    b) Rays
    c) Larger pelagics (barracuda, cobia)
    d) Jacks (amberjacks, crevalle, etc.)
    e) Large reef fish (snapper, grouper)
    f) Small reef fish (blennies, gobies)
    g) Other reef fish (triggerfish, spadefish, sheepshead)
    h) Tropicals (angels, damsels, butterflies)
    i) Corals, sponges, barnacles
    j) Crustaceans and mollusks
    k) Other (Please specify)

16. When did this last dive trip to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary take place?
    
    MONTH/YEAR (for example, 06/01)
    
     
17. On your last trip to the FGBNMS, which of the following did you dive on? (Please check all that apply)
    
    WEST FG BANK
    EAST FG BANK
    STETSON BANK
    
     
18. Which of the following activities did you participate in on this particular trip? (Please check all that apply)
    
    UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
    MARINE IDENTIFICATION
    CAVE DIVING
    WRECK DIVING
    SPEAR FISHING
    DECOMPRESSION/NITROX DIVING
    NIGHT DIVING
    OTHER    (Please Specify )
    
     
19. Below is a list of reasons why people dive in saltwater.  Please select the option that indicates how important each item was to you as a reason for diving on this trip.
    
     

    	Not at all Important	Slightly Important	Moderately Important	Very Important	Extremely Important
    a) For family recreation
    b) To learn more about the underwater environment
    c) To experience unpolluted natural surroundings
    d) To look at fish and other aquatic life
    e) To be outdoors
    f) For relaxation
    g) To experience adventure and excitement
    h) To get away from the demands of other people
    i) To experience tranquility underwater
    j) To be with friends
    k) For the exercise
    l) To develop my diving skills and abilities
    m) To get away from the regular routine
    n) To experience new and different things
    o) For the experience of spearing fish to eat

20. Overall, how satisfied were you with the trip to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary?
    
    --Click Here-- Not at all Satisfied Slightly Satisfied Moderately Satisfied Very Satisfied Extremely Satisfied
    
     

21. A) Let's pretend you could not go sport diving at the FGBNMS.  Where would you go diving instead?  Please indicate whether any of the current or proposed dive locations listed below are acceptable SUBSTITUTES for the FGBNMS.  REMEMBER: A SUBSTITUTE provides the same diving enjoyment and satisfaction at a similar cost.
    
     

22. Below is a list of possible reasons why each location in Question #21A might not be an acceptable substitute for FGBNMS:
    
     

    a) Too expensive	e) Can't see the same diversity of marine life there
    b) The visibility is not as good there	f) Can't see the same amount of marine life there
    c) Too many divers there	g) Can't dive with the same people there
    d) I don't like artificial reefs

    
    If you answered No (not an acceptable substitute) to Question #21A above for one or more of the locations listed, please tell us why each of these locations is not an acceptable substitute for FGBNMS.  For each of the locations that you said was no an acceptable substitute, please indicate all of the reasons from the list above that apply to each water body.

23. Are you:
    
    --Click Here-- Male Female
    
     
24. What is your age?
    
    YEARS
    
     
25. What was the last year of school you completed?  (Please select only one)
    
     

    GRADE SCHOOL	HIGH SCHOOL	COLLEGE	POSTGRADUATE
    1	7	13	17
    2	8	14	18
    3	9	15	19
    4	10	16	20
    5	11		21+
    6	12

     

26. What is your approximate annual household income before taxes?
    
    --Click Here-- Under $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 $69,999 $70,000 to $79,999 $80,000 to $89,999 $90,000 to $99,999 $100,000 and above

27. Are you:
    
    ANGLO
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN
    ASIAN
    OTHER, (Please specify )
    
     
28. Are you of Spanish/Hispanic origin?
    
    NO  (not Spanish/Hispanic)
    YES, Mexican, Mexican/American, Chicano
    YES, other Spanish/Hispanic (Please specify )
    
     
29. What is the Zip Code of your current residence?
    
    
    IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THE FGBNMS OR YOUR LAST TRIP THERE ?