| Summary | Fishermen with licenses to fish California market squid |
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| Project | SESMAD |
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| Subtype | Local Resource User Group |
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| Sector | Fisheries (Stock-specific) |
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| Interest Heterogeneity | Low (1) |
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| Explanation | Generally all want to be profitable. About half want to fish for the independence and being on the water, about half consider it mostly as a job. All want fishery to remain open. |
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| Costs Of Exit | No |
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| Explanation | Getting in is costly, but can leave without cost. Likely more make money leaving by selling permit and vessel. |
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| Proportionality (Of Costs And Benefits) | Yes |
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| Explanation | Make profit most of the time, but not always. Depends on availability. High costs for licenses, dockage, and vessel maintenance. But highest value fishery they catch. |
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| Actor Group Coordination | Both formal and informal |
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| Explanation | Fishers all know each other (many are family members) and frequently coordinate informally. Coordinate officially through the California Wetfish Producers Association. |
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| Leadership | [""] |
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| Explanation | Formal: Senior members tend to carry a lot of weight, but official representatives sit on the Fish and Wildlife advisory panel as a spokesperson. The California Wetfish Producers Association has a board of directors and an executive committee.
Informal: Senior members carry weight with others |
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| Leadership Accountability | Medium (2) |
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| Explanation | No formal way to hold accountability, but socially important. |
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| Leadership Authority | Low (1) |
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| Explanation | Serve as spokesperson. Can pull weight in management decisions, but not up to them. |
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| Actor Group Trust | Medium (2) |
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| Explanation | Generally close family ties. Fishers communicate frequently and mostly share information. Natural competition. Less trust among various areas (other states, different ports) and newcomers to fishery (particularly those from Alaska or Washington). |
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| Past Collaboration | High (3) |
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| Explanation | Families help coordinate. Producers association helps formalize already existing close network. |
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| Personal Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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| Explanation | Some daily, others frequently |
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| Remote Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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| Explanation | Some daily, others frequently |
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