Saipan Lagoon Use Quick Survey

You and the Saipan Lagoon

The Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan is being updated by BECQ-DCRM. As users of the Lagoon, your voice matters. Tell us what you think about current use conflicts and what the management plan should focus on.

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* 1. How do you use the lagoon? Select all that apply.

Recreational SCUBA Diving (I go on my own)

Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving

Swimming

Paddling

Surface Board Sports

Recreational Motorized Boating

Sailing

Beach Use

Commercial SCUBA Diving (I pay someone to take me)

Commercial Snorkel Tours

Commercial Parasailing

Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities

Commercial Jetski

Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises

Commercial Shipping

Hook & Line Fishing

Spearfishing

Throw Net / Talaya Fishing

Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing

Harvesting / Gleaning

Other use (please specify)

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* 2. Rate how other users either detract from or enhance your use/experience in the Lagoon.

	Significantly detract	Somewhat detract	No influence	Somewhat enhance	Significantly enhance	No opinion
Recreational SCUBA Diving	Recreational SCUBA Diving Significantly detract	Recreational SCUBA Diving Somewhat detract	Recreational SCUBA Diving No influence	Recreational SCUBA Diving Somewhat enhance	Recreational SCUBA Diving Significantly enhance	Recreational SCUBA Diving No opinion
Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving Significantly detract	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving Somewhat detract	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving No influence	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving Somewhat enhance	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving Significantly enhance	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving No opinion
Swimming	Swimming Significantly detract	Swimming Somewhat detract	Swimming No influence	Swimming Somewhat enhance	Swimming Significantly enhance	Swimming No opinion
Paddling	Paddling Significantly detract	Paddling Somewhat detract	Paddling No influence	Paddling Somewhat enhance	Paddling Significantly enhance	Paddling No opinion
Surface Board Sports	Surface Board Sports Significantly detract	Surface Board Sports Somewhat detract	Surface Board Sports No influence	Surface Board Sports Somewhat enhance	Surface Board Sports Significantly enhance	Surface Board Sports No opinion
Recreational Motorized Boating	Recreational Motorized Boating Significantly detract	Recreational Motorized Boating Somewhat detract	Recreational Motorized Boating No influence	Recreational Motorized Boating Somewhat enhance	Recreational Motorized Boating Significantly enhance	Recreational Motorized Boating No opinion
Sailing	Sailing Significantly detract	Sailing Somewhat detract	Sailing No influence	Sailing Somewhat enhance	Sailing Significantly enhance	Sailing No opinion
Beach Use	Beach Use Significantly detract	Beach Use Somewhat detract	Beach Use No influence	Beach Use Somewhat enhance	Beach Use Significantly enhance	Beach Use No opinion
Commercial SCUBA Diving	Commercial SCUBA Diving Significantly detract	Commercial SCUBA Diving Somewhat detract	Commercial SCUBA Diving No influence	Commercial SCUBA Diving Somewhat enhance	Commercial SCUBA Diving Significantly enhance	Commercial SCUBA Diving No opinion
Commercial Snorkel Tours	Commercial Snorkel Tours Significantly detract	Commercial Snorkel Tours Somewhat detract	Commercial Snorkel Tours No influence	Commercial Snorkel Tours Somewhat enhance	Commercial Snorkel Tours Significantly enhance	Commercial Snorkel Tours No opinion
Commercial Parasailing	Commercial Parasailing Significantly detract	Commercial Parasailing Somewhat detract	Commercial Parasailing No influence	Commercial Parasailing Somewhat enhance	Commercial Parasailing Significantly enhance	Commercial Parasailing No opinion
Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities Significantly detract	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities Somewhat detract	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities No influence	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities Somewhat enhance	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities Significantly enhance	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities No opinion
Commercial Jetski	Commercial Jetski Significantly detract	Commercial Jetski Somewhat detract	Commercial Jetski No influence	Commercial Jetski Somewhat enhance	Commercial Jetski Significantly enhance	Commercial Jetski No opinion
Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises Significantly detract	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises Somewhat detract	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises No influence	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises Somewhat enhance	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises Significantly enhance	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises No opinion
Commercial Shipping	Commercial Shipping Significantly detract	Commercial Shipping Somewhat detract	Commercial Shipping No influence	Commercial Shipping Somewhat enhance	Commercial Shipping Significantly enhance	Commercial Shipping No opinion
Hook & Line Fishing	Hook & Line Fishing Significantly detract	Hook & Line Fishing Somewhat detract	Hook & Line Fishing No influence	Hook & Line Fishing Somewhat enhance	Hook & Line Fishing Significantly enhance	Hook & Line Fishing No opinion
Spearfishing	Spearfishing Significantly detract	Spearfishing Somewhat detract	Spearfishing No influence	Spearfishing Somewhat enhance	Spearfishing Significantly enhance	Spearfishing No opinion
Throw Net / Talaya Fishing	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing Significantly detract	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing Somewhat detract	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing No influence	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing Somewhat enhance	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing Significantly enhance	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing No opinion
Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing Significantly detract	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing Somewhat detract	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing No influence	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing Somewhat enhance	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing Significantly enhance	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing No opinion
Harvesting / Gleaning	Harvesting / Gleaning Significantly detract	Harvesting / Gleaning Somewhat detract	Harvesting / Gleaning No influence	Harvesting / Gleaning Somewhat enhance	Harvesting / Gleaning Significantly enhance	Harvesting / Gleaning No opinion

Please explain how other activities affect your use:

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* 3. For each use, do you feel that there are too many users, too few users, or just the right amount of users?

	There are too many users	Currently, we are at just the right amount	There is a need (and capacity) for more users	I have no opinion
Recreational SCUBA Diving	Recreational SCUBA Diving There are too many users	Recreational SCUBA Diving Currently, we are at just the right amount	Recreational SCUBA Diving There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Recreational SCUBA Diving I have no opinion
Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving There are too many users	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving Currently, we are at just the right amount	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Recreational Snorkeling & Free Diving I have no opinion
Swimming	Swimming There are too many users	Swimming Currently, we are at just the right amount	Swimming There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Swimming I have no opinion
Paddling	Paddling There are too many users	Paddling Currently, we are at just the right amount	Paddling There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Paddling I have no opinion
Surface Board Sports	Surface Board Sports There are too many users	Surface Board Sports Currently, we are at just the right amount	Surface Board Sports There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Surface Board Sports I have no opinion
Recreational Motorized Boating	Recreational Motorized Boating There are too many users	Recreational Motorized Boating Currently, we are at just the right amount	Recreational Motorized Boating There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Recreational Motorized Boating I have no opinion
Sailing	Sailing There are too many users	Sailing Currently, we are at just the right amount	Sailing There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Sailing I have no opinion
Beach Use	Beach Use There are too many users	Beach Use Currently, we are at just the right amount	Beach Use There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Beach Use I have no opinion
Commercial SCUBA Diving	Commercial SCUBA Diving There are too many users	Commercial SCUBA Diving Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial SCUBA Diving There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial SCUBA Diving I have no opinion
Commercial Snorkel Tours	Commercial Snorkel Tours There are too many users	Commercial Snorkel Tours Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial Snorkel Tours There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial Snorkel Tours I have no opinion
Commercial Parasailing	Commercial Parasailing There are too many users	Commercial Parasailing Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial Parasailing There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial Parasailing I have no opinion
Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities There are too many users	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial Banana Boating & Other Boat Towing Activities I have no opinion
Commercial Jetski	Commercial Jetski There are too many users	Commercial Jetski Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial Jetski There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial Jetski I have no opinion
Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises There are too many users	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial Transit & Dinner Cruises I have no opinion
Commercial Shipping	Commercial Shipping There are too many users	Commercial Shipping Currently, we are at just the right amount	Commercial Shipping There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Commercial Shipping I have no opinion
Hook & Line Fishing	Hook & Line Fishing There are too many users	Hook & Line Fishing Currently, we are at just the right amount	Hook & Line Fishing There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Hook & Line Fishing I have no opinion
Spearfishing	Spearfishing There are too many users	Spearfishing Currently, we are at just the right amount	Spearfishing There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Spearfishing I have no opinion
Throw Net / Talaya Fishing	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing There are too many users	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing Currently, we are at just the right amount	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Throw Net / Talaya Fishing I have no opinion
Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing There are too many users	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing Currently, we are at just the right amount	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Gillnet / Chenchulu / Tekken Fishing I have no opinion
Harvesting / Gleaning	Harvesting / Gleaning There are too many users	Harvesting / Gleaning Currently, we are at just the right amount	Harvesting / Gleaning There is a need (and capacity) for more users	Harvesting / Gleaning I have no opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How concerned are you about the water quality (sediment, nutrients, bacteria, or other pollutants) within the Lagoon? Please check the box.

	Not Concerned		Somewhat Concerned		Very Concerned
For Human Health	For Human Health Not Concerned	For Human Health	For Human Health Somewhat Concerned	For Human Health	For Human Health Very Concerned
For Corals/Seagrass/Fish	For Corals/Seagrass/Fish Not Concerned	For Corals/Seagrass/Fish	For Corals/Seagrass/Fish Somewhat Concerned	For Corals/Seagrass/Fish	For Corals/Seagrass/Fish Very Concerned

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* 5. Rank each of the following Lagoon management goals based on what is most important to you, with 1 being the highest priority.

Reducing conflicts between different recreational, commercial, and fishing users

Protecting biological communities and habitats (e.g. corals, seagrass beds, and wildlife)

Improving water quality

Revisiting current permitting requirements and user restrictions

Addressing shoreline erosion and impacts from climate change

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* 6. If the Lagoon management goal that you are interested in was not listed in question 5, please list it here and provide a rank number, with 1 being the highest priority and 5 being the lowest priority

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* 1. How do you use the lagoon? Select all that apply.

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* 2. Rate how other users either detract from or enhance your use/experience in the Lagoon.

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* 3. For each use, do you feel that there are too many users, too few users, or just the right amount of users?

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* 4. How concerned are you about the water quality (sediment, nutrients, bacteria, or other pollutants) within the Lagoon? Please check the box.

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* 5. Rank each of the following Lagoon management goals based on what is most important to you, with 1 being the highest priority.

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* 6. If the Lagoon management goal that you are interested in was not listed in question 5, please list it here and provide a rank number, with 1 being the highest priority and 5 being the lowest priority

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* 7. What is your vision for Saipan Lagoon over the next 10-20 years?