As an example, Table 1 shows the score descriptors for the Crew Earnings Compared to Regional
Average Earnings metric; a more detailed description and scoring guidance with examples
is given in the FPI manual (see S2 Supplemental Information). In the absence of primary
data from surveys of fishermen and non-fishermen about their incomes, the scoring structure
allows accurate coding: it asks the scorer to assess whether crew earnings are about the same as
other jobs available in the region, a little better or worse, or a lot better or worse. With similar
questions for harvester sector capital owners, processing owners, and processing workers,
scores can be compared across groups to assess how rents are distributed within the fishery,
and if various fishing jobs are desirable relative to other work in the community.
In addition to the raw scores, each FPI metric score is also given a quality rating to reflect
the scorer’s degree of certainty about the score assigned. An ‘A’ rating is given if the scorer is