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n o i t a l u c r i C t i d u A d e fi i r e V 7 1 0 2 © t h g i r y p o C B2B PUBLICATION ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2017 PHILIPS PUBLISHING GROUP 4257 24 th Avenue West Seattle, WA 98199 (206) 284-8285 (206) 284-0391 FAX Established 1945 [email protected] Issues Per Year: 12 www.fishermensnews.com Issues This Report: 12 PUBLICATION DESCRIPTION FISHERMEN'S NEWS (www.fishermensnews.com) is aimed at the commercial fishing industry on the US West Coast; from the Bering Sea off of Alaska, to the rich waters off of San Diego, and the Hawaiian atoll. We focus on the business and operational issues that face small boat fishermen, dive fisheries and shellfish growers, as well as the freezer/longline, crab and catcher- processor fleets of the North Pacific. FIELD SERVED/DEFINITION OF RECIPIENT QUALIFICATION FISHERMEN'S NEWS serves the US West Coast commercial fishing industry. Specifically; those who operate or act as crew on fishing vessels along the US West Coast, those who work in the seafood processing or distribution industry, those who design, build, operate and maintain commercial fishing vessels and those who supply commercial fishing equipment to the fleet. Qualified recipients include: fishing vessel owners and/or license holders, captains, crewmen, designers and boatbuilders, surveyors, buyers, processors, and equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We also serve fishing port and harbor operators, as well as associated government departments, educational establishments and others involved in the commercial fishing industry. AVERAGE MONTHLY CIRCULATION: JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2017 QUALIFIED CIRCULATION Non-Paid Paid Qualified Individual Subscription 396 1,503 1,899 Association/Group/Directory Lists 153 171 324 Rotated 1,236 - 1,236 Bulk Distribution 182 352 534 Single Copy Sales - - - Trade Show/Convention/Special Event 101 - 101 TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 2,068 2,026 4,094 NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION Non-Paid Paid Total Advertiser/Agency 59 - 59 Sales/File/Office/Return/Other 222 - 222 Trade Show/Convention/Special Event 140 - 140 TOTAL NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 421 - 421 TOTAL PRINTED 4,515 Please see the following pages for Recipient Classification, Subscription Source, Recency of Renewal, Business/Industry Classification, Geographical Distribution, Qualified Circulation by Issue, Additions and Removals by Issue, Subscription Rates, Explanation, Audit of Internal Records, and Affidavit.
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ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT
JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2017
PHILIPS PUBLISHING GROUP 4257 24
th Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98199 (206) 284-8285 (206) 284-0391 FAX Established 1945 [email protected] Issues Per Year: 12 www.fishermensnews.com Issues This Report: 12
PUBLICATION DESCRIPTION
FISHERMEN'S NEWS (www.fishermensnews.com) is aimed at the commercial fishing industry on the US West Coast; from the Bering Sea off of Alaska, to the rich waters off of San Diego, and the Hawaiian atoll. We focus on the business and operational issues that face small boat fishermen, dive fisheries and shellfish growers, as well as the freezer/longline, crab and catcher-processor fleets of the North Pacific. FIELD SERVED/DEFINITION OF RECIPIENT QUALIFICATION
FISHERMEN'S NEWS serves the US West Coast commercial fishing industry. Specifically; those who operate or act as crew on
fishing vessels along the US West Coast, those who work in the seafood processing or distribution industry, those who design, build, operate and maintain commercial fishing vessels and those who supply commercial fishing equipment to the fleet. Qualified recipients include: fishing vessel owners and/or license holders, captains, crewmen, designers and boatbuilders, surveyors, buyers, processors, and equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We also serve fishing port and harbor operators, as well as associated government departments, educational establishments and others involved in the commercial fishing industry. AVERAGE MONTHLY CIRCULATION: JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2017
QUALIFIED CIRCULATION Non-Paid Paid Qualified
Individual Subscription 396 1,503 1,899
Association/Group/Directory Lists 153 171 324
Rotated 1,236 - 1,236
Bulk Distribution 182 352 534
Single Copy Sales - - -
Trade Show/Convention/Special Event 101 - 101
TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 2,068 2,026 4,094
NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION Non-Paid Paid Total
Advertiser/Agency 59 - 59
Sales/File/Office/Return/Other 222 - 222
Trade Show/Convention/Special Event 140 - 140
TOTAL NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 421 - 421
TOTAL PRINTED 4,515
Please see the following pages for Recipient Classification, Subscription Source, Recency of Renewal, Business/Industry Classification, Geographical Distribution, Qualified Circulation by Issue, Additions and Removals by Issue, Subscription Rates, Explanation, Audit of Internal Records, and Affidavit.
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RECIPIENT CLASSIFICATION
RECIPIENT Non-Paid Paid Total Percent
Individual by Name and Title and/or Company 1,189 972 2,161 53.1%
Individual by Name Only 738 684 1,422 35.0%
Title Only - - - 0.0%
Company Name Only - 14 14 0.3%
Bulk Distribution 164 307 471 11.6%
Total Qualified Circulation 2,091 1,977 4,068 100.0%
Non-Qualified Circulation 382 - 382
TOTAL PRINTED 4,450
SUBSCRIPTION SOURCE AND RECENCY OF RENEWAL
Renewed, Requested, or
Updated Within
RECIPIENT Non-Paid Paid 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 3+ Years Total Percent
Direct Request from the Recipient 401 1,524 1,071 569 259 26 1,925 47.3%
Request from Recipient's Company - - - - - - - -
Association/Group/Directory Lists 1,526 146 1,631 41 - - 1,672 41.1%
Bulk Distribution 164 307 N/A N/A N/A N/A 471 11.6%
Total Qualified Circulation 2,091 1,977 2,702 610 259 26 4,068 100.0%
Non-Qualified Circulation 382 - 382
TOTAL PRINTED 4,450
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BUSINESS/INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SIC DIVISION-GROUP
CODE DESCRIPTION Non-Paid Paid Total Percent
1-9 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Fishing Vessel Owner and/or License Holder 1,430 1,326 2,756 67.7%
Captain 8 69 77 1.9%
Crewman 5 35 40 1.0%
Other Commercial Fishing Related Industry 71 77 148 3.6%
20-39 Manufacturing
Processor 10 23 33 0.8%
Boat Design/Build/Repair 102 24 126 3.1%
40-49 Transportation, Communications & Utilities
Port & Harbor Operations 11 7 18 0.4%
50-51 Wholesale Trade
Buyer 5 11 16 0.4%
Equipment Manufacturer/Supplier 150 42 192 4.7%
60-67 / 70-89 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate / Services
Finance/Insurance/Law 65 11 76 1.9%
Educational Services 48 21 69 1.7%
Surveyor 5 6 11 0.3%
91-97 Public Administration
Government 23 29 52 1.3%
Bulk Distribution 158 296 454 11.2%
Total Qualified Circulation 2,091 1,977 4,068 100.0%
Total Non-Qualified Circulation 382 - 382
TOTAL PRINTED 4,450
Source: Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code, Division, and Group (bold text) – U.S. Department of Labor Description – Fishermen’s News
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U.S. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
REGION Non-Paid Paid Total Percent REGION Non-Paid Paid Total Percent
Maine 1 3 4 0.1% Kentucky - - - -
New Hampshire 1 1 2 - Tennessee 2 1 3 0.1%
Vermont - 1 1 - Alabama 1 - 1 -
Massachusetts 4 1 5 0.1% Mississippi 2 2 4 0.1%
Rhode Island 1 2 3 0.1% E. S. Central 5 3 8 0.2%
Connecticut - - - - Arkansas 1 2 3 0.1%
New England 7 8 15 0.4% Louisiana 4 3 7 0.2%
New York 2 4 6 0.1% Oklahoma - 2 2 -
New Jersey - 1 1 - Texas 7 3 10 0.2%
Pennsylvania 1 1 2 - W. S. Central 12 10 22 0.5%
Mid Atlantic 3 6 9 0.2% Montana 6 11 17 0.4%
Delaware - - - - Idaho 3 14 17 0.4%
Maryland - 2 2 - Wyoming 1 1 2 -
D.C. 1 2 3 0.1% Colorado 4 6 10 0.2%
Virginia 1 - 1 - New Mexico - - - -
West Virginia - - - - Arizona 7 12 19 0.5%
North Carolina 1 - 1 - Utah 1 1 2 -
South Carolina 1 - 1 - Nevada 11 6 17 0.4%
Georgia 1 - 1 - Mountain 33 51 84 2.1%
Florida 6 6 12 0.3% Alaska 782 494 1,276 31.4%
S. Atlantic 11 10 21 0.5% Washington 929 839 1,768 43.5%
Ohio 1 1 2 - Oregon 218 200 418 10.3%
Indiana - 1 1 - California 39 304 343 8.4%
Illinois 1 - 1 - Hawaii 36 8 44 1.1%
Michigan 1 3 4 0.1% Pacific 2,004 1,845 3,849 94.6%
Wisconsin - 5 5 0.1% U.S. Territories - - - -
E. N. Central 3 10 13 0.3% U.S. Total 2,081 1,954 4,035 99.2%
Minnesota 2 9 11 0.3% Canada 8 21 29 0.7%
Iowa - 1 1 - Foreign 2 2 4 0.1%
Missouri 1 - 1 - Foreign Total 10 23 33 0.8%
North Dakota - - - -
South Dakota - 1 1 -
Nebraska - - - - Total Qualified 2,091 1,977 4,068 100.0%
Kansas - - - - Total Non-Qualified 382 - 382
W. N. Central 3 11 14 0.3% TOTAL PRINTED 4,450
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QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BY ISSUE
ISSUE Non-Paid Paid Total
July 2016 1,920 2,080 4,000
August 2016 2,083 2,052 4,135
September 2016 1,553 2,025 3,578
October 2016 1,855 2,014 3,869
November 2016 2,896 2,101 4,997
December 2016 1,951 2,062 4,013
January 2017 1,963 2,039 4,002
February 2017 2,045 2,039 4,084
March 2017 2,138 2,007 4,145
April 2017 2,217 1,949 4,166
May 2017 2,103 1,967 4,070
June 2017 2,091 1,977 4,068
6 Month Average 2,043 2,056 4,099
12 Month Average 2,068 2,026 4,094
Additions Removals Total Total Net
ISSUE Non-Paid Paid Non-Paid Paid Additions Removals Adds & Removals
July 2016 184 2 150 6 186 156 30
August 2016 470 - 307 22 470 329 141
September 2016 247 4 777 28 251 805 (554)
October 2016 487 2 181 7 489 188 301
November 2016 43 89 2 2 132 4 128
December 2016 672 14 637 48 686 685 1
January 2017 525 5 533 18 530 551 (21)
February 2017 124 17 12 15 141 27 114
March 2017 767 5 750 37 772 787 (15)
April 2017 599 5 512 30 604 542 62
May 2017 212 20 195 2 232 197 35
June 2017 761 34 798 2 795 800 (5)
6 Month Total 2,103 111 2,054 113 2,214 2,167 187
6 Month Average 351 19 342 19 369 361 222
12 Month Total 5,091 197 4,854 217 5,288 5,071 217
12 Month Average 424 16 405 18 441 423 18
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Single Copy 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years
$3.00 $22.00 $38.00 $59.00
PAID TERM Rate Number of
Subscriptions
12 issues $21.00 51
12 issues $22.00 505
24 issues $37.00 235
24 issues $38.00 270
36 issues $58.00 271
36 issues $59.00 144
Miscellaneous terms and rates 194
Total Qualified Paid Circulation 1,670
EXPLANATION
Publisher is not required to submit data for all paragraphs/tables. This report does not include an analysis of Job Title Classification or Average Qualified Circulation History.
Paid Bulk Distribution Locations:
City, State # of Copies
Admiral Ship Supply Port Townsend, WA 7 Clearwater Casino Suquamish, WA 20 Dehart's Juneau, AK 10 Dock Street Brokers Seattle, WA 8 Englund Marine Supply Co. Charleston, OR 10 Englund Marine Supply Co. Newport, OR 6 Englund Marine Supply Co. Astoria, OR 12 Englund Marine Supply Co. Ilwaco, WA 5 Englund Marine Supply Co. Crescent City, CA 5 Englund Marine Supply Co. Westport, WA 10 Englund Marine Supply Co. Eureka, CA 8 First & Pike News Seattle, WA 5 Fishermen's Green Market & Deli Seattle, WA 15 Hammer & Wikan Petersburg, AK 10 Harbor Marine Maintenance Everett, WA 5 Harri Plumbing Juneau, AK 6 Juneau Airport/Hummingbird Hollow Gifts Juneau, AK 8 Kodiak Marine Supply Co Inc. Kodiak, AK 6 La Conner Drug Store La Conner, WA 12 LFS Inc. Dutch Harbor, AK 12 Lummi Fishery Supplies Inc. Bellingham, WA 12 Mallots General Store Inc. Yakutat, AK 7 Marine Service & Supply, Inc. Seattle, WA 5 Petro Star, North Pacific Fuel Kodiak, AK 15 Petro Star, North Pacific Fuel Dutch Harbor, AK 15 Petro Star, North Pacific Fuel Valdez, AK 10 Port Book & News Port Angeles, WA 5 Princeton Fishing Gear Half Moon Bay, CA 5 Redden Net Co (Campbell River) Ltd. Campbell River, BC 6 Seattle Marine & Fishing Supply Co. Seattle, WA 5 Tatsuda Iga Ketchikan, AK 5 Trading Union Petersburg, AK 5 Wharf Store, The San Francisco, CA 5 Washburns General Merchandise Neah Bay, WA 16
TOTAL 296
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Non-Paid Bulk Distribution Locations: City, State # of Copies
Alaska Vessel & Vehicle Repair Port Townsend, AK 5 Compass Courses Edmonds, WA 15 Freezer Longline Coalition Seattle, WA 5 Fremont Maritime Service Seattle, WA 10 In Demand Marine Homer, AK 5 Island Marine Sitka, AK 5 Kodiak Diesel Service Kodiak, AK 5 Kodiak Port And Harbor Kodiak, AK 10 Margaret Bauman Wasilla, AK 5 Matrix Marine Darrington, WA 5 Matrix Marine Naknek, AK 5 Mountain Pacific Bank Seattle, WA 5 Odies Marine Services Anchorage, AK 5 Pacific Power Group Kent, WA 10 People's Bank Seattle, WA 8 Platypus Marine Port Angeles, WA 5 Stay Cool Naknek, AK 25 Terry Dillman Salem, OR 5 Union Machine Shop Ketchikan, AK 5 Wikan Enterprises, Inc. Petersburg, AK 5 Wrangell Port & Harbors Wrangell, AK 10 TOTAL 158
Trade Show/Special Event Distribution Locations:
Date(s) Attended City, State # of Copies
Christening of F/V Insatiable 07/14/16 Reedsport, OR 50 Refitting Ceremony for F/V Defender 08/01/16 Seattle, WA 100 Fred Wahl 25
th Anniversary 09/01/16 Reedsport, OR 50
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 09/08/16 Seattle, WA 100 Christening of F/V Blue North 09/15/16 Seattle, WA 50 SeaFeast 09/30/16 Bellingham, WA 100 Alaska & Puget Sound Leadership Summit 10/10/16 Anchorage, AK 150 Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 11/03/16 Seattle, WA 100 Pacific Marine Expo 11/17/16 – 11/19/16 Seattle, WA 1,000 North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting 12/06/16 Anchorage, AK 125 Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 02/09/17 Seattle, WA 100 Wild Seafood Exchange 03/01/17 Bellingham, WA 100 Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 03/02/17 Seattle, WA 100 Comfish 03/30/17 Kodiak, AK 200 Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 04/06/17 Seattle, WA 100 Bering Sea Fisheries Conference 04/20/17 Seattle, WA 200 American Albacore Fishing Assoc. General meeting 05/01/17 – 05/02/17 San Diego, CA 65 Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 05/05/17 Seattle, WA 100 Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Forum Meeting 06/01/17 Seattle, WA 100
TOTAL 2,890
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Source for Rotated and Association/Group/Directory Distribution Lists*:
Date(s) Added to File
2016 Alaska Commercial Fishing Permits 12/2016, 11/2016
* Recipients of qualified rotated circulation receive the publication for a minimum of three consecutive months. List sources also include other qualified industry directories, membership, and attendee lists that account for less than 10.0% of publisher’s Association/Group/Directory circulation.
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