TABLE 2.

Types of decisions informed by ocean condition forecasts that were described by research participants.

Planning	Type of Decision	Scale
Pretrip	When to depart (day)	Time
	Duration of trip (hours to days)	Time
Directly before and during trip	When to cross the bar (hour)	Time
	Where to fish	Space
	How to lay gear—often based on current	Space
	Choosing routes Whether to avoid or “jog” into storms Angle of vessel relative to wave direction Fuel savings based on current and wind Calculating travel time to bar crossing based on current and wind	Space and time
	When to stop fishing	Time
Longer term	Planning the next trip	Time

List is not exhaustive.