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Table 23. Percentage of anglers ranking a reason as first-,
second-, or third-most important for going saltwater shore fishing in
Massachusetts |
| Reason |
Relative Importancea
|
Rank |
Totalb |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| Relaxation |
4.22 |
21.8 |
16.9 |
10.5 |
49.2 |
| Fun of catching fish |
4.09 |
6.3 |
20.7 |
18.6 |
45.6 |
| To be outdoors |
4.09 |
19.3 |
9.6 |
16.9 |
45.8 |
| To be close to water |
3.93 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
20.1 |
| For experience of catch |
3.80 |
6.2 |
13.4 |
4.4 |
24.0 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
3.77 |
15.4 |
10.6 |
7.7 |
33.7 |
| For challenge or sport |
3.69 |
10.3 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
17.6 |
| Get away from demands of others |
3.25 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
12.2 |
| For family recreation |
3.19 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
4.2 |
18.8 |
| To develop skills |
3.13 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
| To experience new and different things |
3.08 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
| To catch a "trophy" fish |
2.52 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
2.38 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
| To test equipment |
2.15 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
2.14 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
| |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
not at all important, 2 = slightly important, 3 = moderately important,
4 = very important, and 5 = extremely important. bPercentage
of anglers for whom the reason was ranked in the top three. |
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