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Table 36. Extent to which saltwater shore anglers agreed
or disagreed with various statements on the reasons for not participating
in saltwater shore fishing in Massachusetts more often |
| Statement |
Agreement Level (% of anglers) |
Agreementa |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
|
Resource-Related Reasons |
| I can't catch enough keepers to take home |
25.8 |
34.1 |
19.9 |
16.1 |
4.1 |
2.39 |
| I am afraid to eat the fish I catch because of pollutants
and contamination |
26.6 |
34.6 |
26.0 |
11.3 |
1.5 |
2.27 |
| I can't catch enough fish to suit me |
23.7 |
44.7 |
18.3 |
11.1 |
2.2 |
2.24 |
| Fishing regulations are too restrictive |
21.4 |
50.2 |
24.0 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
2.12 |
| I believe an increase in my fishing activity would be bad
for the resource |
28.1 |
51.4 |
15.4 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
1.99 |
|
Shore-Fishing-Related Reasons |
| Shore fishing sites too crowded |
7.2 |
39.7 |
31.3 |
18.1 |
3.7 |
2.71 |
| Too far a drive to get to shore fishing sites |
17.6 |
40.1 |
18.0 |
20.9 |
3.5 |
2.52 |
| When fishing from shore, I can't catch the types of fish I
prefer to catch |
13.9 |
44.2 |
28.5 |
10.9 |
2.5 |
2.44 |
| Costs associated with saltwater shore fishing are too high |
18.1 |
44.3 |
29.9 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
2.27 |
|
Other Reasons |
| I have too many other demands on my time |
4.6 |
19.1 |
22.2 |
38.8 |
15.4 |
3.41 |
| Other leisure activities take up my time |
8.0 |
26.8 |
24.8 |
33.6 |
7.0 |
3.05 |
| It is difficult to find others to fish with me |
16.9 |
51.0 |
19.7 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
2.29 |
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly
agree. |
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