Table 9. Average years of experience saltwater shore fishing,
average number of days saltwater shore fishing during previous 12-mo
period, and basic demographics of shore anglers (age, gender, and residence),
according to specialization level
Attribute/Demographic
Specialization Level
All
Least
Moderate
Very
Most
Average number of years since started saltwater shore fishing
N/Aa
23.1
21.4
28.7
22.7
Average number of days saltwater shore fishing in Massachusetts
during past 12 mo
N/A
4.7
12.2
15.1
8.3
Average age (yr)
N/A
46.9
45.9
45.7
46.2
Gender (%)
Male
N/A
96
99
100
97
Female
N/A
4
1
0
3
Residence (%)
Massachusetts
N/A
57
65
44
59
Out-of-state
N/A
43
35
56
41
aN/A = not available, due to sample size being
too small for specialization group.