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Table 20. Extent to which saltwater private boat anglers
agreed or disagreed with various catch/retention statements |
| Statement |
Agreement Level (% of anglers) |
Relative Agreementa |
| Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| The more fish I catch, the happier I am |
3.8 |
11.4 |
27.4 |
47.1 |
10.4 |
3.49 |
| A fishing trip can be a success even if no fish are caught |
0.6 |
8.6 |
15.3 |
57.7 |
17.9 |
3.84 |
| I usually eat the fish I catch |
17.0 |
21.9 |
13.5 |
28.8 |
18.8 |
3.11 |
| A successful trip is one in which many fish are
caught |
6.6 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
30.2 |
5.0 |
2.98 |
| I would rather catch one or two big fish than 10 smaller fish |
2.4 |
22.1 |
26.7 |
31.7 |
17.2 |
3.39 |
| When I go fishing, I'm just as happy if I don't catch a fish |
6.0 |
37.6 |
31.0 |
19.8 |
5.6 |
2.81 |
| It doesn't matter to me what type of fish I catch |
4.4 |
38.4 |
21.3 |
33.1 |
2.9 |
2.92 |
| The bigger the fish, the better the fishing trip |
2.4 |
27.6 |
22.0 |
40.2 |
7.9 |
3.24 |
| I'm just as happy if I don't keep the fish I catch |
5.8 |
14.1 |
18.0 |
40.8 |
21.4 |
3.58 |
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly
agree. |