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Table 22. Relative importance placed on various reasons
for going saltwater shore fishing in Massachusetts |
| Reason |
Importance Level (% of anglers) |
Relative Importancea |
| Not At All |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Very |
Extremely |
| Relaxation |
0.7 |
2.7 |
17.1 |
33.5 |
46.1 |
4.22 |
| Fun of catching fish |
3.4 |
3.4 |
14.2 |
38.8 |
40.3 |
4.09 |
| To be outdoors |
1.0 |
2.4 |
16.7 |
46.4 |
33.6 |
4.09 |
| To be close to water |
3.7 |
1.5 |
27.5 |
32.5 |
34.8 |
3.93 |
| For experience of catch |
8.6 |
4.9 |
22.3 |
25.9 |
38.3 |
3.80 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
7.5 |
5.5 |
21.4 |
34.0 |
31.6 |
3.77 |
| For challenge or sport |
8.0 |
7.0 |
25.0 |
27.5 |
32.4 |
3.69 |
| Get away from demands of others |
20.1 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
21.5 |
28.9 |
3.25 |
| For family recreation |
14.6 |
16.3 |
21.9 |
30.4 |
16.8 |
3.19 |
| To develop skills |
12.4 |
15.0 |
34.3 |
23.9 |
14.4 |
3.13 |
| To experience new and different things |
11.9 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
24.7 |
15.33 |
3.08 |
| To catch a "trophy" fish |
30.9 |
16.3 |
34.2 |
7.0 |
11.6 |
2.52 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
37.1 |
21.0 |
18.7 |
13.9 |
9.4 |
2.38 |
| To test equipment |
32.5 |
34.1 |
23.2 |
6.8 |
3.4 |
2.15 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
43.3 |
23.8 |
17.1 |
6.5 |
9.3 |
2.14 |
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. |