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Table 15. Relative agreementa by partyboat anglers with various catch/retention statements, according to specialization level

Statement Specialization Level
Least Moderately Very Most
The more fish I catch, the happier I am 3.60 3.60 3.68 3.85
A fishing trip can be a success even if no fish are caught 3.03 3.28 3.53 3.42
I usually eat the fish I catch 2.98 3.68 3.75 4.40
A successful trip is one in which many fish are caught 3.35 3.44 3.16 3.75
I would rather catch one or two big fish than 10 smaller fish 3.25 3.46 3.81 3.71
When I go fishing, I'm just as happy if I don't catch a fish 2.37 2.50 2.65 2.98
It doesn't matter to me what type of fish I catch 3.80 3.29 3.08 3.33
The bigger the fish, the better the fishing trip 3.32 3.48 3.36 3.48
I'm just as happy if I don't keep the fish I catch 3.32 3.19 3.25 2.90

aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree.

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