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Table 16. Relative importance placed on various reasons
for going saltwater private boat fishing in Massachusetts |
| Reason |
Importance Level (% of anglers) |
Relative Importancea |
| Not At All |
Slightly |
Moderately |
Very |
Extremely |
| Relaxation |
1.0 |
1.6 |
6.9 |
40.6 |
49.9 |
4.37 |
| Fun of catching fish |
0.7 |
2.4 |
13.5 |
39.9 |
43.5 |
4.23 |
| To be outdoors |
0.3 |
2.8 |
11.2 |
48.4 |
37.4 |
4.20 |
| To be close to water |
2.6 |
1.8 |
11.1 |
43.3 |
41.2 |
4.19 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
1.4 |
3.7 |
16.5 |
45.4 |
33.1 |
4.05 |
| For experience of catch |
1.8 |
5.3 |
18.5 |
40.2 |
34.1 |
4.00 |
| For challenge or sport |
4.9 |
7.3 |
24.6 |
34.9 |
28.3 |
3.74 |
| Get away from demands of others |
13.1 |
9.4 |
19.4 |
32.7 |
25.6 |
3.48 |
| For family recreation |
9.3 |
8.2 |
30.1 |
37.6 |
14.9 |
3.41 |
| To experience new and different things |
8.2 |
11.6 |
32.7 |
31.8 |
15.7 |
3.35 |
| To develop skills |
12.0 |
15.5 |
30.7 |
27.4 |
14.4 |
3.17 |
| To catch a "trophy" fish |
26.0 |
15.6 |
25.6 |
18.2 |
14.5 |
2.80 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
27.3 |
24.2 |
22.1 |
15.4 |
11.2 |
2.59 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
30.8 |
18.9 |
25.9 |
14.8 |
9.6 |
2.54 |
| To test equipment |
28.8 |
32.8 |
28.2 |
6.4 |
3.8 |
2.24 |
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. |