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Table 17. Percentage of anglers ranking a reason as first-,
second-, or third-most important for going saltwater private boat fishing
in Massachusetts |
| Reason |
Relative Importancea |
Rank |
Totalb |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| Relaxation |
4.37 |
21.1 |
16.1 |
12.1 |
49.3 |
| Fun of catching fish |
4.23 |
10.2 |
11.1 |
14.4 |
35.7 |
| To be outdoors |
4.20 |
22.8 |
12.3 |
9.5 |
44.6 |
| To be close to water |
4.19 |
7.7 |
9.3 |
10.4 |
27.4 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
4.05 |
12.1 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
40.2 |
| For experience of catch |
4.00 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
16.8 |
| For challenge or sport |
3.74 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
19.9 |
| Get away from demands of others |
3.48 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
7.2 |
13.5 |
| For family recreation |
3.41 |
8.4 |
5.5 |
2.6 |
16.5 |
| To experience new and different things |
3.35 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
| To develop skills |
3.17 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
| To catch a "trophy" fish |
2.80 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
13.4 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
2.59 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
2.54 |
1.4 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
| To test equipment |
2.24 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
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. bPercentage
of anglers for whom the reason was ranked in the top three. |
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