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Table 19. Percentage of anglers ranking a reason as one
of their top three reasons for going saltwater private boat fishing in
Massachusetts, according to specialization level |
| Reason |
Specialization Level |
| Least |
Moderately |
Very |
Most |
| Relaxation |
N/Aa |
63.2 |
42.7 |
38.4 |
| Fun of catching fish |
N/A |
43.7 |
31.2 |
34.2 |
| To be outdoors |
N/A |
37.6 |
50.9 |
40.2 |
| To be close to water |
N/A |
30.8 |
21.7 |
35.1 |
| For experience of catch |
N/A |
12.0 |
19.6 |
20.8 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
N/A |
43.3 |
35.0 |
45.0 |
| For challenge or sport |
N/A |
25.2 |
16.2 |
19.5 |
| Get away from demands of others |
N/A |
9.8 |
16.5 |
14.6 |
| To develop skills |
N/A |
1.9 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
| To experience new and different things |
N/A |
4.4 |
8.1 |
6.4 |
| For family recreation |
N/A |
12.8 |
19.7 |
14.3 |
| To catch a "trophy" fish |
N/A |
8.5 |
18.4 |
11.2 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
N/A |
1.2 |
0.7 |
7.6 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
N/A |
5.9 |
13.3 |
8.3 |
| To test equipment |
N/A |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
aN/A = not available, due to sample size being
too small for specialization group. |