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Table 25. Percentage of anglers ranking a reason as one
of their top three reasons for going saltwater shore fishing in Massachusetts,
according to specialization level |
| Reason |
Specialization Level |
| Least |
Moderately |
Very |
Most |
| Relaxation |
N/Aa |
49.6 |
49.5 |
57.7 |
| Fun of catching fish |
N/A |
51.9 |
42.9 |
27.3 |
| To be outdoors |
N/A |
41.3 |
56.7 |
31.7 |
| For experience of catch |
N/A |
22.9 |
28.7 |
16.1 |
| To be close to water |
N/A |
24.2 |
8.5 |
38.1 |
| For challenge or sport |
N/A |
15.9 |
15.6 |
28.9 |
| Share experiences with friends, family, others |
N/A |
26.3 |
38.0 |
29.5 |
| Get away from demands of others |
N/A |
12.4 |
13.9 |
12.6 |
| To develop skills |
N/A |
1.1 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
| To experience new and different things |
N/A |
10.5 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
| For family recreation |
N/A |
19.9 |
10.3 |
17.3 |
| To catch a "trophy" fish |
N/A |
6.0 |
8.6 |
27.0 |
| To catch fish to share with other people |
N/A |
9.1 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
| To test equipment |
N/A |
1.4 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
| To obtain fish to eat |
N/A |
7.6 |
7.0 |
5.6 |
aN/A = not available, due to sample size being
too small for specialization group. |