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Table 27. Relative agreementa by saltwater shore 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 |
N/Ab |
3.61 |
3.72 |
3.53 |
| A fishing trip can be a success even if no fish are caught |
N/A |
3.92 |
3.95 |
4.23 |
| I usually eat the fish I catch |
N/A |
3.22 |
2.92 |
2.91 |
| A successful trip is one in which many fish are caught |
N/A |
2.90 |
3.13 |
3.17 |
| I would rather catch one or two big fish than 10 smaller fish |
N/A |
3.40 |
3.59 |
3.99 |
| When I go fishing, I'm just as happy if I don't catch a fish |
N/A |
3.00 |
3.19 |
3.36 |
| It doesn't matter to me what type of fish I catch |
N/A |
3.19 |
3.09 |
2.75 |
| The bigger the fish, the better the fishing trip |
N/A |
3.30 |
3.32 |
3.41 |
| I'm just as happy if I don't keep the fish I catch |
N/A |
3.91 |
4.11 |
3.59 |
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly
agree.
bN/A = not available, due to sample size being too small for specialization
group. |