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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.

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