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Table 28. Extent to which partyboat anglers agreed or
disagreed with various statements on the reasons for not fishing from
partyboats in Massachusetts more often |
| Statement |
Agreement Level (% of anglers) |
Relative
Agreementa |
| Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
|
Resource-Related Reasons |
| I can't catch enough keepers to take home |
11.9 |
39.6 |
28.1 |
15.5 |
4.9 |
2.62 |
| I can't catch enough fish to suit me |
11.5 |
40.3 |
27.7 |
16.2 |
4.3 |
2.61 |
| I believe an increase in my fishing activity would be bad
for the resource |
16.9 |
41.6 |
31.4 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
2.36 |
| Fishing regulations are too restrictive |
15.9 |
42.9 |
34.3 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
2.33 |
| I am afraid to eat the fish I catch because of pollutants/contamination |
18.5 |
50.1 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
2.24 |
|
Partyboat-Related Reasons |
| Partyboats are too crowded |
3.1 |
22.9 |
30.6 |
30.7 |
12.8 |
3.27 |
| Partyboat costs are too high |
2.8 |
22.7 |
41.2 |
27.9 |
5.5 |
3.11 |
| Too far a drive to get to partyboat sites |
8.9 |
35.5 |
23.3 |
23.1 |
9.2 |
2.88 |
| Partyboats don't target the types of fish I prefer to catch |
12.2 |
46.7 |
31.7 |
6.8 |
2.5 |
2.41 |
|
Other Reasons |
| I have too many other demands on my time |
5.5 |
19.5 |
22.1 |
39.5 |
13.4 |
3.36 |
| Other leisure activities take up my time |
5.3 |
17.8 |
26.7 |
42.5 |
7.8 |
3.30 |
| It is difficult to find others to fish with me |
11.5 |
46.7 |
24.2 |
16.1 |
1.5 |
2.49 |
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly
agree. |