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Table 30. Relative agreementa by partyboat
anglers with various statements on the reasons for not fishing from partyboats
in Massachusetts more often, according to specialization level |
| Statement |
Specialization Level |
Overall |
|
Least |
Moderately |
Very |
Most |
|
Resource-Related Reasons |
| I can't catch enough keepers to take home |
2.90 |
2.60 |
2.48 |
2.84 |
2.62 |
| I can't catch enough fish to suit me |
2.83 |
2.58 |
2.65 |
2.45 |
2.61 |
| I believe an increase in my fishing activity would be bad
for the resource |
2.45 |
2.36 |
2.26 |
2.07 |
2.36 |
| Fishing regulations are too restrictive |
2.65 |
2.28 |
2.34 |
2.55 |
2.33 |
| I am afraid to eat the fish I catch because of pollutants
and contamination |
2.41 |
2.29 |
2.02 |
1.79 |
2.24 |
|
Partyboat-Related Reasons |
| Partyboats are too crowded |
3.31 |
3.32 |
3.13 |
3.28 |
3.27 |
| Partyboat costs are too high |
3.43 |
3.07 |
3.02 |
2.91 |
3.11 |
| Too far a drive to get to partyboat sites |
3.29 |
2.86 |
2.79 |
2.81 |
2.88 |
| Partyboats don't target the types of fish I prefer to catch |
2.70 |
2.40 |
2.23 |
2.04 |
2.41 |
|
Other Reasons |
| I have too many other demands on my time |
3.56 |
3.36 |
3.27 |
2.82 |
3.36 |
| Other leisure activities take up my time |
3.93 |
3.22 |
3.04 |
2.49 |
3.30 |
| It is difficult to find others to fish with me |
2.88 |
2.47 |
2.42 |
2.28 |
2.49 |
aMean score based on five-point scale: 1 =
strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly
agree. |