Project Reports

This page provides access to the reports and presentations produced by the Social and Community Benefits of Angling project. Here you can access:

Final report of the Angling Research project.

Fishing for Answers: the Final Report for the Social and Community Benefits of Angling Project summarises the key findings from three years of research. It explores angling's positive contribution to six distinct sectors: sports participation; health and well-being; the natural environment; community development; tourism and rural communities; and young people.

Reports and practitioner guides including:

Guide for Local Authorities on the role of angling for maximising the benefits of local waters in line with the Localism Agenda and public health priorities.
The third report in the 'In Their Own Words: Young People and Angling' series, on the benefits of angling based youth intervention programmes.

Working papers and practitioner documents covering:

Four participation 'Theme Papers' on the social aspects of angling, health and wellbeing, physical activity, and the environment.
Young people 'In Their Own Words' report series on wellbeing, and the benefits of and barriers to engagement in angling.
Two Angling in Assynt reports covering the Assynt Anglers Survey and Assynt Visitors Survey.
National Fishing Month report 2010

Extensive first year reports outlining some of the main findings to emerge in the research. Includes:

Summary interim report
Participation report including results from the adults anglers survey
Young People report including the development of a typology of engagement approaches
Angling in Assynt report including description of innovative methodological approaches
Young person's version (summarising key findings across 3 pages)

Slide presentations PDFs from our dissemination events including

Resources Angling Research