Attitudes
Arkansas urban resident fishing site preferences, catch related attitudes and satisfaction
Declines in recreational fishing participation, underrepresentation of non-whites among the angling population, and increased urban immigration and sprawl has prompted the development of urban fishing programs. This study sought to develop profiles of anglers living within urban areas located throughout the state of Arkansas. We separated anglers based on the percentage of their fishing effort that was spent within their city of residence. Anglers that predominately fished urban waters were 34% more likely to be non-white than anglers that fished rural waters exclusively.
Measuring angler attitudes toward catch-related aspects of fishing
Public attitudes to angling 2005
Public attitudes to angling 2010
Angling is a popular activity contributing to the economy of rural areas, and the well-being of society. But how many people in England and Wales are interested in angling? Do teenagers still want to catch real fish ? Over the past decade, annual sales of Environment Agency rod licences for England and Wales have increased by 35 percent, from 1.09 million in 2000/1 to 1.47 million in 2009/10. Does this reflect an increase in the number of anglers or are more anglers buying licences? More importantly, what is the potential to increase the number of anglers and licence sales in the future ?
Youth Fishing in Carolina
This paper was presented at the 56th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies held in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2001 and is included in the Conference Proceedings. The paper summarizes the results of the South Carolina Youth Aquatic Study that assessed youths' attitudes toward, opinions on, knowledge of, and priorities toward South Carolina aquatic resources and recreational fishing.
