2008
Fishing in the neighborhood: Understanding motivations and constraints for angling among Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota Metro residents
Date:
2008
Journal:
American Fisheries Society Symposium
Fishing license sales are stagnant in Minnesota and declining in many states. It is important to understand what motivates and constrains people’s fishing participation. In 2005, we mailed surveys to 900 male and 900 female residents of the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) metropolitan area to determine attitudes and beliefs about outdoor recreation and fishing. Based on survey responses from 39.3% of the sample, we examined factors that motivate and constrain fishing among urban and suburban residents.
Global Challenges In Recreational Fisheries
Date:
2008
The Angling Whole of Sport Plan 2009-2013
Date:
2008
This Angling Whole Sport Plan reflects the contribution which angling can make to Sport England’s new strategy in all three key areas of Grow, Sustain and Excel. Participation in the sport is particularly well-researched and monitored through a statutory licensing system applied by the Environment Agency in addition to market research undertaken by the Agency and Sport England. The Angling Whole Sport Plan (WSP) is based largely on information made available to us from these sources.
The paradox of public participation in fisheries governance. The rising number of actors and the devolution process
Date:
2008
Journal:
Marine Policy, 32(3), 319-325
During the process by which the number of actors was increased manifold as a result of the development of civil society, the fisher community has lost prominence and importance, fading into the wide spectrum of interests with which it is competing to make its voice heard in decision-making bodies and in the media. This results in what could be termed the participation paradox—the greater the number of actors, the smaller the role each plays, and the lesser the importance of traditional sectors.
Untangling the Line: Constraints to Fishing Participation in Communities of Color
Date:
2008
Journal:
American Fisheries Society Symposium 67, 2008, 1-15
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
In urban environments, participation in angling and other outdoor recreation activities has been declining. A range of factors including an aging populace, immigration, and busy lifestyles, may contribute to decreased angling participation in these urban centers. During the last 30 years the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) metropolitan area has had growing populations of African Americans, Asians, Chicano/Latinos, and individuals from other communities of color. It is important to understand how changing demographics may affect urban angling participation.
