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Participation of Nonlicensed Anglers in Recreational Fisheries, Erie County, New York
Author(s) -
Dunning Dennis J.,
Hadley Wayne F.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1978)107<678:ponair>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fishing , fishery , recreational fishing , license , geography , population , recreation , demography , ecology , biology , political science , sociology , law
Approximately two‐thirds of the angling population of Erie County, New York was comprised of nonlicensed anglers. Anglers 9 to 15 yr of age, below the age minimum for license purchase, made up approximately 42% of the angling population and over 55% of the total days fished by Erie County anglers. Illegal nonlicensed anglers made up approximately 25% of the angling population. These figures suggest that fishery management policy‐making based solely on license holders may exclude from consideration a substantial portion of the angling population of an area.