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Motivations of New York and Virginia Marine Boat Anglers and Their Preferences for Potential Fishing Constraints
Author(s) -
Dawson Chad P.,
Wilkins Bruce T.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1981)1<151:monyav>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fishing , catch and release , fishery , recreational fishing , constraint (computer aided design) , trips architecture , fish <actinopterygii> , recreation , limit (mathematics) , geography , ecology , mathematics , biology , engineering , transport engineering , mathematical analysis , geometry
Four potential marine recreational angling constraints were identified as appropriate for use where needed in the Mid‐Atlantic region: (1) limit the catch kept per angler per day, (2) set minimum size limits on catch kept, (3) limit an angler to two fishing rods and lines, and (4) prohibit the sale of fish caught by anglers. More than one‐half of the New York and Virginia marine anglers who fish from boats in the Mid‐Atlantic region and who were interviewed reported they either favored or were neutral to the four constraints considered, assuming some constraint was needed. A minimum size limit was most acceptable; more than 80% of the anglers either favored this constraint or were neutral. Eighty‐three percent of the anglers reported that their rate of participation in fishing would not be affected, regardless of which constraint might be imposed. Anglers were motivated to take their marine fishing trips for a variety of reasons—having fun, change from daily routines, social interaction, enjoying the scenery, and catching fish. Catch‐related motives were important to anglers but they did not rank as most important.