I really enjoy spending time fishing with friends social My family relationships improve because I have fishing as an outlet Measures the skills and knowledge Skills and 11 Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements Proposed question associated with fishing activity, knowledge about recreational fishing: drawing on Brown et including water safety, boating al. (2012) I have gained useful skills from fishing safety, nature based knowledge (for I have in interest in learning about the marine environment kids) and personal development. I get a sense of achievement from fishing Learning to fish is associated with it is important to teach my children to fish social and family networks, with me/my family have learnt about water/boat safety through fishing fishing skills, techniques and it is important to pass on skills and knowledge information being passed to young it is important that my family/children learn about the natural (marine) people from parents, grandparents, environment friends or extended family (Brown et al. 2012). This data can help inform understanding of the broader factors that help to contribute to learning and skill development in recreational fishing. Can inform understanding of Environmental Threats 12 To what degree are the following, threats to recreational fishing? Proposed question threats or issues that recreational attitudes & based on Sutton pollution fishers believe are important or awareness (2006) over fishing by recreational fishers that potentially impact on over fishing by commercial fishers recreational fishing. destruction of habitat by development invasive species climate change impacts (e.g. warming waters, ocean acidification and sea level rise closing areas to fishing other (Measured on a scale: No threat/Minor threat/ Major threat/Don’t know) Table Proposed demographic questions for future national recreational fishing surveys Sub-theme Survey questions Delivery 1 What was (your) age last birthday? a (years) Question asked in Diary Screening Survey Demographics 2 Is the person male or female? a, b Question asked in Diary Screening Survey 3 What is the person’s occupation? b (open ended) New question
social I really enjoy spending time fishing with friends My family relationships improve because I have fishing as an outlet Skills and knowledge 11 Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about recreational fishing: I have gained useful skills from fishing I have in interest in learning about the marine environment I get a sense of achievement from fishing it is important to teach my children to fish me/my family have learnt about water/boat safety through fishing it is important to pass on skills and knowledge it is important that my family/children learn about the natural (marine) environment Measures the skills and knowledge associated with fishing activity, including water safety, boating safety, nature based knowledge (for kids) and personal development. Learning to fish is associated with social and family networks, with fishing skills, techniques and information being passed to young people from parents, grandparents, friends or extended family (Brown et al. 2012). This data can help inform understanding of the broader factors that help to contribute to learning and skill development in recreational fishing. Proposed question drawing on Brown et al. (2012) Environmental attitudes & awareness Threats 12 To what degree are the following, threats to recreational fishing? pollution over fishing by recreational fishers over fishing by commercial fishers destruction of habitat by development invasive species climate change impacts (e.g. warming waters, ocean acidification and sea level rise closing areas to fishing other (Measured on a scale: No threat/Minor threat/ Major threat/Don’t know) Can inform understanding of threats or issues that recreational fishers believe are important or that potentially impact on recreational fishing. Proposed question based on Sutton (2006) Table Proposed demographic questions for future national recreational fishing surveys Sub-theme Survey questions Delivery Demographics 1 What was (your) age last birthday? a (years) Question asked in Diary Screening Survey 2 Is the person male or female? a, b Question asked in Diary Screening Survey 3 What is the person’s occupation? b (open ended) New question
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