In 2001 57% of all anglers fished from a boat at least one day. Out of 34.1 million total Americans 16 years old or older who fished, 19.5 million fished from a boat. Saltwater anglers were more prone to fish from a boat than freshwater anglers, with 69% of all saltwater anglers using a boat while fishing. Great Lakes anglers were not far behind, with 65% of all Great Lakes anglers fishing from a boat. In freshwater fishing, excluding the Great Lakes, 53% of all anglers used a boat. 46% of total fishing days were spent on a boat. This percent is less than the 57% of anglers who used a boat either because people who fish from the shore fish more per capita than people who fish from a boat, or because people who fish from a boat also fish from the shore, or because of both. 61% of saltwater fishing days and 52% of Great Lakes fishing days were from a boat. 43% of freshwater fishing days, excluding the Great Lakes, were from a boat. The trip-related expenditures of boaters who fished were a significant part of total triprelated expenditures by anglers, as one would expect based on the above. $2.6 billion were spent on boating costs, 18% of all trip-related expenditures for angling. 8.3 million anglers spent money on these trip-related boating costs (perhaps these anglers are the principal operators of the boats, and the remaining anglers, 11.2 million, are family members and others along for the ride).
Extent of Boating Information Available in the 2001 Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Monograph 2001-1
2004
5 pages
Report
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