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Recreational
Canada
2000 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada
Comparison the 1995 and 2000 Survey Results for Selected Variables.
Characteristic |
1995 SURVEY RESULTS |
2000 SURVEY RESULTS |
Residents |
Nonresident
Canadian |
Nonresident
Non-Canadian |
Total |
Residents |
Nonresident
Canadian |
Nonresident
Non-Canadian |
Total |
Active Anglers |
3,285,840 |
185,540 |
749,260 |
4,220,640 |
2,688,139 |
173,919 |
774,006 |
3,636,065 |
Days Fished |
48,836,489 |
1,410,597 |
5,260,093 |
55,507,179 |
41,155,673 |
1,275,239 |
5,454,771 |
47,885,683 |
average per angler |
14.9 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
13.2 |
15.3 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
13.2 |
Fish Caught |
195,883,086 |
5,737,725 |
52,715,206 |
254,336,017 |
167,973,042 |
5,781,469 |
59,010,797 |
232,765,309 |
average per angler |
59.6 |
30.9 |
70.4 |
60.3 |
62.5 |
33.2 |
76.2 |
64.0 |
Fish Retained |
97,715,012 |
1,702,530 |
14,012,651 |
113,430,193 |
71,047,320 |
1,263,171 |
12,315,636 |
84,626,127 |
average per angler |
29.7 |
9.2 |
18.7 |
26.9 |
26.4 |
7.3 |
15.9 |
23.3 |
Percentage Released |
50.1 |
70.3 |
73.4 |
55.4 |
57.7 |
78.2 |
79.1 |
63.6 |
Investments |
|
Fishing Equipment |
248,784,695 |
4,337,515 |
6,500,673 |
259,622,884 |
184,065,353 |
4,888,301 |
8,484,218 |
197,437,872 |
Boating Equipment |
1,016,144,574 |
15,108,117 |
10,296,425 |
1,041,549,117 |
906,431,192 |
23,604,395 |
39,600,813 |
969,636,399 |
Camping Equipment |
431,175,923 |
3,763,008 |
2,689,433 |
437,628,363 |
446,329,680 |
5,709,014 |
1,343,629 |
453,382,323 |
Special Vehicles |
1,848,544,322 |
4,890,644 |
3,020,001 |
1,856,454,967 |
1,725,758,988 |
15,842,211 |
3,004,257 |
1,744,605,456 |
Land-Buildings |
1,043,946,420 |
64,947,952 |
38,433,614 |
1,147,327,986 |
634,960,759 |
77,770,626 |
122,922,669 |
835,654,054 |
Other |
114,319,295 |
1,645,285 |
3,535,001 |
119,499,580 |
89,015,128 |
1,725,643 |
4,435,071 |
95,175,841 |
Total |
4,702,915,229 |
94,692,521 |
64,475,147 |
4,862,082,897 |
3,986,561,099 |
129,540,190 |
179,790,656 |
4,295,891,945 |
average per angler |
1,431.27 |
509.57 |
86.08 |
1,151.98 |
1,483.02 |
744.83 |
232.29 |
1,181.47 |
Amount for Fishing |
2,271,521,926 |
42,502,734 |
46,870,683 |
2,360,895,343 |
2,094,632,342 |
57,745,682 |
131,452,246 |
2,283,830,271 |
average per angler |
691.31 |
228.72 |
62.58 |
559.37 |
779.21 |
332.03 |
169.83 |
628.11 |
Direct Expenditures |
|
Food and Lodging |
591,355,168 |
43,494,958 |
226,386,736 |
861,236,862 |
486,197,223 |
47,053,794 |
270,758,686 |
804,009,703 |
Transportation |
695,348,968 |
35,688,538 |
107,520,378 |
838,557,884 |
575,378,038 |
36,606,364 |
120,436,536 |
732,420,939 |
Fishing Services |
127,080,678 |
9,177,966 |
51,400,294 |
187,658,938 |
114,155,479 |
13,127,554 |
66,329,577 |
193,612,611 |
Fishing Supplies |
164,161,883 |
6,284,340 |
23,122,652 |
193,568,875 |
134,833,213 |
5,593,775 |
28,050,158 |
168,477,145 |
Packages |
155,585,132 |
27,940,868 |
242,035,596 |
425,561,596 |
116,606,418 |
35,231,935 |
342,210,908 |
494,049,261 |
Other |
18,889,866 |
1,083,326 |
5,195,749 |
25,168,941 |
5,055,325 |
526,116 |
2,189,248 |
7,770,690 |
Total |
1,752,421,695 |
123,669,996 |
655,661,405 |
2,531,753,096 |
1,432,225,696 |
138,139,539 |
829,975,113 |
2,400,340,348 |
average per angler |
533.33 |
665.51 |
875.42 |
599.85 |
532.79 |
794.28 |
1,072.31 |
660.15 |
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