Constraints on Recreational Fishing Participation in Queensland, Australia
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In response to a sharp decline in recreational fishing participation in Queensland, Australia, I sought to identify constraints experienced by fishers in Queensland and understand how demographic variables, fishing participation variables, and fishing motivations influence the amount and type of constraints experienced. In a survey of Queensland recreational fishers, 70% reported experiencing constraints—predominantly lack of time, crowding, unavailability of facilities, and costs associated with fishing. Fishers with higher incomes, fishers with higher centrality of fishing to lifestyle, fishers who placed higher importance on motivations related to catching fish and relaxation, and fishers who were male were more likely to experience constraints. With the exception of gender, variables found to have a significant effect on the presence of constraints also had a significant influence on the types of constraints experienced. Results provide insight into factors affecting recreational fishing participation in Queensland; however, additional research—particularly with recent fishing drop-outs—is needed to fully understand recent declines in fishing participation. Restriciones en la Participación de Actividades de Pesca Recreativa en Queensland, Australia RESUMEN: El presente estudio investigó la disminución en la participación de la actividad de pesca receativa en Queensland, Australia. El objetivo del estudio fue la identificación de las limitaciones confrontadas por los pescadores de Queensland y medir la influencia de las variables demográficas, que afectaban la motivación de la participación en las actividades de pesca. En la encuesta un 70% de los pescadores respondieron que las limitaciones para participar en actividades de pesca recreativa eran predominantemente, falta de tiempo, número reducido de sitios públicos de pesca y costos asociados con la actividad de pesca. Los pescadores recreativos, varones, con entradas económicas mas altas, con un estilo de vida mas centrado en actividades pesqueras o que asociaban la pesca con relajamiento fueron los pescadores mas inclinados a experimentar limitaciones. Con la excepción de género -sexo todas la s variables que se identificadas como factores limitantes para la participación tambien se incluían como elementos significativos de tipo restrictivo para los pescadores. Los resultados de este estudio proveen información en el tipo de factores que afectan la falta de participación en las actividades de pesca recreacional en Queensland. Siembargo se necesita investigación adicional para comprender la disminución en la actividad pesquera. FEATURE: HUMAN DIMENSIONS Stephen G. Sutton Sutton is a senior research fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. He can be contacted at [email protected].
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