2000 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada
Comparison of 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 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 7 | 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 |
| 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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