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4a). For which species do you prefer to fish in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Preferred Species	Resident	Non-resident Canadian	Non-resident Other	Total
Brook trout	37,626	2,039	385	40,049
Sea trout	9,171	311	62	9,545
Rainbow trout	5,167	365	112	5,643
Brown trout	10,286	491	28	10,804
Lake trout	6,027	338	29	6,395
Atlantic salmon	15,329	1,602	356	17,286
Landlocked salmon	4,178	274	42	4,494
Northern pike	1,290	90	61	1,440
Arctic char	1,934	102	39	2,075
Smelt	4,937	20	28	4,985
Cod	44,110	385	75	44,571
Mackerel	8,608	160	-	8,768
Tomcod	1,615	63	-	1,678
Cunners	379	63	9	451
Other species	1,696	70	9	1,776
Total	69,110	3,574	739	73,423

4b). How many days did you fish for your preferred species?
	Brook trout	Sea trout	Rainbow trout	Brown trout	Lake trout	Atlantic salmon	Landlocked salmon	Northern pike
Resident	348,814	73,389	29,078	72,020	44,153	145,763	37,348	10,786
Non-resident Canadian	8,588	1,050	1,038	1,675	1,465	7,626	961	276
Non-resident Other	2,379	243	324	9	62	1,819	95	157
Total	359,781	74,682	30,440	73,704	45,680	155,208	38,404	11,218

4b). Days Fished for Preferred Species in Newfoundland and Labrador
	Arctic char	Smelt	Cod	Mackerel	Tomcod	Cunners	Other species
Resident	5,183	16,739	350,369	34,692	14,900	1,633	4,422
Non-resident Canadian	126	33	1,395	935	210	298	266
Non-resident Other	169	84	292	-	-	9	140
Total	5,478	16,856	352,056	35,627	15,110	1,940	4,828

5. Do you feel brook trout stocks in the province are:
	No response	Increasing	Remaining steady	Decreasing	No opinion	Total
Resident	2,170	2,654	24,472	19,723	22,364	71,383
Non-resident Canadian	137	75	654	610	2,178	3,654
Non-resident Other	40	9	143	79	529	800
Total	2,347	2,738	25,269	20,412	25,071	75,837

6. Would you support size-based retention regulations to protect breeding brook trout stocks?
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	2,717	42,445	9,857	16,363	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	134	2,186	375	960	3,655
Other non-resident	40	413	54	292	799
Total	2,891	45,044	10,286	17,615	75,836

7a). Do you frequently catch the bag limits?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	5,192	18,094	48,096	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	272	595	2,787	3,654
Non-resident Other	67	129	603	799
Total	5,531	18,818	51,486	75,835

7b). Do you think there should be separate daily bag limits for brook trout, brown trout and landlocked salmon?
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	2,665	30,447	17,105	21,166	71,383
Non-resident Canadian	150	1,712	510	1,283	3,655
Non-resident Other	48	312	91	348	799
Total	2,863	32,471	17,706	22,797	75,837

7c). What should the bag limit be for brook trout?
	No response	1 to 3 fish	4 to 6 fish	7 to 12 fish	Total
Resident	1,494	2,226	10,159	16,569	30,448
Non-resident Canadian	55	299	758	600	1,712
Non-resident Other	18	131	119	45	313
Total	1,567	2,656	11,036	17,214	32,473

7c). What should the bag limit be for brown trout?
	No response	1 to 3 fish	4 to 6 fish	7 to 12 fish	Total
Resident	8,172	4,740	8,337	9,198	30,447
Non-resident Canadian	326	573	657	156	1,712
Non-resident Other	83	100	125	4	312
Total	8,581	5,413	9,119	9,358	32,471

7c). What should the bag limit be for landlocked salmon?
	No response	1 to 3 fish	4 to 6 fish	7 to 12 fish	Total
Resident	7,548	9,473	9,169	4,257	30,447
Non-resident Canadian	320	916	378	98	1,712
Non-resident Other	83	174	55	-	312
Total	7,951	10,563	9,602	4,355	32,471

8a). Did you fish for brook trout in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	2,244	39,638	29,500	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	193	1,923	1,538	3,654
Non-resident Other	25	393	381	799
Total	2,462	41,954	31,419	75,835

8b). What was the average number of brook trout you caught per day during Ice fishing trips?
	None	1 to 3	4 to 6	7 to 9	10 to 12	> 12	Total
Resident	22,023	4,413	5,015	3,797	3,478	913	39,639
Non-resident Canadian	1,841	28	22	-	20	12	1,923
Non-resident Other	374	9	9	-	-	-	392
Total	24,238	4,450	5,046	3,797	3,498	925	41,954

8b). What was the average number of brook trout you kept per day during Ice fishing trips?
	None	1 to 3	4 to 6	7 to 9	10 to 12	Total
Resident	22,217	5,087	7,289	1,560	3,485	39,638
Non-resident Canadian	1,841	50	17	15	-	1,923
Non-resident Other	384	9	-	-	-	393
Total	24,442	5,146	7,306	1,575	3,485	41,954

8b). What was the average number of brook trout you caught per day during other trips?
	None	1 to 3	4 to 6	7 to 9	10 to 12	> 12	Total
Resident	9,613	8,404	9,727	3,593	5,049	3,253	39,639
Non-resident Canadian	390	573	409	111	192	250	1,925
Non-resident Other	79	149	66	37	18	43	392
Total	10,082	9,126	10,202	3,741	5,259	3,546	41,956

8b). What was the average number of brook trout you kept per day during other trips?
	None	1 to 3	4 to 6	7 to 9	10 to 12	Total
Resident	12,792	9,955	9,307	3,631	3,955	39,640
Non-resident Canadian	840	662	317	26	77	1,922
Non-resident Other	250	89	34	18	-	391
Total	13,882	10,706	9,658	3,675	4,032	41,953

9. Do you think the current level of enforcement is adequate for:

Level of enforcement - Atlantic salmon
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	3,203	33,373	15,593	19,214	71,383
Non-resident Canadian	256	1,588	527	1,284	3,655
Non-resident Other	112	263	61	364	800
Total	3,571	35,224	16,181	20,862	75,838

Level of enforcement - Brook trout
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	3,880	32,231	16,214	19,058	71,383
Non-resident Canadian	339	1,335	527	1,455	3,656
Non-resident Other	96	267	40	397	800
Total	4,315	33,833	16,781	20,910	75,839

10. Do you think the current level of management is adequate for Atlantic Salmon?

Management adequate - Atlantic salmon
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	4,390	31,671	13,994	21,326	71,381
Non-resident Canadian	294	1,514	480	1,367	3,655
Non-resident Other	112	236	65	387	800
Total	4,796	33,421	14,539	23,080	75,836

Management adequate - Brook trout
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	5,214	28,976	16,100	21,092	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	427	1,132	531	1,565	3,655
Non-resident Other	87	250	59	404	800
Total	5,728	30,358	16,690	23,061	75,837

11a). Do you think sea trout (sea-run brook or speckled trout; sea-run brown trout) should be managed separately from their freshwater counterparts?
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	2,190	24,379	22,910	21,904	71,383
Non-resident Canadian	153	1,194	994	1,314	3,655
Non-resident Other	27	197	86	490	800
Total	2,370	25,770	23,990	23,708	75,838

11b). Should there be a season in tidal waters?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	1,057	15,999	7,323	24,379
Non-resident Canadian	73	747	374	1,194
Non-resident Other	17	128	52	197
Total	1,147	16,874	7,749	25,770

11c). Should there be a separate bag limit for sea trout
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	300	21,198	2,881	24,379
Non-resident Canadian	40	977	177	1,194
Non-resident Other	-	187	9	196
Total	340	22,362	3,067	25,769

12. Which agency do you think should be responsible for the management of trout fisheries in Newfoundland and Labrador?
	No response	DEC	DFO	Total
Resident	525	55,990	14,867	70,857
Non-resident Canadian	180	2,704	770	3,474
Non-resident Other	168	511	121	632
Total	873	59,205	15,758	74,963

13. Do you agree with mandatory catch-and-release fishing as a management tool for Atlantic salmon?
	No response	Yes	No	No opinion	Total
Resident	2,014	26,000	30,716	12,652	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	81	2,129	829	616	3,655
Non-resident Other	28	460	103	208	799
Total	2,123	28,589	31,648	13,476	75,836

14. How would you rate your recreational fishing experience in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010?
	No response	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor	Total
Resident	1,984	12,861	19,406	23,654	9,671	3,806	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	102	1,050	1,030	772	391	309	3,654
Non-resident Other	47	218	176	210	96	52	799
Total	2,133	14,129	20,612	24,636	10,158	4,167	75,835

15a). Did you fish in more than one body of water in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010?
	Yes	No	Total
Resident	35,127	36,255	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	1,705	1,949	3,654
Non-resident Other	365	434	799
Total	37,197	38,638	75,835

15b). Each time you moved between two water bodies did you wash/clean your boating equipment?
	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	2,665	8,300	24,162	35,127
Non-resident Canadian	114	162	1,430	1,706
Non-resident Other	39	39	287	365
Total	2,818	8,501	25,879	37,198

15b). Each time you moved between two water bodies did you wash/clean your fishing equipment?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	105	4,699	22,493	7,830	35,127
Non-resident Canadian	12	413	984	295	1,704
Non-resident Other	-	137	165	63	365
Total	117	5,249	23,642	8,188	37,196

15b). Each time you moved between two water bodies did you wash/clean your waders or boots?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	59	6,324	22,164	6,579	35,126
Non-resident Canadian	11	422	846	427	1,706
Non-resident Other	-	142	133	89	364
Total	70	6,888	23,143	7,095	37,196

16a). Did you fish outside of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010?
	Yes	No	Total
Resident	1,877	69,505	71,382
Non-resident Canadian	2,197	1,458	3,655
Non-resident Other	398	401	799
Total	4,472	71,364	75,836

16b). Before fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador, but after fishing outside the province, did you wash/clean your boating equipment?
	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	30	42	1,805	1,877
Non-resident Canadian	223	151	1,823	2,197
Non-resident Other	24	20	354	398
Total	277	213	3,982	4,472

16b). Before fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador, but after fishing outside the province, did you wash/clean your fishing equipment?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	-	620	113	1,144	1,877
Non-resident Canadian	6	677	874	639	2,196
Non-resident Other	-	175	111	112	398
Total	6	1,472	1,098	1,895	4,471

16b). Before fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador, but after fishing outside the province, did you wash/clean your waders or boots ?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	-	683	80	1,113	1,876
Non-resident Canadian	23	784	633	757	2,197
Other non-resident	-	189	67	142	398
Total	23	1,656	780	2,012	4,471

23. How many members of your household under 18 years of age fished for recreation in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010, and how many days in total did they fish?
	Number	Days	Average
Resident	19,708	93,511	4.7
Non-resident Canadian	549	2,074	3.8
Non-resident Other	74	181	2.4
Total	20,331	95,766	4.7

Date modified:: 2016-10-06