Nova Scotia

2c. How many were spent fishing during the winter fishery (January to March) in Nova Scotia in 2010 in open waters and through the ice?
	Winter fishery open waters days	Winter fishery ice fishing days
Resident	20,011	33,727
Non-resident Canadian	-	12
Non-resident Other	-	-
Total	20,011	33,739

4. Of the species listed above, rate your top three in order of preference. Species preferences of anglers in Nova Scotia in 2010 (weighted). (three times first preference, 2 times the second preference and, then, a single third preference)
Species	Resident	Non-resident Canadian	Non-resident Other	Total	%
Brook trout	137,475	2,357	831	140,663	46.9
Rainbow trout	43,478	828	382	44,687	14.9
Brown trout	21,328	542	332	22,202	7.4
Smallmouth bass	23,714	602	153	24,469	8.2
Atlantic salmon	14,562	1,192	929	16,684	5.6
Landlocked salmon	1,501	7	81	1,589	0.5
Yellow perch	2,137	41	12	2,190	0.7
White perch	2,553	52	-	2,605	0.9
Pickerel	2,743	93	-	2,836	0.9
Smelt	6,837	48	-	6,885	2.3
Striped bass	13,480	195	129	13,803	4.6
Mackerel	16,556	179	68	16,802	5.6
Cod	1,613	6	38	1,657	0.6
Other fish	2,549	34	-	2,583	0.9
Anglers responding	54,873	1,168	598	56,638

5. How would you rate your recreational fishing experience in Nova Scotia in 2010?
	No response	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor	Total
Resident	1,449	6,864	12,203	19,112	11,114	5,209	55,951
Non-resident Canadian	42	280	351	302	175	56	1,206
Non-resident Other	4	138	152	125	125	54	598
Total	1,495	7,282	12,706	19,539	11,414	5,319	57,755

6. Please estimate the percentage of time you spent using the following gear types in Nova Scotia in 2010.
	Lures	Bait	Lure and bait	Flies
Resident	21.6	32.4	24.1	21.9
Non-resident Canadian	23.6	18.9	14.3	43.2
Non-resident Other	14.1	7.8	2.0	76.2
Total	21.6	31.9	23.6	22.9

8a). If you fished in Nova Scotia in 2005, how would you rate the fishing in 2010 compared to 2005?
	No response	Did not fish in 2005	Improved	Remained the same	Declined	Total
Resident	2,238	13,721	5,838	16,043	18,111	55,951
Non-resident Canadian	224	531	79	222	150	1,206
Non-resident Other	38	285	38	168	69	598
Total	2,500	14,537	5,955	16,433	18,330	57,755

8b).If you feel that fishing has declined in Nova Scotia, how would you rate the following factors as reasons for this decline?
	No response	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Extremely important	Total
Overfishing
Resident	4,443	3,240	2,105	2,652	2,114	3,556	18,110
Non-resident Canadian	51	26	24	19	8	22	150
Non-resident Other	27	23	4	-	-	15	69
Total	4,521	3,289	2,133	2,671	2,122	3,593	18,329
Poaching
Resident	6,667	4,170	2,006	1,601	1,205	2,461	18,110
Non-resident Canadian	55	18	22	25	6	24	150
Non-resident Other	25	13	4	8	4	15	69
Total	6,747	4,201	2,032	1,634	1,215	2,500	18,329
Pollution
Resident	3,962	1,469	2,124	3,798	2,136	4,621	18,110
Non-resident Canadian	48	8	12	45	24	14	151
Non-resident Other	27	13	-	-	13	17	70
Total	4,037	1,490	2,136	3,843	2,173	4,652	18,331
Access problems
Resident	7,012	4,708	1,422	1,884	867	2,218	18,111
Non-resident Canadian	51	44	23	29	3	-	150
Non-resident Other	37	28	4	-	-	-	69
Total	7,100	4,780	1,449	1,913	870	2,218	18,330
Habitat degradation
Resident	4,010	2,014	1,402	2,682	1,929	6,073	18,110
Non-resident Canadian	39	3	9	29	13	58	151
Non-resident Other	18	13	-	13	4	21	69
Total	4,067	2,030	1,411	2,724	1,946	6,152	18,330
Introduced species
Resident	4,763	2,322	1,338	2,045	2,199	5,443	18,110
Non-resident Canadian	45	25	1	10	23	47	151
Non-resident Other	20	17	17	4	-	10	68
Total	4,828	2,364	1,356	2,059	2,222	5,500	18,329

8c). Please rate each of the following factors on how you feel each would improve recreational fishing in Nova Scotia.
	No response	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Extremely important	Total
Change regulations
Resident	8,144	8,589	4,079	5,010	3,209	6,570	35,601
Non-resident Canadian	194	152	113	166	55	152	832
Non-resident Other	122	81	22	157	14	95	491
Total	8,460	8,822	4,214	5,333	3,278	6,817	36,924
increased enforcement
Resident	7,563	3,943	3,625	4,579	3,024	12,869	35,603
Non-resident Canadian	197	45	89	94	126	281	832
Non-resident Other	104	39	34	65	68	181	491
Total	7,864	4,027	3,748	4,738	3,218	13,331	36,926
Better acces
Resident	9,677	10,186	3,164	4,515	2,308	5,751	35,601
Non-resident Canadian	211	247	53	177	67	75	830
Non-resident Other	120	128	46	67	31	98	490
Total	10,008	10,561	3,263	4,759	2,406	5,924	36,921
Improve habitat
Resident	7,654	2,497	2,344	7,595	5,250	10,261	35,601
Non-resident Canadian	213	55	32	133	120	279	832
Non-resident Other	106	59	31	69	80	146	491
Total	7,973	2,611	2,407	7,797	5,450	10,686	36,924
Improve stocking
Resident	7,077	2,742	2,508	7,400	4,794	11,081	35,602
Non-resident Canadian	195	73	52	207	96	209	832
Non-resident Other	134	58	45	113	44	97	491
Total	7,406	2,873	2,605	7,720	4,934	11,387	36,925
Programs for AIS
Resident	6,893	1,531	1,106	4,859	4,396	16,817	35,602
Non-resident Canadian	197	39	29	57	135	374	831
Non-resident Other	125	16	23	91	74	162	491
Total	7,215	1,586	1,158	5,007	4,605	17,353	36,924
Other options
Resident	33,354	271	-	88	133	1,756	35,602
Non-resident Canadian	741	-	-	11	-	79	831
Non-resident Other	410	-	-	-	-	80	490
Total	34,505	271	-	99	133	1,915	36,923

9. If your fishing activity declined in Nova Scotia in 2010, was it because of:
	Resident	Non-resident Canadian	Non-resident Other	Total
Poor fishing quality	8,029	35	38	8,103
No time	8,743	81	-	8,824
Health reasons	3,115	8	-	3,123
Family responsibilities	3,716	26	21	3,763
Complex regulations	1,368	-	13	1,381
Lack of information	531	20	-	551
Financial reasons	2,271	12	-	2,283
Other reasons	3,059	68	13	3,139
Total	16,594	137	54	16,785

10b). Please indicate your information source(s) for this event:
	Radio	Print media	Posters or brochures	Angler guide	Website	Other
Resident	6,753	12,934	2,746	24,677	1,746	2,352
Non-resident Canadian	11	43	14	163	35	14
Non-resident Other	-	-	-	34	14	20
Total	6,764	12,977	2,760	24,874	1,795	2,386

10d). Was your participation a factor in buying a fishing licence in 2010?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	58	1,004	3,816	4,878
Total	58	1,004	3,816	4,878

11. How often did you use the following sources of information when looking for fishing information in Nova Scotia?
Source	Did not use	Sometimes	Often	Total
Web
Resident	26,320	6,731	4,724	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	510	190	211	911
Non-resident Other	146	117	144	407
Total	26,976	7,038	5,079	39,093
Newspapers
Resident	31,134	5,277	1,364	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	845	66	-	911
Non-resident Other	391	9	8	408
Total	32,370	5,352	1,372	39,094
Tackle shops
Resident	31,141	5,199	1,435	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	653	205	53	911
Non-resident Other	286	95	26	407
Total	32,080	5,499	1,514	39,093
Sports shows
Resident	34,435	2,941	399	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	845	65	-	910
Non-resident Other	398	10	-	408
Total	35,678	3,016	399	39,093
Clubs/associations
Resident	35,264	1,411	1,099	37,774
Non-resident Canadian	862	10	39	911
Non-resident Other	345	39	24	408
Total	36,471	1,460	1,162	39,093
Family and friends
Resident	12,784	11,045	13,946	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	174	223	513	910
Non-resident Other	172	60	175	407
Total	13,130	11,328	14,634	39,092
Licence vendors
Resident	33,923	3,381	471	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	706	170	34	910
Non-resident Other	348	37	22	407
Total	34,977	3,588	527	39,092
Angler handbook
Resident	11,448	11,722	14,606	37,776
Non-resident Canadian	405	238	268	911
Non-resident Other	241	100	67	408
Total	12,094	12,060	14,941	39,095
Other sources
Resident	34,970	2,030	775	37,775
Non-resident Canadian	886	20	4	910
Non-resident Other	395	9	4	408
Total	36,251	2,059	783	39,093

12. Are you aware that regulations exist in Nova Scotia that prohibit the introduction or transfer of live fish of any species, including sport fish and bait fish, from one body of water to another without a permit?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	845	49,861	5,245	55,951
Non-resident Canadian	15	986	206	1,207
Non-resident Other	-	497	101	598
Total	860	51,344	5,552	57,756

13b). Each time you moved between two water bodies did you wash/clean your boating equipment?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	874	7,629	9,120	23,507	41,130
Non-resident Canadian	8	84	81	371	544
Non-resident Other	-	4	23	256	283
Total	882	7,717	9,224	24,134	41,957

13b). Each time you moved between two water bodies did you wash/clean your fishing equipment?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	284	10,533	24,497	5,815	41,129
Non-resident Canadian	8	122	321	93	544
Non-resident Other	4	63	168	48	283
Total	296	10,718	24,986	5,956	41,956

13b). 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	398	10,714	19,770	10,248	41,130
Non-resident Canadian	8	151	227	157	543
Non-resident Other	-	88	116	79	283
Total	406	10,953	20,113	10,484	41,956

14b). Before fishing in Nova Scotia, but after fishing outside the province, did you wash/clean your boating equipment? :
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	193	449	280	3,618	4,540
Non-resident Canadian	17	121	22	694	854
Non-resident Other	-	18	16	409	443
Total	210	588	318	4,721	5,837

14b). Before fishing in Nova Scotia, but after fishing outside the province, did you wash/clean your fishing equipment? :
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	307	805	1,655	1,772	4,539
Non-resident Canadian	22	290	326	215	853
Non-resident Other	1	227	85	130	443
Total	330	1,322	2,066	2,117	5,835

14b). Before fishing in Nova Scotia, but after fishing outside the province, did you wash/clean your your waders or boots?
	No response	Yes	No	Does not apply	Total
Resident	256	794	1,412	2,077	4,539
Non-resident Canadian	14	297	194	348	853
Non-resident Other	-	250	58	135	443
Total	270	1,341	1,664	2,560	5,835

15a). Did you fish with live bait in Nova Scotia in 2010?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	567	31,328	24,057	55,952
Non-resident Canadian	28	345	833	1,206
Non-resident Other	8	57	534	599
Total	603	31,730	25,424	57,757

15b). Did you release any live bait into a water body other than where the bait was caught?
	No response	Yes	No	Total
Resident	427	885	30,015	31,327
Non-resident Canadian	12	-	333	345
Non-resident Other	-	-	57	57
Total	439	885	30,405	31,729

23b). How were they introduced to fishing (check all that apply)?
	Resident	Non-resident Canadian	Non-resident Other	Total
Family or friends	9,379	195	63	9,638
School	79	-	-	79
Recreation clubs	304	-	-	304
Other	131	-	-	131
Total	9,516	195	63	9,774

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