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2000 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada

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Table 1: Numbers and characteristics of active adult anglers.
    Resident Nonresident   Total
Canadian Non-Canadian
Total Active Adult Anglers 2,688,139 173,919 774,006 3,636,065
Males 2,008,162 141,575 668,800 2,818,538
average age 44 47 50 46
Females 679,977 32,344 105,206 817,527
average age 42 44 49 43

 
Table 2: Participation rate of active resident anglers by jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction   Active Resident Anglers
2000
Number Rate (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 101,945 19.0
Prince Edward Island 8,617 6.2
Nova Scotia 56,110 6.0
New Brunswick 53,132 7.0
Quebec 813,590 11.0
Ontario 814,887 7.0
Manitoba 136,334 11.9
Saskatchewan 130,076 12.7
Alberta 182,044 6.0
British Columbia Freshwater 235,691 5.8
British Columbia Tidal 145,495 3.6
Yukon Territory 4,835 15.8
North West Territories 4,720 11.5
Nunavut 662 2.4
Total 2,688,139 8.7

 
Table 3: Origin of nonresident licensed anglers.
Jurisdiction/State Census Group Total Number
Canadian
Maritimes 5,413
Quebec 14,984
Ontario 36,813
Prairies 113,998
British Columbia 8,709
Territories 1,746
Unspecified Canada 25
Canada Total 181,688
Non-Canadian
New England 11,910
Mid Atlantic 88,388
East North Central 334,318
West North Central 163,615
Mountain 29,993
Pacific 83,737
South Atlantic 37,857
East South Central 11,066
West South Central 20,438
Alaska 1,935
Hawaii 454
Unspecified U.S.A. 1,947
Mex.,C.A.,S.A.,Car 51
United Kingdom 1,770
Europe 3,389
Asia 110
Australia/Pacific Region 218
Non-Canadian Total 791,195
All Nonresident Anglers 972,882

 
Table 4: Angling effort (in angler days) in freshwater and saltwater.
Waters  Resident Nonresident   Total
Canadian Non-Canadian
Freshwater 38,636,947 1,112,932 5,178,305 44,928,184
Saltwater 2,518,726 162,307 276,466 2,957,499
Total 41,155,673 1,275,239 5,454,771 47,885,683
Average Days Fished 15.3 7.3 7.0 13.2

 
Table 5: Fish caught, by species.
 Species  Resident Nonresident   Total
Canadian Non-Canadian
Trout 46,515,329 1,140,144 2,674,814 50,330,287
Walleye 24,965,495 1,478,297 20,296,185 46,739,977
Perch 27,042,739 705,344 6,613,220 34,361,303
Northern Pike 14,899,533 1,141,175 11,757,325 27,798,033
Bass 14,478,513 353,664 7,691,806 22,523,983
Smelt 8,207,188 541 12,894 8,220,623
Salmon 2,668,898 298,441 599,174 3,566,513
Whitefish 1,061,229 33,702 97,212 1,192,143
Cod 1,083,160 1,886 1,160 1,086,206
Kokanee 562,828 77,531 28,742 669,100
Mackerel 516,855 3,476 458 520,789
Grayling 157,774 45,671 153,963 357,408
Charr 84,424 3,971 4,055 92,451
Other 25,729,080 497,624 9,079,788 35,306,492
Total 167,973,042 5,781,469 59,010,797 232,765,309

 
Table 6: Fish kept, by species.
 Species  Resident Nonresident   Total %
Kept
Canadian Non-Canadian
Trout 26,492,685 251,746 422,524 27,166,955 54.0
Perch 11,633,052 131,461 2,839,952 14,604,465 42.5
Walleye 10,761,937 408,410 3,287,214 14,457,561 30.9
Smelt 7,034,018 419 12,143 7,046,580 85.7
Northern Pike 3,405,072 153,181 894,662 4,452,915 16.0
Bass 2,445,935 27,135 814,885 3,287,954 14.6
Salmon 1,032,369 75,360 174,352 1,282,081 35.9
Cod 1,024,191 1,463 542 1,026,196 94.5
Mackerel 452,555 2,583 366 455,503 87.5
Kokanee 369,675 58,488 16,827 444,991 66.5
Whitefish 379,586 7,255 29,658 416,499 34.9
Charr 53,533 1,202 262 54,997 59.5
Grayling 20,942 6,790 12,173 39,905 11.2
Other 5,941,770 137,677 3,810,077 9,889,524 28.0
Total 71,047,320 1,263,171 12,315,636 84,626,127 36.4
% kept 42.3 21.8 20.9 36.4  

 
Table 7: Trip characteristics of nonresident anglers.
  Characteristics Nonresident Nonresident  Total
Canadians Non-Canadians
Trips - All Reasons 1,527,657 2,006,225 3,533,882
Fishing Trips 464,627 1,388,853 1,853,480
- % of all trips 30.4 69.2 52.4
Days Spent for All Reasons 4,264,746 8,497,539 12,762,285
Days Fished 1,275,239 5,454,771 6,730,010
- % of all days 29.9 64.2 52.7
Day Trips for Fishing 131,361 418,287 549,648
Total Nights Spent on Fishing Trips 1,820,419 5,828,690 7,649,109

 
Table 8: Expenditures directly attributable to recreational fishing.
Expenditure  Resident  Nonresident  Total 
Canadian Non-Canadian
Food and Lodging 486,197,223 47,053,794 270,758,686 804,009,703
Transportation 575,378,038 36,606,364 120,436,536 732,420,939
Fishing Services 114,155,479 13,127,554 66,329,577 193,612,611
Fishing Supplies 134,833,213 5,593,775 28,050,158 168,477,145
Packages* 116,606,418 35,231,935 342,210,908 494,049,261
Other 5,055,325 526,116 2,189,248 7,770,690
Total 1,432,225,696 138,139,539 829,975,113 2,400,340,348
Average Per Active Angler 532.79 794.28 1,072.31 660.15

* Packages include fly-in, lodge, charterboat, charter aircraft, outcamp, outfitter and other package costs.

Table 9: Major purchases or investments attributable (in whole or in part) to sport fishing.
Purchase or Investment  Resident  Nonresident  Total 
Canadian Non-Canadian
Fishing Equipment 184,065,353 4,888,301 8,484,218 197,437,872
Boating Equipment 906,431,192 23,604,395 39,600,813 969,636,399
Camping Equipment 446,329,680 5,709,014 1,343,629 453,382,323
Special Vehicles 1,725,758,988 15,842,211 3,004,257 1,744,605,456
Land-Buildings 634,960,759 77,770,626 122,922,669 835,654,054
Other 89,015,128 1,725,643 4,435,071 95,175,841
Total 3,986,561,099 129,540,190 179,790,656 4,295,891,945
Average Per Active Angler 1,483.02 744.83 232.29 1,181.47

 
Table 10: Major purchases or investments wholly attributable to recreational fishing.
Purchase  Resident  Nonresident  Total 
Canadian Non-Canadian
Fishing Equipment 184,065,353 4,888,301 8,484,218 197,437,872
Boating Equipment 673,522,359 17,935,795 30,250,814 721,708,967
Camping Equipment 246,772,071 3,010,586 1,094,293 250,876,950
Special Vehicles 590,985,876 4,406,254 872,070 596,264,200
Land-Buildings 323,345,233 26,063,107 86,954,603 436,362,943
Other 75,941,450 1,441,641 3,796,249 81,179,340
Total 2,094,632,342 57,745,682 131,452,246 2,283,830,271
Average Per Active Angler 779.21 332.03 169.83 628.11
Date Modified: 2009-09-09

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