2000 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada

Additional Questions by Jurisdiction - Quebec

Of the days spent fishing in Quebec, how many days were spent fishing? (residents only)
Option	Men	Women	Total
Alone	1,964,538	237,633	2,202,171
With your spouse	1,462,586	1,890,071	3,352,658
With immediate family members	1,602,239	866,177	2,468,415
With other family members	1,150,852	398,330	1,549,183
With business associates	123,336	6,162	129,497
With co-workers	238,136	25,247	263,383
With a group of friends	1,836,947	452,105	2,289,052
With other groups	201,325	35,775	237,100
Total days fished	8,081,552	3,343,009	11,424,561

In 2000, how many days did you fish in each of the following areas?
Area	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
Parks and wildlife reserves	785,312	12,339	20,155	817,806
Controlled exploitation areas	1,528,205	29,983	54,371	1,612,559
Outfitters	1,001,375	27,301	63,190	1,091,866
Fishing ponds (hatcheries)	109,326	226	480	110,032
Private property	1,121,365	36,664	12,261	1,170,290
St. Lawrence river west	935,040	487	5,681	941,208
St. Lawrence river east	202,547	71	234	202,852
Public lands	5,741,392	110,260	87,448	5,939,099
Total days fished	11,424,561	217,330	243,821	11,885,713

Which type of area did you visit most often during fishing excursions and during fishing trips? (excursion - one day; trip - multiple days) (residents only)
Excursions	Men	Women	Total
No response	54,146	30,415	84,561
Parks and wildlife reserves	37,190	17,992	55,182
Controlled exploitation areas	48,345	26,459	74,804
Outfitters	33,188	18,248	51,436
Fishing ponds (hatcheries)	9,399	4,748	14,147
Private property	49,960	24,759	74,720
St. Lawrence river west	37,487	12,883	50,370
St. Lawrence river east	9,841	3,154	12,995
Public lands	194,693	86,309	281,002
No single day trips	67,820	46,553	114,373
Total	542,070	271,521	813,590

Which type of area did you visit most often during fishing excursions and during fishing trips? (cont.)
Multiple day trips	Men	Women	Total
No response	97,929	46,892	144,820
Parks and wildlife reserves	49,006	22,501	71,506
Controlled exploitation areas	51,279	22,932	74,212
Outfitters	67,663	38,650	106,312
Fishing ponds (hatcheries)	1,821	895	2,716
Private property	14,813	8,909	23,722
St. Lawrence river west	3,688	1,050	4,738
St. Lawrence river east	4,812	931	5,743
Public lands	82,702	36,512	119,215
No multiple day trips	168,359	92,247	260,606
Total	542,070	271,521	813,590

For how many multiple-day fishing trips was recreational fishing (non residents only):
Option	Men	Women	Total
The main reason	64,159	7,180	71,340
A secondary reason	14,921	1,989	16,909
Decided upon arrival	5,724	432	6,156

What type of accommodation did you use on your multiple day fishing trips (non residents only)?
Option	Men	Women	Total
With friends and family	45,729	3,313	49,043
Cottage owned by household	140,927	39,037	179,964
Wildlife reserves	11,436	2,159	13,595
Provincial parks	8,263	712	8,975
Crown land	7,057	1,189	8,247
Commercial campground	8,855	2,000	10,855
Outfitters	102,502	10,475	112,977
Hotel, motel or lodge	44,351	4,473	48,824
Other types of accommodation	19,389	3,086	22,475

If you released fish on a voluntary basis, was it because:
Option	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
The fish was too small	346,070	9,695	13,399	369,164
Fish contaminated	28,316	267	270	28,854
To protect the species	169,614	8,602	13,592	191,808
I only fish for recreation	83,289	3,499	7,181	93,969
I had reached my limit	84,881	3,380	7,405	95,666
Other reasons	33,244	1,336	2,294	36,873

In 2001, how much would you be willing to donate to a non-profit fishing organization? (residents only)
Option	Donation
To manage habitat restoration	$7,448,791
For stocking programs	$16,436,770

Excluding Quebec, what is your preferred fishing location in 2000 (nonresidents only)?
Location	Number
Canada
Ontario	10,887
British Columbia	328
New Brunswick	261
Nova Scotia	251
Manitoba	210
Northwest Territories	210
Newfoundland	166
Saskatchewan	159
Nunavut	105
P.E.I.	64
Yukon Territory	54
Alberta	10
Canada not specified	156
United States
New York	4,000
Pennsylvania	3,039
Ohio	1,768
Maine	1,107
Michigan	802
Florida	775
Other USA	3,915
Other countries
Europe	173
Central-South America-Caribbean	74
Mexico	54
Australia/New Zealand Area	20
Total	40,808