Southern California pier fishermen: how familiar are they with the sport fishing regulations?
1980
Wine, Vickie L.
Anglers frequently violate sport fishing regulations outof ignorance, by mistake, or by deliberate action. Todetermine whether unfamiliarity with the regulations playsa major part in this problem, we asked pier fishermen aseries of questions which tested their knowledge of theregulations.We discovered that on any given weekday, only 7% of theanglers on a pier kept a copy of the regulations withthem for reference. The remaining fishermen had to dependupon memory for the rules; however, only 31% of the anglersknew three or more of those rules.Pier anglers are not well-enough informed to follow thesize limit regulations. However, anglers on piers do notoften catch size-regulated fish . Unless these anglersengage in another type of fishing (such as from a boat)they will not significantly detract from the success offishery management programs for size-regulated fish species. (8pp.)
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