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Saltwater Angler Participation Numbers and Trends
The document discusses trends in saltwater angler participation in the United States. It notes that fishing participation has increased 11% since 2006 according to USFWS surveys, with 8.8 million new participants between 2010 and 2011. In 2011, there were 12 million saltwater fishing participants in the US. The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) works to promote saltwater fishing through their Take Me Fishing campaign and education programs.
Saltwater Angler Participation Numbers and Trends
- 1. Saltwater Angler Participation Numbers & Trends Frank Peterson, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) President & CEO TRCP Saltwater Media Summit October 19, 2012
- 2. Overview • U.S. FishingParticipation – USFWS Survey – RBFF Special Report – Fishing License Sales • Saltwater Fishing Participation • RBFF’s Role
- 3. Fishing Participation USFWS Survey: Fishingparticipation up 11% since 2006 (reversing what has been declining participation levels in fishing over the past 10 years)
- 4. Fishing Participants, 2010-2011 TheRBFF Special Report on Fishing & Boating revealed that for the first time in several years, fishing added more participants (8.8 million) than it lost (eight million), bringing the total of Americans who fished to 46.2 million (or 16.2 percent of the population).
- 5. Fishing License Sales TheUSFWS is seeing the biggest increase in years in fishing licenses: up nearly 1 million in 2010. (NOTE: The number of licensed anglers has not declined since 2007.)
- 6. Saltwater Fishing 12 MillionSaltwater Fishing Participants in 2011
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- 10. First Time SaltwaterParticipants 8.4% of saltwater fishing participants tried the sport for the first time in 2011.
- 11. Saltwater Travel 44.4% ofsaltwater fishing participants travel overnight to participate in saltwater fishing.
- 12. RBFF’s Role • Take Me Fishing™ National Campaign • TakeMeFishing.org & Mobile Tools • State Boating & Fishing Marketing Program • Youth Education
- 13. For more information, pleasecontact RBFF at rbff@rbff.org.