Date of Award:

12-2012

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Environment and Society

Committee Chair(s)

Steven W. Burr

Committee

Steven W. Burr

Committee

Richard S. Krannich

Committee

Christopher A. Monz

Abstract

For this research, I sampled 10,000 anglers who purchased a Utah fishing or fishing/hunting combination license from January through November, 2011. An online survey link was provided to the potential participants during November-December, 2011, to determine levels of specialization, motivations for fishing, and environmental awareness/concern. Anglers were also compared to a sample from the general public to compare the two groups’ feelings toward several practices taking place on public lands. Finally, anglers were divided into consumptive and nonconsumptive subgroups to compare the environmental attitudes of these two groups.

Three angler specialization groups were identified from the sample of respondents. Anglers in the higher specialized groups were more aware of environmental conditions and threatened and endangered species. More specialized anglers were more likely to fish for exercise and develop their skills as anglers, while lesser specialized anglers were found to fish for food. Nonconsumptive and consumptive anglers exhibited generally similar environmental orientations, as did the general public compared to anglers.

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