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COVID-19 influences on US recreational angler behavior.
Midway, Stephen R; Lynch, Abigail J; Peoples, Brandon K; Dance, Michael; Caffey, Rex.
  • Midway SR; Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.
  • Lynch AJ; US Geological Survey, National Climate Adaptation Science Center, Reston, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Peoples BK; Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • Dance M; Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.
  • Caffey R; Department of Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.
PLoS One ; 16(8): e0254652, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1362083
ABSTRACT
Recreational angling in the United States (US) is largely a personal hobby that scales up to a multibillion-dollar economic activity. Given dramatic changes to personal decisions and behaviors resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we surveyed recreational anglers across the US to understand how the pandemic may have affected their fishing motivations and subsequent activities. Nearly a quarter million anglers from 10 US states were invited to participate in the survey, and almost 18,000 responded. Anglers reported numerous effects of the pandemic, including fishing access restrictions. Despite these barriers, we found that the amount of fishing in the spring of 2020 was significantly greater-by about 0.2 trips per angler-than in non-pandemic springs. Increased fishing is likely associated with our result that most respondents considered recreational angling to be a COVID-19 safe activity. Nearly a third of anglers reported changing their motivation for fishing during the pandemic, with stress relief being more popular during the pandemic than before. Driven partly by the perceived safety of social fishtancing, recreational angling remained a popular activity for many US anglers during spring 2020.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Recreation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0254652

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Recreation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0254652