Scottish Angling Survey

[Leon Roskilly]

Glasgow Caledonian University is undertaking an important study on angling on behalf for the Scottish Executive.

 

The study seeks to assess the economic contribution of angling to the Scottish economy, as well as specific regions within Scotland.

 

At the moment, policy towards freshwater fisheries has to developed and initiated against a background of very limited information about the economic contribution of angling and this study seeks to redress this situation.

 

Many angling groups and other bodies have been calling for this type of work to be undertaken as it could have a potentially significant impact of future fisheries policy development.

 

Rather crucially we require the assistance of anglers and are issuing an appeal for anglers to complete an on-line questionnaire.

 

It would be of great help if you could help to disseminate this appeal amongst those in your organization as well as those who use/access your site. In addition, we would be very grateful if it was somehow possible to enable a link on your website that would lead to the questionnaire on our server, however we understand if this is not practical.

 

What we are most concerned about is the volume of replies we get and obviously if we can get links on websites like yours, more anglers will complete our questionnaire. In the enclosed file we have produced some basic information on the study.

 

The questionnaire can be found at:-

http://www.gcal.ac.uk/econsurv/anglersurvey.htm

Please feel free to give it a go!

 

Thank you very much for your assistance and please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further details.

 

Sincerely

John Anderson

Research Assistant

Division of Economics and Enterprise

City Campus

Glasgow Caledonian University

0141 331 3250

[trent.barbeler]

Dear Leon,

 

Can you or anyone else tell me why the questionare contains a "fresh water" content only? Seeing as Scotland has some remarkable sea fishing available why leave it out?

 

Regards,

 

Lee.

[Duncan]

Morning Lee,

 

The survey is being undertaken to support the current Salmon & Freshwater Fishery review.

 

Hence no sea angling input.

 

TTFN

Duncan