fishery for chinook and silver salmon on the 

 Pacific Coast even in areas adjacent to major cities 

 in which the catch averages less than .1 fish per 

 angler day. 



In general, however, sport fishing interest tends 

 to center on species that are also commercially 

 valuable, and in all cases the number of angler days 

 does respond positively to changes in angler 

 success. On both grounds, there exists potential 

 conflict between sport fishermen, commercial fish- 

 ermen, and other users of estuarine and inshore 

 water. The conflict may involve use of the same 



species, use of one species that serves as food for 

 another desired type or competition for the same 

 space with incompatible equipment. 



The general dimensions of the saltwater and 

 estuarine sport fisheries of the United States and 

 of major regions are set forth in Table 19. Sev- 

 eral points stand out in these figures. First, the 

 sheer magnitude of sport fishing, in almost every 

 coastal area of the United States, makes it a major 

 user of inshore waters and adjacent land areas. 

 Second, the average expenditures required to get 

 to the fishing area, properly equipped, are large 



Table 19 



SUMMARY OF SALT WATER ANGLING IN THE UNITED STATES' 



FOR 1960 and 1965 



Source: Bureau of Census Survey for Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 

 Does not include Hawaii. 



2 



Maine to Florida Keys. 



Florida Keys to Mexican border. 



4 



Alaska to Point Conception. 

 Data not available. 



These rankings reflect the heavy population concentration in Southern California. North of San Francisco, sport 

 catches of marine and anadromous species are dominated by chinook and coho salmon and steelhead trout. 



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